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IndyCar current champion Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport) earned pole position for this weekend's IndyCar race at Barber Motorsports Park in an action-filled session.

Will Power (Penske) finished a close second having tried to have the best on his final flying lap but to no avail in the end.

Ryan Hunter-Reay got away with the pole (Photo: IndyCar)

Rookie Tristan Vautier continued to show remarkable pace and ended-up third in the Fast-Six shoot-out in which he was allowed to run after Takuma Sato was disqualified for having blocked Justin Wilson.

Ganassi's Scott Dixon was fourth fastest while his teammate Charlie Kimball and Penske's Helio Castroneves rounded out the top six.

The winner of the inaugural race in St Petersburg James Hinchcliffe (Andretti Autosport) had his share of problems and finished a distant 20th.

AJ Allmendinger (Penske) made it through to the second phase in his open-wheel comeback, and will start in the middle of the field.


Qualifying results - Barber Motorsport Park
1.Ryan Hunter-Reay (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - 1'07"0871
2.Will Power (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Penske - 1'07"3304
3.Tristan Vautier (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Schmidt - 1'07"3616
4.Scott Dixon (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Ganassi - 1'07"3642
5.Charlie Kimball (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Ganassi - 1'07"4987
6.Helio Castroneves (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Penske - 1'07"5106
7.Marco Andretti (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Andretti - 1'07"4893
8.Justin Wilson (Dallara DW12-Honda) - Coyne - 1'07"4964
9.Sebastian Saavedra (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Dragon - 1'07"6317
10.AJ Allmendinger (Dallara DW12-Chevy) - Penske - 1'07"6962
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