Circuit: Barber Motorsports Park (2.3-mile road course), Birmingham, AL
2014 winner: Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport Honda) 94.537 mph average
Weather: Early morning and afternoon showers, mild, 71 degrees F
Top-12 Qualifying Results:
| Ps. |
Driver |
Team |
Manufacturer |
Best Time |
Notes |
|
1. |
Helio Castroneves |
Team Penske |
Chevrolet |
1:07.1925 |
xx.xxx mph average |
|
2. |
Will Power |
Team Penske |
Chevrolet |
1:07.3833 |
+0.1908 seconds |
|
3. |
Simon Pagenaud |
Team Penske |
Chevrolet |
1:07.6383 |
Fast six shootout |
|
4. |
Scott Dixon |
Target Chip Ganassi Racing |
Chevrolet |
1:07.6938 |
Fast six shootout |
|
5. |
Josef Newgarden |
Carpenter Fisher Hartman |
Chevrolet |
1:07.8922 |
Fast six shootout |
|
6. |
Tony Kanaan |
Chip Ganassi Racing |
Chevrolet |
1:07.9426 |
Fast six shootout |
|
7. |
Sebastien Bourdais |
KV Racing Technology |
Chevrolet |
1:07.2462 |
Second round |
|
8. |
Graham Rahal |
Rahal Letterman Lanigan |
Honda |
1:07.3903 |
Second round |
|
9. |
Luca Filippi |
Carpenter Fisher Hartman |
Chevrolet |
1:07.6302 |
Second round |
|
10. |
James Hinchcliffe |
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports |
Honda |
1:07.6626 |
Second round |
|
11. |
Charlie Kimball |
Chip Ganassi Racing |
Chevrolet |
1:07.8405 |
Second round |
|
12. |
Sage Karam-R |
Chip Ganassi Racing |
Chevrolet |
1:07.8930 |
Second Round |
Other Honda-powered Results:
| 13. |
Marco Andretti |
Andretti Autosport |
Honda |
1:07.6295 |
First Round, Group 1 |
|
14. |
James Jakes |
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports |
Honda |
1:07.9671 |
First Round, Group 2 |
|
16. |
Gabby Chaves-R |
Bryan Herta Autosport |
Honda |
1:07.8191 |
First Round, Group 2 |
|
18. |
Ryan Hunter-Reay |
Andretti Autosport |
Honda |
1:07.9981 |
First Round, Group 2 |
|
19. |
Jack Hawksworth |
A.J. Foyt Racing |
Honda |
1:08.0002 |
First Round, Group 1 |
|
20. |
Takuma Sato |
A.J. Foyt Racing |
Honda |
1:08.2541 |
First Round, Group 2 |
|
21. |
Rodolfo Gonzalez-R |
Dale Coyne Racing |
Honda |
1:08.5259 |
First Round, Group 1 |
|
22. |
Carlos Munoz |
Andretti Autosport |
Honda |
1:08.3533 |
First Round, Group 2 |
|
23. |
Francesco Dracone-R |
Dale Coyne Racing |
Honda |
1:10.1133 |
First Round, Group 2 |
Rahal Qualifies Eighth for Honda at Barber Motorsports Park
- Hinchcliffe also posts top-10 qualifying effort
- Field set for Sunday's Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama
Graham Rahal led the Honda field in Verizon IndyCar Series qualifying Saturday for Sunday's Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama, posting the eighth-quickest time in his Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda in the second of the three-round "knockout" qualifying sessions.
The performance matched Rahal's best previous qualifying effort at Barber Motorsports Park, eighth in 2012, and was his second consecutive top-eight qualifying run of 2015. James Hinchcliffe completed the top 10 qualifiers in his Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda.
Video recaps from this weekend's Honda racing activities in Alabama, including Verizon IndyCar and Acura Pirelli World Challenge efforts, are being posted on the "Honda Racing/HPD" YouTube channel. Produced by the Carolinas Production Group, the video packages can be found in the 2015 HPD Trackside Video Playlist at: https://www.youtube.com/HondaRacingHPDTV. The Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama starts at 3 p.m. Sunday, with live television coverage on the NBC Sports Network.
Graham Rahal (#15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda) qualified eighth today: "It was a really good lap. I don't know if there was much left in the Steak 'n Shake car. These guys worked very hard and we fought back here in qualifying. It's good to be the fastest Honda. We have to close the gap and get up there, get more competitive. I think we have a good chance in the race starting eighth. Anything can happen here. We've got to be smart and we've got to take care of the rear tires. I think we can get a good result, I feel good about it."
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