Scott Dixon added another achievement to his impressive IndyCar career.
Dixon won the pole for next week's Indianapolis 500, the third time he has been the top qualifier for the event.
With Sunday's run, the New Zealander became the ninth IndyCar driver in history with three poles at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Dixon's other two were in 2008 and 2015, all for Chip Ganassi Racing. Dixon's four-lap average of 232.164 mph was the fastest qualifying run at the Speedway since Arie Luyendyk's track-record run of236.986 mph in 1996.
Ed Carpenter landed the second starting spot for the 101st 500 with a four-lap average of 231.664 mph. Alexander Rossi, who won last year's race as a rookie, grabbed the other front-row starting spot with an average speed of 231.487 mph.
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