The opening day of qualifying for the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500, presented by Gainbridge on Saturday, creating some incredible storylines.
First, we had AJ Foyt Racing drivers Santino Ferrucci, and Benjamin Pedersen, making it into the Firestone Fast 12. Team Penske struggled as they only got one driver into the Fast 12, with Will Power in the No.12 Verizon 5G Chevrolet ending the day in 12th place with a four-lap average speed of 232.719MPH.
The other big storyline was the fact that Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing’s three full-time drivers, Graham Rahal, Jack Harvey and Christian Lundgaard, struggled all day and will fight for the final row on the grid along with Dale Coyne Racing with RWR’s Sting Ray Robb.
The other huge story was how Katherine Legge in the No.44 Hendrickson Honda was able to make it into the field on the first day and she will now help her teammates to secure places on the grid for the Greatest Spectacle In Racing.
Arrow McLaren had a great day as they got all four of their drivers in the Fast 12 as did Chip Ganassi Racing meaning that Scott Dixon in the No.9 PNC Bank Honda will be vying for a place in Indianapolis 500 history by becoming the first driver to score three pole awards in a row.
Andretti Autosport struggled in qualifying, with Kyle Kirkwood starting the race from P15 with a four-lap average of 232.662MPH.
In the No.28 DHL Honda, Romain Grosjean will start the race from 19th place with a four-lap average of 231.997MPH. Colton Herta in the No.26 Gainbridge Honda starts the race from 21st place with a four-lap average of 231.951MPH. The other bigger stories were the fact that Cusick Motorsports made the show with Stefan Wilson, as did the new NTT INDYCAR SERIES team ABel Motorsports with RC Enerson.
Marco Andretti starts the race from 24th place with a four-lap average speed of 231.682MPH, while Devlin DeFrancesco starts the race from 26th place with a four-lap average of 231.353MPH.
The drama continues this afternoon as we find out who will start from the pole and who will be going home.