The 2014 IndyCar champion's pole time of 1m09.766s on worn red tyres, just pipping his Chip Ganassi Racing rival on 1m09.809s, was the 64th of his US open-wheel career and leaves the Australian just three poles short of Mario Andretti’s record tally.
Palou delivered on a day when his Ganassi team-mates all fell in Q1 and was also the only Honda to make it through to the Fast Six shootout.
