Team Penske køreren Ryan Briscoe kørte suverænt hurtigst i IndyCar Series deltagernes kvalifikation på Watkins Glen banen, han sikrede sig pole position i tiden 1:28,597, hvilket var henholdsvis 0,714 og 1,131 sekund hurtigere end Justin Wilson fra Dale Coyne Racing samt Scott Dixon fra Chip Ganassi Racing der besatte 2. og 3. pladserne. Mario Moraes fra KV Racing Technology og Graham Rahal fra Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing var de to sidste kørere i top 5.
Men ved den efterfølgende tekniske kontrol viste det sig at Graham Rahal's racer vejede for lidt, så han blev rykket 10 pladser bagud på startgridden.
Nu mand på 5. pladsen blev så Dario Franchitti fra Chip Ganassi Racing, men da han havde foresaget et undgåeligt uheld, fik han frataget sine to hurtigste tider, heldigvis for ham rakte hans 3. hurtigste tid til at holde placeringen!
Feltets to kvindelige kørere Danica Patrick Andretti Green Racing og Milka Duno fra Dreyer & Reinbold Racing sluttede kvalifikationen på 8. og 19. pladserne.
Kvalifikationstiderne:
|
Pl. |
# |
Kører |
Team |
Tid |
Mph. |
|
1 |
6 |
Ryan Briscoe |
Team Penske |
1:28,597 |
136,935 |
2 |
18 |
Justin Wilson |
Dale Coyne Racing |
1:29,311 |
135,841 |
3 |
9 |
Scott Dixon |
Chip Ganassi Racing |
1:29,728 |
135,209 |
|
4 |
5 |
Mario Moraes |
KV Racing Technology |
1:29,800 |
135,100 |
5 |
02 |
Graham Rahal |
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing |
1:29,953 |
134,871 |
6 |
10 |
Dario Franchitti++ |
Chip Ganassi Racing |
no time |
no speed |
|
7 |
24 |
Mike Conway* |
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing |
1:29,172 |
136,052 |
8 |
7 |
Danica Patrick |
Andretti Green Racing |
1:29,208 |
135,997 |
9 |
26 |
Marco Andretti |
Andretti Green Racing |
1:29,354 |
135,775 |
|
10 |
11 |
Tony Kanaan |
Andretti Green Racing |
1:29,413 |
135,685 |
11 |
13 |
EJ Viso |
HVM Racing |
1:29,566 |
135,453 |
12 |
4 |
Dan Wheldon |
Panther Racing |
1:29,914 |
134,929 |
|
13 |
27 |
Hideki Mutoh |
Andretti Green Racing |
1:29,794 |
135,109 |
14 |
3 |
Helio Castroneves |
Team Penske |
1:29,866 |
135,001 |
15 |
15 |
Paul Tracy |
KV Racing Technology |
1:30,617 |
133,883 |
|
16 |
14 |
Ryan Hunter-Reay |
AJ Foyt Enterprises |
1:30,400 |
134,203 |
17 |
06 |
Robert Doornbos* |
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing |
1:30,627 |
133,868 |
18 |
2 |
Raphael Matos* |
Luczo Dragon Racing |
1:30,498 |
134,058 |
|
19 |
23 |
Milka Duno |
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing |
1:33,682 |
129,501 |
20 |
98 |
Richard Antinucci* |
CURB/Agajanian/Team 3G |
1:31,191 |
133,039 |
21 |
20 |
Ed Carpenter |
Vision Racing |
1:31,685 |
132,322 |
|
* = rookie
Efter at straffene er blevet effektueret, kommer startopstillingen til at se således ud
|
Pl. |
# |
Kører |
Team |
Tid |
Mph. |
|
1 |
6 |
Ryan Briscoe |
Team Penske |
1:28,597 |
136,935 |
2 |
18 |
Justin Wilson |
Dale Coyne Racing |
1:29,311 |
135,841 |
3 |
9 |
Scott Dixon |
Chip Ganassi Racing |
1:29,728 |
135,209 |
|
4 |
5 |
Mario Moraes |
KV Racing Technology |
1:29,800 |
135,100 |
5 |
10 |
Dario Franchitti |
Chip Ganassi Racing |
no time |
no speed |
6 |
24 |
Mike Conway* |
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing |
1:29,172 |
136,052 |
|
7 |
7 |
Danica Patrick |
Andretti Green Racing |
1:29,208 |
135,997 |
8 |
26 |
Marco Andretti |
Andretti Green Racing |
1:29,354 |
135,775 |
9 |
11 |
Tony Kanaan |
Andretti Green Racing |
1:29,413 |
135,685 |
|
10 |
13 |
EJ Viso |
HVM Racing |
1:29,566 |
135,453 |
11 |
4 |
Dan Wheldon |
Panther Racing |
1:29,914 |
134,929 |
12 |
27 |
Hideki Mutoh |
Andretti Green Racing |
1:29,794 |
135,109 |
|
13 |
3 |
Helio Castroneves |
Team Penske |
1:29,866 |
135,001 |
14 |
3 |
Helio Castroneves |
Team Penske |
1:29,866 |
135,001 |
15 |
02 |
Graham Rahal |
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing |
no time |
no speed |
|
16 |
14 |
Ryan Hunter-Reay |
AJ Foyt Enterprises |
1:30,400 |
134,203 |
17 |
06 |
Robert Doornbos* |
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing |
1:30,627 |
133,868 |
18 |
2 |
Raphael Matos* |
Luczo Dragon Racing |
1:30,498 |
134,058 |
|
19 |
23 |
Milka Duno |
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing |
1:33,682 |
129,501 |
20 |
98 |
Richard Antinucci* |
CURB/Agajanian/Team 3G |
1:31,191 |
133,039 |
21 |
20 |
Ed Carpenter |
Vision Racing |
1:31,685 |
132,322 |
|
* = rookie. Hr. Nielsen
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