Photos by Kyle McInnes

Scott McLaughlin nip teammate Will Power by 0.003 seconds to win the pole for tomorrow’s Indycar race at Barber. Motorsports Park.

The 1-2 front row for Penske comes at the end of a turbulent week for the team involved in a controversy about illegal use of push to pass in the opening race at St. Petersburg.

Results:

1. (3) Scott McLaughlin, Chevrolet, 1:05.9490 (125.552 mph) 2. (12) Will Power, Chevrolet, 1:06.0460 (125.367) 3. (45) Christian Lundgaard, Honda, 1:06.0818 (125.299) 4. (5) Pato O’Ward, Chevrolet, 1:06.2940 (124.898) 5. (60) Felix Rosenqvist, Honda, 1:06.4524 (124.600) 6. (11) Marcus Armstrong, Honda, 1:06.9022 (123.763) 7. (15) Graham Rahal, Honda, 1:06.0942 (125.276) 8. (2) Josef Newgarden, Chevrolet, 1:06.2908 (124.904) 9. (27) Kyle Kirkwood, Honda, 1:06.2959 (124.895) 10. (10) Alex Palou, Honda, 1:06.3013 (124.884) 11. (77) Romain Grosjean, Chevrolet, 1:06.3526 (124.788) 12. (66) Tom Blomqvist, Honda, 1:06.3871 (124.723) 13. (9) Scott Dixon, Honda, 1:06.1425 (125.184) 14. (20) Christian Rasmussen, Chevrolet, 1:06.4803 (124.548) 15. (26) Colton Herta, Honda, 1:06.1481 (125.174) 16. (7) Alexander Rossi, Chevrolet, 1:06.5054 (124.501) 17. (14) Santino Ferrucci, Chevrolet, 1:06.2751 (124.934) 18. (28) Marcus Ericsson, Honda, 1:06.5846 (124.353) 19. (8) Linus Lundqvist, Honda, 1:06.2825 (124.920) 20. (78) Agustin Canapino, Chevrolet, 1:06.6706 (124.193) 21. (51) Luca Ghiotto, Honda, 1:06.4788 (124.551) 22. (18) Jack Harvey, Honda, 1:06.7969 (123.958) 23. (4) Kyffin Simpson, Honda, 1:06.5267 (124.461) 24. (6) Theo Pourchaire, Chevrolet, 1:06.9052 (123.757) 25. (41) Sting Ray Robb, Chevrolet, 1:06.8404 (123.877) 26. (30) Pietro Fittipaldi, Honda, 1:07.4920 (122.681) 27. (21) Rinus VeeKay, Chevrolet, 1:07.7392 (122.234)

Notes on the Day

Lack of a cell signal prevented me from reporting during the day.

Rinus VeeKay led the morning practice session, but electrical issues prevented him from challenging for the Fast Six. He will start last tomorrow.

Felix Rosenqvist has made the Fast Six in every race this season. Tomorrow is the first time he will not be on the front row.

Christian Lundgaard looks very strong this weekend and he is my pick to win Sunday.

Scott Dixon starts 13th, but he will still end up in the top 10 tomorrow. He currently leads the point standings by two over Colton Herta, who rolls off 15th.

Luca Ghiotto qualified 21st in his first Indycar event.

Barber had another strong attendance day. The hill between turns 2 and 3 were fuller than i have seen them ina few years. The track seemed to have more than the usual number of trams running. They were full most of the day, and I had no issues getting around the track.

Tomorrow’s schedule: Eatsren times. Barber is ibn the Central time zone.

10:15– IndyCar warmup Peacock

11: Indy NXT race Peacock

1 pm- NBC television window begins.

1:40- Green flag Children’s of Alabama Grand Prix. NBC, Peacock