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Bourdais takes IndyCar pole for Phoenix race
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AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Sebastien Bourdais took the IndyCar pole Friday night at ISM Raceway to join Simon Pagenaud in an all-French front row.The last driver to qualify, Bourdais had a two-lap average of 188.539 mph on the 1.022-mile oval in Dale Coyne Racing’s No. 18 car.The 39-year-old Frenchman won his 34th career pole and first since fracturing his pelvis and right hip last year in a crash during qualifying for the Indianapolis 500.“Obviously, for me, every time I line up for qualifying, there are always some images that come back. You can’t help it,” Bourdais said.