IndyCar’s busy Friday continued with a single-car, two-lap qualifying session around Phoenix Raceway’s one-mile oval.
Taking his first ever IndyCar pole was David Malukas, who put his #12 Team Penske Chevy on top with a set of laps averaging 175.383 MPH.
Josef Newgarden set the second fast time to make it a Team Penske front row. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing impressed with both Graham Rahal and rookie Mick Schumacher filling out the second row.
READ MORE: IndyCar Phoenix– Full Qualifying Report
Will Power was the only driver to crash, with a sketchy run ending early when he backed his Andretti Global Honda into the Turn 1 wall.
Felix Rosenqvist did not participate in qualifying at all as his Meyer Shank Racing crew did not have time to repair his car after a morning practice crash.
The series’ busy schedule continues as final practice takes place this evening with less than a two-hour break. Saturday’s race will be run at 1:00 PM local time (3:00 PM eastern).
| # | Driver | Time (2 laps) | Avg. Speed (MPH) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Malukas | 00:41.0530 | 175.383 |
| 2 | Josef Newgarden | 00:41.2493 | 174.548 |
| 3 | Graham Rahal | 00:41.3810 | 173.993 |
| 4 | Mick Schumacher | 00:41.4587 | 173.667 |
| 5 | Scott McLaughlin | 00:41.5109 | 173.448 |
| 6 | Alexander Rossi | 00:41.5252 | 173.389 |
| 7 | Pato O’Ward | 00:41.5359 | 173.344 |
| 8 | Rinus VeeKay | 00:41.5589 | 173.248 |
| 9 | Nolan Siegel | 00:41.6196 | 172.995 |
| 10 | Alex Palou | 00:41.6234 | 172.980 |
| 11 | Kyle Kirkwood | 00:41.6479 | 172.878 |
| 12 | Sting Ray Robb | 00:41.7305 | 172.536 |
| 13 | Marcus Armstrong | 00:41.7551 | 172.434 |
| 14 | Marcus Ericsson | 00:41.7721 | 172.364 |
| 15 | Scott Dixon | 00:41.8425 | 172.074 |
| 16 | Louis Foster | 00:41.9025 | 171.827 |
| 17 | Christian Lundgaard | 00:41.9664 | 171.566 |
| 18 | Christian Rasmussen | 00:41.9728 | 171.540 |
| 19 | Kyffin Simpson | 00:41.9974 | 171.439 |
| 20 | Romain Grosjean | 00:42.1512 | 170.814 |
| 21 | Santino Ferrucci | 00:42.2096 | 170.577 |
| 22 | Dennis Hauger | 00:42.3983 | 169.818 |
| 23 | Caio Collet | 00:42.9474 | 167.647 |
| 24 | Will Power | No time | – |
| 25 | Felix Rosenqvist | No time | – |
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