Rain hits final Indy 500 qualifying
Steady rain brought an early end to the last day's qualifying for the Indy 500
It meant some drivers left the Indianapolis circuit happy, while others were ruing missed opportunities.
Before the rain, five drivers managed to work their way into the 33-strong field for next weekend.
They were Lyn St James, Jaques Lazier, Stephan Gregoire, Scott Harrington and Mike Groff, who knocked Raul Boesel, Johnny Unser, Jack Miller and Robbie Buhl off the grid.
Buhl had a particularly dramatic weekend. On Saturday he crashed, and early yesterday he blew his engine.
Having worked out an arrangement to driver Kenny Brack's back-up car, Buhl completed his four-lap qualifying run just 0.109mph ahead of Groff.
Final Qualifying for Indy 500
|
Pos |
Driver |
Team |
Speed (mph) |
|
1 |
Arie Luyendyk |
Sprint PCS/Meeljer |
225.179 |
|
2 |
Greg Ray |
Glidden/Menards |
225.073 |
|
3 |
Billy Boat |
AJ Foyt Racing |
223.469 |
|
4 |
Robby Gordon |
Gliddens/Menard |
223.066 |
|
5 |
Mark Dismore |
MCI WorldCom |
222.963 |
|
6 |
Scott Sharp |
Delphi Automotive |
222.771 |
|
7 |
Sam Schmidt |
Unistar Auto |
222.734 |
|
8 |
Kenny Breele |
Power Team |
222.659 |
|
9 |
Scott Goodyear |
Pennzoil Panther |
222.387 |
|
10 |
Hideshi Matsuda |
BMB Mini Juke |
222.065 |
|
11 |
Davey Hamilton |
Galles Racing |
221.866 |
|
12 |
John Hollansworth Jr |
Pcsave.com |
221.698 |
|
13 |
Steve Knapp |
Thermo Tech |
221.502 |
|
14 |
Jeff Ward |
Pagan Racing |
221.363 |
|
15 |
Tyce Carlson |
Bluegreen |
221.322 |
|
16 |
Eddie Cheever Jr |
Team Cheever |
221.315 |
|
17 |
Robby Unser |
PetroMoly |
221.304 |
|
18 |
Eliseo Salazar |
FUBU |
221.265 |
|
19 |
Donnie Beechler |
Cahill Racing |
221.228 |
|
20 |
Stan Wattles |
Metro Racing |
220.833 |
|
21 |
Jeret Schroeder |
Purity Farms |
220.747 |
|
22 |
Buddy Lazier |
Delta Faucet |
220.721 |
|
23 |
Roberto Moreno |
Truscell Team |
220.705 |
|
24 |
Tony Stewart |
The Home Depot |
220.653 |
|
25 |
Roberto Guerrero |
Cobb Racing |
220.479 |
|
26 |
Buzz Calkins |
Bradley Food Marts |
220.297 |
|
27 |
Robby McGehee |
Energiser |
220.139 |
|
28 |
Jimmy Kite |
TransWorld Racing |
220.097 |
|
29 |
Wim Eyckmans |
EGP |
220.092 |
|
30 |
Johnny Unser |
Tae-Bo |
221.197 |
|
31 |
Jack Miller |
Dean's Milk Chug |
220.276 |
|
32 |
Robbie Buhl |
AJ Foyt Racing |
220.115 |
|
33 |
Raul Boesel |
Brant Racing |
220.101 |
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