Team Penske Verizon IndyCar Qualifying - Portland
September 1, 2018
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Team Penske Verizon IndyCar Series Practice & Qualifying Report
Track: Portland International Raceway
Race: Grand Prix of Portland
Date: September 1, 2018
No. 1 Verizon Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet – Josef Newgarden
Practice 3
Position: 9th
Time / Speed: 57.7873 / 122.352 mph
Qualifying
Position: 2nd
Total Time / Speed: 57.6877 / 122.563 mph
No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet – Will Power
Practice 3
Position: 3rd
Time / Speed: 57.5508/ 122.855 mph
Qualifying
Position: 1st (54th-career INDYCAR pole)
Total Time / Speed: 57.3467 / 123.292 mph
No. 22 Menards Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet – Simon Pagenaud
Practice 3
Position: 19th
Time / Speed: 58.1346 / 121.621 mph
Qualifying
Position: 22nd
Total Time / Speed: 58.0983 / 121.697 mph
Fastest Times:
Practice 3 - 57.4707 / 123.026 mph (No. 18 – Sebastien Bourdais)
Qualifying - 57.3467 / 123.292 mph (No. 1 – Will Power)
Notes: Will Power, driver of the No. 12 Verizon Chevrolet, continued his strong weekend in INDYCAR's return to Portland International Raceway by grabbing the pole for Sunday's Grand Prix of Portland. It's Power's fourth pole of the season and the 54th of his INDYCAR career, putting him just 13 behind Mario Andretti on the all-time list. Power was fastest in each of the three qualifying sessions and ended up over three-tenths of a second ahead of teammate Josef Newgarden, who will start second in the No. 1 Verizon Chevrolet. The No. 22 Menards Chevrolet and driver Simon Pagenaud continued to struggle at the 1.9-mile permanent road course and failed to make it out of the first round of qualifying. Pagenaud will start 22nd on Sunday.
Coverage: The Grand Prix of Portland will air on Sunday, September 2 at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network.