Takuma Sato broke out at Iowa to take his first ever pole position in the IZOD IndyCar Series.  Rounding out the top 5 are Danica Patrick, Tony Kanaan, JR Hildrebrand and Will Power.  Dario Franchitti, tied with Power for the points lead, will start 6th.

Sato felt comfortable in the practice sessions, and knew how to get what he needed out of the car. ”I want to say a big thank you to the whole team, the fans, the sponsors and everyone who has supported me. It is a fantastic achievement. I knew we were going to be competitive because of last year and this morning I was truly comfortable in the car. I could feel where we needed to be with the setup for qualifying. Working so closely today with the three KVRT – Lotus drivers, working so closely with my engineers, we had a great answer. The mechanics also did a great job preparing the car. I am very pleased with today’s result.”

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