Josef Newgarden has won his first pole of the season, setting him up to sweep the Detroit Grand Prix races.
The Team Penske driver turned the fastest lap at 1 minute, 14.8607 seconds in qualifying Sunday, a day after he won on Belle Isle for his second victory of the year.
« We’ve just got to try to finish off the second race, » Newgarden said. « I think it’s going to be physical today, really hard to get through it, so we’ve got to focus on [finishing] off the weekend. »
Alexander Rossi, who has finished second in the past two races, will start second. Zach Veach will start a career-best third, followed by rookie Colton Herta and James Hinchcliffe.
Indianapolis 500 champion Simon Pagenaud will begin in the second half of the 22-car field, qualifying 14th. He began Saturday’s race 13th and finished sixth as Newgarden joined him as IndyCar’s two-time winners this year.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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