IndyCar: Qualifying order for the 103rd running of the Indianapolis 500
By Asher Fair
The qualifying order for the 103rd running of the Indianapolis 500 is set. Who will qualify when for the 2019 IndyCar season’s sixth race?
A total of 36 drivers are set to attempt to qualify for the sixth race on the 17-race 2019 IndyCar schedule, the 103rd running of the Indianapolis 500, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and 33 drivers will ultimately be successful in doing so.
The qualifying order for the 200-lap race around the four-turn, 1.5-mile (2.414-kilometer) Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana was set by a random draw following the fourth practice session, the Fast Friday practice session, for this race.
Of the 36 drivers who are set to compete in this race, 32 drivers drew two qualifying positions for this race — one for their primary cars and one for their backup “T” cars. As a result, a total of 68 qualifying positions were drawn for this race.
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The four drivers who drew qualifying positions for only their primary cars were Carlin teammates Charlie Kimball, rookie Patricio O’Ward, and Max Chilton, the drivers of the #23 Chevrolet, the #31 Chevrolet and the #59 Chevrolet, respectively, and Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing rookie Jordan King, the driver of the #42 Honda.
Andretti Autosport’s Conor Daly, who recorded the fastest lap time of the week so far at 38.8427 seconds (231.704 miles per hour) in the Fast Friday practice session, drew the #1 qualifying position, and he did so for his #25 Honda, not his #25T Honda, so he is set to be the first driver out on the track to make a qualifying attempt tomorrow morning.
Here is the full qualifying order for the 103rd running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Engine
1 – Conor Daly – #25, Andretti Autosport, Honda
2 – Spencer Pigot – #21, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet
3 – Alexander Rossi – #27, Andretti Autosport, Honda
4 – Takuma Sato – #30T, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda
5 – Ed Carpenter – #20, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet
6 – Sebastien Bourdais – #18, Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan, Honda
7 – Simon Pagenaud – #22T, Team Penske, Chevrolet
8 – Oriol Servia – #77T, Team Stange Racing with Arrow SPM, Honda
9 – Tony Kanaan – #14, A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet
10 – Marco Andretti – #98, Andretti Herta Autosport, Honda
11 – Charlie Kimball – #23, Carlin, Chevrolet
12 – Kyle Kaiser – #32T, Juncos Racing, Chevrolet
13 – Will Power – #12, Team Penske, Chevrolet
14 – Colton Herta – #88T, Harding Steinbrenner Racing, Honda
15 – James Hinchcliffe – #5T, Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Honda
16 – Ben Hanley – #81, DragonSpeed, Chevrolet
17 – Max Chilton – #59, Carlin, Chevrolet
18 – Santino Ferrucci – #19T, Dale Coyne Racing, Honda
19 – J.R. Hildebrand – #48T, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, Chevrolet
20 – Jack Harvey – #60, Meyer Shank Racing with Arrow SPM, Honda
21 – Josef Newgarden – #2T, Team Penske, Chevrolet
22 – Santino Ferrucci – #19, Dale Coyne Racing, Honda
23 – Spencer Pigot – #21T, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet
24 – Fernando Alonso – #66T, McLaren Racing, Chevrolet
25 – Jack Harvey – #60T, Meyer Shank Racing with Arrow SPM, Honda
26 – Marcus Ericsson – #7, Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Honda
27 – James Davison – #33, Dale Coyne Racing with Byrd-Hollinger-Belardi, Honda
28 – Sebastien Bourdais – #18T, Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan, Honda
29 – Conor Daly – #25T, Andretti Autosport, Honda
30 – James Davison – #33T, Dale Coyne Racing with Byrd-Hollinger-Belardi, Honda
31 – Matheus Leist – #4T, A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet
32 – Scott Dixon – #9T, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda
33 – Ed Jones – #63, Ed Carpenter Racing Scuderia Corsa, Chevrolet
34 – Takuma Sato – #30, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda
35 – Simon Pagenaud – #22, Team Penske, Chevrolet
36 – Tony Kanaan – #14T, A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet
37 – Pippa Mann – #39, Clauson-Marshall Racing, Chevrolet
38 – Sage Karam – #24T, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, Chevrolet
39 – Fernando Alonso – #66, McLaren Racing, Chevrolet
40 – Marcus Ericsson – #7T, Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Honda
41 – Sage Karam – #24, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, Chevrolet
42 – Zach Veach – #26T, Andretti Autosport, Honda
