INDIANAPOLIS — One of the saddest months of his life with the loss of his wife of 68 years, A.J. Foyt has reason to smile at the Indianapolis 500 this year thanks to Santino Ferrucci and rookie Benjamin Pedersen. Rookie Benjamin Pedersen made the Fast 12 and will start 11th, the middle of Row Four, after qualifying with a four-lap average of 232.671 mph in the No. And to make it into the Fast 12 for a rookie is a great effort from the whole team. Pedersen also broke Tony Stewart’s rookie record for fastest average speed in qualifications. “Obviously, the caliber of this event is like no other,” Pedersen said. Foyt that is so iconic here and to have two cars in the Fast 12.

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