WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. -- A day after Andretti Autosport announced that Alexander Rossi would be back in the fold next year, he celebrated by winning his first IndyCar pole.
Rossi bested the Fast Six on Saturday at Watkins Glen International with a track-record time of 1 minute, 22.4639 seconds at 147.119 mph on his final lap around the 11-turn, 3.37-mile road course in a session that was oh-so-close. He edged defending race winner Scott Dixon (1:22.5168, 147.025), who dominated last year's race.
"There's a lot of positivity amongst the whole team," said Rossi, whose breakthrough victory came in last year's Indianapolis 500.