Franchitti On Pole For Texas

By Andrew Cutler
June 6 2009

First of all, apologies for this report being A) late and B) short, but things have been a bit hectic for me recently with my impending move getting ever closer and all. Anyway, the Bombardier-Learjet 550k will be run tonight at 9pm ET - that's Sunday at 1 am GMT, & here is how the grid looks:

TCGR driver Dario Franchitti will start on pole after putting together a four lap average of 214.513mph during qualifying on Friday evening. Team Penske's Ryan Briscoe will start alongside in 2nd. Both men will have their teammates lined up directly behind them in Row 2. Danica Patrick was the best of the rest, & will start in 5th, with KVRT's Mario Moraes in 6th.

Here is the complete starting grid:

http://www.indycar.com/grid/

The race will be available for viewing via live video streaming on www.indycar.com