IndyCar Series Qualifying Report - Milwaukee - May 30, 2009

WEST ALLIS, May 30, 2009: Team Penske drivers will start at opposite ends of the grid for the May 31 ABC Supply/A.J. Foyt 225 at The Milwaukee Mile. Defending race winner Ryan Briscoe will start first after winning his fifth career IndyCar Series pole, while Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves will start 20th after crashing during PEAK Performance Pole Qualifying.

Briscoe recorded a four-lap qualifying average of 1 minute, 26.7966 seconds, 168.394 mph to earn his first pole since the 2008 season finale at Chicagoland Speedway. Graham Rahal will start second at Milwaukee for the second consecutive season after a qualifying effort of 168.117 mph.

Tony Kanaan, a two-time winner at Milwaukee, will start third beside 2008 series champion Scott Dixon. Mario Moraes and Hideki Mutoh share Row 4, and Danica Patrick and Dario Franchitti will start from Row 5.

Castroneves, who became the ninth driver to win the Indianapolis 500 three or more times, will start from the back after his No. 3 car made contact with the SAFER Barrier in Turn 2 on his first qualifying lap. Castroneves will start 20th or worse for the third time in the last four races on ovals. He ended the 2008 season with a win from the 28th starting position at Chicagoland, and last month he drove from 21st to second at Kansas.