After being delayed due to weather on Friday, IndyCar completed a full knockout qualifying session on Saturday morning.
To the surprise of nobody, Alex Palou swept the field and earned pole with a massive half a second gap to the rest of the field.
Pato O’Ward turned around his pace from the day before and grabbed a starting spot on the front row in his Arrow McLaren Chevy.
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Graham Rahal, despite running well in practice, could not quite make the cut to Fast Six. He was joined in relegation by Scott Dixon and Kyle Kirkwood, all of whom were disappointed.
Another driver that was expecting to do better was Scott McLaughlin, with the Kiwi earning a starting spot on the ninth row.
Drivers and teams only have approximately four hours to fully prepare their cars for the race, which gets underway at 4:30 PM eastern time.
| # | Driver | Time | Gap | Avg. Speed (MPH) | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Palou | 01:09.7487 | — | 125.886 | Fast Six |
| 2 | Pato O’Ward | 01:10.2962 | 0.5475 | 124.906 | Fast Six |
| 3 | Felix Rosenqvist | 01:10.4548 | 0.7061 | 124.625 | Fast Six |
| 4 | Christian Lundgaard | 01:10.4751 | 0.7264 | 124.589 | Fast Six |
| 5 | David Malukas | 01:10.5660 | 0.8173 | 124.428 | Fast Six |
| 6 | Louis Foster | 01:10.9404 | 1.1917 | 123.772 | Fast Six |
| 7 | Graham Rahal | 01:10.4042 | 0.6236 | 124.714 | Top 12 |
| 8 | Scott Dixon | 01:10.4142 | 0.6336 | 124.696 | Top 12 |
| 9 | Kyle Kirkwood | 01:10.4189 | 0.6383 | 124.688 | Top 12 |
| 10 | Josef Newgarden | 01:10.4938 | 0.7132 | 124.556 | Top 12 |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | 01:10.4981 | 0.7175 | 124.548 | Top 12 |
| 12 | Caio Collet | 01:10.6299 | 0.8493 | 124.316 | Top 12 |
| 13 | Alexander Rossi | 01:10.7736 | 0.5558 | 124.063 | First Round |
| 14 | Marcus Ericsson | 01:10.3765 | 0.4640 | 124.763 | First Round |
| 15 | Santino Ferrucci | 01:10.8113 | 0.5935 | 123.997 | First Round |
| 16 | Nolan Siegel | 01:10.4288 | 0.5163 | 124.671 | First Round |
| 17 | Scott McLaughlin | 01:10.8281 | 0.6103 | 123.968 | First Round |
| 18 | Mick Schumacher | 01:10.4487 | 0.5362 | 124.635 | First Round |
| 19 | Christian Rasmussen | 01:10.8877 | 0.6699 | 123.864 | First Round |
| 20 | Marcus Armstrong | 01:10.4742 | 0.5617 | 124.590 | First Round |
| 21 | Rinus VeeKay | 01:11.0611 | 0.8433 | 123.561 | First Round |
| 22 | Kyffin Simpson | 01:10.4751 | 0.5626 | 124.589 | First Round |
| 23 | Sting Ray Robb | 01:11.2029 | 0.9851 | 123.315 | First Round |
| 24 | Dennis Hauger | 01:10.5163 | 0.6038 | 124.516 | First Round |
| 25 | Will Power | 01:10.5701 | 0.6576 | 124.421 | First Round |
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