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Track:  Streets of St. Petersburg
Race:   Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Date:   February 26, 2022

 
No. 2 Hitachi Dallara/Chevrolet – Josef Newgarden
 
Final Practice
Position: 14th
 
Qualifying
Position: 9th

 
No. 3 DEX Imaging Dallara/Chevrolet – Scott McLaughlin
 
Final Practice
Position: 1st
 
Qualifying
Position: 1st

 
No. 12 Verizon 5G Dallara/Chevrolet – Will Power
 
Final Practice
Position: 5th
 
Qualifying
Position: 2nd

Fastest Final Practice Time: 59.7342 seconds (No. 3 – McLaughlin)
Fastest Qualifying Time: 59.4821 seconds (No. 3 – McLaughlin)

 
Team Notes: Saturday's activities for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg started with Scott McLaughlin piloting his No. 3 DEX Imaging Chevrolet to the first lap under one minute – 59.7342 seconds – in the history of the circuit during the morning practice session. Unfortunately, this did not count as the official track record since it did not come in qualifying. No matter for the Australian driving ace as he bested that lap by over two tenths of a second in capturing the first NTT P1 Award of his young open wheel career, after scoring 59 pole positions during his time as a champion driver in the Australian Supercars Series. Teammate Will Power placed his No. 12 Verizon 5G Chevrolet on the outside of the front row, narrowly missing out on his 64th career pole position that would have inched him closer to the all-time record. Two-time INDYCAR SERIES champion Josef Newgarden will roll his No. 2 Hitachi Chevrolet off from the ninth position.
 
Coverage on NBC, INDYCAR Radio and Sirius XM Channel 209
Sunday, 12:00 p.m. ET: Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg