Abel continues dominance with Barber Indy NXT pole

Karl Zemlin/Penske Entertainment By IndyCar | April 27, 2024 12:35 PM ET Jacob Abel’s magic carpet ride continued Saturday at Barber Motorsports Park, as he drove to the pole for the Indy NXT by Firestone Grand Prix of Alabama. Abel, from Louisville, Kentucky, grabbed the top spot with a lap of 1m11.3507s in the No. 51 Abel Construction car fielded by Abel Motorsports. It was the second career pole in the IndyCar development series for Abel, whose first No. 1 qualifying position came in July 2023 at Iowa Speedway. The pole continued a dominant weekend for Abel on the 17-turn,...