Andretti Autosport's Marco Andretti showed a lot of pace during practices and that translated later in pole position for Saturday's IndyCar race at the famed Milwaukee Mile.
Not only did he topped both Friday practices, he also ended up fastest after the qualifying session, with a new track record of 170.515mph, based on his two-lap run.
The Andretti squad continued to show that there were the ones to beat as Andretti teammate James Hinchcliffe took second, also beating the old record with his 170.418mph effort.
"We rolled off pretty good," Andretti said. "I knew I was going to have to go flat in Turns 1 and 2 in both laps, and I was able to pull it off."
It could have been an all Andretti top 4, but a late charge from Will Power (Team Penske) made it impossible as the Australian finished third, putting himself ahead of current IndyCar champion Ryan Hunter-Reay and EJ Viso.
Qualifying results – Milwaukee (IndyCar)
1.Marco Andretti (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - 170.515 mph (274.417 kmh)
2.James Hinchcliffe (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - 170.418
3.Will Power (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Penske - 170.212
4.Ryan Hunter-Reay (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - 170.100
5.Ernesto Viso (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - 169.828
6.Sebastian Saavedra (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Dragon - 169.732
7.Tony Kanaan (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - KV - 169.482
8.Josef Newgarden (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Fisher - 169.462
9.Simon Pagenaud (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Schmidt - 169.3111
10.Tristan Vautier (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Schmidt - 169.215
11.Scott Dixon (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Ganassi - 168.820
12.James Jakes (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Rahal - 168.470
13.Justin Wilson (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Coyne - 168.412
14.Sebastien Bourdais (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Dragon - 168.141
15.Takuma Sato (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Foyt - 168.023
16.Alex Tagliani (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Herta - 167.512
17.Dario Franchitti (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Ganassi - 167.263
18.Helio Castroneves (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Penske - 167.169
19.Ryan Briscoe (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Panther - 165.765
20.Ana Beatriz (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Coyne - 165.364
21.Ed Carpenter (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Carpenter - 164.797
22.Charlie Kimball (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Ganassi - 164.124
23.Graham Rahal (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Rahal - 163.230
24.Simona de Silvestro (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - KV - 162.886
Not only did he topped both Friday practices, he also ended up fastest after the qualifying session, with a new track record of 170.515mph, based on his two-lap run.
The Andretti squad continued to show that there were the ones to beat as Andretti teammate James Hinchcliffe took second, also beating the old record with his 170.418mph effort.
"We rolled off pretty good," Andretti said. "I knew I was going to have to go flat in Turns 1 and 2 in both laps, and I was able to pull it off."
It could have been an all Andretti top 4, but a late charge from Will Power (Team Penske) made it impossible as the Australian finished third, putting himself ahead of current IndyCar champion Ryan Hunter-Reay and EJ Viso.
Qualifying results – Milwaukee (IndyCar)
1.Marco Andretti (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - 170.515 mph (274.417 kmh)
2.James Hinchcliffe (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - 170.418
3.Will Power (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Penske - 170.212
4.Ryan Hunter-Reay (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - 170.100
5.Ernesto Viso (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - 169.828
6.Sebastian Saavedra (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Dragon - 169.732
7.Tony Kanaan (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - KV - 169.482
8.Josef Newgarden (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Fisher - 169.462
9.Simon Pagenaud (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Schmidt - 169.3111
10.Tristan Vautier (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Schmidt - 169.215
11.Scott Dixon (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Ganassi - 168.820
12.James Jakes (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Rahal - 168.470
13.Justin Wilson (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Coyne - 168.412
14.Sebastien Bourdais (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Dragon - 168.141
15.Takuma Sato (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Foyt - 168.023
16.Alex Tagliani (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Herta - 167.512
17.Dario Franchitti (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Ganassi - 167.263
18.Helio Castroneves (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Penske - 167.169
19.Ryan Briscoe (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Panther - 165.765
20.Ana Beatriz (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Coyne - 165.364
21.Ed Carpenter (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Carpenter - 164.797
22.Charlie Kimball (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Ganassi - 164.124
23.Graham Rahal (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Rahal - 163.230
24.Simona de Silvestro (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - KV - 162.886