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Indy 500 qualifying 2026 : Weather forces scheduling change

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Indy 500 qualifying 2026 : Weather forces scheduling change


Crews stand on pit lane as a weather advisory is issued on Saturday, May 16, 2026, ahead of qualifying for the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. | Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Due to persistent rain in the area on Saturday, qualifying for the 110th Indianapolis 500 has been moved to Sunday, making the event a single-day affair.

Under the scheduling change, all all qualifiers will line up starting at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Sunday, based on Friday’s qualifying draw and have one attempt to post a traditional four-lap qualifying speed. The fastest 12 qualifiers will move on, while the other 21 drivers will slot into spots 33-13 in the field for the 110th Indianapolis 500.

The top 12 will head directly to a knockout round, scheduled for approximately 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. As with previous years, the order of the Top 12 begins in reverse of qualifying speeds from the cars’ initial qualifying attempts, leading off with the 12th-fastest car all the way through the fastest car from the initial qualifying attempt. Each car will have one attempt in this knockout stage. Those finishing seventh through 12th will fill out starting positions seven through 12 according to their time and speed.

The fastest six will advance to the next round of Indianapolis 500 qualifying — the Firestone Fast Six — determine positions one through six.

Here is the qualifying order as set during Friday’s draw:

PositionDriverCar
1Scott DixonNo. 9 Chip Ganassi Honda
2Christian LundgaardNo. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
3Ryan Hunter-ReayNo. 31 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
4Ed CarpenterNo. 33 ECR Chevrolet
5Rinus VeeKayNo. 76 Juncos Hollinger Chevrolet
6Scott McLaughlinNo. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet
7Nolan SiegelNo. 6 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
8Graham RahalNo. 15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda
9Josef NewgardenNo. 2 Team Penske Chevrolet
10Will PowerNo. 26 Andretti Global Honda
11Felix RosenqvistNo. 60 Meyer Shank Honda
12Santino FerrucciNo. 14 A.J. Foyt Chevrolet
13Marcus EricssonNo. 28 Andretti Global Honda
14Conor DalyNo. 23 Dreyer & Reinbold Chevrolet
15Mick SchumacherNo. 47 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda
16Romain GrosjeanNo. 18 Dale Coyne Honda
17Marcus ArmstrongNo. 66 Meyer Shank Honda
18Pato O’WardNo. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
19David MalukasNo. 12 Team Penske Chevrolet
20Alexander RossiNo. 20 ECR Chevrolet
21Dennis HaugerNo. 19 Dale Coyne Honda
22Sting Ray RobbNo. 77 Juncos Hollinger Chevrolet
23Kyle KirkwoodNo. 27 Andretti Global Honda
24Caio ColletNo. 4 A.J. Foyt Chevrolet
25Helio CastronevesNo. 06 Meyer Shank Honda
26Takuma SatoNo. 75 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda
27Christian RasmussenNo. 21 ECR Chevrolet
28Louis FosterNo. 45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda
29Kyffin SimpsonNo. 8 Chip. Ganassi Honda
30Jack HarveyNo. 24 Dreyer & Reinbold Chevrolet
31Alex PalouNo. 10 Chip Ganassi Honda
32Jacob AbelNo. 51 Abel Motorsports Chevrolet
33Katherine LeggeNo. 11 HMD Motorsports Chevrolet

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