The first upset of the month at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway occurred Friday when Team Penske driver Will Power did not win the pole for Saturday’s IndyCar Grand Prix.
In fact, the three-time pole winner and race-winner for this event didn’t even crack the top five.
Power qualified sixth and was the last car in the Firestone Fast Six with a lap at 1:08.7901 around the 2.439-mile, 14-turn Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course for a speed of 127.640 miles per hour in the No. 12 Verizon Chevrolet.
“I'll tell you, that was like a serious lap I did to be sixth, and not just sixth but like four tenths off the next guy or something,” Power explained afterwards. “We're just a little bit lost, unfortunately. We can't really put our finger on where we're slow. We know we're slow actually on the straights, so that's one area. I'm not sure why.
“We'll have a good look at it tonight and see. It's kind of confusing for us because the cars don't feel that bad. Actually, they feel pretty reasonable. We don't quite understand why we're slow.”
It was a surprise qualification session as Swedish rookie Felix Rosenqvist won his first career pole with a fast time of 1:08.2785 (128.597 mph) in the No. 10 Honda. Other surprises in the Fast Six included Jack Harvey third, rookie Colton Herta fourth and Ed Jones, fifth.
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