Rookie Linus Lundqvist is the surprise pole sitter for IndyCar event at Road America

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Linus Lundqvist called it one of the craziest rounds of qualifying he’d ever encountered in his racing career. And it gave the 25-year-old Swede one of the biggest highlights of his rookie season with IndyCar. Lundqvist earned his first career pole position on a rainy Saturday at Road America after posting the fastest lap of 1 minute, 45.

Lundqvist earned his first career pole on a rainy Saturday at Road America after posting a lap of 1 minute, 45.1519 seconds on the 14-turn, 4.014-mile road course. He’s the first rookie to win a pole since Romain Grosjean in the Indianapolis Grand Prix in May 2021.

It’s a step forward for the Chip Ganassi Racing driver, whose only career IndyCar top-10 finish was a third on April 28 at“There’s no better way of rebuilding confidence than this — my first-ever pole in IndyCar — in these conditions as well,” Lundqvist said. The rain slowed down a bit by the time qualifying began in the afternoon, but the track remained wet, making it it difficult for drivers. It started getting drier as the afternoon wore on.

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