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Indianapol­is 500 pole winner Simon Pagenaud devoted Monday’s practice to working exclusivel­y in race trim. The result didn’t change. The Team Penske driver remained atop the speed chart for another day, this time in the second-to-last practice for Sunday’s race. His fast lap of 228.441 mph in cool temperatur­es bettered that of teammate and 2017 series champion Josef Newgarden at 228.273 . ... Retired twotime Indy 500 winner Al Unser Jr. was arrested early Monday in central Indiana and charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicate­d. Unser, 57, was stopped in Avon, just west of Indianapol­is. An officer pulled Unser’s vehicle over shortly after 1 a.m., clocking it going 59 mph in a 45 mph zone and drifting from his driving lane, according to a police report. Unser said he hadn’t been drinking. He staggered to the rear of the vehicle after exiting the car, lost his balance, fell to the ground and rolled down an embankment, the report said . ... Threetime Formula One world champion Niki Lauda, who won two of his titles after a horrific crash that left him with serious burns and went on to become a prominent figure in the aviation industry, has died. He was 70. The Austria Press Agency reported Lauda’s family saying in a statement he “passed away peacefully” on Monday.

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