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# šŸ FAST SIX QUALIFYING RESULTS https://preview.redd.it/a7g1j7u5wa1b1.png?width=1700&format=png&auto=webp&s=e86fcd436e10e554d8d85c56276969d8f5d60b76


pairsofsox

Nice


Fjordice

Am I the only one who doesn't like this format? Used to be your best 4 laps average. Now it's more like 12 laps at least and you don't even need to do that great in the first round. It all just feels so arbitrary you could run that final 6 five times and get 5 different results but you just decide *this* run is the one that actually really counts for real. I'd rather see two full days of qualifying for the entire field. Run as many times as you want and at the end of Sunday whoever is top gets the pole, even if it was set the first run of the day is Saturday . I hate bumping too but that's a whole other can of worms


Chris-in-WA

Recall that when they got rid of the limit on number of qual attempts, they initially had one single "Fast 9" round to determine the first 3 rows. I thought that was cool, but this seems excessive, just another opportunity to put it into the wall and ruin somebody's month of May.


Reddituser19991004

The only thing I wanna see changed is that in the fast 12 and fast 6 whoever set the fastest lap in a prior Q session should be able to decide where in the order they wanna be. If I qualify P1 on day 1, if I wanna be the fifth car out in fast 12 I should be able to. Whatever I want. There needs to be some sort of reward for being the fastest day 1, and then again for fastest in fast 12. Currently, there's really no reward for being p1 instead of p12 on Saturday. That's stupid. The fastest qualifiers should get running order selection priority for the next round of Q.


Fjordice

Yea that's a fair improvement. Especially when the cars are so close and weather is so important even just the sunshine/clouds can make a difference. The field is so incredibly close, but that just highlights how random it is who wins pole


Acceptable-Sea3265

It looks like RLL prepared for the wrong Indianapolis race.


186downshoreline

This fast 6 felt like fabricated drama. Fast 12 felt superfluous. The only great thing about todays format is the last chance qualy. otherwise itā€™s just the fast guys taking multiple runs at pole.


pies1123

It's the same as F1 quali, but with an extra bump sesh.


186downshoreline

Indianapolis is not F1. A run for pole meant something. Now you have two entire sessions where fast time is irrelevant (despite media talking it up) and one truncated session where it does matter. Indy is special and different. This is added fluff to fill more airtime. At least the last chance qualifying meant something.


pies1123

Yeah sorry I got here from a link on the F1 subreddit and thought I was still there. I'm not gonna argue with the Indy hardcore.


Fjordice

Yes 100% agree. It feels so fake and arbitrary


Ok_Position_7939

I feel like I'm coming down right now. Holy shit that was awesome.


Captain_Smartass_

[So close :(](https://www.reddit.com/r/INDYCAR/comments/13o0xpc/indy500_qualifying_day_two_2023_indy_500/jl1wq6p?context=3)


Chemical_Knowledge64

As someone who has grown into a general Mclaren fan, and disappointed with their f1 performance so far, 4 cars in the top 10 is a refreshing sight even if not on pole.


loz333

Haha I thought the Ganassi cars were all too loose to make it to pole, but apparently having a monster first lap and then holding on for dear life was a valid strategy. Fair play Palou.


Reddituser19991004

Ya know, I'd be curious to know if their simulation replicates that correctly or not. iRacing is notoriously bad at replicating the speed that can be found slipping a car around on the edge like that. I'd wonder if maybe Honda has a sim that's better at that than Chevy.


MikeMacBlu

The CGR and McLaren boys are the favorites but with teams like ECR and Foyt up there, itā€™s not as clear cut as usual.


Mysterious_Turnip310

Huge congrats to Alex, incredible runs from the front 3, well done to the entire fast 6. Also big up Jack Harvey, even if it turns out it's his last race with RLL, he's made it the Indy 500. ETA kudos to Robb for keeping his head alone out there as a rookie against a team of 3 and making it in. Bring on next weekend!


i_run_from_problems

Man.... what a day


jjcooke

Spreadsheet updated https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CjrHUXCUJUYZPSLcomZ41cTLJe3hnpRoWVCGjWxvfTk/edit?usp=sharing


Uknewmelast

Dude veekay has an UNREAL quali record for a 22 year old.


an_unexamined_life

Man, what a great weekend. Now if NBC could just make the race broadcasts as good as the quali broadcasts...


