Penske Racing teammate Will Power and Helio Castroneves will take the start of the Honda Indy Edmonton from the front row Sunday.
Will Power earned his sixth pole of the season (the fifth on road/street courses), slipping past Castroneves by 0.0765 of a second in the Firestone Fast Six session on the 1.973-mile, 14-turn City Centre Airport course.
“It’s awesome to get the Verizon car on the pole again,” said Power
“All the points count and I know here it’s important to be at the front because it is tough to pass. If all the strategy goes well, like it did last year, it makes it easier to win. It’s a long day tomorrow. We have a good starting spot and we have to keep going to win this championship.”
Scott Dixon, the 2008 race winner, in the No. 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing car had a best lap of 1:01.2395 in the Firestone Fast Six and will start next to teammate Dario Franchitti (1:01.2481) on Row 2.
Penske's third driver Ryan Briscoe (1:01.3799) and E.J. Viso, making his first appearance in the Firestone Fast Six this season in the No. 8 PDVSA KV Racing Technology car (1:01.6122), will be on the third row.
Rookie Simona de Silvestro of Switzerland will start a season-high seventh in the No. 78 Team Stargate Worlds/HVM Racing car, and Andretti Autosport’s Ryan Hunter-Reay also will be on Row 4 in the No. 37 IZOD entry.
Canadian drivers endured a tough day in Edmonton. Paul Tracy, in the No 15 Make-a-Wish KV Racing entry, will start the race in 15th position while his fellow countryman Alex Tagliani, driving the No 77 Hot Wheels FAZZT Racing car, will tka eht green flag in 19th position.
Will Power earned his sixth pole of the season (the fifth on road/street courses), slipping past Castroneves by 0.0765 of a second in the Firestone Fast Six session on the 1.973-mile, 14-turn City Centre Airport course.
“It’s awesome to get the Verizon car on the pole again,” said Power
“All the points count and I know here it’s important to be at the front because it is tough to pass. If all the strategy goes well, like it did last year, it makes it easier to win. It’s a long day tomorrow. We have a good starting spot and we have to keep going to win this championship.”
Scott Dixon, the 2008 race winner, in the No. 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing car had a best lap of 1:01.2395 in the Firestone Fast Six and will start next to teammate Dario Franchitti (1:01.2481) on Row 2.
Penske's third driver Ryan Briscoe (1:01.3799) and E.J. Viso, making his first appearance in the Firestone Fast Six this season in the No. 8 PDVSA KV Racing Technology car (1:01.6122), will be on the third row.
Rookie Simona de Silvestro of Switzerland will start a season-high seventh in the No. 78 Team Stargate Worlds/HVM Racing car, and Andretti Autosport’s Ryan Hunter-Reay also will be on Row 4 in the No. 37 IZOD entry.
Canadian drivers endured a tough day in Edmonton. Paul Tracy, in the No 15 Make-a-Wish KV Racing entry, will start the race in 15th position while his fellow countryman Alex Tagliani, driving the No 77 Hot Wheels FAZZT Racing car, will tka eht green flag in 19th position.