Colton Herta posted a fast lap of 59.2698 seconds in Saturday's qualifying at Toronto, becoming IndyCar's first two-time pole winner this season.
The Californian will start from the No. 1 spot for the ninth time in his career and first since competing in Long Beach, California, in April.
Herta barely edged out six-time series champ Scott Dixon, whose best time on the bumpy, 11-turn, 1.786-mile course came on his last lap of the day. Dixon was clocked at 59.3592. Two-time series winner Josef Newgarden will start third after going 59.5257 despite tapping the wall in the sixth turn before parking the No. 2 Chevrolet for Team Penske.Herta will be joined near the front of the 25-car field by Andretti Autosport teammate Alexander Rossi.
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