Arie Luyendyk earned his first Indianapolis 500 pole position Saturday.
Luyendyk, the 1990 Indy champ, averaged 223.967 mph for four laps in his Lola-Ford Cosworth at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on his second attempt at qualifying for the 77th Indy 500.Mario Andretti, the 1969 Indy champ who has suffered so many Speedway disappointments, qualified second for the May 30 race at 223.414 mph in a Lola-Ford Cosworth. Brazilian Raul Boesel made it a Lola-Ford Cosworth front row sweep by averaging 222.379 mph during a hot, sunny qualifying session.
Reigning world champion Nigel Mansell qualified for the middle of the third row at 220.255 mph.
The second row includes 1992 runner-up Scott Goodyear (222.344 mph in a Lola-Ford Cosworth), defending champ Al Unser Jr. (221.773 mph in a Lola-Chevrolet) and rookie Stefan Johansson (220.824 mph in a Penske-Chevy).