The front row will be an Andretti Autosport's affair as Marco Andretti claimed pole position for the upcoming race at Pocono finishing in front of teammates Ryan Hunter-Reay and James Hinchcliffe.
Andretti made it clear from the outset that his average speed of 221.273mph would be hard to beat and it was.
Ryan Hunter-Reay was the one to come the closest only 0.3mph slower than Andretti's while James Hinchcliffe claimed the third-fastest time to give his squad the three-car front row.
Alex Tagliani lost his car in the Turn 1 wall at the start of his first flying lap; the impact flicking his car back down into the inside barriers.
Penske's Will Power finish fourth after he incurred a boost penalty on his second flying lap.
Tony Kanaan (KV Racing), who is the one still looking at winning the Triple Crown after his Indianapolis 500 win, ended up fifth.
Best of the Honda-powered runners was Scott Dixon (Ganassi), who will start from seventh on the grid.
Qualiyfying results – Pocono Raceway (IndyCar)
1.Marco Andretti (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - 221.273 kmh (356.104 mph)
2.Ryan Hunter-Reay (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - 220.892
3.James Hinchcliffe (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - 220.431
4.Will Power (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Penske - 220.286
5.Tony Kanaan (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - KV - 219.625
6.Helio Castroneves (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Penske - 219.581
7.Takuma Sato (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Foyt - 219.124
8.Simon Pagenaud (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Schmidt - 218.859
9.Simona De Silvestro (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - KV - 218.590
10.Tristan Vautier (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Schmidt - 218.575
11.Sebastien Bourdais (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Dragon - 218.517
12.Charlie Kimball (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Ganassi - 218.345
13.James Jakes (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Rahal - 218.240
14.Ed Carpenter (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Carpenter - 218.100
15.Josef Newgarden (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Fisher - 217.832
16.Scott Dixon (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Ganassi - 219.500*
17.Graham Rahal (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Rahal - 217.457
18.Dario Franchitti (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Ganassi - 217.047
19.Pippa Mann (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Coyne - 216.980
20.Justin Wilson (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Coyne - 216.872
21.Sebastian Saavedra (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Dragon - 215.570
22.Ernesto Viso (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - no time
23.Ryan Briscoe (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Panther - no time
24.Alex Tagliani (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Herta - no time
Andretti made it clear from the outset that his average speed of 221.273mph would be hard to beat and it was.
Ryan Hunter-Reay was the one to come the closest only 0.3mph slower than Andretti's while James Hinchcliffe claimed the third-fastest time to give his squad the three-car front row.
Alex Tagliani lost his car in the Turn 1 wall at the start of his first flying lap; the impact flicking his car back down into the inside barriers.
Penske's Will Power finish fourth after he incurred a boost penalty on his second flying lap.
Tony Kanaan (KV Racing), who is the one still looking at winning the Triple Crown after his Indianapolis 500 win, ended up fifth.
Best of the Honda-powered runners was Scott Dixon (Ganassi), who will start from seventh on the grid.
Qualiyfying results – Pocono Raceway (IndyCar)
1.Marco Andretti (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - 221.273 kmh (356.104 mph)
2.Ryan Hunter-Reay (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - 220.892
3.James Hinchcliffe (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - 220.431
4.Will Power (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Penske - 220.286
5.Tony Kanaan (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - KV - 219.625
6.Helio Castroneves (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Penske - 219.581
7.Takuma Sato (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Foyt - 219.124
8.Simon Pagenaud (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Schmidt - 218.859
9.Simona De Silvestro (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - KV - 218.590
10.Tristan Vautier (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Schmidt - 218.575
11.Sebastien Bourdais (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Dragon - 218.517
12.Charlie Kimball (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Ganassi - 218.345
13.James Jakes (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Rahal - 218.240
14.Ed Carpenter (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Carpenter - 218.100
15.Josef Newgarden (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Fisher - 217.832
16.Scott Dixon (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Ganassi - 219.500*
17.Graham Rahal (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Rahal - 217.457
18.Dario Franchitti (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Ganassi - 217.047
19.Pippa Mann (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Coyne - 216.980
20.Justin Wilson (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Coyne - 216.872
21.Sebastian Saavedra (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Dragon - 215.570
22.Ernesto Viso (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - no time
23.Ryan Briscoe (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Panther - no time
24.Alex Tagliani (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Herta - no time