Lundqvist Grabs Pole for Both Races at Indianapolis

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Linus Lundqvist

Linus Lundqvist and Hunter McElrea will share the front row in both races for the Indy Lights Grand Prix of Indianapolis this weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway after dominating qualifying this afternoon.

Lundqvist will start from the pole in Race 1 at 5:35 p.m. (ET) today and in Race 2 at 1:20 p.m. Saturday on the 14-turn, 2.439-mile road course. McElrea will start second in both races.

SEE: Race 1 Qualifying Results | Race 2 Qualifying Results

The quickest lap for each driver in the qualifying session set their starting positions for Race 1, with their second-best lap establishing their starting spot for Race 2.

Swedish driver Lundqvist was quickest overall at 1 minute, 16.3362 seconds in the No. 26 HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing entry, and his second-best lap was 1:16.4266.

New Zealand native McElrea was second quickest at 1:16.3790 and 1:16.5220 in the No. 27 Andretti Autosport car.

Christian Rasmussen will start third in both races after his best laps of 1:16.5182 and 1:16.7099.

Danial Frost will start fourth in Race 1 in the No. 68 HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing entry, with St. Petersburg race winner Matthew Brabham starting from that spot in Race 2 in the No. 83 Andretti Autosport car.

Both races will be televised live on Peacock Premium.