Team Penske earned its 50th pole since they joined the IRL series in 2002 on the Edmonton circuit yesterday and it was their fourth consecutive pole position since Watkins Glen.
This time it was Ryan Briscoe's turn to finish the fastest while his teammate Helio Castroneves completed the 1-2 Penske first row.
KV Racing Technologies drivers continued to do well as both of them, Oriol Servia and Will Power, set respectively the third and fifth time. Current IndyCar series' leader Scott Dixon came in fourth.
Six of the first ten drivers qualified are former Champ Car drivers with another great performance from Dale-Coyne Racing placing Bruno Junquiera and Mario Moraes 7th and 10th on the starting grid.
Returning Canadian Paul Tracy had a disappointing session. He will start 16th, two places behind Watkins Glen winner Ryan Hunter-Reay, who crashed his Rahal Letterman Dallara-Honda in the final seconds of first qualifying session.
Pos Driver Team Time
1. Ryan Briscoe Penske 1:00.7311
2. Helio Castroneves Penske 1:00.8360
3. Oriol Servia KV 1:00.8584
4. Scott Dixon Ganassi 1:00.8585
5. Will Power KV 1:01.0154
6. Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan
7. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne 1:01.2991
8. Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan 1:01.4573
9. Dan Wheldon Ganassi 1:01.6656
10. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne 1:01.7552
11. Enrique Bernoldi Conquest 1:02.0227
12. Tony Kanaan Andretti Green
13. Marco Andretti Andretti Green 1:02.2991
14. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman 1:02.1039
15. Danica Patrick Andretti Green 1:02.4171
16. Paul Tracy Vision 1:02.2387
17. Vitor Meira Panther 1:02.4907
18. AJ Foyt IV Vision 1:03.1346
19. Darren Manning Foyt 1:02.6644
20. Mario Dominguez Pacific Coast 1:03.1359
21. EJ Viso HVM 1:03.9242
22. Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green 1:03.8100
23. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold 1:03.4276
24. Ed Carpenter Vision 1:03.8825
25. Townsend Bell Dreyer & Reinbold 1:03.6396
26. Marty Roth Roth 1:09.0498
27. Jaime Camara Conquest 1:03.8572
This time it was Ryan Briscoe's turn to finish the fastest while his teammate Helio Castroneves completed the 1-2 Penske first row.
KV Racing Technologies drivers continued to do well as both of them, Oriol Servia and Will Power, set respectively the third and fifth time. Current IndyCar series' leader Scott Dixon came in fourth.
Six of the first ten drivers qualified are former Champ Car drivers with another great performance from Dale-Coyne Racing placing Bruno Junquiera and Mario Moraes 7th and 10th on the starting grid.
Returning Canadian Paul Tracy had a disappointing session. He will start 16th, two places behind Watkins Glen winner Ryan Hunter-Reay, who crashed his Rahal Letterman Dallara-Honda in the final seconds of first qualifying session.
Pos Driver Team Time
1. Ryan Briscoe Penske 1:00.7311
2. Helio Castroneves Penske 1:00.8360
3. Oriol Servia KV 1:00.8584
4. Scott Dixon Ganassi 1:00.8585
5. Will Power KV 1:01.0154
6. Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan
7. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne 1:01.2991
8. Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan 1:01.4573
9. Dan Wheldon Ganassi 1:01.6656
10. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne 1:01.7552
11. Enrique Bernoldi Conquest 1:02.0227
12. Tony Kanaan Andretti Green
13. Marco Andretti Andretti Green 1:02.2991
14. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman 1:02.1039
15. Danica Patrick Andretti Green 1:02.4171
16. Paul Tracy Vision 1:02.2387
17. Vitor Meira Panther 1:02.4907
18. AJ Foyt IV Vision 1:03.1346
19. Darren Manning Foyt 1:02.6644
20. Mario Dominguez Pacific Coast 1:03.1359
21. EJ Viso HVM 1:03.9242
22. Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green 1:03.8100
23. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold 1:03.4276
24. Ed Carpenter Vision 1:03.8825
25. Townsend Bell Dreyer & Reinbold 1:03.6396
26. Marty Roth Roth 1:09.0498
27. Jaime Camara Conquest 1:03.8572