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INDYCAR: Briscoe On Watkins Glen Pole
Written by: Indycar.com   
07/04/2009
Watkins Glen, NY
 
Ryan Briscoe earned his second PEAK Performance Pole Award of the season with a track-record lap of 1 minute, 30.9533 seconds (133.387 mph) during the Firestone Fast Six for the Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen.
After an unrepresentative showing at Richmond last weekend, Team Penske's Ryan Briscoe commanded qualifying today for Sunday's Watkins Glen IndyCar race. (IndyCar.com) ยป More Photos

Justin Wilson, competing in the 10-minute session for the third time in as many road/street circuit events this season in the No. 18 Z-Line Designs for Dale Coyne Racing, will start on the front row (1:29.5472).

Scott Dixon, who won the first three IndyCar Series races at The Glen, will share Row 2 with KV Racing technology's Mario Moraes, who's starting in the top 10 for the fifth time (first on a street/road circuit) this season. Graham Rahal will start fifth and series points leader Dario Franchitti will join him on the third row. Franchitti's No. 10 Polaroid car for Target Chip Ganassi Racing, spun entering Turn 11 and made rear contact with the tire barrier.

(NOTE: Rahal was later moved back ten positions after failing post-qualification tech inspection.)

Helio Castroneves, the pole winner in 2005-07, was bumped in the first segment by Dan Wheldon's final lap of 1:29.6398 in the 20-minute session.

"Needless to say, qualifying was a bit frustrating because the Team Penske car is better than where we qualified," he said. "It took us a little longer to get up to speed than we thought it would and we just didn't have enough time to get a fast lap in there at the end of the session. I was hoping we'd be able to get one more lap before the end, but we just didn't have the chance. Starting 14th isn't ideal here, but it's what we have to deal with, so tomorrow we'll have to see what happens."

Andretti Green Racing, which tested at The Glen with three cars two weeks ago, was shut out of the Firestone Fast Six.

Segment 1

Group 1 (top six advance): Ryan Briscoe 1:28.9409, Dario Franchitti 1;29.2708, Mario Moraes 1:29.4251, Danica Patrick 1:29.6380, Tony Kanaan 1:29.7107, Justin Wilson 1:29.7664. Not advancing - Hideki Mutoh 1:29.7943, Paul Tracy 1:30.6167, Robert Doornbos 1:30.6266, Milka Duno 1:33.6824.

Group 2: Graham Rahal 1:29.1607, Marco Andretti 1:29.2222, Mike Conway 1:29.3397, Scott Dixon 1:29.3397, Dan Wheldon 1:29.6398, E. J. Viso 1:29.8478. Not advancing - Helio Castroneves
1:29.8662, Ryan Hunter-Reay 1:30.4001, Raphael Matos 1:30.4981, Richard Antinucci 1:31.1910, Ed Carpenter 1:31.6852.

Segment 2

Top six advance: Ryan Briscoe 1:28.1322, Dario Franchitti 1:28.8050, Justin Wilson 1:28.8214, Mario Moraes 1:28.9993, Scott Dixon 1:29.1533, Graham Rahal 1:29.1616. Starting lineup 7-13: Mike Conway 1:29.1715, Danica Patrick 1:29.2076, Marco Andretti 1:29.3539, Tony Kanaan 1:29.4131, E.J. Viso 1:29.5661, Dan Wheldon 1:29.9137.

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. - Qualifying Saturday for the Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen IndyCar Series event on the 3.37-mile Watkins Glen International, with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, time and speed in parentheses:

1. (6) Ryan Briscoe, Dallara-Honda, 1:28.5970 (136.935)
2. (18) Justin Wilson, Dallara-Honda, 1:29.3106 (135.841)
3. (9) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 1:29.7279 (135.209)
4. (5) Mario Moraes, Dallara-Honda, 1:29.8003 (135.100)
5. (10) Dario Franchitti, Dallara-Honda, no time (no speed)
6. (24) Mike Conway, Dallara-Honda, 1:29.1715 (136.052)
7. (7) Danica Patrick, Dallara-Honda, 1:29.2076 (135.997)
8. (26) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Honda, 1:29.3539 (135.775)
9. (11) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Honda, 1:29.4131 (135.685)
10. (13) E.J. Viso, Dallara-Honda, 1:29.5661 (135.453)
11. (4) Dan Wheldon, Dallara-Honda, 1:29.9137 (134.929)
12. (27) Hideki Mutoh, Dallara-Honda, 1:29.7943 (135.109)
13. (3) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Honda, 1:29.8662 (135.001)
14. (15) Paul Tracy, Dallara-Honda, 1:30.6167 (133.883)
15. (02) Graham Rahal, Dallara-Honda, no time (no speed)
16. (14) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dallara-Honda, 1:30.4001 (134.203)
17. (06) Robert Doornbos, Dallara-Honda, 1:30.6266 (133.868)
18. (2) Raphael Matos, Dallara-Honda, 1:30.4981 (134.058)
19. (23) Milka Duno, Dallara-Honda, 1:33.6824 (129.501)
20. (98) Richard Antinucci, Dallara-Honda, 1:31.1910 (133.039)
21. (20) Ed Carpenter, Dallara-Honda, 1:31.6852 (132.322)


Note:

Franchitti lost his two fastest laps for causing a full-course caution during Firestone Fast Six.

Rahal was penalized 10 grid positions after his car failed post-qualifying technical inspection.
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