IndyCar rookie Robert Shwartzman earned the pole position for the Indianapolis 500 with the quickest lap around the track on Sunday afternoon.It was Shwartzmans first time on an oval track. He appeared on "Fox & Friends" on Monday morning, just hours after attaining the top spot in "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Honestly, I still cant believe it. Its a new day and I still feel like its a dream. Ive been dreaming about it for a long time and, yesterday, everything was just going so well, the car felt amazing," he said. "I was going full out. And when I saw myself in P1, I was just like, Wow, this is unbelievable."The reaction of fans and people here in the U.S. is unbelievable. I think its the most memorable and best emotional part my entire career."Shwartzman was traveling at speeds of up to 230 mph and somehow was able to maintain control for the blazing-fast laps. Some other drivers traveling at similar speeds suffered devastating crashes going at a similar rate.2025 INDY 500 ODDS: ROOKIE ROBERT SHWARTZMAN SURGES AFTER SECURING POLEThe 25-year-old Russian Israeli driver was able to stay in control, maintain his focus and become the first rookie to win the pole since 1983."Its really, really fast," he said. "But as a racing driver, you are training yourself to have a proper vision. You have to see the road really far because the speed is so quick. Plus, when youre going into the corners at that speed, anything could happen."As weve seen, there was some incidents from other guys. It hurts quite a lot. Its so stressful. Mentally, I was so tired afterward because its four laps, and it seems quite short, but no. Youre going so fast there. You have to keep every second under control."Shwartzman said he will try to stay cool, calm and collected in order to win the race."Ill do my best as I did in qualifying, and well see where were gonna be at. I dont want to put any huge expectations. I just want to enjoy it. I want a fast car and battle with the top guys."TheIndy500 will be broadcast May 25 on FOX with pre-coverage starting at 10 a.m. ET. It will also be available tostream live on FOXSports.comand the FOX Sports app.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.