With a lap of 1:05.5019, Pato O’Ward set a new track qualifying record and will start on pole for the Honda Grand Prix of Alabama. The 21-year old, driving the No. 5 for Arrow McLaren SP, gave Chevrolet its 100th NTT IndyCar Series pole in 150 races since returning to engine manufacturer competition in 2012.Read more: A look at the past, present, and future of the Grand Prix of St. PetersburgPato O’Ward set the new Barber Motorsports Park mark in the second knockout qualifying session on the 2.3-mile, 17-turn road course, timing in at 1:05.5019. A native of Monterrey, Mexico, O’Ward is seeking his first IndyCar victory after a nine-win Indy Lights season in 2018.Missed Qualifying for the Honda Indy Grand Prix Presented by AmFirst @BarberMotorPark? Check out how it all went down in under 5 minutes. Watch: https://t.co/lQtcNzKXQH#INDYCAR // #HIGPA pic.twitter.com/ECUHpDYIRI— NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) April 18, 2021Pato O’Ward gives props to his teamPato O’Ward, who will be making his 23rd NTT INDYCAR SERIES start, said during a post-qualifying press conference:“We made some changes after Practice 2 that helped,” said “We’ve been working so hard in the off-season, and we’re clicking. Everybody on the team is working well together, and I knew exactly what time I needed to get out of the reds (alternate tires), and we just had to maintain pace on (primary) blacks because I thought we were pretty strong. We did that, and we’re starting on pole. It feels good. These guys deserve it, and we’ve got a race to win tomorrow. I’m really hungry, and I love this place to death.”The battle for the Astor Cup begins today. Catch the Honda Indy Grand Prix Presented by AmFirst @BarberMotorPark LIVE at 3PM ET on @nbc. Fans, who do you think is going to win in Barber? #INDYCAR // #HIGPA pic.twitter.com/ABxN41hNwJ— NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) April 18, 2021You might also like: Marco Andretti will not compete in IndyCar full time in 2021Here is the starting lineup for the Honda Grand Prix of Alabama.1 Pato O’Ward2 Alexander Rossi3 Alex Palou4 Will Power5 Scott Dixon6 Marcus Ericsson7 Romain Grosjean (R)8 Josef Newgarden9 Colton Herta10 Conor Daly11 Jack Harvey12 Scott McLaughlin (R)13 Ed Jones14 Rinus Veekasy15 Simon Pagenaud16 Sebastien Bourdais17 Ryan Hunter-Reay18 Graham Rahal19 Takuma Sato20 Max Chilton21 Jimmie Johnson (R)22 Felix Rosenqvist23 Dalton Kellett24 James Hinchcliffe(R) Rookie