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Saturday Indianapolis 500 Qualifying Coverage

By Christopher DeHarde, IndyCar & Road to Indy Writer

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — Qualifications are beginning for the 101st Running of the Indianapolis 500 and here we will have live coverage of each attempt. Because of the weather, each car will only have one attempt to qualify on Saturday.

First up is No. 63, Pippa Mann for Dale Coyne Racing.

Lap 1: 225.773 mph
Lap 2: 221.785 mph
Lap 3: 214.643 mph
Lap 4: 215.314 mph
Average: 219.282 mph-Provisional Pole

No. 22 Juan Pablo Montoya for Team Penske

Lap 1: 229.038 mph
Lap 2: 228.581 mph
Lap 3: 228.530 mph
Lap 4: 228.431 mph
Average: 228.645 mph-Provisional Pole

No. 10 Tony Kanaan for Chip Ganassi Racing

Lap 1: 230.341 mph
Lap 2: 230.163 mph
Lap 3: 230.019 mph
Lap 4: 229.506 mph
Average: 230.007 mph-Provisional Pole

Grid: 10 22 63

No. 12 Will Power for Team Penske

Lap 1: 230.277 mph
Lap 2: 229.931 mph
Lap 3: 229.957 mph
Lap 4: 230.124 mph
Average: 230.072 mph-Provisional Pole

No. 77 Jay Howard for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports

Lap 1: 228.477 mph
Lap 2: 227.984 mph
Lap 3: 227.641 mph
Lap 4: 227.313 mph
Average: 227.853 mph

No. 19 Ed Jones for Dale Coyne Racing

Lap 1: 229.956 mph
Lap 2: 229.830 mph
Lap 3: 229.615 mph
Lap 4: 229.467 mph
Average: 229.717 mph

Grid:
12 10 19
22 77 63

No. 3 Helio Castroneves for Team Penske

Lap 1: 229.605 mph
Lap 2: 229.537 mph
Lap 3: 229.424 mph
Lap 4: 228.994 mph
Average: 229.390 mph

No. 24 Sage Karam for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing

Lap 1: 228.846 mph
Lap 2: 228.181 mph
Lap 3: 227.639 mph
Lap 4: 227.113 mph
Average: 227.943 mph

No. 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay for Andretti Autosport

Lap 1: 229.876 mph
Lap 2: 229.583 mph
Lap 3: 229.547 mph
Lap 4: 229.126 mph
Average: 229.533 mph

Grid:
12 10 19
28 3 22
24 77 63

No. 9 Scott Dixon for Chip Ganassi Racing

Lap 1: 230.720 mph
Lap 2: 230.522 mph
Lap 3: 230.184 mph
Lap 4: 229.909 mph
Average: 230.333 mph- Provisional Pole

No. 1 Simon Pagenaud for Team Penske

Lap 1: 229.053 mph
Lap 2: 228.223 mph
Lap 3: 228.215 mph
Lap 4: 228.083 mph
Average: 228.393 mph

No. 5 James Hinchcliffe for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports

Lap 1: 228.524 mph
Lap 2: 228.463 mph
Lap 3: 228.720 mph
Lap 4: 228.523 mph
Average: 228.557 mph

Grid
9 12 10
19 28 3
22 5 1
24 77 63

No. 4 Conor Daly for AJ Foyt Racing

Lap 1: 225.980 mph
Lap 2: 225.887 mph
Lap 3: 225.984 mph
Lap 4: 225.798 mph
Average: 225.912 mph

No. 15 Graham Rahal for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

Lap 1: 229.172 mph
Lap 2: 229.024 mph
Lap 3: 228.624 mph
Lap 4: 228.523 mph
Average: 228.835 mph

No. 29 Fernando Alonso for McLaren Honda Andretti

Lap 1: 230.337 mph
Lap 2: 230.260 mph
Lap 3: 229.845 mph
Lap 4: 229.696 mph
Average: 230.034 mph

Grid
9 12 29
10 19 28
3 15 22
5 1 24
77 4 63

No. 11 Spencer Pigot for Juncos Racing

Lap 1: 223.404 mph
Lap 2: 223.591 mph
Lap 3: 223.644 mph
Lap 4: 223.883 mph
Average: 223.631 mph

No. 8 Max Chilton for Chip Ganassi Racing

Lap 1: 229.924 mph
Lap 2: 229.796 mph
Lap 3: 228.993 mph
Lap 4: 229.832 mph
Average: 229.636 mph

