Christian Lundgaard earns his first pole position for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in his 23rd race with the no. 45 Honda, and as his replacement in the car, ruling Indy NXT champion Louis Foster was able to deliver his first pole in the ninth race of his rookie campaign.

Rll has come a long way since Lundgaard-who left for Arrow McLaren during the off-season-learned-the ropes in Indycar, and thanks to the progress of 2022-2024, the team shows a larger level of competitiveness on road courses.

Foster, despite his limited experience in the top category, was incredibly fast at most races and landed the Road America pole after enduring two of his worst Indycar weekends after a suspension in Detroit destroyed his car, and the race of Felix Rosenqvist of Meyer Shank Racing, and followed by a solo Worldwide racetrack, sent by a massive impact with Josef Newgarden. air.

A week later, after shaving his mustache for charity while trying to convert the page on the devastating results at Detroit and WWTR, Foster Alex Palou, a winner of five races this season, and Kyle Kirkwood, winner of three races and the last two in a row.

“The mustache shaved and ended up on the pole. However, I liked the mustache, so we will see how the race is going tomorrow,” Foster said. “If we win tomorrow, you will never see one on my face again. Our Rahal Letterman Lanigan racing car was really fast. We got good power from the Honda engine. It’s always great to start in front of Alex and Kyle-a Honda 1-2-3 and the guys were fast all season. Hopefully we can submit a win tomorrow and bring home a victory. “