The Joe Gibbs Racing driver narrowly edged out Kurt Busch, a car that he co-owns, for pole position as Toyota claimed the top four spots in qualifying.
Pedro Acosta pulled out the best lap of the session before progress dried up on the way to his first Moto2 pole ahead of the French Grand Prix at Le Mans.
Andrea Migno powered through traffic on track to pull out the fastest single lap ahead of a dominant Dennis Foggia in qualifying for the Moto3 Americas Grand Prix in Austin.