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Indy 500 qualifying results: How Pole Day works and who will get bumped?
It’s Pole Day for the Indianapolis 500, and while some spots are already locked in, the top four rows and the final one will be set on Sunday.
Charles Bradley
Published: May 19, 2024, 12:06 PM
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Saturday’s qualifying session was a barnstormer, with Team Penske sweeping the top of the speed charts, Arrow McLaren battling back from some issues and Rinus VeeKay providing a heroic final run to make the crucial top-12 spots after a big crash early on.
At the other end of the charts, there was more Indy 500 qualifying pain for Graham Rahal, who faces another agonizing day of simply making the field.
Indy 500 qualifying results after the opening day
Cla
Nº
Driver
Car / Engine
Time
Delay
Laps
Top-12 cars eligible for pole
1
12
Dallara/Chevrolet
2'34.0053
4
2
3
Dallara/Chevrolet
2'34.2863
0.2810
4
3
2
Dallara/Chevrolet
2'34.3124
0.3071
4
4
7
Dallara/Chevrolet
2'34.4609
0.4556
4
5
27
Dallara/Honda
2'34.6634
0.6581
4
6
17
Dallara/Chevrolet
2'34.7965
0.7912
4
7
60
Dallara/Honda
2'34.8074
0.8021
4
8
14
Dallara/Chevrolet
2'34.8415
0.8362
4
9
75
Dallara/Honda
2'34.8566
0.8513
4
10
5
Dallara/Chevrolet
2'34.8826
0.8773
4
11
21
R.van Kalmthout
Dallara/Chevrolet
2'34.8930
0.8877
4
12
23
Dallara/Chevrolet
2'34.9153
0.9100
4
Spots 13-30 now locked-in
13
26
Dallara/Honda
2'34.9616
0.9563
4
14
10
Dallara/Honda
2'34.9682
0.9629
4
15
6
Dallara/Chevrolet
2'35.0184
1.0131
4
16
11
Dallara/Honda
2'35.0504
1.0451
4
17
20
Dallara/Chevrolet
2'35.1608
1.1555
4
18
4
Dallara/Honda
2'35.2069
1.2016
4
19
98
Dallara/Honda
2'35.2458
1.2405
4
20
06
H.Castroneves
Dallara/Honda
2'35.2587
1.2534
4
21
9
Dallara/Honda
2'35.2723
1.2670
4
22
78
Agustín Canapino
Dallara/Chevrolet
2'35.2750
1.2697
4
23
41
Dallara/Chevrolet
2'35.2888
1.2835
4
24
33
C.Rasmussen
Dallara/Honda
2'35.3852
1.3799
4
25
66
Dallara/Honda
2'35.4554
1.4501
4
26
77
Dallara/Chevrolet
2'35.4982
1.4929
4
27
8
Dallara/Honda
2'35.5034
1.4981
4
28
45
C.Lundgaard
Dallara/Honda
2'35.5308
1.5255
4
29
24
Dallara/Chevrolet
2'35.6803
1.6750
4
30
30
P.Fittipaldi
Dallara/Honda
2'35.7768
1.7715
4
Bottom 4 cars in last-chance qualifying
31
51
Dallara/Honda
2'35.9587
1.9534
4
32
28
Dallara/Honda
2'36.0031
1.9978
4
33
15
Graham Rahal
Dallara/Honda
2'36.0569
2.0516
4
34
18
Dallara/Honda
2'37.7038
3.6985
4
The fastest 12 drivers will first contest a session that will define who goes through to the Fast Six, with starting positions seven to 12 being decided. Their running order is based on Saturday times, slowest to fastest, and each car is guaranteed one attempt.
The Fast Six will conclude the front two rows, and the quickest driver over the four-lap average will be the pole winner for the 108th Indy 500.
Graham Rahal, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
Photo by: Josh Tons / Motorsport Images
At 4:15pm ET, four drivers will then squabble over three slots on the last row – and one of them – out of Katherine Legge, Marcus Ericsson, Graham Rahal and Nolan Siegel – will be going home.
As well as the qualifying sessions themselves, which start at 3:05pm ET, from midday the dozen drivers still in the fight for pole will get a one-hour practice session to fine-tune their cars.
This will be immediately followed by an hour’s practice for the desperate quartet due to battle over the last row to do likewise.
The top 12 drivers on the starting grid will receive IndyCar Series points, with the P1 Award winner earning 12, the second fastest 11, down to one point for the 12th-placed starter.
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