Simon Pagenaud wins pole on big day for Penske at Belle Isle (The Associated Press)

Simon Pagenaud’s only poor showing of the season came at the Indianapolis 500. Pagenaud won the pole for this weekend’s first IndyCar race at Belle Isle as Team Penske swept the top three spots in qualifying Friday. Pagenaud, the series points leader, has finished first or second in every race this year – with the exception of last weekend’s Indy 500, when he was 19th.