Motorsport: Kiwi Scott McLaughlin wins IndyCar shootout for pole position at Alabama Grand Prix

Days after losing podium points for breaking IndyCar race rules, Kiwi Scott McLaughlin has bounced back to grab pole position for the Alabama Grand Prix at Birmingham.

The three-time Aussie Supercars champion recorded 1m 05.9490s to edge Australian teammate Will Power by less than one-tenth of a second around the Barber Motorsports Park at Birmingham for his fifth career IndyCar pole.

Fellow Kiwi Marcus Armstrong will take the sixth spot, after filling that poisition the Fast Six shootout, but championship leader Scott Dixon - a winner at Long Beach last week - will sit 13th on the grid, after a season-worst qualifying performance.

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Days after losing podium points for breaking IndyCar race rules, Kiwi Scott McLaughlin has bounced back to grab pole position for the Alabama Grand Prix at Birmingham.

The three-time Aussie Supercars champion recorded 1m 05.9490s to edge Australian teammate Will Power by less than one-tenth of a second around the Barber Motorsports Park at Birmingham for his fifth career IndyCar pole.

Fellow Kiwi Marcus Armstrong will take the sixth spot, after filling that poisition the Fast Six shootout, but championship leader Scott Dixon - a winner at Long Beach last week - will sit 13th on the grid, after a season-worst qualifying performance.

More to come

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