Ganassi's Dario Franchitti led his teammate Scott Dixon to a 1-2 front row on the starting grid for IndyCar's race at Sonoma after setting the fastest time during qualification.
The Scot set a time of 1m17.5271s which was faster by a mere 0.19s over Dixon.
Will Power (Penske) ended up third in front of current series' champion Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport) while Power's teammate Helio Castroneves and Charlie Kimball (Ganassi) will complete row three.
Qualifying results – IndyCar (Sonoma)
Pos Driver Team/Engine Time Gap
1. Dario Franchitti Ganassi/Honda 1m17.5271s
2. Scott Dixon Ganassi/Honda 1m17.7196s +0.1925s
3. Will Power Penske/Chevy 1m17.9735s +0.4464s
4. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti/Chevy 1m18.1314s +0.6043s
5. Helio Castroneves Penske/Chevy 1m18.1766s +0.6495s
6. Charlie Kimball Ganassi/Honda 1m18.2009s +0.6738s
7. Justin Wilson Coyne/Honda 1m18.2138s Round 2
8. Graham Rahal Rahal/Honda 1m18.3051s Round 2
9. James Hinchcliffe Andretti/Chevy 1m18.3135s Round 2
10. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt/Honda 1m18.3787s Round 2
11. Marco Andretti Andretti/Chevy 1m18.6230s Round 2
12. Sebastien Bourdais Dragon/Chevy 1m26.7515s Round 2
13. Takuma Sato Foyt/Honda 1m18.9164s Group 1
14. Tristan Vautier Schmidt/Honda 1m18.3141s Group 2
15. EJ Viso Andretti/Chevy 1m18.9344s Group 1
16. Tony Kanaan KV/Chevy 1m18.3318s Group 2
17. Josef Newgarden Fisher/Honda 1m19.0094s Group 1
18. JR Hildebrand Herta/Honda 1m18.7114s Group 2
19. James Jakes Rahal/Honda 1m19.1563s Group 1
20. Sebastian Saavedra Dragon/Chevy 1m18.8967s Group 2
21. James Davison Coyne/Honda 1m19.5285s Group 1
22. Ryan Briscoe Panther/Chevy 1m18.9743s Group 2
23. Simona de Silvestro KV/Chevy 1m19.5298s Group 1
24. Ed Carpenter Carpenter/Chevy 1m19.2376s Group 2
25. Lucas Luhr Fisher/Honda 1m19.9805s Group 2
The Scot set a time of 1m17.5271s which was faster by a mere 0.19s over Dixon.
Will Power (Penske) ended up third in front of current series' champion Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport) while Power's teammate Helio Castroneves and Charlie Kimball (Ganassi) will complete row three.
Qualifying results – IndyCar (Sonoma)
Pos Driver Team/Engine Time Gap
1. Dario Franchitti Ganassi/Honda 1m17.5271s
2. Scott Dixon Ganassi/Honda 1m17.7196s +0.1925s
3. Will Power Penske/Chevy 1m17.9735s +0.4464s
4. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti/Chevy 1m18.1314s +0.6043s
5. Helio Castroneves Penske/Chevy 1m18.1766s +0.6495s
6. Charlie Kimball Ganassi/Honda 1m18.2009s +0.6738s
7. Justin Wilson Coyne/Honda 1m18.2138s Round 2
8. Graham Rahal Rahal/Honda 1m18.3051s Round 2
9. James Hinchcliffe Andretti/Chevy 1m18.3135s Round 2
10. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt/Honda 1m18.3787s Round 2
11. Marco Andretti Andretti/Chevy 1m18.6230s Round 2
12. Sebastien Bourdais Dragon/Chevy 1m26.7515s Round 2
13. Takuma Sato Foyt/Honda 1m18.9164s Group 1
14. Tristan Vautier Schmidt/Honda 1m18.3141s Group 2
15. EJ Viso Andretti/Chevy 1m18.9344s Group 1
16. Tony Kanaan KV/Chevy 1m18.3318s Group 2
17. Josef Newgarden Fisher/Honda 1m19.0094s Group 1
18. JR Hildebrand Herta/Honda 1m18.7114s Group 2
19. James Jakes Rahal/Honda 1m19.1563s Group 1
20. Sebastian Saavedra Dragon/Chevy 1m18.8967s Group 2
21. James Davison Coyne/Honda 1m19.5285s Group 1
22. Ryan Briscoe Panther/Chevy 1m18.9743s Group 2
23. Simona de Silvestro KV/Chevy 1m19.5298s Group 1
24. Ed Carpenter Carpenter/Chevy 1m19.2376s Group 2
25. Lucas Luhr Fisher/Honda 1m19.9805s Group 2