Two days after crashing and destroying his car, Santa Clara’s Kyle Kaiser not only was back on the track, but dramatically captured a spot in the Indianapolis 500.
The 23-year-old bumped two-time Formula One World Champion Fernando Alonso from the field by .02 mph in the “Last Row Shootout” on Sunday, spoiling McLaren’s hyped return to the Indy 500 with a last-gasp bid by tiny Juncos Racing.
“It felt like we qualified on pole when I came in, to be honest,” Kaiser said. “It was pretty...