Indy 500: Rookie driver opens up on earning pole position

Indycar rookie Robert Schwartzmann Indianapolis 500 There is the fastest lap around the track on a Sunday afternoon.

It was my first time with Shwartzman on an oval track. He appeared above “Fox & Friends” Just hours after winning the top spot for “The Biggest View of the Race” Monday morning.

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Pre-Mur racing driver Robert Schwartzmann won the Indy 500 pole on six highways on May 18, 2025 in qualifying at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Grace Hollars/USA Today Network via Imaging Images)

“To be honest, I still can’t believe it. It’s a new day and I still feel like a dream. I’ve been dreaming about it for a long time, and yesterday, everything was going very well, the car felt amazing,” he said. “I’m full, and when I saw myself on P1, I was just like, ‘Wow, this is incredible.’

“The reactions of fans and people here in America are incredible. I think that’s the most memorable and most emotional part of my entire career.”

Schwartzman traveled at speeds of up to 230 mph, but somehow managed to maintain control of the fiery lap. Some other drivers traveling at similar speeds have had catastrophic collisions at similar speeds.

Pre-Mur racing driver Robert Schwartzman, #83, will speak on Sunday, May 18, 2025, after taking pole position in his 109th run at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. (via imaging images of the Randy Ballinger/Indystar/USA Today network)

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The 25-year-old Russian Israeli driver became the first rookie to win a pole since 1983, allowing him to remain focused and remained focused.

“It’s really, really fast,” he said. “But as a racing driver, you train yourself to have the right vision. You have to look really far, because you’re so fast.

“As we saw, there were some incidents from other people. It hurts quite a bit… It’s very stressful. Mentally, it’s four laps, and it looks very short, but it seems very short, but you’re going fast there.

Schwartzman said he would try to gather calmly and calmly to win the race.

Pre-Mur racing driver Robert Schwartzman, #83, competed in his 109th run of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis after setting pole acquisition time on Sunday, May 18, 2025. (via imaging images of the Gary Mook/Indystar/USA Today network)

“We’ll do our best as we did in qualifying. Look where we go. We don’t want to put high expectations. We just want to have fun. We want to have a fast car and fight with the top guys.”

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