22 May 2022 23:45 (UTC)
"We have got a lot to play for next week"
Indianapolis Motor Speedway | May 22, 2022
The final day of qualifications for the 106th Indianapolis 500 came to a close this evening.
Pato O'Ward will officially start seventh, Felix Rosenqvist in eighth and Juan Pablo Montoya in 30th. Next up is the 500-mile race around the 2.5-mile oval at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 29.
See what Pato O’Ward, Felix Rosenqvist and President Taylor Kiel had to say after Day 2 of qualifying.
Round | 6/17 |
Where | Indianapolis Motor Speedway |
When | Sunday, May 29 |
Race laps | 200 |
Total race distance | 500 miles / 804.6 km |
Length | 2.5 miles / 4.02 km |
Number of turns | 4 |
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Qualifying - Day 2 | 232.705 mph | 7th |
"We qualified seventh for the big show. Honestly, I expected a bit more. We had very solid qualifying runs up until this point, so we are analyzing what happened on this qualifying run. It's unfortunate but some things are out of your control. The team did a great job to put that car in a good place, and we had great balance, probably the best we've had all week. We're in a good position to fight for the win on Sunday.”
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Qualifying - Day 2 | 232.182 mph | 8th |
"I have mixed feelings about today. Waking up this morning, I was kind of dreaming about being on the pole. We lost a lot of speed this morning in practice so I think we had a pretty good turnaround to finish eighth. That's a good place to start the race, which is the most important thing. We can win from there.”
"Our qualifying day is complete here. We're looking at what happened there but the cars just lost some pace over the run, so we've got some digging to do, but the balance was great. The whole team did a really good job all week, and I definitely don't want to be disappointed about this result, but it's frustrating at the moment as I think we had a shot for more.
"It just didn't happen for us, but we've got a lot to play for next week and we're starting in great positions. We've got another practice session tomorrow to dial in the race cars even further and we've got the big one next weekend.”
Practice | Monday, May 23, 12-2 p.m. ET |
Final Practice | Friday, May 27, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET |
Indianapolis 500 | Sunday, May 29, 11 a.m. ET on NBC |
Green Flag | Sunday, May 29 at 12:45 p.m. ET |
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