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Christian Lundgaard secured his third career pole position in Portland qualifying, leading an Arrow McLaren 1-2, but was later demoted to seventh due to an engine change penalty, with Pato O’Ward promoted to first. The qualifying session was competitive, with notable performances from Felix Rosenqvist, Will Power, and Alex Palou, despite some errors and penalties. The race is set for Sunday with 110 laps, starting at 12:22 pm PT.
Felix Rosenqvist secured pole position by a mere 0.01 seconds in the final race for McLaren at Laguna Seca, edging out Scott McLaughlin. Rosenqvist's lap time was almost 5 seconds faster than last year's pole position. Christian Lundgaard claimed third place in qualifying.
Graham Rahal secures his first pole position in six years at the IndyCar Indy RC race, lapping in 1m10.1132s. He will start ahead of his teammate Christian Lundgaard and Alexander Rossi. Championship frontrunners Alex Palou and Josef Newgarden had disappointing qualifying sessions, with Palou starting in ninth and Newgarden in 19th.
Rahal Letterman Lanigan had a strong showing in qualifying at Mid-Ohio, with Graham Rahal starting in second place, Christian Lundgaard in fifth, and Jack Harvey in 11th. However, pit-lane setbacks during the Honda Indy 200 hindered their performance. Rahal's chances for a podium finish were affected by delays in connecting the refueling hose, ultimately finishing seventh. Lundgaard finished one place higher than his qualifying position in fourth, while Harvey dropped to 18th. Despite the setbacks, the team remains hopeful and focused on improving in all aspects of their performance.
Alex Palou secured pole position for the Indy 500, with Rinus VeeKay and Felix Rosenqvist joining him on the front row. Christian Lundgaard was fastest in the Last-Chance qualifying session, while Jack Harvey bumped his teammate Graham Rahal from the starting field. The 200-lap, 500-mile race will feature a 33-car field with a three-wide rolling start across 11 rows.
Despite missing out on a podium finish, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing had plenty of reasons to be proud after recording its most competitive NTT IndyCar Series event across all three of its entries in more than a year. Christian Lundgaard finished fourth after a tire strategy that played into the hands of race winner and new championship leader Alex Palou. Lundgaard and Palou went in opposite directions with their usage of Firestone’s primary and alternate tires. Teammate Graham Rahal started eighth and came home 10th, and the third member of the trio, Jack Harvey, was on pace for his best result with RLL after qualifying fourth but was relegated to 20th after spinning on his own.
Christian Lundgaard secured pole position for the Indianapolis Grand Prix, leading a close group in the Firestone Fast Six session. The Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing team secured pole, fourth, and eighth for the race. Lundgaard's lap of 1m09.3321s was just 0.0027s ahead of Arrow McLaren's Felix Rosenqvist and Chip Ganassi Racing's Alex Palou was only 0.0459s behind. The rest of the Fast Six was rounded out by Jack Harvey, Pato O'Ward, and Kyle Kirkwood.
Christian Lundgaard won his first career pole in qualifying for the GMR Grand Prix on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, becoming the first Danish driver to win an INDYCAR SERIES pole. He edged Felix Rosenqvist by 27 ten-thousandths of a second, as Rosenqvist will start second after a best lap of 1:09.3348 in the No. 6 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet. Lundgaard led all three RLL drivers in the top eight, as Jack Harvey will start fourth and Graham Rahal eighth.
Alex Palou of Chip Ganassi Racing took the top spot in the second practice session of the IndyGP, with Christian Lundgaard of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing coming in second. Pato O’Ward of Arrow McLaren was third. The only major adversity was an engine failure in Helio Castroneves' No. 06 Honda. Qualifying is up next.
Rahal Letterman Lanigan's Jack Harvey and Christian Lundgaard finished 12th and 10th respectively in the Friday practice session for the Long Beach GP, while Graham Rahal spent most of the afternoon inside the top 10 before dropping back to 16th on his second set of tires. Harvey is optimistic about the team's potential this weekend and is focusing on improving rear stability and activating the tires sooner in cooler temperatures.