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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