O’Ward wins St. Pete Indy Lights pole
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| Pato O'Ward (L) and Telitz (R) |
Pato O'Ward has won the pole position for Indy Lights Race 1 on the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida.
His time of 1m05.0392s beat last year's St. Petersburg Indy lights winner Colton Herta by 0.1476s.
Aaron Telitz will line up third ahead of Victor Franzoni and Neil Alberico.
Indy Lights Race 1 Lineup
| Pos | No. | Driver | Time | Behind | Gap |
| 1 | 27 | Pato O'Ward | 1:05.0392 | — | — |
| 2 | 98 | Colton Herta | 1:05.1868 | 0.1476 | 0.1476 |
| 3 | 9 | Aaron Telitz | 1:05.2238 | 0.1846 | 0.0370 |
| 4 | 23 | Victor Franzoni | 1:05.4913 | 0.4521 | 0.2675 |
| 5 | 2 | Neil Alberico | 1:05.5963 | 0.5571 | 0.1050 |
| 6 | 5 | Santi Urrutia | 1:05.7180 | 0.6788 | 0.1217 |
| 7 | 48 | Ryan Norman | 1:05.8341 | 0.7949 | 0.1161 |
| 8 | 3 | Shelby Blackstock | 1:08.5842 | 0.8782 | 0.0833 |
| 9 | 28 | Dalton Kellett | 1:14.1749 | 0.7534 | 1:06.6708 |
| 10 | 78 | Kris Wright | – | – | – |