The fastest oval driver of all time has left us. RIP Gil de Ferran, 2003 Indy 500 champion. The one time I met him, he was just as friendly as could be
— nascarman (@nascarman_rr) December 30, 2023
241.428 mph at California Speedway still stands as the fastest closed circuit qualifying speed ever pic.twitter.com/73m4CQHYdj