Penske's Ryan Briscoe made his fastest lap at the end of the qualifying session to beat Justin Wilson who had set the fastest time up to that point and claimed his first IRL IndyCar Series pole position at Watkins Glen.The Australian beat Newman/Haas/Lanigan's Justin Wilson to the top spot by a narrow margin of 0.03 seconds.Another superb run for Ryan Hunter-Reay who qualified third, edging championship leader Scott Dixon. Dixon's teammate Helio Castroneves will have to start at the back as he was unable to set a time due to mechanical problems.
Qualifying Results: Pos Driver Team Time1. Ryan Briscoe Penske 1:29.34562. Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan 1:29.38043. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman 1:29.63554. Scott Dixon Ganassi 1:29.67765. Oriol Servia KV 1:29.70686. Tony Kanaan Andretti Green 1:29.99387. Marco Andretti Andretti Green 1:29.96688. Darren Manning Foyt 1:30.04749. Dan Wheldon Ganassi 1:30.056710. Vitor Meira Panther 1:30.117211. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne 1:30.621312. Will Power KV 1:32.854213. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne 1:30.304914. Danica Patrick Andretti Green 1:30.564715. EJ Viso HVM 1:30.688516. Enrique Bernoldi Conquest 1:31.019617. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold 1:31.047018. Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan 1:31.240219. Mario Dominguez Pacific Coast 1:31.361420. Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green 1:31.470421. Ed Carpenter Vision 1:32.238122. AJ Foyt IV Vision 1:32.849623. Jaime Camara Conquest 1:34.551724. Jay Howard Roth 1:35.015425. Milka Duno Dreyer & Reinbold 1:36.033026. Helio Castroneves Penske No Time
Qualifying Results: Pos Driver Team Time1. Ryan Briscoe Penske 1:29.34562. Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan 1:29.38043. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman 1:29.63554. Scott Dixon Ganassi 1:29.67765. Oriol Servia KV 1:29.70686. Tony Kanaan Andretti Green 1:29.99387. Marco Andretti Andretti Green 1:29.96688. Darren Manning Foyt 1:30.04749. Dan Wheldon Ganassi 1:30.056710. Vitor Meira Panther 1:30.117211. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne 1:30.621312. Will Power KV 1:32.854213. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne 1:30.304914. Danica Patrick Andretti Green 1:30.564715. EJ Viso HVM 1:30.688516. Enrique Bernoldi Conquest 1:31.019617. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold 1:31.047018. Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan 1:31.240219. Mario Dominguez Pacific Coast 1:31.361420. Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green 1:31.470421. Ed Carpenter Vision 1:32.238122. AJ Foyt IV Vision 1:32.849623. Jaime Camara Conquest 1:34.551724. Jay Howard Roth 1:35.015425. Milka Duno Dreyer & Reinbold 1:36.033026. Helio Castroneves Penske No Time