导出博客文章WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. -- Scott Dixon was the man to beat at Watkins Glen
International when the IndyCar Series began racing again at the historic road
course just over a decade ago. He still is.Fastest in all three practices, Dixon
topped the Fast Six on Saturday with a track-record-smashing time of 1 minute,
22.5259 seconds at 147.008 mph to win the pole for the Grand Prix at The Glen.
It was Dixons second pole of the season and 25th of his career, tying him with
Paul Tracy for 11th all time, as he eclipsed Ryan Briscoes track record by more
than five seconds in a penalty-filled affair.It was hairy, man, Dixon said.
There was definitely a lot of chaos during qualifying with people getting pulled
back out of the group that they had transferred into.Will Power, second in
points to Team Penske teammate Simon Pagenaud, will start second, followed by
Sebastien Bourdais, Helio Castroneves, Tony Kanaan and Max Chilton.Pagenaud
failed to make the final six for the first time this season and will start
seventh. He leads Power by 28 points with two races left in the season.A year
ago, Dixon captured his fourth IndyCar championship in stunning fashion. He won
the season finale at Sonoma to snatch the title from Juan Pablo Montoya,
overcoming a daunting 47-point deficit. That hes really not in the hunt this
time -- Dixon is sixth in the standings, 132 points behind Pagenaud -- isnt so
much fun.We had to have a lot of things go our way at Sonoma last year. You dont
often see it transpire like that, Dixon said. They [Pagenaud and Power] are a
lot closer. Wills starting five spots ahead of Simon, and Wills been a lot
quicker all weekend. Its definitely going to go down to the wire. For us, its
going to feel real strange.Other things to know about IndyCar qualifying at
Watkins Glen International
enalties, penaltiesGraham Rahal, the winner last
week at Texas, was sitting comfortably inside the top six in the first of three
rounds of qualifying but was penalized for impeding Jack Hawksworths time and
did not advance. He pleaded his case with IndyCar officials on pit road, to no
avail.Im very disappointed with the ruling, said Rahal, who will start 20th. We
obviously have a fast race car, but were going to have to put our heads down and
try to come from behind. There is a lot of work to be done. We will give it all
we can to try to come up with good strategy to help us make our way to the
front.Russian?Mikhail Aleshin?suffered a similar fate. Comfortably in the final
six, he was penalized for impeding Montoya and had his two fastest laps taken
away, too, giving Power the break he needed to advance.I did all I could in that
situation. I knew he was behind me, Aleshin said. I moved to the right side and
then they give me the penalty. Whats going on? They took [the] two fastest laps,
which were identical. I think thats not very fair, is it?James Hinchcliffe also
was a victim. He initially advanced but lost his fastest lap because he spun and
affected the progress of Power during the first session, allowing Aleshin to go
on to the next round.Red or blackTeams struggled to find the right balance with
both the red and black tires on the newly paved surface at The Glen. The red
compound is softer, grippier and usually faster, but on this day the harder
compound in the blacks proved the better choice.Bourdais proved it with his top
qualifying result of the season, but fellow Frenchman Pagenaud did not.I dont
know what happened, Pagenaud said. Im trying to understand how we can go faster.
We just missed it. It happens. Weve been struggling with speed. Its a new track
and youve got to get used to it. Theres a very, very high commitment. Im pretty
happy with where we are now. I think we can go racing.Friendly reminderPower
starts alongside Dixon on the front row, with Pagenaud three rows back, and
starts at Watkins Glen can be disastrous as drivers get aggressive trying to
make passes when the green flag waves. Jeff Gordon won the pole here in 2003 for
the NASCAR Sprint Cup race, was wrecked on the first turn of the race by Greg
Biffle and finished 33rd.Dixon said hed remind Power about whats at stake.Ill
definitely remind Will before the race that hes got a lot more to lose than I
have, Dixon said with a smile. You know, I think you can see that Will has
evolved a lot, I think, as a driver, especially this championship.It was funny
-- we chatted at Road America about the runaway championship that Simon was
having, and I was like, You wait, man, its going to flip. One of us will be in
the chase again to try and hunt him down.
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