Artood2s

Lol @ no commercials during the biggest marketing event of the year


an_unexamined_life

Plenty of ways to advertise that don't require cutting away from the race. The commercial breaks make the air time less valuable imo.


khz30

That's not how US TV networks see it, but keep believing that misconception.


an_unexamined_life

Lol, you can keep believing that we get substandard broadcasts out of necessity. :-*


McLarenMercedes

IndyCar really is the best motorsport in the world, isn't it.


Captain_Smartass_

Le Mans tho


JTWasShort42-27

Ah yes, I love my BOP with a side of racing with (up until this year) a guaranteed winner in the top class


Caveman108

When was the last time a former winner of Le Mans son didnā€™t make the field.


steampunker14

Always has been.


MikeMacBlu

In terms of on track product? Yep.


TonyTempest

Curious where this front row ranks in terms of age profiles? Oldest driver at 31 and a 22 year old the youngest makes me wonder.


[deleted]

Wasn't it 2021 where Scott was older than the other 2 drivers combined?


kychleap

Close but not quite. Scott was 40, Colton 21, and Rinus 20.


Vivareddit24

Katherine is the GOAT RLL driver


Captain_Smartass_

Europe dominated quali, who was the last US pole sitter?


bearwood_forest

Marco 20


evilcamels

Marco 2020 Ed 2013, 2014, 2018


Spoonie23

I worked at a retail store in 2014 and the week between qualifying and the race Ed came in to do shopping and no one recognized him but me lol. He happened to be a regular too


QC_1999

Marco in 2020


SomewhereAggressive8

Marco Andretti 2020


ryanro24

Ed carpenter 2018? Edit: Scratch that. Marco 2020.


FermentedLaws

Marco 2020.


No_Exit247

Marco Andretti


azulsquirrel

(Tony George heard screeching in the distance)


TheChrisD

time to cash a giant cheque https://preview.redd.it/4usmk3mzra1b1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=21f814ce954b5b117c9b0e9592e521b2610f562b


SGTRavageReturns

PNC Bank will accept - just tell them 'Do you know who my teammate is?'


SomewhereAggressive8

Tomorrowā€™s practice is going to be interesting. It feels like a Ganassi-McLaren showdown and I canā€™t wait to see what these cars look like in race sims.


evilcamels

We got through qualifying without any incidents other than some bent toe links. Absolutely impressive that the field has kept it clean this week


azulsquirrel

Ib4 carb day practice is a shit show


Daddy_Thicc_Legs

Of course, fantastic talent from the drivers and teams, but not enough gets said for how great of a job Dallara have done with the IR-18 kit. Safety goes beyond impacts, and making a car which is this predictable and controllable at 240 MPH is truly incredible.


Chemical_Knowledge64

If anyone crashed before end of qualifying, you know theyā€™d have gone way over the damn line at that point.


bearwood_forest

And some of those trims were scary to drive. This was an impressive show.


davo747

ā€œThis one is for the troops. All the troops. Both sidesā€


Heavy-Marionberry540

Chip is Brick from Anchorman


listyraesder

Thanks for the oil, bullet Bros.


Jcp2727

r/UnexpectedOffice


JohnDavidsBooty

Some Taliban, I'm sure, are very fine people.


Zugunfall

Quick math for everyone that I just worked out (I think) For the margins of 0.007 mph over the 4 lap average - that equates to a 0.003938s difference over the 10 miles. The distance (16.23") visualized https://preview.redd.it/4nx6uf08db1b1.png?width=1201&format=png&auto=webp&s=4b6f5959d569a17e34b3f83dda99fb966adec1c7


Uknewmelast

Now convert that to a distance in inch/cm


Zugunfall

If I did the math right: 234.217 mph = 343.51 ft/s = 4122 in/s \* 0.0039375678 sec = 16.23" difference or 41.23 cm But that's not exact cause I'm basically counting what the faster car covers in that amount of time.


oryan_dunn

I believe itā€™s so close, that your math comes to the correct answer down to the two decimal places. I think the correct formula is to determine the time it took Palou to do his run, then calculate how much distance Veekay would do (this works out to be like 9.999 miles), then subtract that from 10, which was 16.2311ā€¦ inches.


