Andretti Green's Marco Andretti took his first IndyCar pole position at the Milwaukee Mile. But he had to narrowly beat Graham Rahal to do so.
Rahal had held provisional pole for much of the session in his Newman/Haas/Lanigan car, in a highly impressive performance on his debut at a short oval.
Indianapolis 500 winner Scott Dixon will start third for Ganassi, joined on row two by another rapid former Champ Car driver in KV Racing's Will Power.
Qualifying Results, Milwaukee Mile:
Pos Driver Team Speed
1. Marco Andretti Andretti Green 168.079mph
2. Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan 167.654mph
3. Scott Dixon Ganassi 167.637mph
4. Will Power KV 167.265mph
5. Helio Castroneves Penske 166.667mph
6. Tony Kanaan Andretti Green 166.473mph
7. Dan Wheldon Ganassi 166.195mph
8. Enrique Bernoldi Conquest 165.216mph
9. Oriol Servia KV 165.190mph
10. EJ Viso HVM 164.843mph
11. Ryan Briscoe Penske 164.106mph
12. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman 164.066mph
13. Danica Patrick Andretti Green 163.702mph
14. Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green 163.368mph
15. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne 163.123mph
16. John Andretti Roth 162.449mph
17. Ed Carpenter Vision 162.139mph
18. AJ Foyt IV Vision 162.049mph
19. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold 161.903mph
20. Darren Manning Foyt 160.787mph
21. Townsend Bell Dreyer & Reinbold 160.311mph
22. Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan 159.927mph
23. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne 155.511mph
24. Jaime Camara Conquest 154.613mph
25. Mario Dominguez Pacific Coast 150.071mph
26. Vitor Meira Panther no time
27. Marty Roth Roth no time
Rahal had held provisional pole for much of the session in his Newman/Haas/Lanigan car, in a highly impressive performance on his debut at a short oval.
Indianapolis 500 winner Scott Dixon will start third for Ganassi, joined on row two by another rapid former Champ Car driver in KV Racing's Will Power.
Qualifying Results, Milwaukee Mile:
Pos Driver Team Speed
1. Marco Andretti Andretti Green 168.079mph
2. Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan 167.654mph
3. Scott Dixon Ganassi 167.637mph
4. Will Power KV 167.265mph
5. Helio Castroneves Penske 166.667mph
6. Tony Kanaan Andretti Green 166.473mph
7. Dan Wheldon Ganassi 166.195mph
8. Enrique Bernoldi Conquest 165.216mph
9. Oriol Servia KV 165.190mph
10. EJ Viso HVM 164.843mph
11. Ryan Briscoe Penske 164.106mph
12. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman 164.066mph
13. Danica Patrick Andretti Green 163.702mph
14. Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green 163.368mph
15. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne 163.123mph
16. John Andretti Roth 162.449mph
17. Ed Carpenter Vision 162.139mph
18. AJ Foyt IV Vision 162.049mph
19. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold 161.903mph
20. Darren Manning Foyt 160.787mph
21. Townsend Bell Dreyer & Reinbold 160.311mph
22. Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan 159.927mph
23. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne 155.511mph
24. Jaime Camara Conquest 154.613mph
25. Mario Dominguez Pacific Coast 150.071mph
26. Vitor Meira Panther no time
27. Marty Roth Roth no time