P1racenews AI automatic summary:
IndyCar is visiting another of its iconic natural terrain road courses this weekend, and Saturday’s qualifying session served up plenty of action. The field of 27 was whittled down to six, then it was Alex Palou’s time to demonstrate exactly how good he is behind the wheel of his #10 CGR Honda. Palou followed up […]
IndyCar held a thrilling qualifying session at an iconic road course this weekend, with Alex Palou clinching the pole position in his #10 CGR Honda.
Palou’s impressive performance was followed by Christian Lundgaard, who secured the second starting position.
Kyffin Simpson’s breakthrough into the Fast Six round earned him a third-place starting position, while Nolan Siegel rounded out the youngest row on the grid in fourth.
Colton Herta and Louis Foster will start from the third row after advancing to the final round but missing out on higher positions.
Team Penske faced challenges as all three of their top drivers were eliminated in the first round, with Josef Newgarden starting from 18th on Sunday.
Rinus VeeKay received a penalty and will start from the back of the grid for the 90-lap main event at 1:00 PM eastern time.
