Despite all the problems caused by the fire that destroyed their primary cars, Helio Castroneves won pole position for Sunday's IndyCar race at Sear's Point while his teammate Ryan Briscoe finished a close second.
It will be the third consecutive 1-2 start for Team Penske in road and street races; the duo also started on the front row at Mid-Ohio and Edmonton in July.
Great day also for KV Racing as they saw their two drivers Will Power and Oriol Servia finished third and sixth. Andretti Green's Tony Kanaan qualified fourth, earning just his sixth top-five start in 15 races this season.
Series leader Scott Dixon, who has a priority of 78 points over Castroneves, will start fifth, four positions behind the Penske driver.
Qualifying Results:
Pos Driver Team Time Speed
1. Helio Castroneves Penske 1:16.9027 107.809
2. Ryan Briscoe Penske 1:16.9185 107.787
3. Will Power KV Racing 1:17.0875 107.551
4. Tony Kanaan Andretti Green 1:17.1286 107.493
5. Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi 1:17.6682 106.746
6. Oriol Servia KV Racing 1:17.8377 106.514
7. Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan 1:17.0056 107.665
8. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman 1:17.0378 107.620
9. Danica Patrick Andretti Green 1:17.0458 107.609
10. Marco Andretti Andretti Green 1:17.2705 107.296
11. Mario Dominguez Pacific Coast 1:17.4614 107.031
12. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne 1:17.5882 106.856
13. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne 1:17.8306 106.524
14. EJ Viso HVM Racing 1:17.4189 107.090
15. Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan 1:17.9012 106.427
16. Dan Wheldon Chip Ganassi 1:17.4738 107.014
17. Tomas Scheckter Luczo Dragon 1:18.1238 106.124
18. Vitor Meira Panther 1:17.5399 106.923
19. Townsend Bell Dreyer & Reinbold 1:18.3267 105.849
20. Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green 1:18.0038 106.287
21. Darren Manning AJ Foyt 1:18.3885 105.766
22. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold 1:18.1139 106.137
23. Ed Carpenter Vision Racing 1:18.4034 105.745
24. AJ Foyt IV Vision Racing 1:18.3715 105.788
25. Marty Roth Roth Racing 1:19.9435 103.708
26. Jaime Camara Conquest Racing 1:19.4711 104.325
27. Enrique Bernoldi Conquest Racing no time no speed
It will be the third consecutive 1-2 start for Team Penske in road and street races; the duo also started on the front row at Mid-Ohio and Edmonton in July.
Great day also for KV Racing as they saw their two drivers Will Power and Oriol Servia finished third and sixth. Andretti Green's Tony Kanaan qualified fourth, earning just his sixth top-five start in 15 races this season.
Series leader Scott Dixon, who has a priority of 78 points over Castroneves, will start fifth, four positions behind the Penske driver.
Qualifying Results:
Pos Driver Team Time Speed
1. Helio Castroneves Penske 1:16.9027 107.809
2. Ryan Briscoe Penske 1:16.9185 107.787
3. Will Power KV Racing 1:17.0875 107.551
4. Tony Kanaan Andretti Green 1:17.1286 107.493
5. Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi 1:17.6682 106.746
6. Oriol Servia KV Racing 1:17.8377 106.514
7. Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan 1:17.0056 107.665
8. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman 1:17.0378 107.620
9. Danica Patrick Andretti Green 1:17.0458 107.609
10. Marco Andretti Andretti Green 1:17.2705 107.296
11. Mario Dominguez Pacific Coast 1:17.4614 107.031
12. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne 1:17.5882 106.856
13. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne 1:17.8306 106.524
14. EJ Viso HVM Racing 1:17.4189 107.090
15. Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan 1:17.9012 106.427
16. Dan Wheldon Chip Ganassi 1:17.4738 107.014
17. Tomas Scheckter Luczo Dragon 1:18.1238 106.124
18. Vitor Meira Panther 1:17.5399 106.923
19. Townsend Bell Dreyer & Reinbold 1:18.3267 105.849
20. Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green 1:18.0038 106.287
21. Darren Manning AJ Foyt 1:18.3885 105.766
22. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold 1:18.1139 106.137
23. Ed Carpenter Vision Racing 1:18.4034 105.745
24. AJ Foyt IV Vision Racing 1:18.3715 105.788
25. Marty Roth Roth Racing 1:19.9435 103.708
26. Jaime Camara Conquest Racing 1:19.4711 104.325
27. Enrique Bernoldi Conquest Racing no time no speed