Rahal on St. Petersburg Pole

Graham Rahal won the pole Saturday for the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (FL), the 2009 season opener for the IndyCar Series.  Rahal, also the defending champion of the race, became the youngest driver to win an IndyCar pole.  Rahal's time of 1:02.4110 (103.828 mph) was the quickest in the third qualifying segment on the 14-turn temporary street circuit.

Justin Wilson will start on the outside of the front row.  The rest of the top five qualifiers included Tony Kanaan, Ryan Briscoe, and Dario Franchitti.  Franchitti is returning to the IndyCar Series this season after his foray into NASCAR last year.

Sunday's race begins at 2pm ET and will be broadcast on Versus.