Felix Rosenqvist has made the cut to the final day of Indianapolis 500 qualifying and remains in contention for pole position in “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing”.
Rosenqvist made a single attempt on the opening day of qualifying weekend on Saturday, producing a four-lap average of 232.547 mph (374,2 km/h) good enough for seventh place among 34 entries.
The effort came despite a late slot of 24th in the running draw when the track was heating up.
Rosenqvist is one of three Honda-powered drivers to make the Top 12 cut-off, returning to action on Sunday to dispute the front four rows for next weekend’s blue-riband race of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES season.
“It’s been a good day, really happy to make it into the Fast 12,” says Felix Rosenqvist. “The balance of the car was consistent and I think we had four solid laps. Great job by Meyer Shank Racing and Honda! We will look through all the data tonight and try to go even faster tomorrow, and I think we’re in contention for the Fast 6. Wherever we end up from now, though, we’re in a great place for the race next weekend.”
Sunday’s decisive qualifying showdown will feature a two-stage format, starting with the Top 12 knockout round and culminating in the Fast 6 pole position shootout.
Top 12 qualifying begins at 3:05 pm ET.
RESULTS
NTT INDYCAR SERIES | Rd. 5
108th Running of the Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis Motor Speedway (USA)
Qualifying – Day 1
1: Will Power (AUS), Penske, 233.758 mph
2: Scott McLaughlin (NZL), Penske, 233.332 mph
3: Josef Newgarden (USA), Penske, 233.293 mph
4: Alexander Rossi (USA), Arrow McLaren, 233.069 mph
5: Kyle Kirkwood (USA), Andretti, 232.764 mph
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7: Felix Rosenqvist (SWE), Meyer Shank Racing, 232.574 mph