Live coverage of the second day of qualifying for the 109th Indianapolis 500
Today, the full field for the 109th Indianapolis will be set.
Saturday’s Full-Field qualifying set spots 13-30 on the grid, but Sunday brings three critical sessions that will complete the field from the car that will start 33rd on the grid, to the car that will start in pole position.
The first session is the Fast 12, which consists of the fastest 12 cars from Saturday’s Full-Field qualifying session. Each car is guaranteed one four-lap run during the session, with the order determined based on the speed chart from Saturday, starting with the slowest car of the 12. Here are the drivers who are participating in the Fast 12:
Alex Palou
Josef Newgarden
Pato O’Ward
Scott Dixon
Robert Shwartzman
David Malukas
Felix Rosenqvist
Takuma Sato
Will Power
Marcus Ericsson
Christian Lundgaard
Scott McLaughlin
More on McLaughlin in a moment.
At the end of one hour, the top six cars will advance to the Firestone Fast Six, while the bottom half will fill out spots 7-12 in the Indianapolis 500.
Then comes Last Chance Qualifying. With 34 cars entered and just 33 spots on the grid, the bottom four cars from Saturday’s session will duke it out over an hour for a spot in the field. Marco Andretti, Marcus Armstrong, Jacob Abel, and Rinus VeeKay are the four fighting for the final three spots in this session.
Cars are guaranteed one attempt at a four-lap qualifying run, and can make multiple attempts until the clock expires.
Sunday ends with the Firestone Fast Six, with the top six cars from the Fast 12 battling for pole position. This runs for 30 minutes, with each car guaranteed one attempt at a four-lap qualifying run.
Here are the qualifying results, with the top six — and bottom three — spots left to be filled:
We will be covering the three sessions live, so follow along!
Note: All times are in Eastern time.
Fast 12 qualifying notes
4:48: Alex Palou does enough, with a mark of 231.800. The championship leader is through to the Firestone Fast Six.
4:45: Team Penske president Tim Cindric will address the media in five minutes regarding Newgarden and Power.
4:43: Pato O’Ward jumps to P2 with a mark of 232.186, making him the fastest Chevrolet on the grid. That books a spot in the Firestone Fast Six, but also eliminates teammate Christian Lundgaard.
4:38: Veteran Scott Dixon books a spot in the Firestone Fast Six with a mark of 231.971. That is good for second, behind only Rosenqvist. Rosenqvist, Dixon, Shwartzman, and Sato are through to the Firestone Fast Six, with only Pato O’Ward and Alex Palou left to make an attempt. At the moment Malukas and Lundgaard are on the bubble.
4:32: Rookie Robert Shwartzman, who is racing on an oval for the first time, and has booked a spot in the Fast Six, as his average of 232.008 jumps him into P2 with just free drivers left. A huge development for Shwartzman and Prema Racing
4:29: David Malukas pumps in a four-lap run with an average of 231.599, which slots him in third behind Rosenqvist and Sato.
Commentators on FOX Sports are reporting that both Newgarden and Power are officially out of the Fast 12. That means we will have an All-Penske fourth row of McLaughlin, Newgarden, and Power.
4:24: Felix Rosenqvist rockets to the top with an average of 232.523, and his fourth lap was actually his fastest. A tremendous run from Rosenqvist.
4:20: Newgarden has pulled out of line as well, and word from FOX Sports that both Newgarden’s car and Power’s car have failed pre-qualifying technical inspections.
4:19: Takuma Sato jumps to the top of the speed charts with a 231.686 effort.
4:15: Marcus Ericsson finishes with a mark of 231.014, which slots him in behind Lundgaard. But the big news is that both Will Power has just pulled out of line, which might mean he may not attempt a qualifying run. Stay tuned.
4:11: Lundgaard sets a benchmark of 231.360 mph, which is the time the rest of the 12 will be chasing.
4:09: Christian Lundgaard from Arrow McLaren is up first.
4:08 There are only 11 drivers in the Fast 12. Scott McLaughlin’s crash in practice earlier today has knocked him out of the session.
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