IndyCar: Day 2 of Qualifying for the Indy 500

Today is Day 2 of Armed Forces Qualifying for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500. This afternoon’s qualifying will determine who starts on the pole and in rows one, two, three, and eleven for next Sunday’s infamous race.

The only cars that will be on track today are the ones in the Top 12 from yesterday and anyone who has not qualified in the 13-30 positions from yesterday.

Joining 2023 “500” pole winner Alex Palou in the Top 12 Qualifying session Sunday are:

2024 pole winner Scott McLaughlin of Team Penske (233.013 Saturday, second)
Two-time reigning “500” winner Josef Newgarden of Team Penske (233.004, third)
Pato O’Ward of Arrow McLaren (232.820, fourth),
2008 “500” winner Scott Dixon of Chip Ganassi Racing (232.659, fifth),
Rookie Robert Shwartzman of PREMA Racing (232.584, sixth),
David Malukas of AJ Foyt Racing (232.546, seventh),
Felix Rosenqvist of Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb-Agajanian (232.449, eighth),
Two-time “500” winner Takuma Sato of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (232.415, ninth),
2018 “500” winner Will Power of Team Penske (232.144, 10th),
2022 “500” winner Marcus Ericsson of Andretti Global (232.132, 11th) and
Christian Lundgaard of Arrow McLaren (231.809, 12th.

Vying for the last three spots on the grid will be Rinus VeeKay of Dale Coyne Racing, his rookie teammate Jacob Abel, Marcus Armstrong of Meyer Shank Racing, and the 2020 pole winner Marco Andretti of Andretti Global.

Schedule in Eastern Times:

1 – 2 pm Practice for the Top 12 Qualifying Participants

2-3 pm Practice for the Last Chance Qualifying

4:05 pm Top 12 Qualifying

5:15-6:15 pm Last Chance Qualifying

6:25 pm Firestone Fast Six Qualifying

You should be sitting on the edge of your seat, watching to see if Alex Palou wins his second pole in a row for the race.

Lucille Dust reporting live from Indianapolis