Arrow McLaren’s Felix Rosenqvist captured his second consecutive pole at Texas Motor Speedway in qualifying for the PPG 375 NTT IndyCar sequence race and may have loads his teammates shut by when the inexperienced flag waves on Sunday at 12:15pm ET.
The Swede’s two-lap common of 220.264mph edged Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon, who produced a 219.972mph within the No. 9 Honda. McLaren’s Alexander Rossi will line up third within the No. 7 Chevy and have one other member of the Bowtie household — Crew Penske’s Josef Newgarden within the No. 2 entry — alongside in fourth.
McLaren’s Pato O’Ward was fifth quickest within the No. 5 Chevy, giving the group a P1-3-5 qualifying efficiency and all three vehicles in a straight line as they strategy the beginning.
Complementing Dixon in second, new CGR driver Takuma Sato secured sixth on his debut within the No. 11 Honda.
“Arrow McLaren gave us weapons once more,” Rosenqvist stated. “We’ll take it. We’ve all the time been good right here, nevertheless it’s an all-new confidence degree this 12 months.”
Elsewhere, Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports’ David Malukas impressed with a run to ninth, one place forward of Colton Herta, Andretti Autosport’s quickest driver.
Like Malukas, the A.J. Foyt Racing duo of Benjamin Pedersen and Santino Ferrucci have been excessive achievers in qualifying, locking in thirteenth and 14th, respectively, and of the remaining drivers who had a purpose to be pleased with their outcomes, oval rookie Agustin Canapino certified nineteenth for Juncos Hollinger Racing, forward of Andretti’s Kyle Kirkwood, Meyer Shank Racing’s Helio Castroneves and Simon Pagenaud, Ed Carpenter Racing’s Conor Daly and Rinus VeeKay, and your entire Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing group.
“We’re dissatisfied,” Rahal stated. “I simply assume aerodynamically, we’re lacking one thing huge. The automobile simply doesn’t speed up. I simply assume the vehicles are draggy and gradual. It’s not acceptable.”
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