Indy 500 Report:
Qualify & Practice Times
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Today's Qualifiers

11:04 a.m. #99 BILLY BOAT/Phoenix, AZ Pagan Racing 94 R/F/G QA - 33 1 -- 40.797 -- 220.604 Q - 29 2 -- 40.517 -- 222.129 3 -- 40.523 -- 222.096 4 -- 40.454 -- 222.475 T 2:42.291 -- 221.824 11:10 a.m. #34 FERMIN VELEZ/Barcelona, Spain Cristal/Copec Mobil - 95 L/F/G QA - 34 1 -- 40.743 -- 220.897 Q - 30 2 -- 40.426 -- 222.629 3 -- 40.350 -- 223.048 4 -- 40.288 -- 223.392 T 2:41.807 -- 222.487 11:16 a.m. #10 BRAD MURPHEY/Tucson, AZ HEMELGARN Racing 94 R/F/F (2nd attempt) QA - 35 1 -- 39.746 -- 226.438 Q - 31 2 -- 40.011 -- 224.938 3 -- 39.786 -- 226.210 4 -- 39.712 -- 226.632 T 2:39.255 -- 226.053 12:11 p.m. #16 JOHNNY PARSONS/Indianapolis, IN Team Blueprint Racing Inc. - 93 L/M/F QA - 36 1 -- 40.295 -- 223.353 Q - 32 2 -- 40.069 -- 224.613 Locked In 3 -- 40.157 -- 224.120 4 -- 40.306 -- 223.292 T 2:40.827 -- 223.843 5:59 p.m. #75 JOHNNY O'CONNELL/Chandler, AZ Mechanics Laundry/Cunningham Racing - 95 R/F/F QA - 37 1 -- 40.382 -- 222.872 Q - 33 2 -- 40.591 -- 221.724 Locked In 3 -- 40.546 -- 221.970 4 -- 40.380 -- 222.883 T 2:41.899 -- 222.361 The 31-car field average is 227.991 mph.

Practice Times

R Car Driver YR/C/E/T Laps Time Speed 1 35 Luyendyk, Arie 95 R/F/F 37 38.379 234.503 2 2 Stewart, Tony 95 L/M/F 10 38.586 233.245 3 20 Stewart, Tony 95 L/M/F 10 38.721 232.432 4 4 Hearn, Richie 95 R/F/G 23 39.483 227.946 5 10 Murphey, Brad 94 R/F/F 20 39.712 226.632 6 12 Calkins, Buzz 95 R/F/F 36 39.756 226.381 7 16 Parsons, Johnny 93 L/M/F 16 40.069 224.613 8 99 Boat, Billy 94 R/F/G 29 40.149 224.165 9 72 Jones, Davy 95 L/MI/G 42 40.224 223.747 10 11 Sharp, Scott 95 L/F/G 16 40.235 223.686 11 34 Velez, Fermin 95 L/F/G 34 40.288 223.392 12 75 O`Connell, Johnny 95 R/F/F 73 40.380 222.883 13 77 Ongais, Danny 93 L/M/G 35 40.873 220.194 14 43 Gosek, Joe 94 L/F/G 26 40.875 220.183 15 64 Unser, Johnny 95 R/F/G 53 41.080 219.085 16 14 Hamilton, Davey 95 L/F/G 23 41.084 219.063 17 41 Greco, Marco 94 L/F/G 24 41.127 218.834 18 46 Wilson, Rob 93 L/F/G 51 42.536 211.585 19 36 Drinan, Dan 91 L/B/G 8 42.876 209.908 20 24 Tolsma, Randy 93 L/B/F 19 43.903 204.997 Total Laps: 585 Legend - Chassis: L=Lola, R=Reynard Engine: B=Buick, F=Ford Cosworth, M=Menard V6, MI=Mercedes Ilmor Tire: F=Firestone, G=Goodyear Note: Speeds and laps include qualification laps