Round one of qualifying complete

Round one of qualifying for the Sao Paulo Indy 300 is in the books, and the 12 drivers advancing to the second stage are: Dario Franchitti, Ryan Briscoe, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Scott Dixon, Tony Kanaan, Helio Castroneves, Simona de Silvestro, Alex Tagliani, Will Power, Justin Wilson, Takuma Sato, and Raphael Matos.

Follow the action on IndyCar.com Race Control. Also, bear with me on tweet updates at @estradawriting — apparently, the entire Twitter system is under the weather right now. Great timing.