Will Power posted a quick lap of 1 minute, 16.5282 seconds in qualifying and will start on pole for tomorrows Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma. Power earned his eighth IZOD IndyCar Series- PEAK Performance Pole Award of the season at the Infineon Raceway (roadcourse) and will start alongside Helio Castroneves on the front row.
Dario Franchitti (1:16.9437), who enters the race 42 points behind Power in the championship standings, will share Row 2 with Alex Tagliani (1:17.2068). Ryan Briscoe (1:17.2109) and Scott Dixon (1:17.3470), who extended his series-record streak to 45 consecutive top-10 starts, will be on the third row.
The race is timed to go at 2:45pm local time tomorrow (Sunday) (6:45am Monday NZ time).
Qualifying results - Top 6
1 Will Power 1.16.5282
2 Helio Castroneves 1.16.5652
3 Dario Franchitti 1.16.9437
4 Alex Tagliani 1.17.2068
5 Ryan Briscoe 1.17.2109
6 Scott Dixon 1.17.3470
