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- ©Luis SantanaTimes news servicesSun, March 1, 2026 at 2:27 AM UTC·4 min readScott McLaughlin on Saturday won the pole for the Firestone Grand Prix of St.
- Petersburg for the second year in a row. The New Zealander will start in the first position in the 25-car field for the IndyCar Series’ season-opening, 100-lap race Sunday on the streets of downtown St.
- Petersburg. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe pole win was the 12th of McLaughlin’s IndyCar career and his third in the last five years at St.
- Petersburg. Driving the No.
- 3 Team Penske Chevrolet on the 14-turn, 1.8-mile temporary street circuit, McLaughlin had the fastest lap of 1 minute, .5426 of a second.“Raul (Prados), my new engineer, gave me a great car,” McLaughlin said.