Tony Kanaan edged his Andretti Green's teammate Marco Andretti by the narrow margin of 0.03 seconds to secure pole position for the night race to be held Saturday at the Richmond track.
Newman-Haas-Lanigan's Graham Rahal took a surprise third just in front of series leader Scott Dixon.
Former Indy 500 winner Buddy Rice completes the top 5. Rahal's teammate Justin Wilson had a disatrous day finishing way back in 23rd.
Team Penske did not have their best moments as drivers Briscoe and Castroneves finished in 11th and 18th spot.
Qualifying Results:
Pos Driver Team Speed
1. Tony Kanaan Andretti Green 167.876
2. Marco Andretti Andretti Green 167.795
3. Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan 167.250
4. Scott Dixon Ganassi 167.120
5. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold 166.804
6. Dan Wheldon Ganassi 166.768
7. Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green 166.518
8. AJ Foyt IV Vision 166.126
9. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne 166.032
10. Oriol Servia KV 165.815
11. Ryan Briscoe Penske 165.643
12. John Andretti Roth 165.275
13. Ed Carpenter Vision 164.963
14. Danica Patrick Andretti Green 164.396
15. Marty Roth Roth 164.326
16. Will Power KV 164.321
17. Vitor Meira Panther 163.844
18. Helio Castroneves Penske 163.353
19. EJ Viso HVM 163.170
20. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne 162.566
21. Townsend Bell Dreyer & Reinbold 162.517
22. Darren Manning Foyt 160.616
23. Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan 159.652
24. Jaime Camara Conquest 158.884
25. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman
26. Enrique Bernoldi Conquest
Newman-Haas-Lanigan's Graham Rahal took a surprise third just in front of series leader Scott Dixon.
Former Indy 500 winner Buddy Rice completes the top 5. Rahal's teammate Justin Wilson had a disatrous day finishing way back in 23rd.
Team Penske did not have their best moments as drivers Briscoe and Castroneves finished in 11th and 18th spot.
Qualifying Results:
Pos Driver Team Speed
1. Tony Kanaan Andretti Green 167.876
2. Marco Andretti Andretti Green 167.795
3. Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan 167.250
4. Scott Dixon Ganassi 167.120
5. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold 166.804
6. Dan Wheldon Ganassi 166.768
7. Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green 166.518
8. AJ Foyt IV Vision 166.126
9. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne 166.032
10. Oriol Servia KV 165.815
11. Ryan Briscoe Penske 165.643
12. John Andretti Roth 165.275
13. Ed Carpenter Vision 164.963
14. Danica Patrick Andretti Green 164.396
15. Marty Roth Roth 164.326
16. Will Power KV 164.321
17. Vitor Meira Panther 163.844
18. Helio Castroneves Penske 163.353
19. EJ Viso HVM 163.170
20. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne 162.566
21. Townsend Bell Dreyer & Reinbold 162.517
22. Darren Manning Foyt 160.616
23. Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan 159.652
24. Jaime Camara Conquest 158.884
25. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman
26. Enrique Bernoldi Conquest