Ryan Briscoe won the Firestone Fast Six yesterday while setting the track record in his Hitachi #2 car.  Unfortunately, he’ll take a ten spot grid penalty along with all other Chevy-powered cars because of a decision by Chevrolet to change all engines after James Hinchcliffe had a major engine problem in a practice session before the Long Beach weekend.  He’ll start at eleventh alongside his Penske teammate Will Power at twelfth.

The penalties leave Dario Franchitti in his #10 Target Ganassi car on the front row along with rookie Josef Newgarden in the #67 Sarah Fisher Harman racing car.  Justin Wilson (#18) and Simon Pagenaud (#77) will start in row two.  Scott Dixon (#9) and Takuma Sato (#15) will share row three.

Having so many of the fast drivers starting from the middle of the grid should make for an exciting IZOD IndyCar race today at the Long Beach street course.