Day 1 of qualifying will run from 12.00 noon until 5:50pm ET, in which each entry is guaranteed one attempt and can make multiple attempts until time expires. Day 2 will include two rounds of qualifying attempts to decide the first four rows of the 11-row grid, bringing the 500’s qualifying procedure closer to that of the majority of races on the NTT IndyCar Series schedule.
Running in reverse order of speeds based on Day 1, starting at 4pm the top 12 drivers will clock one four-lap qualifying run. That session will set Rows 3 and 4 on Indy’s traditional 3 x 3 grid and will determine the drivers progressing to the Firestone Fast Six shootout for pole. That session will commence at 5.10pm to determine positions on Rows 1 and 2, with each entrant guaranteed one attempt and running in reverse order of speed from the Top 12 qualifying session.
