Alex Tagliani of Bowers and Wilkins/Sam Schmidt Motorsports speaks with a local news correspondent outside of his garage before his "fast nine" qualification attempt Saturday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Tagliani finished his initial qualification run with a four-lap cumulative speed of 226.954 MPH, the fastest of the day. He was hoping to hold onto the pole position after his "fast nine" attempt. Courtney Deckard