The iconic streets of Long Beach, California. Photo: IndyCar
Kyle Kirkwood earned his first IndyCar pole in Saturday afternoon’s qualifying from the streets of Long Beach.
READ MORE: IndyCar Long Beach – Qualifying Report
Marcus Ericsson nearly earned pole for himself with a late fast lap as time expired, but ended up just 0.0375 seconds off the pace.
Drivers from Andretti Autosport and Chip Ganassi Racing ended up filling five of the top six positions, and Pato O’Ward was the lone representative from Arrow McLaren in the Fast 6.
A few drivers pushed a bit too hard during qualifying and found themselves in the tire barriers, earning themselves a tough task on Sunday.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | ||||
| 2 |  |
Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | 0.0375 | |||
| 3 |  |
Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | 0.2469 | |||
| 4 |  |
Alex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | 0.2671 | |||
| 5 |  |
Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 0.2852 | |||
| 6 |  |
Pato O’Ward | Arrow McLaren | 0.3161 | |||
| 7 | |
Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport | 1:06.643 | |||
| 8 | |
Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | 1:06.645 | |||
| 9 | |
Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | 1:06.725 | |||
| 10 | |
Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | 1:06.732 | |||
| 11 | |
Alexander Rossi | Arrow McLaren | 1:07.105 | |||
| 12 | |
Marcus Armstrong | Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:09.784 | |||
| 13 |  |
Will Power | Team Penske | 1:07.268 | |||
| 14 | |
Simon Pagenaud | Meyer Shank Racing | 1:06.801 | |||
| 15 |  |
Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 1:07.315 | |||
| 16 |  |
Helio Castroneves | Meyer Shank Racing | 1:06.939 | |||
| 17 |  |
Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 1:07.396 | |||
| 18 | |
Santino Ferrucci | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | 1:06.952 | |||
| 19 |  |
Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | 1:07.880 | |||
| 20 |  |
Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Autosport | 1:07.029 | |||
| 21 | |
Sting Ray Robb | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:07.911 | |||
| 22 | |
Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | 1:07.049 | |||
| 23 | |
Benjamin Pedersen | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | 1:08.297 | |||
| 24 | |
Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 1:07.091 | |||
| 25 | |
David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing | 0:00.000 | |||
| 26 |  |
Agustin Canapino | Juncos Hollinger Racing | 1:07.596 | |||
| 27 | |
Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | 1:07.699 |
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