Sebastian Saavedra takes Barber Indy Lights pole for Andretti Autosport
Sebastian Saavedra secured pole position for this weekend's Indy Lights race at Barber Motorsports Park
The Andretti Autosport driver, who returned to Lights this year after spending last season in IndyCar with Conquest, set a best time of 1m16.4968s with six minutes remaining.
Sam Schmidt Motorsports drivers Tristan Vautier and Esteban Guerrieri were both shaping up for a crack at Saavedra's time but were denied the chance when team-mate Oli Webb spun off at Turn 12 and skidded backwards into the barriers with four minutes left on the clock, bringing out the red flag.
The session was not restarted and Webb, who at that point was fifth-fastest, will be docked his best time for causing a stoppage. The Schmidt team's frustration was compounded by its fourth driver, Victor Carbone, spinning off the damp track at the start of the session and failing to set a time.
Vautier managed to finish up second fastest ahead of Andretti's Carlos Munoz, with Guerrieri fourth.
Pos Driver Team Time Gap 1. Sebastian Saavedra AFS/Andretti 1m16.4968s 2. Tristan Vautier Sam Schmidt 1m16.7270s + 0.2302s 3. Carlos Munoz Andretti 1m17.0882s + 0.5914s 4. Esteban Guerrieri Sam Schmidt 1m17.2494s + 0.7526s 5. Oliver Webb Sam Schmidt 1m17.4288s + 0.9320s 6. Alon Day Belardi 1m17.5997s + 1.1029s 7. Gustavo Yacaman Moore 1m17.6158s + 1.1190s 8. Jorge Goncalvez Belardi 1m17.8393s + 1.3425s 9. Troy Castaneda Bryan Herta 1m17.9743s + 1.4775s 10. Joao Horto Juncos 1m18.0338s + 1.5370s 11. Juan Pablo Garcia Jeffrey Mark 1m18.0496s + 1.5528s 12. Armaan Ebrahim Fan Force 1m18.3943s + 1.8975s 13. Darryl Wills Hillenburg 1m18.7854s + 2.2886s 14. David Ostella Moore 1m18.7993s + 2.3025s 15. Victor Carbone Sam Schmidt
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