In one of the most famous days on the racing calendar, 34 cars on Saturday took the famous Indianapolis motor speedway for the first day of qualifying for Indianapolis 500.
NASCAR Cup Series Championship points leader Kail Larsen turned into a solid performance with a pair of four-lap qualifying efforts, earning to him with a four-lap average of 231.326 mph in 21st place on the 33-car grid.
While showing that Larsen’s No. 17 Arrow McLeren Chevrolet is not carried forward to determine the first four rows of polisitors and the race in the top 12 qualifying sessions of Sunday, ensuring that the 2021 NASCAR Cup series champions will get a chance to make history for the second consecutive year.
From Sunday a week from Sunday, 32-year-old California will compete in Indianapolis 500, then immediately fly on Charlotte Motor Speedway, where he will run in the NASCAR Cup series’ Coca-Cola 600-only fifth driver to run a memorial day celebrated Memorial Day. “
Late John Andreti, Robbie Gordon, three -time NASCAR Cup series champion Tony Stewart and former series champion Kurt Buch Larsen include Larsen in that small list. Stewart’s 2001 was the sixth in the Indi and the third place in Charlotte was the best among them.
Larsen and his Arrow McLaren team have definitely worked towards success this week. He exited and contacted the wall during the “fast fried” exercise in anticipation of merit. Larsen was physically fine and the team was able to repair their car in time, as the session ended for a shake-down to return to track it.
He went out at the beginning of the day’s qualifying session on Saturday, but this was his second attempt, which increased his position in the afternoon and secured his presence on the grid safely. He moved from 27th place to 16th position on his first qualifying run, which is three hours left in qualifying – eventually that speed was improved by five cars in the remaining time.
“We are P21 so we are in the race,” a smiling Larson said, who started fifth in the last year’s Indie 500. “After the first run, I was a little nervous, we would be one of the people struggling for the last locations. Obviously, we loved again in fast 12, but overall, a good day;
“It was quite comfortable, which I felt in qualifying last year, I was a little less comfortable.
Larsen, who now goes back to the North Wilcaseboro (Neck) Speedway for Sunday night’s NASCAR All-Star Race, was not worried about this seventh-power position on the grid on the grid for 500 of this year, in its number 5 hendric motorcycles Chevrolet, in its number 5 hendric motorcycles Chevrolet.
“I’m sure it will go a little crazy because the race usually comes back,” he said. “I had made a poor restart at the beginning of last year and came back to that situation and we were able to fight further from our way. Just execute some good laps and hope we will have a good result.”
The reign championship leader Chip Gansey Racing Alex Palu-the fastest single lap of the week-Number 10 CGR Honda determined the fastest four-lap average speed of the first day of qualifying the 233.043 mph mark in Honda. The attempt was only a minor tick compared to the team Penscay’s Scott McLaglin (233.013 mph), which was the last year’s Indies 500 Polster.
In addition, the two -time Indy 500 winners, Macaloglin’s Pensk team, were defending Joseph Newguarden, two times in the second round of qualifying; Larsen’s arrow McLaren team partner Peto O’Ward; And the 2008 race-virgin, CGR’s Scott Dixon. Prema Racing’s Robert Schwartzman was the sixth faster that day and is the only cheater to move forward in the 12 era.
Felix Rousnakwist of Mayor cone racing; Two -time Indie winner, Rahal Letterman Lanigan’s Takuma Sato; And David Malukas of AJ Foet Racing also proceeded with a pair of pre -Indie 500 winners in Penscay’s Will Power and was out of the top -12 with Andreti’s Marcus Ericsson with Arrow McLaren’s Christian Lundgard.
These dozen drivers will go back again on Sunday with the top six of Fastn Fast Six to determine the most famous pole position of the season.
The importance of achievement was clear in ability. During the morning practice, mayor began with Marcus Armstrong, a marketing of the mayor cone racing, began almost immediately action, including a perennial championship contender Andretti Global, a perennial championship, who killed the wall and flipped his car during early qualifying attempts.
Both teams were able to repair throughout the day, and Armstrong and Harta each gained qualification in the closing hour.
Harta, a former front-pavement Indie 500 starter, with a remarkable run, a rally-viewing attempt for the 29th-ranked qualifying attempt is that his team partner, former Indie 500 Polyster Marco Andreti competed in the last chance qualifier on Sunday.
Four cars – Andreti, Armstrong, Rinsus Vake and Jacob Abel – will vie for the last three positions on ET at 5:15 pm in the grid of Grid.
Sunday’s top 12 qualifying and last chance qualifying will be broadcast on Fox Sports (ET).
-Holi Can, NASCAR Wire Service. Special for field level media
