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Tom Carnegie would be proud of today's IndyCar qualifying on the streets of St. Pete as the lap records kept falling.

For the fourth year, Penske’s Will Power earned the pole on the street circuit in St. Pete. The surprise was Japanese racer Takuma Sato taking the second grid slot for AJ Foyt Racing.

The IZOD IndyCar series has officially started the new season on the temporary special built circuit in St. Petersburg, Florida with Team Penske’s Power setting the fastest time.

Testing at the Barber Motorsports Park ended with the Australian maintaining the fastest lap time. Up next is the St. Pete race on March 24.

It turns out that racing fans, in particular IndyCar ones, are rather predictable.

Twenty-five drivers set faster laps today than the pole winning time last year by Will Power including the Aussie who set the fastest time today.

Getting rid of the wintertime "rust" of being idle since the season finale last year, the IndyCar teams -- some with new drivers in their cars -- started the new season testing at Sebring in Florida.

In 2011, INDYCAR sanctioning body was already in test mode with the new Dallara DW12 chassis that would house the powerplants for 2012. It is our seventh moment of the year so was the outcome as expected?

Champion Ryan Hunter-Reay, Andretti Autosport, and Chevrolet receive 2012 awards in Indianapolis. During the night of celebration, Indy Lights title winner Tristan Vautier received his prize and the Greg Moore Legacy Award.