For the first time in his IndyCar career, Colton Herta arrives in Indianapolis sitting atop the crowded standings -- thoiugh by the narrowest possible margin, one point, and barely ahead of three multi-time series champs.
He hopes to win two poles, dreams of sipping the milk and believes a win at the series' marquee race just might catapult him to that elusive series title.
But in five career Indianapolis 500 starts, he has qualified in the top five only twice and has never finished better than eighth.The standings are as tight — and as worldly — as they could be heading into IndyCar's biggest month. — Six-time IndyCar champ Scott Dixon, of New Zealand, is fourth after winning at Long Beach as he chases A.J. Foyt's career records for overall race wins and series titles .
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