Transition Player, Will Power, Takes INDY LB Pole

Transition Player, Will Power, Takes INDY LB Pole

Dario Franchitti, Justin Wilson, Raphael Matos, EJ Viso, Scott Dixon and Will Power battled for the pole in the Firestone Fast Six after advancing out of the second round.

How they fared ...

Three Transition Players make the Firestone Fast Six for sunday's race ... now, that's parity!

Will Power will defend his Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach title from the pole on Sunday after running the fastest lap in the Firestone Fast Six final round of qualifying this afternoon.

Power, driving the "NEW" Vorizon Wireless No. 12 Team Penske machine (with the pit crew managed by Rick Mears) after Helio Castroneves returned to the No. 3 this morning, ran a lap of 1:09.7107 (101.631 m.p.h.) to defeat Dario Franchitti for the top spot.

Row 2 will feature rookie driver Raphael Matos and E.J. Viso, who earned his best starting position in IndyCar Series competition. The third row will see Justin Wilson on the inside and defending series champion Scott Dixon on the outside.

By comparison, last year, Justin Wilson captured the pole position in his ChampCar DP01 with a time of 1:06.6020 (105.898 m.p.h.).

... notes from The EDJE

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