Castroneves looks dominant as final round qualifying begins in Detroit
Helio Castroneves appears to have found the secret chassis setup for the bumpy Detroit GP track as he was fastest by a wide margin (8/10ths sec) going into IndyCar Fast Six final qualifying. While Honda has been dominant recently, Chevy appears to have their number here in Detroit. After all, it is Chevy's backyard and many executives are watching.
Results Group 2 (Only Top 6 move on to 2nd round)
| Pos | No | Name | Time | Diff | Gap | FL | Laps | Speed | Engine |
| 1 | 3 | Helio Castroneves | 1:17.260 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4 | 5 | 109.501 | Chevy |
| 2 | 98 | Jack Hawksworth | 1:18.062 | 0.8025 | 0.8025 | 4 | 6 | 108.375 | Honda |
| 3 | 10 | Tony Kanaan | 1:18.218 | 0.9583 | 0.1558 | 5 | 6 | 108.159 | Chevy |
| 4 | 8 | Ryan Briscoe | 1:18.293 | 1.0337 | 0.0754 | 6 | 6 | 108.055 | Chevy |
| 5 | 11 | Sebastien Bourdais | 1:18.299 | 1.0396 | 0.0059 | 6 | 6 | 108.047 | Chevy |
| 6 | 2 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 1:18.326 | 1.0660 | 0.0264 | 5 | 6 | 108.011 | Chevy |
| 7 | 17 | Sebastian Saavedra | 1:18.362 | 1.1025 | 0.0365 | 4 | 6 | 107.960 | Chevy |
| 8 | 14 | Takuma Sato | 1:18.369 | 1.1092 | 0.0067 | 6 | 6 | 107.951 | Honda |
| 9 | 77 | Simon Pagenaud | 1:18.471 | 1.2112 | 0.1020 | 4 | 6 | 107.811 | Honda |
| 10 | 19 | Justin Wilson | 1:18.518 | 1.2584 | 0.0472 | 5 | 6 | 107.746 | Honda |
| 11 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 1:19.829 | 2.5695 | 1.3111 | 1 | 2 | 105.976 | Honda |