43 – Jordan King – #42, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda
44 – Helio Castroneves – #3, Team Penske, Chevrolet
45 – Josef Newgarden – #2, Team Penske, Chevrolet
46 – Oriol Servia – #77, Team Stange Racing with Arrow SPM, Honda
47 – Scott Dixon – #9, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda
48 – Ben Hanley – #81T, DragonSpeed, Chevrolet
49 – James Hinchcliffe – #5, Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Honda
50 – Patricio O’Ward – #31, Carlin, Chevrolet
51 – Pippa Mann – #39T, Clauson-Marshall Racing, Chevrolet
52 – Graham Rahal – #15, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda
53 – Felix Rosenqvist – #10T, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda
54 – Matheus Leist – #4, A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet
55 – J.R. Hildebrand – #48, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, Chevrolet
56 – Ryan Hunter-Reay – #28T, Andretti Autosport, Honda
57 – Graham Rahal – #15T, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda
58 – Will Power – #12T, Team Penske, Chevrolet
59 – Helio Castroneves – #3T, Team Penske, Chevrolet
60 – Ed Carpenter – #20T, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet
61 – Ryan Hunter-Reay – #28, Andretti Autosport, Honda
62 – Kyle Kaiser – #32, Juncos Racing, Chevrolet
63 – Felix Rosenqvist – #10, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda
64 – Marco Andretti – #98T, Andretti Herta Autosport, Honda
65 – Alexander Rossi – #27T, Andretti Autosport, Honda
66 – Colton Herta – #88, Harding Steinbrenner Racing, Honda
67 – Ed Jones – #63T, Ed Carpenter Racing Scuderia Corsa, Chevrolet
68 – Zach Veach – #26, Andretti Autosport, Honda
Here is the qualifying order for the 103rd running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway at Indianapolis Motor Speedway not including the backup “T” cars.
Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Engine
1 – Conor Daly – #25, Andretti Autosport, Honda
2 – Spencer Pigot – #21, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet
3 – Alexander Rossi – #27, Andretti Autosport, Honda
4 – Ed Carpenter – #20, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet
5 – Sebastien Bourdais – #18, Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan, Honda
6 – Tony Kanaan – #14, A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet
7 – Marco Andretti – #98, Andretti Herta Autosport, Honda
8 – Charlie Kimball – #23, Carlin, Chevrolet
9 – Will Power – #12, Team Penske, Chevrolet
10 – Ben Hanley – #81, DragonSpeed, Chevrolet
11 – Max Chilton – #59, Carlin, Chevrolet
12 – Jack Harvey – #60, Meyer Shank Racing with Arrow SPM, Honda
13 – Santino Ferrucci – #19, Dale Coyne Racing, Honda
14 – Marcus Ericsson – #7, Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Honda
15 – James Davison – #33, Dale Coyne Racing with Byrd-Hollinger-Belardi, Honda
16 – Ed Jones – #63, Ed Carpenter Racing Scuderia Corsa, Chevrolet
17 – Takuma Sato – #30, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda
18 – Simon Pagenaud – #22, Team Penske, Chevrolet
19 – Pippa Mann – #39, Clauson-Marshall Racing, Chevrolet
20 – Fernando Alonso – #66, McLaren Racing, Chevrolet
21 – Sage Karam – #24, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, Chevrolet
22 – Jordan King – #42, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda
23 – Helio Castroneves – #3, Team Penske, Chevrolet
24 – Josef Newgarden – #2, Team Penske, Chevrolet
25 – Oriol Servia – #77, Team Stange Racing with Arrow SPM, Honda
26 – Scott Dixon – #9, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda
27 – James Hinchcliffe – #5, Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Honda
28 – Patricio O’Ward – #31, Carlin, Chevrolet
29 – Graham Rahal – #15, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda
30 – Matheus Leist – #4, A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet
31 – J.R. Hildebrand – #48, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, Chevrolet
32 – Ryan Hunter-Reay – #28, Andretti Autosport, Honda
33 – Kyle Kaiser – #32, Juncos Racing, Chevrolet
34 – Felix Rosenqvist – #10, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda
35 – Colton Herta – #88, Harding Steinbrenner Racing, Honda
36 – Zach Veach – #26, Andretti Autosport, Honda
NBC Sports Gold is set to broadcast qualifying for the 103rd running of the Indianapolis 500 live from Indianapolis Motor Speedway from 11:00 a.m. ET to 5:00 p.m. ET tomorrow, which is the first of two days of qualifying for this race. NBC Sports Network is then set to pick up the live broadcast of qualifying for this race from 5:00 p.m. ET 6:00 p.m. ET. Tomorrow’s qualifying session is officially scheduled to last from 11:00 a.m. ET to 5:50 p.m. ET.