On Saturday, the NTT IndyCar Series held qualifying for the final race of the season at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey. The race airs on Sunday at 3 pm on NBC.
Will Power broke Mario Andretti’s all-time pole record of 67 poles for his 68th career pole. It was Power’s fourth pole of the season with a lap time of 1:11.6127 at 112.505 mph. Meanwhile, Callum Ilott had his best qualifying position starting second with a lap time of 1:11.6320 at 112.475 mph.
Starting Lineup:
Position | Car No. | Driver | Team | Time | Speed |
1. | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | 1:11.6127 | 112.505 |
2. | 77 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | 1:11.6320 | 112.475 |
3. | 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | 1:11.7698 | 112.259 |
4. | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | 1:11.7858 | 112.234 |
5. | 10 | Alex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:12.1625 | 111.648 |
6. | 5 | Pato O’Ward | Arrow McLaren SP | 1:12.4542 | 111.199 |
7. | 18 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing w/HMD Motorsports | 1:11.6295 | 112.479 |
8. | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | 1:11.6916 | 112.381 |
9. | 7 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren SP | 1:11.7285 | 112.324 |
10. | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:12.1359 | 111.689 |
11. | 60 | Simon Pagenaud | Meyer Shank Racing | 1:12.2808 | 111.465 |
12. | 06 | Helio Castroneves | Meyer Shank Racing | 1:12.8856 | 110.540 |
13. | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:12.1722 | 111.633 |
14. | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | 1:12.1442 | 111.676 |
15. | 20 | Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | 1:12.2661 | 111.488 |
16. | 30 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 1:12.2093 | 111.576 |
17. | 14 | Kyle Kirkwood | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | 1:12.4299 | 111.236 |
18. | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport w/Curb-Agajanian | 1:12.2720 | 111.479 |
19. | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 1:12.5970 | 110.980 |
20. | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | 1:12.2996 | 111.436 |
21. | 45 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 1:12.8366 | 110.615 |
22. | 51 | Takuma Sato | Dale Coyne Racing w/RWR | 1:12.4489 | 111.207 |
23. | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:13.4172 | 109.740 |
24. | 4 | Dalton Kellett | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | 1:12.8001 | 110.670 |
25. | 2 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | No Time | No Speed |
26. | 16 | Simona De Silvestro | Paretta Autosport | 1:13.5181 | 109.589 |