Dario Franchitti earned his first PEAK Performance Pole Award of the season and the seventh of his IndyCar Series career with a four-lap average of 214.513 mph on the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway.
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The top four drivers in the series championship—the same four drivers that swept the first two rows in qualifying—posted speed averages in the 214-mph bracket.
Ryan Briscoe will start alongside Franchitti in the Bombardier Learjet 550k after a four-lap average of 214.413 mph.
Points leader and defending race winner Scott Dixon (214.296) and Helio Castroneves (214.228) will be on Row 2. Danica Patrick will start fifth (213.929) and share Row 3 with Mario Moraes (213.717).
Qualifying Friday for the Bombardier Learjet 550K IndyCar Series event on the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway, with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine and speed:
1. (10) Dario Franchitti, Dallara-Honda, 214.513
2. (6) Ryan Briscoe, Dallara-Honda, 214.413
3. (9) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 214.296
4. (3) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Honda, 214.228
5. (7) Danica Patrick, Dallara-Honda, 213.929
6. (5) Mario Moraes, Dallara-Honda, 213.717
7. (4) Dan Wheldon, Dallara-Honda, 213.596
8. (26) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Honda, 213.540
9. (06) Robert Doornbos, Dallara-Honda, 213.479
10. (20) Ed Carpenter, Dallara-Honda, 213.435
11. (27) Hideki Mutoh, Dallara-Honda, 213.327
12. (02) Graham Rahal, Dallara-Honda, 213.178
13. (34) Alex Tagliani, Dallara-Honda, 213.173
14. (67) Sarah Fisher, Dallara-Honda, 212.554
15. (2) Raphael Matos, Dallara-Honda, 212.137
16. (11) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Honda, 212.108
17. (18) Justin Wilson, Dallara-Honda, 212.021
18. (43) Tomas Scheckter, Dallara-Honda, 211.741
19. (24) Mike Conway, Dallara-Honda, 211.686
20. (23) Milka Duno, Dallara-Honda, 211.601
21. (13) E.J. Viso, Dallara-Honda, 211.553
22. (14) A.J. Foyt IV, Dallara-Honda, 211.454
23. (21) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dallara-Honda, 210.532
24. (98) Jaques Lazier, Dallara-Honda, 209.329
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