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Power on pole for Grand Prix of Indianapolis

Daniel Herrero
Daniel Herrero
13 May 2017
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Power on pole for Grand Prix of Indianapolis

Will Power

Will Power has broken the track record on his way to pole for the Grand Prix of Indianapolis.

In another dominant qualification for the Team Penske Chevrolets, Power will share the front row with team-mate Helio Castroneves, while Josef Newgarden starts just behind in third.

Power unofficially broke the track record when he was the only man to lap in the 1:07s bracket during practice, before going faster again in the Fast 6 with a 1:07.7044s.

“(It’s) fantastic for the Verizon 12 car to be on pole here,” said the Toowoomba man, who has not won in seven races.

“We’re going to score a win here sometime, we can’t keep knocking on the door and not, so very determined to have a good day tomorrow.”

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Like Power, Castroneves and Newgarden set their laps at the start of the Fast 6.

Castroneves finished 0.4s adrift of pole, with Newgarden less than 0.05s slower again.

Juan Pablo Montoya made it all the way to the final part of qualifying in his first race weekend of the year.

The Colombian had Team Penske provisionally locking out the first two rows of the grid before Scott Dixon went fourth fastest in his Chip Ganassi Honda.

Montoya will instead start from fifth, alongside Dale Coyne Racing’s Sebastien Bourdais (Honda).

Championship leader and 2016 Grand Prix of Indianapolis winner Simon Pagenaud was the only Penske driver to miss the Fast 6, bumped by Bourdais late in Segment 2 of qualifying.

Behind Pagenaud, Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Honda), Alex Rossi (Andretti Honda), and James Hinchcliffe (Schmidt Peterson Honda) round out the top 10.

The 85-lap Grand Prix of Indianapolis starts tomorrow at 0540 AEST.

Qualifying: Grand Prix of Indianapolis

Pos Driver C/A/E/T Time Session
1 Power, Will D/C/C/F 01:07.7044 Fast Six
2 Castroneves, Helio D/C/C/F 01:08.1169 Fast Six
3 Newgarden, Josef D/C/C/F 01:08.1622 Fast Six
4 Dixon, Scott D/H/H/F 01:08.2454 Fast Six
5 Montoya, Juan Pablo D/C/C/F 01:08.2478 Fast Six
6 Bourdais, Sebastien D/H/H/F 01:08.3973 Fast Six
7 Pagenaud, Simon D/C/C/F 01:08.4461 Round 2
8 Hunter-Reay, Ryan D/H/H/F 01:08.5735 Round 2
9 Rossi, Alexander D/H/H/F 01:08.5824 Round 2
10 Hinchcliffe, James D/H/H/F 01:08.8668 Round 2
11 Andretti, Marco D/H/H/F 01:08.9151 Round 2
12 Kanaan, Tony D/H/H/F 01:08.9853 Round 2
13 Jones, Ed (R) D/H/H/F 01:09.0025 Round 1 / Group 1
14 Chilton, Max D/H/H/F 01:08.6675 Round 1 / Group 2
15 Daly, Conor D/C/C/F 01:09.0557 Round 1 / Group 1
16 Pigot, Spencer D/C/C/F 01:08.9484 Round 1 / Group 2
17 Aleshin, Mikhail D/H/H/F 01:09.1777 Round 1 / Group 1
18 Munoz, Carlos D/C/C/F 01:08.9937 Round 1 / Group 2
19 Kimball, Charlie D/H/H/F 01:09.1796 Round 1 / Group 1
20 Rahal, Graham D/H/H/F 01:09.0985 Round 1 / Group 2
21 Hildebrand, JR D/C/C/F 01:09.6123 Round 1 / Group 1
22 Sato, Takuma D/H/H/F 01:09.3134 Round 1 / Group 2

 



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