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EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) -- Will Power, going for his third consecutive win in IndyCar, will start from the pole Sunday in the Honda Edmonton Indy. Power drove the 1.96-mile City Centre Airport track in 1:00.7126 to lead the 25-car field.

Helio Castroneves, Power's teammate with Team Penske, will start beside him on the front row while Scott Dixon of Target Chip Ganassi will be third.

Power has been the class of the field in IndyCar this season. He leads the driver standings, has won four of 10 races and has six poles.

Danica Patrick did not make it out of the first round of the three-round qualifying process and will start 21st.

Paul Tracy of Toronto will start 15th.

 

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WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) -- Will Power has won the pole at Watkins Glen International as Team Penske captured the top three spots for Sunday's IndyCar Series race.

It was the eighth straight pole for Penske, extending its series record, and the fifth pole of the season for Power, the series points leader. Power covered the 11-turn, 3.4-mile course in 1 minute, 29.3164 seconds and was followed by teammates Helio Castroneves and Ryan Briscoe.

Defending series champion Dario Franchitti was fourth, followed by Takuma Sato, who earned his top qualifying spot of the season, and defending race winner Justin Wilson.

Danica Patrick, fresh from a one-week stint in NASCAR, struggled and will start 21st in the 25-car field.

 

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