Welcome to the second day of Indianapolis 500 qualifying!
Today we have the Last Row Shootout and the Fast Nine Shootout.
The Last Row Shootout is between Sage Karam, Will Power, Simona De Silvestro, Charlie Kimball and RC Enerson. All five will fight for three spots. Each car has one guaranteed attempt and any subsequent attempts wipe out past times. Unlike yesterday, a driver can sit on their times and the times are not deleted when they are bumped.
This session lasts for 75 minutes.
Afterward is the Fast Nine Shootout, where the fastest nine cars from yesterday go out in order from slowest to fastest to set the first three rows of the grid. Each car has one attempt.
Like yesterday, the most recent attempts will be further up the sheet, so scroll up from the bottom to go in chronological order.
Yesterday, Alex Palou crashed in Indianapolis 500 pole day qualifying. Here’s a recap of that incident:
Grid:
9 26 21
20 48 10
28 06 8
Scott Dixon wins the pole position for the 105th Indianapolis 500.
Scott Dixon in the No. 9 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
Lap 1: 232.757 mph
Lap 2: 231.879 mph
Lap 3: 231.333 mph
Lap 4: 230.778 mph
Average: 231.685 mph
Colton Herta in the No. 26 Andretti Autosport Honda
Lap 1: 232.356 mph
Lap 2: 231.672 mph
Lap 3: 231.349 mph
Lap 4: 231.247 mph
Average: 231.655 mph
Tony Kanaan in the No. 48 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
Lap 1: 231.721 mph
Lap 2: 231.079 mph
Lap 3: 230.838 mph
Lap 4: 230.491 mph
Average: 231.032 mph
Grid so far:
21 20 10
28 06 8
Ed Carpenter in the No. 20 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
Lap 1: 232.390 mph
Lap 2: 231.647 mph
Lap 3: 231.174 mph
Lap 4: 230.812 mph
Average: 231.504 mph
Rinus VeeKay in the No. 21 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
Lap 1: 232.323 mph
Lap 2: 231.632 mph
Lap 3: 231.181 mph
Lap 4: 230.914 mph
Average: 231.511 mph
Helio Castroneves in the No. 06 Meyer Shank Racing Honda
Lap 1: 230.995 mph
Lap 2: 230.393 mph
Lap 3: 230.184 mph
Lap 4: 229.852 mph
Average: 230.355 mph
Grid so far:
10 28 8
Alex Palou in the No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
Lap 1: 231.228 mph
Lap 2: 230.642 mph
Lap 3: 230.419 mph
Lap 4: 230.177 mph
Average: 230.616 mph
Ryan Hunter-Reay in the No. 28 Andretti Autosport Honda
Lap 1: 231.428 mph
Lap 2: 230.656 mph
Lap 3: 230.225 mph
Lap 4: 229.696 mph
Average: 230.499 mph
The Fast Nine Shootout now begins. Marcus Ericsson in the No. 8 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
Lap 1: 230.996 mph
Lap 2: 230.484 mph
Lap 3: 230.063 mph
Lap 4: 229.734 mph
Average: 230.318 mph
The final row:
Sage Karam
Will Power
Simona De Silvestro
The gun has sounded. Charlie Kimball and RC Enerson will not make the Indianapolis 500.
Charlie Kimball in the No. 11 A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet
Lap 1: 227.988 mph
Lap 2: 227.554 mph
Lap 3: 227.502 mph
Lap 4: 227.295 mph
Average: 227.584 mph
He is 34th fastest.
RC Enerson in the No. 75 Top Gun Racing Chevrolet
Lap 1: 227.225 mph
Lap 2: 226.786 mph
Lap 3: 226.802 mph
Lap 4: 226.440 mph
Average: 226.813 mph
Enerson is now 34th fastest.
Kimball’s time has also been withdrawn for an unapproved adjustment.
Enerson’s time from earlier has been withdrawn for making an unapproved adjustment. Once a car goes onto pit road, the team can only adjust front wing angles, front wing endplate angles, changing tires and tire pressures and adding three gallons of fuel.
All cars have made one attempt. Final row so far:
24 12 16
11 and 75 are out.
RC Enerson in the No. 75 Top Gun Racing Chevrolet
Lap 1: 227.932 mph
Lap 2: 227.307 mph
Lap 3: 227.068 mph
Lap 4: 226.888 mph
Average: 227.298 mph
Charlie Kimball in the No. 11 A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet
Lap 1: 228.352 mph
Lap 2: 227.970 mph
Lap 3: 227.677 mph
Lap 4: 227.249 mph
Average: 227.811 mph
Kimball is 34th fastest. Not in the show.
Last Row so far:
24 12 16
Simona De Silvestro in the No. 16 Paretta Autosport Chevrolet
Lap 1: 228.878 mph
Lap 2: 228.525 mph
Lap 3: 228.121 mph
Lap 4: 227.892 mph
Average: 228.353 mph
Will Power in the No. 12 Team Penske Chevrolet
Lap 1: 230.053 mph
Lap 2: 229.106 mph
Lap 3: 228.824 mph
Lap 4: 227.535 mph
Average: 228.876 mph
First up is Sage Karam. No. 24 Dreyer and Reinbold Racing Chevrolet
Lap 1: 230.032 mph
Lap 2: 229.423 mph
Lap 3: 228.871 mph
Lap 4: 228.305 mph
Average: 229.156 mph
Christopher DeHarde has covered IndyCar racing and the Road to Indy for various outlets since 2014. In addition to open wheel racing, DeHarde has also covered IMSA and various short track racing events around Indiana. Originally from New Orleans, DeHarde moved to the Indianapolis area in 2017 to further pursue a career as a motorsports writer.
Don’t get why some of the speeds behind the front rows are higher, average wise, than those on the front rows. Ofc, I care nothing for Indycars.