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Herta riding confidence into Fast Nine Shootout

Colton Herta has rolled through the past two days of activities at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with tremendous swagger. Ever since the turbo boost increased for Fast Friday and qualifying, the 21-year-old California native has remained undaunted by the jump in speeds that carry into the 233mph range. In fact, the only drawback thus far is on both days, he has been runner-up to six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon. On Friday, Herta put down a flyer at 232.784mph, which was a narrow 0.0858s off the pace of Dixon’s 233.302mph. Then, on the opening day of qualifying yesterday, Herta navigated four crisp laps for a combined average at 231.648mph, but again trailed only Dixon on the time...
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