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McLaughlin on pole in St. Petersberg while IndyCar rivals struggle

Defending race winner Pato O'Ward will have a steep hill to climb if he hopes to repeat in the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.

The Mexican star put forward a shockingly slow qualifying effort in the opening round of qualifying in St. Pete. His best lap came in at 1:00.367s, a full half-second below the cutoff for the Fast 12 and nearly seven tenths slower than top teammate Nolan Siegel’s best lap in the same session.

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