Marco Andretti Makes Indy 500 Field in Last-Chance Qualifying. Rinus Veekay Survives over Jacob Abel

Andretti makes Indy 500 in last-chance qualifying

Marco Andretti made the field for the Indianapolis 500 in last-chance qualifying Sunday, while Rinus VeeKay sweated out a last-minute run by Dale Coyne Racing teammate Jacob Abel to earn the final spot on the 33-car starting grid.

Marco Andretti makes Indy 500 field in last-chance qualifying. Rinus Veekay survives over Jacob Abel

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Marco Andretti made the field for the Indianapolis 500 in last-chance qualifying Sunday, while Rinus Veekay sweated out a last-minute run by Dale Coyne Racing teammate Jacob Abel to earn the final spot on the 33-car starting…

Jacob Abel fails to qualify for Indianapolis 500

SPEEDWAY, Ind. (WISH) — Dale Coyne Racing’s Jacob Abel failed to qualify for the Indianapolis 500. His teammate, Rinus VeeKay, was the final qualifier for the race. Marco Andretti and Marcus Armstrong were the other two drivers to qualify for the Indy 500 in Last Chance Qualifying. “As soon as we hit Saturday, we just didn’t have any pace. Honestly just kept getting slower and slower each run,” Abel said. “Unfortunately, been preparing for this …

Jacob Abel fails to qualify for Indy 500 in teammate battle over last spot

Four drivers faced off in a tense battle for the final three spots on the grid for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500. They were Andretti Global's Marco Andretti, Meyer Shank Racing's Marcus Armstrong, as well as the Dale Coyne Racing duo of Rinus Veekay and Jacob Abel. Armstrong was the first of the four Honda drivers to go out, reaching 229.091mph in his four-lap run. Andretti ...Keep reading

Intra-team battle for last Indy 500 spot: What happened on bump day

For a second year in a row a Dale Coyne Racing rookie was bumped out of the Indianapolis 500 field as Jacob Abel lost a spectacular and enthralling battle with team-mate Rinus VeeKay to make the race on Bump Day.With Marco Andretti and Marcus Armstrong seemingly clear with their first runs of last chance qualifying, as was the case in 2023 when two Rahal Letterman Lanigan drivers were trying to knock each other out so this time it was last year'…

Rinus VeeKay bumps Jacob Abel out of Indy 500 in dramatic sequence

The Last Chance qualifying session Saturday afternoon at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was always going to result in disappointment for one driver. With 34 drivers attempting to qualify for 33 positions, one had to go home before the green flag even dropped. This year, that unfortunate driver was rookie Jacob Abel in the #51 entry. Driving for Dale Coyne Racing, Abel made only two attempts at setting a fast time in the battle for the final row…