Helio Castroneves will start on pole for the second round of the 2016 IndyCar Series, the Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix, after establishing a new record as part of his rapid two-lap average pace of 192.324mph around the Arizona oval. Marking IndyCar's first visit to Phoenix since 2005, Castroneves qualifying lap of 192.631mph around the 1.022 mile oval would see a record that had stood for 20 years fall to the Penske driver, ensuring him of a 46th pole position, 28 of which have been achieved on ovals. “It's an honour to be breaking the record, which has been holding for 20 years, and now we're able to show that Verizon IndyCar Series cars are fast. The car was really on...
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