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Sloppy start at 109th Indy 500 had 'shades of 1992'

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Scott McLaughlin of Team Penske crashed his car in practice on Saturday , May 17 .

McLaughlin had just received the one -to-go signal from the flagman and picked up the pace to pack up for the start.

The No. 3 Pennzoil Chevrolet spun and hit the pit wall, as the yellow flag waved.

Philippe Gache lost control on cold tires and spun lazily into the apron of Turn 4 .

The 109th Indianapolis 500 was also known for unusually cool weather.

The first four laps were scored under caution, with the green flag to start racing waving on Lap 4.

The front of the field made it safely through Turns 1 and 2, but drivers in the back were engaged in a four -wide battle.

Robert Shwartzman became the first rookie to win an Indy 500 pole since Teo Fabi in 1983 .

Ryan Hunter-Reay was leading the second -most laps in the race, just three behind the laps-leader Takuma Sato .

He was driving a different Chevrolet for Dreyer & Reinbold/Cusick Racing than he had driven all month .

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