After dominating all the practices leading to qualifying, Penske's Will Power continued his solo run by taking pole position in St Petersburg for the second round of the IZOD Indycar series season..
It would be untrue to say that it was a tough one for the Australian as he breezed through to the decisive Fast Six session, winning a comfortable pole. Tony Kanaan claimed second to give his team, Andretti Autosport its first front row start since the summer of 2008, unbelievable for a squad that once dominated the IRL. Contrary to 3rd place Scott Dixon (Ganassi), it wasn't an easy afternoon for both 2009 title rivals as both Dario Franchitti (Ganassi) and Ryan Briscoe (Penske) had disastrous sessions and will start in 13th and 19th respectively. Justin Wilson gave Dreyer & Reinbold fourth on the grid, despite a brake scare, with Penske's Helio Castroneves completing the top 5. Things did not exacly look right for FAZZT Racing's Alex Tagliani all during the three practices, the Canadian was clearly struggling with his car but the veteran was able to put a fine performance and will start in 8th place. St. Petersburg Starting grid - Top 10: Pos Driver Team Time 1. Will Power Penske 1m01.6026s 2. Tony Kanaan Andretti 1m01.8796s 3. Scott Dixon Ganassi 1m02.0820s 4. Justin Wilson Dreyer & Reinbold 1m02.1991s 5. Helio Castroneves Penske 1m02.2117s 6. Marco Andretti Andretti 1m02.3461s 7. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti 1m01.8979s 8. Alex Tagliani Fazzt 1m01.9692s 9. EJ Viso KV 1m01.9806s 10. Mike Conway Dreyer & Reinbold 1m02.0433s Etc.
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