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Castroneves ties record with fourth pole
AP, FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Sunday, Oct 17, 2004, Page 22
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Helio Castroneves of Brazil, holds pole awards from Texas Motor Speedway, left, and the Indy Racing League after he posted the fastest qualifying speed Friday for the Chevy 500 in Fort Worth, Texas. Castroneves logged a lap of 347.537kph on the 2.4km track
PHOTO: AP
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Helio Castroneves tied an IRL record by winning a fourth consecutive pole in qualifying Friday night at Texas Motor Speedway.
"Four in a row, it's just awesome," the two-time Indianapolis 500 winner said after matching Billy Boat's 5-year-old record.
Castroneves logged a lap of 347.537kph on the 2.4km track in a Toyota-powered Dallara. The pole for Sunday's season-ending Chevy 500 was the fifth this year and 16th overall for Castroneves.
The Brazilian edged Tomas Scheckter, who turned a lap of 347.272kph in a Dallara/Chevrolet.
Third went to Sam Hornish Jr., Castroneves' teammate. Vitor Meira claimed the outside of the second row in a G-Force/Honda.
Although Castroneves' speed was a big jump from Dario Franchitti's June pole at 337.261kph, it was well off the track record set last year by Gil de Ferran at 358.588kph.
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