Dario Franchitti wins Toronto pole, his third pole in 5 races

Franchitti wins Toronto pole

TORONTO — Dario Franchitti has won the IndyCar Series pole for Sunday’s Honda Indy on the street course in Toronto.

It is the third pole for the Target Chip Ganassi Racing driver, who covered the 11-turn, 1.75-mile circuit in 1 minute, 01.0249 seconds to beat Team Penske’s Will Power for the top spot.

Graham Rahal was third, followed by Justin Wilson, Canadian Alex Tagliani and rookie Mike Conway.

Series points leader Scott Dixon will start eighth, while Ryan Briscoe, tied for second in the standings with Franchitti 19 points behind Dixon, will start 11th. Hometown favorite Paul Tracy will go off 15th.