INDY 500 2012: 5 Drivers Who Could Win the Pole

Starting Saturday, the all-important qualifying stage for the Indianapolis 500 begins, and this weekend will determine if all the hard work the drivers have done this month has paid off. One thing is for certain, and that is you can’t win the Indy 500 if you don’t qualify for the race. Talking to everyone from rookie Josef Newgarden to points leader Will Power ,every driver I have spoken to is both excited and more than a little tense about this weekend.     You are out there on the famed track all by yourself running against the clock and hoping that you don’t make a mistake or that something does not break on the car. In other words, running as fast as you can without wrecking is always the key. Drivers fa...

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