Dario Franchitti Qualifies on the Front Row for the Indianapolis 500



Dario Franchitti, driver of the #27 Canadian Club car, will start on the outside of the front row for the 91st running of the Indianapolis 500. Franchitti posted a four-lap average speed of 225.191 miles per hour (2 min., 39.8642 sec. ) which gave him the pole position until Helio Castroneves and teammate Tony Kanaan topped his time with less than ten minutes remaining.

Qualifying Sequence

Position 3rd

Speed Time

Lap 1 225.078 mph 39.9861 sec

Lap 2 225.289 mph 39.9486 sec

Lap 3 225.318 mph 39.9435 sec

Lap 4 225.079 mph 39.9860 sec

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