US EditionDavid Malukas scores maiden IndyCar pole in Phoenix qualifying; Schumacher qualifies 4th for first oval start
David Malukas earned his first IndyCar pole with Team Penske locking the front row; Mick Schumacher qualified fourth in his first oval start, showcasing strong rookie performance.
- On Friday, David Malukas earned his first IndyCar pole at Phoenix Raceway in just his second qualifying attempt for Team Penske, ending last year's pattern of missed top spots.
- Given last season's provisional-order losses, Malukas said, 'I think that was the story of last season with qualifying, at least on these ovals where we're provisionally sitting in that pole spot because of the championship order, so it would be 13th. Then right at the end, right at the death, we would get dropped down to second or third, whatever it may be.'
- Teammate Josef Newgarden joined Malukas on the front row, while Mick Schumacher posted a two-lap average of 173.667 mph, saying 'We knew what we had to do, and we managed to put a good couple of laps together.'
- The Good Ranchers 250 is scheduled for 3 p.m. on Saturday at Phoenix Raceway, one-mile oval, and Malukas said, 'I think the whole goal was just to be at least in that top-five area.'
- Will Power crashed in qualifying at Phoenix, compounding a rough start that included a debut race ending after 21 laps and previous incidents at St. Petersburg.
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