Josef Newgarden’s domination of the weekend at Milwaukee Mile continued this afternoon and it was enough to earn him first pole in the Verizon IndyCar Series. The CFH Racing-Chevrolet driver was the only driver to hit 170mph on his first of two flying laps, and when he backed it up with a 169.823, he put himself out of reach of the strong contenders. Schmidt Peterson Motorsport-Honda found pace at exactly the right time, Ryan Briscoe and James Jakes qualifying second and fifth, with Briscoe being the only driver capable of joining Newgarden in the 170mph-average club. The Chip Ganassi Racing-Chevrolet quartet was impressively headed by rookie Sage Karam who will start this afternoon’s...
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