Colton Herta captured the 12th pole position of his NTT IndyCar Series career, turning a 1 minute, 0.5475-second lap around the nine-turn, 1.7-mile circuit in downtown Detroit in his No. 26 Dallara-Honda.

Colton Herta won the 12th pole of his IndyCar career on Saturday at the Detroit Grand Prix, finishing ahead of defending champion Alex Palou and Indy 500 winner Josef Newgarden.

Colton Herta captured Andretti Global’s first pole position of the season and the 12th of his career with a scorching lap of 1m00.547s in the No. 26 Honda at the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix. NTT

"There was a lot on my mind after the Indy 500, so it's good to just get here and get a race weekend underway," said Herta after edging Palou by 0.152 seconds in the Fast Six (1:00.5475 vs. 1:00.6995).

Colton Herta earned the pole position for Sunday’s Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix, topping the 27-car field with a lap of 1:00.547.