The canines go through various types of training scenarios like the Boston marathon bombing.
The starting lineups for the heat races were set Saturday in a pair of eight-minute qualifying sessions.Alex Palou poses for a photo after winning the pole position for his heat race in the IndyCar $1 Million Challenge at the Thermal Club, March 23, 202410:06 PM EDT March 23, 2024
Rosenqvist paced the stacked first group with a lap at 1 minute, 38.5831 seconds around the permanent road course located in a private members-only club near Coachella and outside of Palm Springs. The first group was comprised of all three Team Penske drivers, including Josef Newgarden, winner of the season-opener two weeks ago, two drivers from Andretti Global and six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon.
The purse was supposed to be $1 million, but half the money was supposed to come from members of the Thermal Club who were to be paired with a driver. The club members then balked at the buy-in that would have seen the amateurs run their own race and then combine their result with the IndyCar driver they were paired with to split the prize.
Pato O'Ward drives his No. 5 McLaren Chevrolet during a test session for the IndyCar Thermal $1 Million Challenge, March 23, 2024 in Thermal, Calif. McLaren thought it had the front row covered with Callum Ilott and O'Ward until Marcus Ericsson of Andretti spun and backed into a tire barrier to bring out a red flag. It left just enough time for IndyCar to allow the drivers to make one final qualifying attempt, but the McLaren drivers didn't go back out because their tires were already shot from their first efforts.
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