Fontana Indy Lights: Sebastian Saavedra claims pole
Sebastian Saavedra took pole position for the final Indy Lights race of the season at Fontana
For much of the session the man to beat was the Colombian's Andretti team-mate Carlos Munoz, who posted a speed of 188.984mph, but Saavedra was able to better him late on with a 189.640mph effort.
"It was great to have Carlos go ahead of us," said Saavedra, who is doing double-duty in Indy Lights and IndyCar this weekend. "He gave us great information that I used for my run, and that was it.
"I'm going to go out there and try to win this and finish the season on a high note."
Title contender Esteban Guerrieri was third-quickest with 188.625mph, while main rival Tristan Vautier could manage no better than fifth-fastest behind Jorge Goncalvez.
"I think I lost some time in Turns 3 and 4, so I'll have to figure out what I did wrong," said Vautier. "We think right now we're missing a little something, but we'll work on it for the race."
Pos Driver Team Speed 1. Sebastian Saavedra AFS/Andretti 189.640 2. Carlos Munoz Andretti 188.984 3. Esteban Guerrieri Schmidt 188.625 4. Jorge Goncalvez Belardi 188.043 5. Tristan Vautier Schmidt 187.445 6. Oliver Webb Schmidt 187.413 7. Juan Pablo García Jeffrey Mark 187.280 8. David Ostella Moore 187.235 9. Gustavo Yacaman Moore 187.165 10. Victor Carbone Schmidt 186.810 11. Stefan Wilson Fan Force 185.364 12. Bruno Palli Juncos 184.692 13. Mike Larrison Belardi 179.337 14. Peter Dempsey Belardi
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