Raikkonen earns pole for today's Grand Prix

The 73-lap race is at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Kimi Raikkonen might not have to win the U.S. Grand Prix to remain in the chase for the Formula One championship.
It would sure help, though.
Raikkonen won the second pole of his career Saturday, giving him the top position and a huge advantage for the start of the 73-lap race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
"Of course it's a much better position, but the race is long. I still think we have a good strategy for the race, and I'm pretty sure we should have a strong race," said Raikkonen, who qualified his McLaren Mercedes in 1 minute, 11.670 seconds, or 130.839 mph over the 2.605-mile run.
Defending race winner Rubens Barrichello was second-fastest at 130.612.
Five-time series champion Michael Schumacher, Barrichello's Ferrari teammate, leads Juan Pablo Montoya by three points and Raikkonen by seven with just two races remaining this season.
Schumacher qualified at 129.888 mph for seventh, giving him his first non-pole start in the four years since the race returned to Indianapolis.
Schumacher has 82 points to Montoya's 79 and Raikkonen's 75. First place today is worth 10 points.
If Raikkonen wins, he would cut at least two points off Schumacher's lead; Raikkonen could take the points lead if Schumacher finishes no higher than seventh and Montoya ends up no better than fourth.
The season ends Oct. 12 with the Japanese Grand Prix.
Olivier Panis qualified third at 130.384 mph, Montoya was fourth at 130.333, and Ralf Schumacher, Montoya's Williams teammate and Michael's younger brother, was fifth at 130.098.
Jarno Trulli, the fastest in the preliminary round of qualifications on Friday, damaged his Renault's suspension when he spun during the final warmup. He qualified at 129.223 mph for 10th place in the starting field.
"We had just the same car after the incident. But it was a struggle with the wind conditions here," Trulli said. "We lost lots of performance. We struggled to keep up with the changing conditions and it was difficult to drive."