Qualifying for 110th Running of Indianapolis 500 Delayed
Thunderstorms forced officials to stop practice and clear the grandstands as drying crews worked to salvage the two-day qualifying schedule.
- Heavy rain and lightning forced officials to cancel Saturday's full-field qualifying for the 110th Indianapolis 500, marking the first time since 2008 a full day of qualifying was lost to weather.
- Severe weather prompted IMS officials to ask fans to exit the grandstands "in an orderly fashion" and seek shelter as lightning was detected in the vicinity.
- Organizers scrapped planned elimination rounds, reverting to the 12-car format used in recent years, with qualifying runs now rescheduled to begin at noon on Sunday, May 17, 2026.
- Teams are forced to adjust strategies overnight after waiting nearly six hours on Saturday to see if cars could run on the 2.5-mile oval, adding tension to Sunday's compressed timeline.
- Sunday's forecast suggests temperatures could climb into the mid-80s, potentially raising track temperatures to 120 degrees, which may dramatically alter competition for the $100,000 qualifying prize.
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SPEEDWAY, Ind. — Day one of qualifying for the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 has been rained out. In a post on X, officials with the NTT IndyCar Series and Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced that the first round of qualifying slated for Saturday had been called off. The first round of qualifying will now [...]
Qualifying for 110th Running of Indianapolis 500 delayed
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