Pole-position was decided late between the two Penske teammates Helio Castroneves et Ryan Briscoe but, ultimately, the Brazilian managed to outpaced the Australian to earn his second pole position in two years at the Mid-Ohio road course.
Andtretti Green's Marco Andretti earned the third spot just in front of Newman-Haas Lanigan racing's Justin Wilson late in the final session.
Tony Kanaan completed the Top 5 while current series leader Scott Dixon had to settle for sixth.
Starting order:
Pos Driver Team Time
1. Helio Castroneves Penske 1:07.2480
2. Ryan Briscoe Penske 1:07.2657
3. Marco Andretti Andretti Green 1:07.4107
4. Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan 1:07.5442
5. Tony Kanaan Andretti Green 1:07.5750
6. Scott Dixon Ganassi 1:07.5930
7. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold 1:07.7551
8. Oriol Servia KV 1:07.8447
9. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne 1:07.8689
10. Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green 1:07.9031
11. Vitor Meira Panther 1:08.0034
12. Will Power KV 1:08.0678
13. Dan Wheldon Ganassi 1:08.3379
14. Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan 1:08.0459
15. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman 1:08.3444
16. Mario Dominguez Pacific Coast 1:08.0742
17. EJ Viso HVM 1:08.4668
18. Enrique Bernoldi Conquest 1:08.2645
19. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne 1:08.5580
20. Danica Patrick Andretti Green 1:08.3609
21. Darren Manning Foyt 1:09.1560
22. Ed Carpenter Vision 1:09.0310
23. AJ Foyt IV Vision 1:09.3607
24. Marty Roth Roth 1:10.9141
25. Jaime Camara Conquest 1:10.5110
26. Milka Duno Dreyer & Reinbold 1:12.2709
Andtretti Green's Marco Andretti earned the third spot just in front of Newman-Haas Lanigan racing's Justin Wilson late in the final session.
Tony Kanaan completed the Top 5 while current series leader Scott Dixon had to settle for sixth.
Starting order:
Pos Driver Team Time
1. Helio Castroneves Penske 1:07.2480
2. Ryan Briscoe Penske 1:07.2657
3. Marco Andretti Andretti Green 1:07.4107
4. Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan 1:07.5442
5. Tony Kanaan Andretti Green 1:07.5750
6. Scott Dixon Ganassi 1:07.5930
7. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold 1:07.7551
8. Oriol Servia KV 1:07.8447
9. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne 1:07.8689
10. Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green 1:07.9031
11. Vitor Meira Panther 1:08.0034
12. Will Power KV 1:08.0678
13. Dan Wheldon Ganassi 1:08.3379
14. Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan 1:08.0459
15. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman 1:08.3444
16. Mario Dominguez Pacific Coast 1:08.0742
17. EJ Viso HVM 1:08.4668
18. Enrique Bernoldi Conquest 1:08.2645
19. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne 1:08.5580
20. Danica Patrick Andretti Green 1:08.3609
21. Darren Manning Foyt 1:09.1560
22. Ed Carpenter Vision 1:09.0310
23. AJ Foyt IV Vision 1:09.3607
24. Marty Roth Roth 1:10.9141
25. Jaime Camara Conquest 1:10.5110
26. Milka Duno Dreyer & Reinbold 1:12.2709