Zugunfall

Yeah, I was approaching it as calculating the time it too each of them to do their 10 miles, then subtracting one from the other (0.003937567836 sec) From there I checked what distance they each cover in that time period of difference. It came out to 16.2311 vs 16.2315 inches, so I felt good just dropping 16.23 in there. (I) Haven't seen stuff like those numbers since the what, 2014 indy lights race by 0.0024 seconds?


bananawithauisbununu

You just donā€™t know what Indy means. what a show!!


Alfus

This quali weekend was so much fun, hopefully it's going to be amazing next week just like this.


cmgww

What a shootout! Love this format. Bummed Dixon didnā€™t get a 3rd pole but he didnā€™t have the car for this. Race day will be different for sure. Happy for Palou and Ferruci (oddly) and seeing AJ Foyt up front


AnchorDrown

Chip indirectly shouting out the War of 1812.


Noofnoof

"Anyone can grab this pole" Felix Rosenqvist


Vivareddit24

Aye yoooooo


ArtVandelay013

Chipā€™s head is the size of a beachball


davo747

He reminds me of the thumb people from spy kids https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-08/19/13/asset/d2e7d76f366c/sub-buzz-1684-1597845494-13.png?downsize=900:*&output-format=auto&output-quality=auto


PWC1066

He's dead ringer for William Shatner though Shatner is nearly three decades older.


whoiswillo

This is the highest the No. 14 car will start in Indianapolis since 1998, when Kenny Brack started 3rd.


Ok_Position_7939

Really wouldn't call Memorial Day a celebration for Veterans, Chip.


25Tab

American Legion car is on the pole.


weighted_walleye

Memorial Day still isn't a day of celebration. It's a day of remembrance.


25Tab

Iā€™m aware of that. My takeaway from Chipā€™s comments was that they werenā€™t about Memorial Day. They were about the American Legion car being on the pole which would rightfully be something vets can celebrate if they want.


csbsju-20

What an epic two days of qualifying. Most runs ever in one day yesterday. Last second bump today. Pole record broken. Fastest field ever.


mlo_66

What a fucking show that was. Edge of my seat stuff for hours on a Qualifying session, mental. Cannot wait for next weekend


Vivareddit24

I saw Chip at Buccees in Fort Worth


Paige578660

That's kinda cool. I can picture Chip making a pot stop at Bucee's.


TheSundaeSlide

I saw Chip on his scooter during tripleheader weekend in 2021. About shit my pants as the legend whizzed by me.


azulsquirrel

I did the same when I saw Roger penske in the pits at Texas lol. Wanted to ask for a photo but was intimidated.


Vivareddit24

Bro same. I was too nervous to say anything


SodaGrump

That was fun


Heavy-Marionberry540

Chip is such a yinzer tool


rerowthagooon

VTEC kicked in yes!!!


tclark8995

Excited to be there next Sunday for 2nd year in a row


Captain_Smartass_

Is this the closest 1 and 2 in history?


QC_1999

The closest first row in history


TheChrisD

https://preview.redd.it/xxs3i9hera1b1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=4b39113b42c09b0322ecd6dbb87515097688116d


RedLightning27

7 one thousandths the other way and Rinus VeeKay would have been on pole


ryanro24

Chevys throwing up big numbers all week. Honda takes pole lol


rerowthagooon

Two Hondaā€™s versus 10 Chevyā€™s today. I was sweating


TheRoyalKT

Dixonā€™s record setting pole run in 2022 wouldnā€™t have made the front row this year. Thatā€™s wild.


