The IndyCar Series has returned home to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to begin the Month of May.
While the excitement and buzz around the paddock will focus on the 106th running of the Indy 500 in just over two weeks, there is one more event before drivers hit the 2.5-mile oval. The GMR Grand Prix on the IMS road course will again serve as the lead into the sport’s premier race.
Will Power has been having a phenomenal start to the season, and that continued today when he earned pole position for tomorrow’s race. It is the 64th career pole for the Team Penske driver, as he inches closer to the top of the All-Time list. This will be the sixth time that Power leads the field to the green flag on the IMS road course.
“This series, it’s so tight,” Power said. “So to get a pole these days, you know you’ve done a really good job. And the team has done a great job. I’m super-stoked. It’s been a long time since we’ve had a pole on a road course. I worked hard on that one. You don’t even know if you’ll ever get another pole. I just feel very blessed and happy to have got it because it’s tough, and obviously I’m not 20 anymore either.”
Championship points leader Alex Palou led the morning practice, and was fast when it mattered most during qualifying. The Chip Ganassi driver will start alongside Power on the front row tomorrow. Row 2 features good friends Josef Newgarden and Conor Daly. This was the second year in a row that Daly put his Ed Carpenter Racing machine inside the Firestone Fast Six.
“When you have a good qualifying, especially here at Indianapolis… This is an incredible track,” Daly stated. “I truly believe that. It’s so close. It’s insane how the gaps are so small. It’s nice to be able to just put three solid runs together. It would have been nice to maybe be on the front row, but I just had one moment on the lap and that’s all it takes. It’s still a great day for us.”
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