Pippa Mann on Kentucky 100 pole

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September 4, 2010 in Motorsport

Pippa Mann on Kentucky 100 pole

Pippa Mann's positive run on ovals continued in Sunoco Pole Qualifying for the Buckle Up. Drive Smart Kentucky 100 at Kentucky Speedway as the Sam Schmidt Motorsports driver earned her second pole start of the season.

Mann recorded a two-lap average of 190.474 mph (55.9447 seconds) to vault Martin Plowman (190.309 mph) and become the third female to start on the pole at Kentucky Speedway (Sarah Fisher in 2002 and Danica Patrick in 2005 in the IZOD IndyCar Series).

Qualifying Friday for the Drive Smart Buckle Up Kentucky 100 Firestone Indy Lights Series event on the 1.48-mile Kentucky Speedway, with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver, and speed:

1. (11) Pippa Mann, 190.474

2. (27) Martin Plowman, 190.309

3. (26) Charlie Kimball, 190.257

4. (7) JK Vernay, 190.252

5. (40) Dan Clarke, 190.128

6. (2) James Hinchcliffe, 189.914

7. (22) Adrian Campos Jr, 189.290

8. (32) Brandon Wagner, 189.128

9. (24) Arie Luyendyk Jr, 189.047

10. (28) Stefan Wilson, 188.913

11. (18) Rodrigo Barbosa, 187.147

12. (29) Sebastian Saavedra, no speed