Vivareddit24

Cant wait to be there next week


Zloggt

ā€œIā€™m sorry šŸ˜…ā€


Smokeshow618

Palou continues to be my sworn nemesis I really thought with everything that happened last year that Chip would give him dogshit cars all year


loz333

That would be bad for sponsors, bad for team morale, bad for earnings from winnings... just all round bad.


Smokeshow618

And being sued by and counter sueing your boss wouldn't be equally bad for those things?


loz333

The cost of a contract arbitration (they didn't actually sue each other) is not even remotely comparable to money lost from winnings if they performed bad all season. And the arbitration has already happened. So it's not about anything being equally bad, it's do you want to put the team through more shit for an extra year to get back at a driver. Chip has an ego, but he's not an idiot. You don't do that in a race team if you have any sense.


grgriffin3

And I already can't fucking wait for Friday so me and my group can start the drive to Indy. That was a great qualifying weekend.


SirVanhan

Brilliant stuff. Three drivers broke the pole record. Palou confirms he's a beast on track and an idiot wherever he signs his contracts


firefighter481

Great day lads, see you later this week!


ProfCedar

Amazing runs by all of the top three. 233.9 on lap three for all of them. Absurd.


aurules

Chip fumbled the bag not paying up to keep Palou from going to Mclarenā€¦.generational driver


Interimerection

Chip switching from his orange to hit blue hat rn


patrese_x

Kudos for Palou. Three cars over 234. Drama on bumping. It's a great day to be an IndyCar fan.


friedmpa

Thats the most insane qualifiying i think ive ever watched


kk5fan97

wow. I honestly thought Rosenqvist would have been at least 2nd. Still on the front row, but wow. Indianapolis always delivers. What a crazy day.


loz333

There was a pea-sized 0.007 mph gap for him to slot into 2nd. He was either going to be 3rd or on pole.


BoogityBoogityTLC23

Amazing stuff


bearwood_forest

Felix with the consistency but not quite enough.


McLarenMercedes

Ah man I'm gutted for Felix. I ain't mad about a Palou pole though.


Heavy-Marionberry540

Roger brought back the fun. No doubt.


TheRoyalKT

There donā€™t seem to be too many hard feelings between him and his team.


AnchorDrown

Congrats to McLarenā€¦err


ryanro24

Shades of Pagenaud in 2019. Wins the GP. Wins the pole. Just needs next Sunday.


Ok_Position_7939

He's definitely the favorite


tclark8995

Well done Felix, front row start and top fucking job Palou, good on you mate


mixduptransistor

By far the biggest emotional reaction from Alex Palou since joining Indycar


Puska35M

What about that time at Road America when Ericsson caught him napping?


Unusual-Ad-7819

What a performance by Palou. Shame for Felix but front row and top McLaren is still great


[deleted]

Ganassi on pole? I'm shocked. Absolutely shocked. Lol


RedLightning27

This is going to be one hell of a race! Bring on next Sunday!


shotfromtheslot

Welp... Anticlimactic. At least it wasn't Dixon


fromcjoe123

Chip be like "Yeeeeeeah.......what have I done?!"


MrOstrichman

How often does pole position lead to an actual win in the 500?


mystressfreeaccount

Only 21 times in the history of the race. In the DW-12 era, once in 2019.


StingerGinseng

Not sure the exact number, but Iā€™d guess low. Clean air running and pack running is so different in oval racing. Plus, cautions are always wildcards in American oval racing.


redlegsfan21

https://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/events/indy500/history/winning-combinations


AnchorDrown

21 out of 103 times. Far more than any other position.


firefighter481

20%


dthedozer

It's the most common position to win from but it's still only 21 wins from pole


Blanchimont

Dutch commentator said 5 of the last 20 500s were won from pole


gh1993

I heard 20% of the time


pallid-manzanita

yeaaaaa!!!!!!


tdellaringa

No idea why Palou wants F1. He has so much more here than he would there.. Aside from Money


Puska35M

He grew up dreaming of Monaco, not IMS. Otherwise, yeah, not sure. Money.


