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[/media-credit]Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course was the sight of some fast IZOD IndyCar’s today. Will Power, who led yesterday’s practice session, put his Penske Racing machine atop the speed charts with a lap of 1:05.647. Power’s lap equates to a speed of 123.825 mph, demolishing last year’s pole speed of 119.405 set by Scott Dixon and setting a new IndyCar track record at Mid-Ohio.
This is Power’s third pole of the 2012 season and his first since Brazil back at the end of April. Starting up front has proved vital in IndyCar’s history at Mid-Ohio. Since first sanctioning a race at the Lexington, Ohio road course in 2007, four out of the five winners here have come from no further back then third on the starting grid.
Advancing to the Firestone Fast 6 at Mid-Ohio were Scott Dixon, Alex Tagliani, Will Power, Dario Franchitti, Simon Pagenaud, and Ryan Briscoe. Power turned the most laps out of all six drivers, completing five laps in the final session and claiming pole for tomorrow’s Honda Indy 200. Following in second was Franchitti, who posted a 1:05.895.
Only 8 one-thousandths of a second behind Franchitti was Simon Pagenaud for Sam Schmidt Motorsports. After subbing in for the injured Justin Wilson last year, Pagenaud has been looking for a stable and structured weekend at Mid-Ohio this weekend. The Sam Schmidt driver seems to be doing exactly that, before qualifying third for tomorrow’s race Pagenaud finished the first two practice sessions P4 and P2, respectively.
Alex Tagliani posted a 1:06.004, good enough to start fourth tomorrow, however after an unapproved engine change yesterday, Tagliani will have to start 14th on the grid. Following Tagliani was Scott Dixon, with a best lap of 1:06.096. Dixon has three victories at Mid-Ohio and has won from 6th on the grid before. Scott will look to win again tomorrow at a venue he has been so dominant at in the past hermes outlet and improve his chances at a third IndyCar Championship.
Rounding out the Firestone Fast 6 was Ryan Briscoe, completing 4 laps in the final session and turning a best time of 1:06.200.
The Honda Indy 200 from Mid-Ohio can be seen on ABC tomorrow beginning at 12:30 pm.
