Briscoe Takes The Pole At Chicago

JOLIET, Aug.29, 2009: IndyCar Series points leader Ryan Briscoe earned his fourth pole position of the season - and the crucial championship point that goes with it - by winning the PEAK Performance Pole Award for the PEAK Antifreeze and Motor Oil Indy 300 at Chicagoland Speedway.

Briscoe, who started from the pole in last year's race at Chicagoland, had a four-lap average of 215.364 mph in the No. 6 Team Penske Dallara/Honda/Firestone to knock his teammate Helio Castroneves out of the top spot. Castroneves' No. 3 Team Penske car will start second - the third front-row 1-2 start for the teammates this season.

Dario Franchitti, who trails Briscoe by five points heading into the 200-lap race, will start third, will share Row 2 with Andretti Green Racing's Tony Kanaan (214.661), driving the No. 11 Team 7-Eleven/Oscar Meyer Big Bite car.

Franchitti's teammate and IndyCar Series championship contender Scott Dixon will start sixth.