Drivers pushed the limit while setting their fast laps in qualifying. Photo: Kevin Dejewski
Qualifying for the Grand Prix of Portland took place on Saturday afternoon, and it was Graham Rahal that took his second pole of the season around the short course.
The veteran completed his lap in 58.3195 seconds on the harder tires, which was a gamble that worked out as well as he could have hoped.
Scott McLaughlin set the second fastest time on the softer tires, just missing out on the top spot by 0.0330 seconds.
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Josef Newgarden looked to be able to challenge for the top stop, but pushed a bit too hard in the second round and ended up in the tire barriers outside of Turn 12.
The Grand Prix of Portland will take place on Sunday afternoon at 12:30 PM Pacific Time.
| # | Driver | Time | Gap | Avg. Speed (MPH) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Rahal | 58.3195 | — | 121.236 |
| 2 | Scott McLaughlin | 58.3525 | 0.0330 | 121.167 |
| 3 | Colton Herta | 58.4576 | 0.1381 | 120.949 |
| 4 | Scott Dixon | 58.5803 | 0.2608 | 120.696 |
| 5 | Alex Palou | 58.6492 | 0.3297 | 120.554 |
| 6 | Pato O’Ward | 58.6737 | 0.3542 | 120.504 |
| 7 | Will Power | 58.3779 | — | 121.114 |
| 8 | Callum Ilott | 58.4973 | — | 120.867 |
| 9 | Alexander Rossi | 58.5023 | — | 120.857 |
| 10 | Marcus Ericsson | 58.5479 | — | 120.763 |
| 11 | Felix Rosenqvist | 59.3053 | — | 119.220 |
| 12 | Josef Newgarden | No Time | — | — |
| 13 | Rinus VeeKay | 58.3240 | — | 121.226 |
| 14 | Marcus Armstrong | 58.6652 | — | 120.521 |
| 15 | Romain Grosjean | 58.3522 | — | 121.168 |
| 16 | Kyle Kirkwood | 58.6835 | — | 120.484 |
| 17 | Christian Lundgaard | 58.3678 | — | 121.135 |
| 18 | Juri Vips | 58.7454 | — | 120.357 |
| 19 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 58.6529 | — | 120.546 |
| 20 | Agustin Canapino | 58.7753 | — | 120.295 |
| 21 | Devlin DeFrancesco | 58.6748 | — | 120.501 |
| 22 | Helio Castroneves | 58.8006 | — | 120.244 |
| 23 | Santino Ferrucci | 59.0633 | — | 119.709 |
| 24 | David Malukas | 58.9016 | — | 120.037 |
| 25 | Sting Ray Robb | 59.2642 | — | 119.303 |
| 26 | Benjamin Pedersen | 59.2175 | — | 119.397 |
| 27 | Tom Blomqvist | 59.4364 | — | 118.957 |
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