Herta captured the pole position at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for Sunday's NTT IndyCar Series race, NBC Sports reports.

Herta was fastest in practice for the Iowa IndyCar 250's Race 1 at Iowa Speedway Friday afternoon. He turned a fast lap of 171.990 mph.

Herta won the inaugural IndyCar Classic at Circuit of the Americas after starting fourth on the grid, his first victory in the series.

Rising open-wheel star Herta is set for his foray into GT racing, having been named test and reserve driver for BMW Team RLL in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The 17-year-old second-generation driver, who has joined BMW's Junior program in Europe, will supplement his new association with the German manufacturer with a return to Indy Lights, making for a busy 2018 season, sportscar365.com reports.