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    IndyCar driver Scott McLaughlin is backing fellow Kiwi Marcus Armstrong to be a force in his second year in the discipline

    IndyCar driver Scott McLaughlin is backing fellow Kiwi Marcus Armstrong to be a force in his second year in the discipline


    The two drivers, alongside six-time champion Scott Dixon, are set to fly the New Zealand flag in IndyCar's season-opening St Petersburg Grand Prix tomorrow morning.

    But McLaughlin isn't wishing too much success for Armstrong from the outset, with the pair on opposing teams.



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