Castroneves awarded Iowa IndyCar poleBrazil's Helio Castroneves was awarded pole position pole position Noun 1. (in motor racing) the starting position on the inside of the front row, generally considered the best one 2. an advantageous starting position Noun 1. for Sunday's Iowa Corn Indy 250 after thunderstorms thunderstorms a storm characterized by thunder and lightning caused by strong rising air currents; identified as agents of animal disease because of their involvement causing (1) spasmodic colic; (2) lightning strike; (3) injuries of cattle acquired in stampedes initiated by storms. washed out qualifying. The starting order was based on entrant points, with Australia's Ryan Briscoe, Castroneves's Penske teammate, starting second. Ganassi teammates Scott Dixon of New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. and Dario Franchitti of Scotland will start third and fourth, with Danica Patrick rounding out the top five. After storms delayed the start of qualifying for more than an hour, officials tried to clear standing water from the backstretch back·stretch n. The part of an oval racecourse farthest from the spectators and opposite the homestretch. . Eventually the session began, but only three drivers got on the track before it was halted. Castroneves got the pole in part because of the 28 points earned by Australian Will Power for the number three car in the season-opening race in St. Petersburg, Florida St. Petersburg (often shortened to St. Pete) is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The city is known as a vacation destination for North American and European vacationers, as well as a politically important battleground in U.S. Presidential politics. . "It's a shame, because obviously you want to put on a great show for the fans," Castroneves said. "But no question, it turned out to be the luck of the draw for me." Briscoe goes into the race with the lead in the drivers' standings with 199 points. Dixon is second on 196 and Franchitti third on 188. 
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