The IZOD IndyCar Series finishes off a stretch of four straight ovals tonight as they race under the lights for the first time at Iowa Speedway. Friday’s qualifying session produced a surprising result, as KV-Lotus’ Takuma Sato nabbed the first pole of his IndyCar career. He’ll be joined on the front row by Danica Patrick, who enters the Iowa bullring coming off a fifth-place run last week in Milwaukee.
Here’s your starting grid for tonight’s event:
| 1 | Takuma Sato | 5 | Chassis: Dallara Engine: Honda Tires: Firestone |
180.375 |
| 2 | Danica Patrick | 7 | Chassis: Dallara Engine: Honda Tires: Firestone |
180.210 |
| 3 | Tony Kanaan | 82 | Chassis: Dallara Engine: Honda Tires: Firestone |
179.833 |
| 4 | J.R. Hildebrand | 4 | Chassis: Dallara Engine: Honda Tires: Firestone |
179.569 |
| 5 | Will Power | 12 | Chassis: Dallara Engine: Honda Tires: Firestone |
179.474 |
| 6 | Dario Franchitti | 10 | Chassis: Dallara Engine: Honda Tires: Firestone |
179.474 |
| 7 | James Hinchcliffe | 06 | Chassis: Dallara Engine: Honda Tires: Firestone |
179.385 |
| 8 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 28 | Chassis: Dallara Engine: Honda Tires: Firestone |
179.305 |
| 9 | Mike Conway | 27 | Chassis: Dallara Engine: Honda Tires: Firestone |
179.185 |
| 10 | Ryan Briscoe | 6 | Chassis: Dallara Engine: Honda Tires: Firestone |
178.771 |
| 11 | Oriol Servia | 2 | Chassis: Dallara Engine: Honda Tires: Firestone |
178.742 |
| 12 | Justin Wilson | 22 | Chassis: Dallara Engine: Honda Tires: Firestone |
178.631 |
| 13 | Helio Castroneves | 3 | Chassis: Dallara Engine: Honda Tires: Firestone |
178.570 |
| 14 | Ed Carpenter | 67 | Chassis: Dallara Engine: Honda Tires: Firestone |
178.510 |
| 15 | Alex Tagliani | 77 | Chassis: Dallara Engine: Honda Tires: Firestone |
178.426 |
| 16 | Vitor Meira | 14 | Chassis: Dallara Engine: Honda Tires: Firestone |
178.365 |
| 17 | Marco Andretti | 26 | Chassis: Dallara Engine: Honda Tires: Firestone |
178.165 |
| 18 | Ana Beatriz | 24 | Chassis: Dallara Engine: Honda Tires: Firestone |
177.821 |
| 19 | E.J. Viso | 59 | Chassis: Dallara Engine: Honda Tires: Firestone |
177.680 |
| 20 | Graham Rahal | 38 | Chassis: Dallara Engine: Honda Tires: Firestone |
177.509 |
| 21 | Charlie Kimball | 83 | Chassis: Dallara Engine: Honda Tires: Firestone |
177.280 |
| 22 | Alex Lloyd | 19 | Chassis: Dallara Engine: Honda Tires: Firestone |
177.257 |
| 23 | Scott Dixon | 9 | Chassis: Dallara Engine: Honda Tires: Firestone |
175.784 |
| 24 | James Jakes | 18 | Chassis: Dallara Engine: Honda Tires: Firestone |
173.365 |
| 25 | Sebastian Saavedra | 34 | Chassis: Dallara Engine: Honda Tires: Firestone |
Exemption |
| 26 | Simona de Silvestro | 78 | Chassis: Dallara Engine: Honda Tires: Firestone |
Exemption |