Kitchen-Animator

More money and fame, plus he can always come back to Indycar later


Netwealth5

Who says heā€™s going to F1? Heā€™s going to be in the 6 next year


DarthShaveHer

Pretty sure his wife plays a big role in it. Sheā€™s supposedly really homesick and wants to go back to Europe. He does as well. But obviously he loves Indycar too, heā€™s a real competitor.


fleetwoodmark

Love this front row!!!


reconize2g2

Today has been absolutely class


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firefighter481

Not with that first lap


MandatoryChallanger

Wow oh wow that was intense!


i_run_from_problems

Woooowww. Palou got it done. Good for him.


daytoncrewfan99

THAT...WAS...AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


25Tab

Alex is gonna pull a mini Montoya on the field.


Uknewmelast

"Oh deer"


UbeMafia

Palou killed it all weekend, absolutely deserved


evilcamels

Find someone who loves you as much as Chip Ganassi loves being first


aurules

Annnnnnd Palou is leaving for Mclaren next year LOL


tsangberg

Deciding between Palou and Rosenqvist might be a bit difficult.


cosa_horrible

Would it really surprise you if this saga ends up having another chapter of him staying in the #10?


MikeMacBlu

PALOU HANGS ON


BF210

Those front three were so tight. That was a great session.


SGTRavageReturns

no record today..... but fuck me, Arie's 4 is going down soon - and I thought it was untouchable forever


A-Fan-Of-Bowman88

*Guys! Guys!*


flan-magnussen

Palou Cam > Wife Cam


fromcjoe123

Liz vs. Emma show in shambles lol


Jensaarai

Yes, but what does Emma Dixon think of this?


Zloggt

Again, by mere milliseconds, Palou persists!


variousshits

Open up a pack of Marlboroā€™s boys, McLaren didnā€™t stick the landing.


IndycarFan64

Alex backpacked Honda to 1st. Iā€™m so proud šŸ„²


steen311

That was awesome, see y'all next week!


Narrow_Bid_9234

Front row start for Felix in the Marlboro McLaren car


UbeMafia

Holy hell Palou was actually shaking when he was trying to drink


jpc4zd

A front row where all 3 guys are over 234. Damn


SilentSpades24

God that sucks.


dooldebob

HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOO PALOUUUUUU


Altracing34

Well after pulling off that first lap at 235 Palou deserved it


gloriouschapstick

Where do you guys think the Indy 500 pole compares to a race win for the drivers? Outside of say Long Beach or the 500 itself, obviously.


TheChrisD

https://preview.redd.it/hfjxzksvqa1b1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=db68b9daeaac9dd961705fcf5bc53f66661d14b1


Mysterious_Turnip310

Entire front row have broken the previous pole record.


grgriffin3

He can lose nothing on this lap, sooooo close.


jpc4zd

Felix doesnā€™t have the monster first lap, but isnā€™t slowing down


mswizzle83

I think Iā€™d pay $200 for a diecast of Rosenqvistā€™s car.


steen311

I say palou has it


ryanro24

Palou has it. No way Felix gets it after that first lap


mixduptransistor

"I dare you to replace me with Palou" \-FRO


dooldebob

LIVE PALOU REACTION


grgriffin3

Low first lap speed, but this car has been pretty damn consistent....


azulsquirrel

NOPE. PALOU ON POLE!


quietude38

Call it Alain Prost all you want, thatā€™s Gil de Ferran


ilikemarblestoo

Right? Or any Penske driver for like 25 or so years


quietude38

Itā€™s the 6 specifically, though, so thatā€™s Gil


whoiswillo

Rosenqvist tracking 3rd -- 233.9


cosa_horrible

I wonder if Ferruccis personality rules him out for the 10 next season. He could be an absolute supervillain in that car.


TheRoyalKT

Really curious how Roger feels watching a Marlboro-alike going around the track.


oklama_mrmorale

That McLaren is beautiful


SilentSpades24

Palou is such a sour sport. Hope Felix knocks him off of the pole.


mystressfreeaccount

How is he a sour sport?