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Weather ends first day of Indy 500 qualifying early

by Kevin Dejewski
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Weather ends first day of Indy 500 qualifying early

Rinus VeeKay set the fastest lap of the day, and is among 12 drivers advancing to Sunday's qualifying sessions. Photo: Kevin Dejewski

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Saturday’s Indianapolis qualifying session has been ended early on account of rain and storms moving into the area.

The seven-hour long session started off with near perfect cloudy and cool conditions, and those that were able to make their runs early benefitted greatly by way of fast speeds and stable cars.

Rinus VeeKay was the second driver to make his four-lap qualifying effort, and was able to post the fastest average time of the day at 233.655 MPH.

The Arrow McLaren SP duo of Pato O’Ward and Felix Rosenqvist also were able to run early, and locked in the second and third fastest runs.

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Drivers who ran later in the day were greeted with sunny skies and a quickly warming track that soon proved to be too slick to allow any of the top speeds to be matched.

The full field was able to get one attempt in, bar Stefan Wilson whose drivetrain was damaged in morning practice when the team assembled the gearbox incorrectly, necessitating an engine change.

Drivers on the lower part of the timing board began gearing up to make second qualifying attempts in hopes of moving into the top 12 to advance to Sunday’s pole shootout.

Then, at around 2:30 PM, track action was stopped due to rain drops falling across the track and lightning in the area.

The weather cleared out after a short while, and two drivers were able to get second runs under their belts. But Scott McLaughlin and Sage Karam were the only ones to do so, and more rain moved into the area once again.

Drivers who were waiting in line to make another qualifying attempt at the expense of their first, were allowed to keep their original time and position.

An advancing cold front kept cars off the track for over an hour, and eventually the decision was made to finalize the session.

Drivers that sit 12th or higher will be back on track Sunday to fight for pole, while those 13th and below have their positions locked in for the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 29.

#DriverAverage Speed (MPH)
1Rinus VeeKay223.655
2Pato O’Ward233.037
3Felix Rosenqvist232.775
4Alex Palou232.774
5Tony Kanaan232.625
6Jimmie Johnson232.398
7Ed Carpenter232.397
8Marcus Ericsson232.275
9Romain Grosjean232.201
10Scott Dixon232.151
11Will Power231.842
—Fast 12 cutoff—
12Takuma Sato231.708
13David Malukas231.607
14Josef Newgarden231.580
15Santino Ferrucci231.508
16Simon Pagenaud231.275
17JR Hildebrand231.112
18Conor Daly230.999
19Callum Ilott230.961
20Alexander Rossi230.812
21Graham Rahal230.766
22Sage Karam230.464
23Marco Andretti230.345
24Devlin DeFrancesco230.326
25Colton Herta230.235
26Scott McLaughlin230.154
27Helio Castroneves229.630
28Kyle Kirkwood229.406
29Dalton Kellett228.916
30Juan Pablo Montoya228.622
31Christian Lundgaard227.053
32Jack Harvey226.851
33Stefan Wilsonno attempt
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1Álex Palou142
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