Will Power will start on the front row of the grid at next Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 after qualifying third fastest.
The Australian was one of three Team Penske drivers in the top four but it was local Ed Carpenter who earned his third career pole position at The Brickyard.
Frenchman Simon Pagenaud will line up between Carpenter and Power for next Sunday’s race, with American Josef Newgarden fourth.
Power will also be joined in the race by fellow Australian James Davison, who will start from row seven after he improved from 33rd to 19th in Sunday qualifying.
Indianapolis driver Carpenter earned the No.1 starting spot on his home track with a four-lap average speed of 369.5km/h. He was the only driver to top 370km/h on any lap.
“That first lap blew my mind,” Carpenter, a team owner/driver, said.
Danica Patrick, Carpenter’s teammate, qualified seventh and the only woman driver in the field will start from the inside of row three in her final Indy 500 race.
“It’s all good and I am glad that part is over with,” Patrick told ABC television.
“Now it is time for 500 fun miles.”
Three-time Indy winner Helio Castroneves, also a Penske driver, will start eighth.