Crew Penske swept qualifying for this weekend’s Hy-Vee Milwaukee doubleheader with Scott McLaughlin taking pole for tonight’s first race and Josef Newgarden securing pole for Sunday afternoon’s race two.
McLaughlin wheeled the No. 3 Chevy to the highest with a lap of 162.341mph and can begin second for race two.
Behind the Penske duo for race one, going down Saturday at 6 p.m. ET, the remainder of the highest six was accomplished by David Malukas, Alexander Rossi, Linus Lundqvist, and Will Energy.
“It was arduous, correct driving; I believe Josef would concur that the UV of the observe was excessive, was fairly free and a bizarre grip stage,” McLaughlin mentioned. “It’s good to only wheel one and handle a pole right here.”
Mirroring his teammate, Newgarden will begin second for Saturday’s race and is one pole for Sunday with a lap of 160.983mph within the No. 2 Chevy.
In race two, the Penske entrance row has Marcus Armstrong, Energy, Lundqvist, and Rossi in tow.
“Exhausting laps round Milwaukee,” Newgarden mentioned. “It makes you’re employed for it. We in all probability overshot just a little bit, however we weren’t going to undershoot at the moment.”
Of the surprises, championship chief Alex Palou was lacking velocity with a run to thirteenth for race one and tenth for race two. Even worse, all the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing workforce missed one thing large as its trio had been three of the 4 slowest for Saturday and earned the final three spots for Sunday.
