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LEXINGTON, Ohio -- Ryan Hunter-Reay knows what its like to work on IndyCars fringe, a harrowing place that can rob drivers of the instincts that make them want to race in the first place. Rather than focusing on passing the car in front of you, you worry about getting the track around in one piece. You wonder where the next sponsorship deal is going to come from. You fear its all going to evaporate with a wrong turn of the wheel. "I remember, back in 2009, it felt like I was living from race to race," Hunter-Reay said Saturday morning as he prepared to qualify for Sundays stop at Mid-Ohio. So forgive the defending IndyCar champion if hes not too concerned about chasing down points leader Helio Castroneves over the final six races starting Sunday at the tricky 13-turn track in hilly central Ohio. Survive the ever churning waters in the middle of the pack the way Hunter-Reay did early in his career and you learn not to sweat the small stuff. Dont misunderstand. Hunter-Reay plans on doing what he can to eliminate the 69-point deficit he faces heading into the final third of the schedule. He just no longer loses sleep over it. If anything, the title he captured last fall when he slipped past Will Power in the season finale to become the first American to win the IndyCar championship since Sam Hornish Jr. in 2006 has freed up Hunter-Reay to focus on the fun side of his job. Its the part where he can drive the wheels off his No. 1 Andretti Autosport Chevy free from the anxiety of ticking off his boss and losing his ride. "Its time to go for broke," Hunter-Reay said between bites of Raisin Bran. Hours later the 32-year-old went out and backed it up, capturing the pole for Sundays Indy 200 at the 2.258-mile track. Hunter-Reay turned a lap in 1:05.3519, edging Power for the top spot. Scott Dixon, attempting to become the first North American open-wheel driver to win four straight races since 2006, will start third. Marco Andretti qualified fourth, followed by Charlie Kimball and Dario Franchitti. Castroneves will begin in 15th at arguably the toughest place to pass in North America. The three-time Indy 500 winner has ridden nine consecutive top-10 finishes to the top of the standings as he tries to win his first season championship. The cushion he currently holds over Dixon and Hunter-Reay will likely get a little less comfortable Sunday, particularly after Hunter-Reay the kind of edge-of-your seat qualifying lap he might have throttled back on in the past. Call it one of the unexpected bonuses of becoming a champion. His future at Andretti set, Hunter-Reay is free to go "all in." "Its hard to explain," he said. "It makes you feel like you have more confidence in your team and in yourself and when you do have a bad weekend you dont get all spun out of control about it. Its more, Lets regroup. Lets get back to it. We know we can do it." Now might be the time to start. Track position is pivotal at Mid-Ohio. The narrow lanes leave only one or two spots on the circuit to pass. There hasnt been a winner who started outside the top six in seven years. If Hunter-Reay can stave off Power when the green flag drops, hell have nothing but clean air and his own high expectations in front of him. Theyre expectations that have evolved has hes cemented his spot as one of IndyCars top drivers. Three years ago, coming to Mid-Ohio in third place would have Hunter-Reay fixated on protecting his spot. Now, not so much. "Usually youd be like lets just finish second or third in the championship and thats good for your career, thats good to bank that result," he said. "But after the championship you know second isnt good enough, third isnt good enough. You feel like you dont remember who finished second or third in the championship two years ago so why do it." Hunter-Reay has avoided any real title hangover. He dominated the first while winning at Barber in the second race of the season and added a career-best third at the Indy 500 in May then led 65 laps while taking the checkered flag in Milwaukee on June 15. July, however, was unkind. He qualified second at Pocono but was punted by Takuma Sato at the entrance to the pits and finished 20th. A week later at Toronto, he slipped to 18th on Saturday after his car stalled twice leaving the pits and tagged a tire barrier with six laps to go. Things didnt get much better the next day when he got caught up with Power and came in 19th. Hunter-Reay already has one more DNF this season (four) than he did in 2012. Earlier in his racing life, it would have eaten away at him. Now he need only point to the way his team came together for the stretch run a year ago as proof all is not lost. He brushed off a mechanical issue at Mid-Ohio last summer to surge to victory at Baltimore and grabbed the crown with a third-place finish at Sonoma in the finale. 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The Big Ten/ACC Challenge game between No. 17 Wisconsin and No. 22 Syracuse on Tuesday features two teams that faced each other last year in the event, but this meeting is in a different location.The Badgers (5-2) host the Orange on Tuesday (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Last season, the Badgers upset then-No. 17 Syracuse 66-58 in overtime at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y.Wisconsin forward Ethan Happ posted a double-double with 18 points and 15 rebounds in the victory, in which the Badgers scored 13 of the final 16 points in the extra session and were 7 of 7 from the free-throw line. Senior forward Nigel Hayes contributed 15 points and 12 rebounds for Wisconsin.Syracuse senior guard Andrew White III, a graduate transfer from Nebraska, scored 10 points apiece in two games last season against Wisconsin while playing for the Cornhuskers. White is the Oranges current scoring leader at 15.8 points per gameSyracuse (4-1) took its first loss of the season Saturday, a 64-50 setback to South Carolina in the Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational.The Oranges roster is filled with new and young players vying for key minutes, including sophomore guard Frank Howard, freshman forward Taurean Thompson and guard John Gillon, a transfer from Colorado State.Orange coach Jim Boeheim said his team looked a little bit lost with a lack of ball movement and dribble penetration, and Syracuse also missed 10 of 26 free throws against South Carolina.Boeheims ideal situation would be putting Howard and Gillon in at guard and having White at a forward spot. However, he said Thompson likely is the teams best low-post option, and he would like the frreshman to get more touches.ddddddddddddWe dont have a low-post game, so we have to get penetration from our guards, the coach said.Boeheim said the atmosphere of the South Carolina game at the Barclays Center wasnt a problem for his young players. Still, the Orange shot just 31.8 percent (14 of 44) from the field and only had eight points in the paint.It shouldnt be (a problem), Boeheim said. (The fans) were on our side. If they have a problem with this, theyre really going to have a problem Tuesday night when we go to Wisconsin. Our young guys have got a lot to learn.Wisconsin coach Greg Gard got the opportunity to spread minutes to reserves in easy wins at home, but the veteran Badgers will have to place focus on attacking the rim, decreasing turnovers and not relying on their perimeter game.Hayes scored 17 points in 19 minutes in a 95-50 blowout of Prairie View A&M on Sunday to lead six Wisconsin players who scored in double digits. Senior guard Bronson Koenigs leadership will be critical against Syracuse. Koenig drained a 3-pointer and had a free throw to rally Wisconsin and force overtime last season at the Carrier Dome.Gard said he is confident his team will perform well if the Badgers stay focused, despite the short preparation time.Theyre really good and talented, Gard said of the Orange. Coach Boeheim, obviously, has been there forever, and theyre really good at what they do.Its a quick turnaround to play that type of team in 48 hours with one practice, but we have to build off of (the Prairie View A&M game). ' ' '