Dario Franchitti has edged Ganassi team-mate Scott Dixon and Will Power for the pole position at the IndyCar race at Sonoma in California.
The four-time series champion took his fourth pole of the season, third pole start at the Sonoma Raceway and Chip Ganassi Racing cars have won the past four races.
Dixon, a three-time winner this season, enters the 85-lap race 31 points behind series championship front-runner Helio Castroneves, who qualified fifth.
“We’re very focused on bringing a good result for the team,” said Franchitti.
“I’ll do anything I can to help Scott win the championship, but I also want to win the race,” Franchitti said.
James Davison will start the race from 21st, one place ahead of the returning Ryan Briscoe.
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INDYCAR: Sonoma – Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Team | Engine | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Dario Franchitti | Ganassi | Honda | 1m17.5271s | |
| 2 | Scott Dixon | Ganassi | Honda | 1m17.7196s | +0.1925s |
| 3 | Will Power | Penske | Chevy | 1m17.9735s | +0.4464s |
| 4 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti | Chevy | 1m18.1314s | +0.6043s |
| 5 | Helio Castroneves | Penske | Chevy | 1m18.1766s | +0.6495s |
| 6 | Charlie Kimball | Ganassi | Honda | 1m18.2009s | +0.6738s |
| 7 | Justin Wilson | Coyne | Honda | 1m18.2138s | Round 2 |
| 8 | Graham Rahal | Rahal | Honda | 1m18.3051s | Round 2 |
| 9 | James Hinchcliffe | Andretti | Chevy | 1m18.3135s | Round 2 |
| 10 | Simon Pagenaud | Schmidt | Honda | 1m18.3787s | Round 2 |
| 11 | Marco Andretti | Andretti | Chevy | 1m18.6230s | Round 2 |
| 12 | Sebastien Bourdais | Dragon | Chevy | 1m26.7515s | Round 2 |
| 13 | Takuma Sato | Foyt | Honda | 1m18.9164s | Group 1 |
| 14 | Tristan Vautier | Schmidt | Honda | 1m18.3141s | Group 2 |
| 15 | EJ Viso | Andretti | Chevy | 1m18.9344s | Group 1 |
| 16 | Tony Kanaan | KV | Chevy | 1m18.3318s | Group 2 |
| 17 | Josef Newgarden | Fisher | Honda | 1m19.0094s | Group 1 |
| 18 | JR Hildebrand | Herta | Honda | 1m18.7114s | Group 2 |
| 19 | James Jakes | Rahal | Honda | 1m19.1563s | Group 1 |
| 20 | Sebastian Saavedra | Dragon | Chevy | 1m18.8967s | Group 2 |
| 21 | James Davison | Coyne | Honda | 1m19.5285s | Group 1 |
| 22 | Ryan Briscoe | Panther | Chevy | 1m18.9743s | Group 2 |
| 23 | Simona de Silvestro | KV | Chevy | 1m19.5298s | Group 1 |
| 24 | Ed Carpenter | Carpenter | Chevy | 1m19.2376s | Group 2 |
| 25 | Lucas Luhr | Fisher | Honda | 1m19.9805s | Group 2 |
