Oakville's James Hinchcliffe flies the flag after become just the second Canadian to win the Indy 500 pole. A year ago, ABC television had to run a special line into Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis so that Canadian race driver James Hinchcliffe could watch the Indy 500. A little before 6 p.m. Eastern time, he went out and won the pole position for next Sunday’s Indianapolis 500, becoming just the second Canadian to do so after Alex Tagliani in 2011. The mighty Team Penske got three drivers into the fast nine, but not Juan-Pablo Montoya, who won last year‘s 500. into a corner,” Hunter-Reay, one of the many drivers to congratulate Hinchcliffe, told The Associated Press.

Source: thestar May 22, 2016 17:56 UTC