Photo: Dario FranchittiThe two way battle IndyCar between Target Chip Ganassi Racing and Team Penske has continued at the Texas Motor Speedway with both teams drivers making up the top four in qualifying for tomorrows Bombardier Learjet 550.
This time Dario Franchitti (Target Chip Ganassi) won the PEAK Performance Pole Award presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts with team mate Scott Dixon third. Ryan Briscoe (Penske) is sandwiched in between them while his team mate and Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves starts fourth.
This is Franchitti’s first pole of the season and his career seventh. He gains a point for this achievement and is now second in the IndyCar Series behind Dixon.
Dixon, posted an average of 214.296 mph for his fourth consecutive top-five start this season. Danica Patrick, who's seeking a fifth consecutive top-five finish, had an average of 213.929 mph in the No. 7 Boost Mobile/Motorola car and will share Row 3 with Mario Moraes (213.717).
The race is timed to go at 9pm Saturday 6th Jun (ET USA time - approximately 1pm NZ time Sun 7th Jun).
Starting grid
1. Dario Franchitti (214.513 mph)
2. Ryan Briscoe (214.423mph)
3. Scott Dixon (214.296 mph)
4. Helio Castroneves (214.228 mph)
5. Danica Patrick
6. Mario Moraes
7. Dan Wheldon
8. Marco Andretti
9. Robert Doornbos
10. Ed Carpenter
11. Hideki Mutoh
12. Graham Rahal
13. Alex Tagliani
14. Sarah Fisher
15. Raphael Matos
16. Tony Kanaan
17. Justin Wilson
18. Tomas Scheckter
19. Mike Conway
20. Milka Duno
21. E.J. Viso
22. A.J. Foyt IV
23. Ryan Hunter-Reay
24. Jaques Lazier
