Grosjean's second run was ended early due to being slower than his earlier run.
Former Formula One driver Romain Grosjean is back on track for another Qualifying run...
"I will take that! Hopefully, it is enough to make the Fast 12 for tomorrow."
"It is great to be in the show!"
Kyle Kirkwoods second run of the day gets ended early due to not going faster than his earlier lap.
Kyle Larson goes sixth place with an average speed of 232.563mph. This provisionally puts Larson in the Fast 12!
The Arrow McLaren team continue to struggle as Pato O'Ward sets an average lap speed of 229.840mph. This puts him in 29th place!
Ryan Hunter-Reay goes 17th with an average speed of 231.695mph.
Alexander Rossi gave up his first run of the day but did not disappoint as he went fourth with a 232.962mph average lap speed.
The first runs of the Indy500 Qualifying is over with the track now under inspection.
Once again today's qualifying will only determine who will start from 13th down to 30th place.
Pos | Driver | Nat | Team | Manufacturer | Speed |
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1 | Will Power | AUS | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 233.758 |
2 | Scott McLaughlin | NZL | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 233.332 |
3 | Josef Newgarden | USA | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 233.293 |
4 | Kyle Kirkwood | USA | Andretti Global | Honda | 232.764 |
5 | Felix Rosenqvist | SWE | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 232.547 |
6 | Santino Ferrucci | USA | A.J. Foyt Racing | Chevrolet | 232.496 |
7 | Alex Palou | ESP | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 232.306 |
8 | Colton Herta | USA | Andretti Global | Honda | 232.236 |
9 | Marcus Armstrong | NZL | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 232.183 |
10 | Takuma Sato | JPN | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 232.14 |
11 | Ed Carpenter | USA | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 232.017 |
12 | Kyffin Simpson | CYM | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 231.948 |
Helio Castroneves is just outside the top 12 in the Indy500 Qualifying in a 14th place after his first run.
It feels like deja vu for Graham Rahal as he sets an average speed of 230.233mph, which puts him 25th overall.
After his opening run Colton Herta makes his way into the top ten with an average speed of 232.236mph.
Sting Ray Robb finds his way into the top twenty after his first Qualifying run for the Indy500.
"I am very pleased with our first run, we had a lot more speed than we expected."
"Hopefully we can make it through today, that will be a win for us."
Takuma Sato ends his first run in ninth place as he set an average speed of 232.140mph.
The number six Arrow McLaren has lost its first qualifying speed after breaking a technical rule!
Current IndyCar series leader, Alex Palou, finds himself in seventh place with an average speed of 231.995mph.
Mr Saturday, Felix Rosenqvist, continues his great Qualifying run as he finishes his first run in fifth place.
Tom Blomqvist is in 15th after his opening run at his first ever Indy500.
Pato O'Ward's Arrow Mclaren is back in the pits for the team to make changes, giving away his position on the first run.
Pietro Fittipaldi finds himself out of the all-important top 12 as his first run puts him 16th with an average speed of 231.100mph.
With the car back in pit road the team checked his Arrow Mclaren and found Kyle Larson had an electronic issue rather than an engine issue. Larson will be back out on track later today.
Conor Daly puts his polka-dot car in 15th place with an average speed of 231.243mph.
Pos | Driver | Nat | Team | Manufacturer | Speed |
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1 | Will Power | AUS | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 233.758 |
2 | Scott McLaughlin | NZL | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 233.332 |
3 | Josef Newgarden | USA | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 233.293 |
4 | Kyle Kirkwood | USA | Andretti Global | Honda | 232.764 |
5 | Santino Ferrucci | USA | A.J. Foyt Racing | Chevrolet | 232.496 |
6 | Marcus Armstrong | NZL | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 232.183 |
8 | Callum Ilott | GBR | Arrow MclLaren | Chevrolet | 231.995 |
9 | Kyffin Simpson | CYM | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 231.948 |
10 | Marco Andretti | USA | Andretti Herta w/ Marco and Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 231.89 |
11 | Agustin Canapino | ARG | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 231.847 |
12 | Romain Grosjean | FRA | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 231.514 |
13 | Linus Lundqvist | SWE | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 231.506 |
14 | Christian Lundgaard | DNK | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 231.465 |
15 | Marcus Ericsson | SWE | Andretti Global | Honda | 230.603 |
16 | Katherine Legge | GBR | Dale Coyne Racing with RWR | Honda | 230.244 |
17 | Nolan Siegel | GBR | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 226.621 |