Complex sentence: Following his championship season, in 2005 he placed second in the championship to his teammate Dan Wheldon., he won his first pole position for the Indianapolis 500 to add to his finishes of second, third, fifth and eighth in the event.
Split into simpler sentences: Following his championship season, in 2005 he placed second in the championship to his teammate Dan Wheldon. That year, he won his first pole position for the Indianapolis 500 to add to his finishes of second, third, fifth and eighth in the event.