Spain’s Pedrosa takes MotoGP pole at Indianapolis
August 29, 2009
INDIANAPOLIS (AP)—Dani Pedrosa of Spain has won the pole for the IndianapolisMotoGP race with a qualifying lap of 1 minute, 39.730 seconds.
Jorge Lorenzo of Spain was second in Saturday’s qualifying with a 1:40.236.Valentino Rossi of Italy, the defending race winner and points leader, was thirdin 1:40.609.
Pedrosa’s best lap was more than one second faster than Rossi’s pole-winningtime of 1:40.776 in 2008.
Speeds improved dramatically in better conditions on Indy’s 2.621-mile roadcourse.
But Pedrosa remained the fastest after posting the best times in bothpractice sessions. It’s the second pole of the season for the Repsol Hondadriver.
Colin Edwards was the top American qualifier at 1:40.961. He will startfifth in Sunday’s race.
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