7/18 :: Climbing for the pole

GET LIVE UPDATES TO YOUR MOBILE PHONE Subscribe Today! LEXINGTON, Ohio - Andretti Green Racing claimed four of the top five starting positions in 2007 for the inaugural IndyCar Series race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, but couldn't close the deal. The team is making inroads again on the narrow 2.258-mile, 13-turn circuit. Marco Andretti topped the combined speed chart with a lap of 1 minute, 07.9102 seconds (119.699 mph) in the closing minutes of the broiling afternoon session in preparation for the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio presented by Westfield Insurance. Teammate Kanaan, driving the No. 11 7-Eleven car, was quickest in the morning session (1:08.0301; 119.488) and second overall. The multi-stage knockout qualifying to determine the PEAK Motor Oil Pole Award presented by Murray's Discount Auto begins at 11:45 a.m. (ET)... [read full story]