ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Scott McLaughlin continued Team Penske’s tradition of dominance at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg by winning his first career IndyCar Series pole Saturday.
“Pretty speechless,” McLaughlin said.
The 28-year-old New Zealand native won three championships in the Australian Supercars series but didn’t immediately click in IndyCar, in part due to qualifying hiccups. He never started higher than fifth before he navigated this 1.8-mile, 14-turn street course in 59.4821 seconds Saturday.