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Caio Collet Secures Third Consecutive Pole at Portland Indy NXT

The result intensifies his late-season championship duel with Dennis Hauger over the final three races.

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Overview

  • Collet posted a 1 m 03.3595 s final lap to beat Dennis Hauger by 0.0557 s and claim pole position.
  • He served a drive-through penalty for improper pit-lane exit shortly before delivering his pole-winning lap.
  • Qualifying was halted for nearly eight minutes after Jack William Miller’s mechanical failure triggered a red flag.
  • Myles Rowe led the first split group to start second on the grid while Hauger will line up third.
  • Collet’s trio of poles and recent race victories have reduced his championship deficit to 42 points with three rounds remaining.