Will Power (Team Penske), who has participated in all eight Firestone Fast Six sessions this season, claimed pole position for the seventh time of the season, tying teammate Helio Castroneves’ IZOD IndyCar Series record.
The Australian, who enters the 12th race on the IZOD IndyCar Series with a 50-point lead over Dario Franchitti in the drivers’ championship, will try and win the Mario Andretti Road Championship. Dario Franchitti (Ganassi Racing), who advanced to the Firestone Fast Six the past four races (all with podium finishes), will start on the outside of the front row. The top six cars were separated by 0.3373 of a second. The top 19 of the 27-car field are separated by less than a second. Good showing for KV Racing's Takuma Sato who will start a season-high third alongside Ryan Hunter-Reay in the No. 37 Andretti Autosport Dallara Honda. Veterans Scott Dixon (Ganassi Racing) and Helio Castroneves will be on 3rd Row. Dixon extended his series record to 44 consecutive top-10 starts. Simona de Silvestro was challenging for a top six spot for the second event in a row when the clutch of her HVM car broke in the pits, leaving her 10th on the grid. Alex Tagliani will start from 14th. There were disappointment also as Andretti Autosport's Tony Kanaan was a distant 20th while Friday pacesetter Graham Rahal finished way back in 26th for Newman/Haas. Debutant JR Hildebrand (Dreyer & Reinbold) will start 18th, alongside Adam Carroll, who is making his second appearance with Andretti Autosport. IZOD IndyCar Mid Ohio - Qualifications Pos. Driver Team Time 1. Will Power Team Penske 1:07.1997 2 .Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 1:07.2846 3. Takuma Sato (R) KV Racing Technology 1:07.4337 4. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport 1:07.4411 5. Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 1:07.4711 6. Helio Castroneves Team Penske 1:07.5370 7. Ryan Briscoe Team Penske 1:07.4687 8.E.J. Viso Caracas KV Racing Technology 1:07.47 9. Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport 1:07.5436 10. Simona de Silvestro (R) HVM Racing 1:07.6190 11. Justin Wilson Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 1:07.6239 12. Hideki Mutoh Newman/Haas Racing 1:07.7491 13. Dan Wheldon Panther Racing 1:08.2415 14. Alex Tagliani FAZZT Race 1:07.7789 Etc.
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