Morning update from St. Petersburg – Kaiser takes Lights pole
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| Kyle Kaiser |
Saturday has dawned bright and sunny here in St. Petersburg as the teams prepare for Sunday's races.
Later this afternoon the IndyCars will qualify after morning practice. The threat of possible rain on Sunday has dissipated and we expect the race to be dry.
The first USF2000 race of the weekend is about to start. Indy Lights qualifying just concluded with Kyle Kaiser taking the pole over Sweden sensation Felix Rosenqvist by just 0.0449 sec.
Indy Lights Lineup
| Pos | No | Driver | Hometown | Team | Time | Diff | Gap | Speed | Laps |
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Kaiser | Santa Clara CA | Juncos Racing | 01:05.8728 | –.—- | –.—- | 98.371 | 17 |
| 2 | 14 | Felix Rosenqvist (R) | Varnamo Sweden | Belardi Auto Racing | 01:05.9187 | 0.0459 | 0.0459 | 98.303 | 20 |
| 3 | 5 | Zach Veach | Stockdale OH | Belardi Auto Racing | 01:06.2808 | 0.4080 | 0.3621 | 97.766 | 21 |
| 4 | 51 | Shelby Blackstock | Nashville TN | Andretti Autosport | 01:06.2967 | 0.4239 | 0.0159 | 97.742 | 17 |
| 5 | 3 | Scott Hargrove (R) | Vancouver BC | Team Pelfrey | 01:06.4448 | 0.5720 | 0.1481 | 97.525 | 16 |
| 6 | 7 | RC Enerson | New Port Richey FL | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports with Curb-Agajanian | 01:06.4624 | 0.5896 | 0.0176 | 97.499 | 19 |
| 7 | 4 | Felix Serralles | Ponce Puerto Rico | Carlin | 01:06.4645 | 0.5917 | 0.0021 | 97.496 | 20 |
| 8 | 17 | Andre Negrao (R) | Campinas Brazil | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports with Curb-Agajanian | 01:06.4682 | 0.5954 | 0.0037 | 97.490 | 18 |
| 9 | 55 | Santiago Urrutia (R) | Montevideo Uruguay | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports with Curb-Agajanian | 01:06.5061 | 0.6333 | 0.0379 | 97.435 | 19 |
| 10 | 13 | Zachary Claman De Melo (R) | Montreal Canada | Juncos Racing | 01:06.5287 | 0.6559 | 0.0226 | 97.402 | 16 |
| 11 | 2 | Juan Piedrahita | Bogota Colombia | Team Pelfrey | 01:06.6505 | 0.7777 | 0.1218 | 97.224 | 18 |
| 12 | 11 | Ed Jones | Dubai UAE | Carlin | 01:06.6684 | 0.7956 | 0.0179 | 97.197 | 17 |
| 13 | 27 | Dean Stoneman (R) | Croydon England | Andretti Autosport | 01:06.9078 | 1.0350 | 0.2394 | 96.850 | 17 |
| 14 | 28 | Dalton Kellett (R) | Toronto Canada | Andretti Autosport | 01:07.1526 | 1.2798 | 0.2448 | 96.497 | 19 |
| 15 | 77 | Scott Anderson | Fort Collins CO | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports with Curb-Agajanian | 01:07.1527 | 1.2799 | 0.0001 | 96.496 | 19 |
| 16 | 22 | Neil Alberico (R) | Los Gatos CA | Carlin | 01:07.2594 | 1.3866 | 0.1067 | 96.343 | 19 |
Mark C. reporting from St. Petersburg