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Indianapolis 500 2024 qualifying order

scott horner, indianapolis star
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Indianapolis 500 qualifying is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval. Positions 13-30 for the May 26 race will be established Saturday, while positions 1-12 and 31-33 will be determined Sunday. One driver will not make the race.

All drivers are guaranteed one qualifying run on Saturday. After the first round, cars that want to make additional runs slot into two lanes throughout the afternoon. Going through the priority lane gets a car onto the track sooner, but the previous attempt must be withdrawn. Going through the second lane allows drivers to improve on a previous qualifying time without withdrawing it.

Drivers want to be first line for qualifying because temperatures are often cooler and more conducive to speed than during the afternoon.

"Early draw is going to be God's gift to whoever gets it," driver Graham Rahal said Friday afternoon.

Kyle Kirkwood gets to lead off qualifying 11 a.m. ET Saturday. Alexander Rossi is last in line.

Here is the qualifying order for the first round on Saturday.

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Indianapolis 500 qualifying order

  1. Kyle Kirkwood

  2. Scott McLaughlin

  3. Kyffin Simpson

  4. Rinus VeeKay

  5. Romain Grosjean

  6. Kyle Larson

  7. Agustin Canapino

  8. Callum Ilott

  9. Will Power

  10. Josef Newgarden

  11. Marcus Armstrong

  12. Nolan Siegel

  13. Santino Ferrucci

  14. Christian Lundgaard

  15. Marcus Ericsson

  16. Linus Lundqvist

  17. Marco Andretti

  18. Ed Carpenter

  19. Katherine Legge

  20. Conor Daly

  21. Pietro Fittipaldi

  22. Tom Blomqvist

  23. Pato O'Ward

  24. Felix Rosenqvist

  25. Alex Palou

  26. Takuma Sato

  27. Scott Dixon

  28. Sting Ray Robb

  29. Colton Herta

  30. Ryan Hunter-Reay

  31. Christian Rasmussen

  32. Graham Rahal

  33. Helio Castroneves

  34. Alexander Rossi

Indy 500 2024 qualifying schedule

You can listen on IndyCar Radio and SiriusXM Channel 218

Saturday, May 18

All times ET

8:30-9:30 a.m.: Practice with cars divided into two groups, each getting 30 minutes

11 a.m.-5:50 p.m.: Qualifying (all day on Peacock)

Sunday, May 19

(Practices will be on Peacock)

Noon-1 p.m.: Top 12 practice

1-2 p.m.: Last chance qualifiers practice

(Qualifying on NBC)

3:05-4:05 p.m.: Fast 12

4:15-5:15 p.m.: Last chance qualifying, for positions 31-33

5:25-5:55 p.m.: Fast Six

This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Indianapolis 500 2024 qualifying order