Front-row start for Hunter McElrea as Sting Ray Robb wins Road America pole
Sting Ray Robb has claimed his first pole position in Indy Lights ahead of Kiwi Hunter McElrea at Road America.
Sting Ray Robb claimed his first Indy Lights pole position at Road America. (Penske Entertainment)
Robb's best time of 1:59.9743 was more than two-tenths of a second faster than his rookie teammate.
“Pole position, that’s pretty exciting,” said Robb.
“We know Road America is a tough place to win from pole."
"A huge shoutout to the team for this one.”
Andretti Autosport locked out the front two rows of the grid, with Aussie Matthew Brabham on the second row in fourth.
Championship leader Linus Lundvist lead for most of the session but his streak of five consecutive pole positions came to an end when he went off-track in the final stage of the session, settling for sixth on the grid.
Importantly for Lundqvist, he starts ahead of teammate and closest challenger Benjamin Pedersen, who qualified seventh.
Hunter McElrea in the paddock on Saturday. (Penske Entertainment)
Similarly for McElrea, he holds the lead of the rookie standings and qualifies ahead of rival Christian Rasmussen who will start third.
The Indy Lights Grand Prix at Road America gets underway at 12.35am Monday morning (AEST).
2022 Indy Lights Series - Road America Qualifying
- Sting Ray Robb
- Hunter McElrea (NZ)
- Christian Rasmussen
- Matthew Brabham (AUS)
- Danial Frost
- Linus Lundqvist
- Benjamin Pedersen
- Kyffin Simpson
- Jacob Abel
- Ernie Francis Jr
- Antonio Serravalle
- James Roe
