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Greg Oden waves green flag to start Friday's practice

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INDIANAPOLIS Indiana high school Mr. Basketball Greg Oden and Lawrence North teammate Mike Conley waved green flags to start Friday's Indy 500 practice.

The seven-foot Oden led Lawrence North to three straight Indiana Class Four-A championships. He and Conley will attend Ohio State in the fall.

Oden says it's the first time he's been to the track while cars were running.

Defending Indianapolis 500 champion Dan Wheldon has the top speed so far Friday at 225.379 mph. Vitor Meira is second at 225.269 and Scott Dixon is third at 225.039. So far 31 drivers have been on the track.

The revised schedule of qualifying will start Saturday, weather permitting.

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