Ryan Briscoe beat points leader Scott Dixon to pole position for the championship finale at Chicagoland.Rival Helio Castroneves has been put to the back of the grid for crossing the white line at the edge of the track during his qualifying lap. Ganassi driver Dixon, who had dominated practice, held provisional pole for most of the session, resisting strong challenges from the Andretti Green cars in particular. Alexandre Tagliani , due partly to Castroneves penalty, will start from the 19th spot.
Qualifying Results: Pos Driver Team Speed1. Ryan Briscoe Penske 215.8182. Scott Dixon Ganassi 215.5533. Danica Patrick Andretti Green 215.5484. Tony Kanaan Andretti Green 215.3685. Marco Andretti Andretti Green 215.0646. Dan Wheldon Ganassi 214.9677. Tomas Scheckter Luczo Dragon 214.8558. Vitor Meira Panther 214.7969. Marty Roth Roth 214.79410. Will Power KV 214.58311. Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green 214.44412. Oriol Servia KV 214.44113. Ed Carpenter Vision 213.87514. Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan 213.52315. AJ Foyt IV Vision 213.48516. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman 213.43017. Jaime Camara Conquest 213.41718. Sarah Fisher Sarah Fisher 213.38919. Alex Tagliani Conquest 213.30520. Milka Duno Dreyer & Reinbold 212.85721. Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan 212.75322. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold 212.68223. Darren Manning Foyt 212.40624. Franck Perera Foyt 212.12625. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne 212.04026. EJ Viso HVM 211.99627. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne 211.45128 Helio Castroneves Penske 215.372
Qualifying Results: Pos Driver Team Speed1. Ryan Briscoe Penske 215.8182. Scott Dixon Ganassi 215.5533. Danica Patrick Andretti Green 215.5484. Tony Kanaan Andretti Green 215.3685. Marco Andretti Andretti Green 215.0646. Dan Wheldon Ganassi 214.9677. Tomas Scheckter Luczo Dragon 214.8558. Vitor Meira Panther 214.7969. Marty Roth Roth 214.79410. Will Power KV 214.58311. Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green 214.44412. Oriol Servia KV 214.44113. Ed Carpenter Vision 213.87514. Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan 213.52315. AJ Foyt IV Vision 213.48516. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman 213.43017. Jaime Camara Conquest 213.41718. Sarah Fisher Sarah Fisher 213.38919. Alex Tagliani Conquest 213.30520. Milka Duno Dreyer & Reinbold 212.85721. Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan 212.75322. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold 212.68223. Darren Manning Foyt 212.40624. Franck Perera Foyt 212.12625. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne 212.04026. EJ Viso HVM 211.99627. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne 211.45128 Helio Castroneves Penske 215.372