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Will Power (Penske) continued to show why he is still leading the IZOD IndyCar Series championship with only two events to go by earning a dominant pole position during qualifying in Baltimore.
He was followed by AJ Foyt Racing's Mike Conway, who was nonetheless more than 0.5759s behind and who will lose his starting spot after being penalized for an unapproved engine change that will leave him 10 places down the order.
Just after setting his best time, Conway crashed at the new chicane, exactly at the same spot where Ganassi's Graham Rahal had his during the opening phase of the session; forcing some early exits among them Ryan Hunter-Reay, Takuma Sato and Rubens Barichello who did not had time to post their fastest laps.
Four other drivers should also be issued 10-place penalties for unapproved engine changes or exceeding their engine allocation. Sato, Simona de Silvestro, Bruno Junqueira and Charlie Kimball all stand to have 10 places added to their qualifying positions.
Qualifying results - IndyCar (Baltimore)
Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap
1. Will Power Penske Dallara-Chevy 1m17.9750s
2. Mike Conway Foyt Dallara-Honda 1m18.5509s + 0.5759s
3. Scott Dixon Ganassi Dallara-Honda 1m18.6017s + 0.6267s
4. Sebastien Bourdais Dragon Dallara-Chevy 1m18.8500s + 0.8750s
5. Dario Franchitti Ganassi Dallara-Honda 1m18.9398s + 0.9648s
6. James Hinchcliffe Andretti Dallara-Chevy 1m19.3101s + 1.3351s
7. Charlie Kimball Ganassi Dallara-Honda 1m19.3347s Round 2
8. Tony Kanaan KV Dallara-Chevy 1m19.6788s Round 2
9. Justin Wilson Coyne Dallara-Honda 1m20.3559s Round 2
10. Bruno Junqueira Fisher Dallara-Honda 1m20.3826s Round 2
11. Ed Carpenter Carpenter Dallara-Chevy 1m20.4968s Round 2
12. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Dallara-Honda Round 2
13. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Dallara-Chevy 1m21.7113s Group 1
14. Ryan Briscoe Penske Dallara-Chevy 1m18.8872s Group 2
15. Alex Tagliani Herta Dallara-Honda 1m22.2657s Group 1
16. Helio Castroneves Penske Dallara-Chevy 1m18.9533s Group 2
17. Rubens Barrichello KV Dallara-Chevy 1m22.7851s Group 1
18. Oriol Servia Panther/DRR Dallara-Chevy 1m19.3365s Group 2
19. Takuma Sato Rahal Dallara-Honda 1m24.5395s Group 1
20. Marco Andretti Andretti Dallara-Chevy 1m19.4192s Group 2
21. Simona de Silvestro HVM Dallara-Lotus 1m27.2226s Group 1
22. James Jakes Coyne Dallara-Honda 1m19.5496s Group 2
23. Graham Rahal Ganassi Dallara-Honda Group 1
24. EJ Viso KV Dallara-Chevy 1m19.8631s Group 2
25. JR Hildebrand Panther Dallara-Chevy Group 2
He was followed by AJ Foyt Racing's Mike Conway, who was nonetheless more than 0.5759s behind and who will lose his starting spot after being penalized for an unapproved engine change that will leave him 10 places down the order.
Just after setting his best time, Conway crashed at the new chicane, exactly at the same spot where Ganassi's Graham Rahal had his during the opening phase of the session; forcing some early exits among them Ryan Hunter-Reay, Takuma Sato and Rubens Barichello who did not had time to post their fastest laps.
Four other drivers should also be issued 10-place penalties for unapproved engine changes or exceeding their engine allocation. Sato, Simona de Silvestro, Bruno Junqueira and Charlie Kimball all stand to have 10 places added to their qualifying positions.
Qualifying results - IndyCar (Baltimore)
Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap
1. Will Power Penske Dallara-Chevy 1m17.9750s
2. Mike Conway Foyt Dallara-Honda 1m18.5509s + 0.5759s
3. Scott Dixon Ganassi Dallara-Honda 1m18.6017s + 0.6267s
4. Sebastien Bourdais Dragon Dallara-Chevy 1m18.8500s + 0.8750s
5. Dario Franchitti Ganassi Dallara-Honda 1m18.9398s + 0.9648s
6. James Hinchcliffe Andretti Dallara-Chevy 1m19.3101s + 1.3351s
7. Charlie Kimball Ganassi Dallara-Honda 1m19.3347s Round 2
8. Tony Kanaan KV Dallara-Chevy 1m19.6788s Round 2
9. Justin Wilson Coyne Dallara-Honda 1m20.3559s Round 2
10. Bruno Junqueira Fisher Dallara-Honda 1m20.3826s Round 2
11. Ed Carpenter Carpenter Dallara-Chevy 1m20.4968s Round 2
12. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Dallara-Honda Round 2
13. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Dallara-Chevy 1m21.7113s Group 1
14. Ryan Briscoe Penske Dallara-Chevy 1m18.8872s Group 2
15. Alex Tagliani Herta Dallara-Honda 1m22.2657s Group 1
16. Helio Castroneves Penske Dallara-Chevy 1m18.9533s Group 2
17. Rubens Barrichello KV Dallara-Chevy 1m22.7851s Group 1
18. Oriol Servia Panther/DRR Dallara-Chevy 1m19.3365s Group 2
19. Takuma Sato Rahal Dallara-Honda 1m24.5395s Group 1
20. Marco Andretti Andretti Dallara-Chevy 1m19.4192s Group 2
21. Simona de Silvestro HVM Dallara-Lotus 1m27.2226s Group 1
22. James Jakes Coyne Dallara-Honda 1m19.5496s Group 2
23. Graham Rahal Ganassi Dallara-Honda Group 1
24. EJ Viso KV Dallara-Chevy 1m19.8631s Group 2
25. JR Hildebrand Panther Dallara-Chevy Group 2