Interesting qualifying session at Pocono Raceway, where the Colombian of Team Penske has come at the last minute to take the pole position to his teammate, Willl Power, which until then was the great leader.
The former driver of Formula 1 has been the surprise setting the lap record at Pocono triangular circuit, returning to savor the first position. It is the first pole of the season that achieves in his return. With this, it is a total of fifteen in IndyCar. The top 3 has been completed by another Colombian, Carlos Muñoz of Andretti team. Power’s teammate and main rival for the championship, Helio Castroneves, was unable to move from seventh after making two rather loose turns. Tomorrow the race promises thrills, as always in this exciting circuit.
Results:
| Pos | Driver | Lap 1 | Lap2 | Med |
| 1 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 223.920 | 223.822 | 223.871 |
| 2 | Will Power | 223.650 | 223.800 | 223.725 |
| 3 | Carlos Munoz | 222.981 | 223.186 | 223.083 |
| 4 | Takuma Sato | 222.804 | 222.793 | 222.798 |
| 5 | Marco Andretti | 222.677 | 222.754 | 222.715 |
| 6 | James Hinchcliffe | 222.598 | 222.491 | 222.544 |
| 7 | Helio Castroneves | 222.521 | 222.514 | 222.517 |
| 8 | Tony Kanaan | 222.012 | 221.929 | 221.970 |
| 9 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 221.652 | 222.248 | 221.950 |
| 10 | Ryan Briscoe | 221.620 | 221.510 | 221.565 |
| 11 | Simon Pagenaud | 221.642 | 221.453 | 221.547 |
| 12 | Mikhail Aleshin | 221.394 | 221.048 | 221.221 |
| 13 | Ed Carpenter | 221.183 | 220.856 | 221.019 |
| 14 | Graham Rahal | 219.752 | 221.751 | 220.747 |
| 15 | Scott Dixon | 220.669 | 220.540 | 220.604 |
| 16 | Justin Wilson | 220.829 | 220.052 | 220.439 |
| 17 | Charlie Kimball | 220.557 | 220.197 | 220.377 |
| 18 | Sebastien Bourdais | 219.721 | 219.760 | 219.741 |
| 19 | Sebastian Saavedra | 218.253 | 218.752 | 218.502 |
| 20 | Carlos Huertas | 215.884 | 216.638 | 216.261 |