Indiana native Nathan Nicholson earned his first-ever series pole position Friday at IMS, his home track.

Unhappy with his car’s performance in Friday’s practice sessions, Aaron Jeansonne (No. 24 JTR Motorsports Engineering) switched to a backup car Saturday morning for Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich qualifying. It paid dividends on his final flying lap around Virginia International Raceway when he jumped to pole position.Even...