No. 83 Charlie Kimball for Chip Ganassi Racing

Lap 1: 230.210 mph
Lap 2: 229.687 mph
Lap 3: 229.503 mph
Lap 4: 229.453 mph
Average: 229.713 mph

Grid:
9 12 29
10 19 83
8 28 3
15 22 5
1 24 77
4 11 63

No. 18 Sebastien Bourdais for Dale Coyne Racing

Lap 1: 231.472 mph
Lap 2: 231.595 mph
Lap 3: Bourdais hit the wall coming off Turn 2.
Lap 4: N/A
Average: N/A

No. 98 Alexander Rossi for Andretti/Herta Autosport

Lap 1: 230.281 mph
Lap 2: 230.291 mph
Lap 3: 230.150 mph
Lap 4: 229,.872 mph
Average: 230.148 mph

No. 27 Marco Andretti for Andretti Autosport

Lap 1: 230.303 mph
Lap 2: 230.010 mph
Lap 3: 229.747 mph
Lap 4: 229.636 mph
Average: 229.924 mph

No. 26 Takuma Sato for Andretti Autosport

Lap 1: 230.871 mph
Lap 2: 230.349 mph
Lap 3: 230.236 mph
Lap 4: 230.074 mph
Average: 230.382 mph- Provisional Pole

Grid:
26 9 98
12 29 10
27 19 83
8 28 3
15 22 5
1 24 77
4 11 63
(Not including Bourdais, he will be put on later on)

No. 2 Josef Newgarden for Team Penske

Lap 1: 229.051 mph
Lap 2: 228.760 mph
Lap 3: 228.512 mph
Lap 4: 228.464 mph
Average: 228.696 mph

No. 17 Sebastien Saavedra for Juncos Racing

Lap 1: 226.331 mph
Lap 2: 226.240 mph
Lap 3: 225.248 mph
Lap 4: 225.535 mph
Average: 225.815 mph

No. 50 Jack Harvey for Michael Shank Racing with  Andretti Autosport

Lap 1: 226.873 mph
Lap 2: 226.912 mph
Lap 3: 226.919 mph
Lap 4: 226.873 mph
Average: 226.894 mph

Grid:
26 9 98
12 29 10
27 19 83
8 28 3
15 2 22
5 1 24
77 50 4
17 11 63

No. 16 Oriol Servia for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

Lap 1: 229.971 mph
Lap 2: 227.075 mph
Lap 3: 226.282 mph
Lap 4: 225.324 mph
Average: 227.150 mph

No. 44 Buddy Lazier for Lazier Partners Racing

Lap 1: 221.423 mph
Lap 2: 221.219 mph
Lap 3: 221.463 mph
Lap 4: 221.601 mph
Average: 221.427 mph

No. 20 Ed Carpenter for Ed Carpenter Racing

Lap 1: 230.672 mph
Lap 2: 230.670 mph
Lap 3: 230.540 mph
Lap 4: 230.254 mph
Average: 230.468 mph-Provisional Pole

Grid:
20 26 9
98 12 29
10 27 19
83 8 28
3 15 2
22 5 1
24 77 16
50 4 17
11 44 63

No. 14 Carlos Munoz for AJ Foyt Racing

Lap 1: 227.770 mph
Lap 2: 227.717 mph
Lap 3: 227.266 mph
Lap 4: 227.000 mph
Average: 227.438 mph

No. 7 Mikhail Aleshin for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports

Lap 1: 229.450 mph
Lap 2: 229.465 mph
Lap 3: 229.063 mph
Lap 4: 228.892 mph
Average: 229.217 mph

No. 21 JR Hildebrand for Ed Carpenter Racing

Lap 1: 230.834 mph
Lap 2: 230.396 mph
Lap 3: 229.931 mph
Lap 4: 229.664 mph
Average: 230.205 mph

No. 88 Gabby Chaves for Harding Racing

Lap 1: 227.069 mph
Lap 2: 226.848 mph
Lap 3: 226.669 mph
Lap 4: 226.912 mph
Average: 226.875 mph

Grid:
20 26 9
21 98 12
29 10 27
19 83 8
28 3 7
15 2 22
5 1 24
77 14 16
50 88 4
17 11 44
63 18 40 (18 and 40 not completed/not attempted)

Fast Nine Shootout:
Ed Carpenter
Takuma Sato
Scott Dixon
J.R. Hildebrand
Alexander Rossi
Will Power
Fernando Alonso
Tony Kanaan
Marco Andretti

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A 2012 graduate of LSU, Christopher DeHarde primarily focuses on the NTT IndyCar Series and the WeatherTech Sports Car Championship. DeHarde has actively covered motorsports since 2014.