Lundgaard Secures First Career Pole Position at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

In an impressive performance, Danish driver Christian Lundgaard secured his first career pole position during the qualifying rounds at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. Lundgaard’s Rahal Letterman Lanigan car came out on top with a time of 1m09.3321s, beating out Arrow McLaren’s Felix Rosenqvist and Alex Palou.

During Group 1 of the Q1 session, Lundgaard led the way, with Chip Ganassi Racing’s Marcus Armstrong coming in second and Rosenqvist in third. The drivers set banker laps on their primary Firestones before switching to softer alternates. Simon Pagenaud of Meyer Shank Racing was the first to lay a strong lap on the reds with a time of 1m10.2625, but this was soon surpassed by Team Penske driver Josef Newgarden’s impressive 1m09.8402s. Armstrong briefly took the top spot before Lundgaard slammed in a 1m09.4639s, followed by Graham Rahal of RLL in second and Rosenqvist in third.

In Group 2, despite going out on primaries and slower rubber, Arrow McLaren’s Pato O’Ward managed to deliver a brilliant 1m09.9279s, beating out Jack Harvey of RLL and Palou. O’Ward continued to impress in Q2, delivering a time of 1m09.2937s, ahead of Alexander Rossi of Andretti Autosport and Palou.

Fast Six

Despite glowering skies over the Speedway, Lundgaard quickly got down to business in Q2 with a time of 1m10.3486s on primaries, shading O’Ward and Harvey. Rosenqvist briefly took the lead before the drivers switched to reds. Lundgaard came out on top with a time of 1m09.2282, only to be beaten by Palou’s time of 1m09.2082s. Harvey made it a second RLL car in the Fast Six, while Kyle Kirkwood snatched sixth for Andretti Autosport.

In the final round, Lundgaard and Harvey went out on used reds, as did Rosenqvist. Harvey briefly took the lead with a time of 1m09.4220s, but Lundgaard quickly surpassed him with a time of 1m09.3321s. Rosenqvist came up just short of Lundgaard’s time, but still managed to secure second place, followed by Palou in third.

Overall, it was an impressive showing for Lundgaard, who secured his first career pole position in dominant fashion. The race is sure to be a thrilling event, with Lundgaard and his competitors battling it out for the top spot.