The 11th driver to go out on track as track temperatures hit a scorching 125F, McLaughlin’s No. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet put together four inch-perfect laps – including an opening circuit of 233.870mph – for 233.492mph to lead the six drivers transferring into the Fast Six and the shootout for pole. Power was the last driver of the 12 to go out and was level on pace until a slight wind change out of Turn 4 on the final lap was enough to drop him to second at an average of 233.483mph in the No.
610mph four-lap run. But considering he made it this far after an early qualifying crash on Saturday, the Dutchman will take it. “I was happy,” said VeeKay. “I was having a little bit of understeer and it was building understeer, so that was pretty easy to adjust with the tools in the car. But, yeah, pretty happy. “It was really hot out here and the track was almost like 10 degrees hotter than when I went out last for yesterday. Car is faster I feel like from yesterday.
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