Team Penske’s Will Power earned his third pole in last three IndyCar events of 2011 while his team-mate Ryan Briscoe, who had been fast all thru the week-end was only 12th.
Right to the end Andretti Autosport’s Ryan Hunter-Reay looked like the one who would be on the front row start but the Australian was able to pull thru and pass Hunter-Reay at the top of the time sheet. While the American had to settle for second, Mike Conway (Andretti) took third on the grid, having held provisional pole for a while. The Briton will start alongside Oriol Servia (Newman/Haas) who once again proved he was among the contender. Justin Wilson (Dreyer & Reinbold) completed the top 5 as Penske's Helio Castroneves was the last of the Fast Six.. Both Ganassi’s drivers weren’t able to be on the front rows, leaving Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon on row four. Although he had been among the fastest drivers on the circuit since Friday, Ryan Briscoe's inability to get above 12th was by far the surprise of the week-end. Canadian Alex Tagliani maintained his good showing with ninth for Sam Schmidt Motorsports, while countryman James Hinchcliffe (Newman-Haas) was 11th. To say that Paul Tracy (Dragon) doesn’t have an easy outing in Long Beach with be an euphemism as he was slowest in his group and will line up 25th. Pos Driver Team Time Gap 1. Will Power Penske 1m09.0649s 2. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti 1m09.1409s + 0.0760s 3. Mike Conway Andretti 1m09.6414s + 0.5765s 4. Oriol Servia Newman/Haas 1m09.6828s + 0.6179s 5. Justin Wilson Dreyer & Reinbold 1m09.8097s + 0.7448s 6. Helio Castroneves Penske 1m09.8423s + 0.7774s 7. Dario Franchitti Ganassi 1m10.1465s (Round 2) 8. Scott Dixon Ganassi 1m10.6407s (Round 2) 9. Alex Tagliani Sam Schmidt 1m10.3477s (Round 2) 10. Tony Kanaan KV 1m09.9400s (Round 2) 11. James Hinchcliffe Newman/Haas 1m10.1146s (Round 2) 12. Ryan Briscoe Penske 1m10.5883s (Round 2) 13. Vitor Meira Foyt 1m10.7836s (Group 1) 14. Marco Andretti Andretti 1m10.8672s (Group 2) 15. Sebastian Saavedra Conquest 1m11.0249s (Group 1) 16. Graham Rahal Ganassi 1m11.0341s (Group 2) 17. EJ Viso KV 1m10.8050s (Group 1) 18. Simona de Silvestro HVM 1m10.8197s (Group 2) 19. Raphael Matos AFS 1m10.8592s (Group 1) 20. Danica Patrick Andretti 1m11.4916s (Group 2) 21. Sebastien Bourdais Dale Coyne 1m10.1010s (Group 1) 22. Takuma Sato KV 1m09.7352s (Group 2) 23. James Jakes Dale Coyne 1m09.8122s (Group 1) 24. Charlie Kimball Ganassi 1m09.8243s (Group 2) 25. Paul Tracy Dragon 1m09.6037s (Group 1) 26. Ana Beatriz Dreyer & Reinbold 1m09.6385s (Group 2) 27. JR Hildebrand Panther 1m09.6497s (Group 2)
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