8th Day at Indy - 5/18/13

This was pole day at Indy.

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  • Car #1 was in the top 9 fastest. ©Clarino

  • Ryan Hunter- Reay was in the top 9 shooy out for the pole. ©Clarino

  • Hunter-Reay at his press conference. ©Clarino

  • Team shot after qualifying. ©Andersen

  • Rookie Allmendinger was in the top nine fastest today. ©Clarino

  • AJ gives an interview after qualifying for his first Indy 500. ©Clarino

  • Car #2 team and car shot after qualifying. ©Andersen

  • AJ was all smiles after his qualification run. ©Clarino

  • Helio gets a smile from Tim as he sat on the pole for a while. ©Clarino

  • Helio talks to the press.©Clarino

  • Car #3 team shot after qualifying. ©Andersen

  • Helio at his qualifying press conference. ©Clarino

  • Cae #5 qualified in the top 9. ©Clarino

  • Viso talked about his top nine qualifying run. ©Clarino

  • Car #5 team shot after qualifying. ©Andersen

  • Viso's press conference after qualifying. ©Clarino

  • Car #12 sat on the pole till the top 9 shoot-out. ©Clarino

  • Will Power takes off his helmet after qualifying. ©Clarino

  • Will was all smiles at his qualifying press conference. ©Clarino

  • Car #20 pulls into the pits after it's qualifying run on Pole Day at Indy. ©Clarino

  • Ed gives an interview after qualifying. ©Clarino

  • Ed's family joined the team qualifying shot. ©Andersen

  • Ed's qualifying interview was all smiles.©Clarino

  • Car #25 pulls in after qualifying. ©Clarino

  • Marco unhooks his helmet. ©Clarino

  • Marco on the way to his qualifying team photo. ©Clarino

  • Marco's qualifying car photo. ©Andersen

  • Marco had a grin ear to ear at his qualifying press conference. ©Clarino

  • Car #26 driven by rookie Carlos Munoz qualified in the top nine. ©Clarino

  • Carlos talks about his qualifying run. ©Clarino

  • Car #27 had a average speed of 227.493 on his first qualifying run today. gClarino

  • Hinch on his way to the qualifying photo. ©Clarino

  • Hinch placed ninth in the fast 9 shoot-out. ©Clarino

  • Official qualifying shot. ©Andersen

  • Hinch looked concerned after his first qualifying run. ©Clarino

  • Car #60 qualified 22nd. ©Clarino

  • Townsend qualifyed for the field with a speed of 225.643. ©Clarino

  • Townsend wore his stylish hat to the qualifying press conference. ©Clarino

  • Car #7 qualfied for the field with a speed of 226.196. ©Clarino

  • Bourdais ended up on the outside of row 5. ©Clarino

  • Sebastian told the press he was happy to be in the field. ©clarino

  • Car 10 sits in the middle of row 6. ©Clarino

  • Franchitti qualified with a average speed of 226.069

  • Car 11 sits sits on the outside of row 4. ©Clarino

  • Tony qualified with an average speed of 226.949. ©Clarino

  • At the qualifying press conference, Tony was not going back out to get into the top 9. ©Clarino

  • Car 9 qualified 16th. ©Clarino

  • Dixon's average qualifying speed was 226.158.©Clarino

  • Scott and Chip talk about his run. ©Clarino

  • Hildebrand just missed out getting in the top 9. ©Clarino

  • JR qualified in 10th position. ©Clarino

  • JR din't think they would go bak out to try and get in the top 9 even though they were so close. ©Clarino

  • Car 83 was 19th fastest today. ©Clarino

  • Kimball sit on the inside of row 8. ©Clarino

  • Servia qualified 22nd. ©Clarino

  • Oriol was all smiles about making the field pole day. ©Clarino

  • Car 77 qualified with an average speed of 225.674. ©Clarino

  • Simon had a press conference earlier in the day. ©Clarino

  • Simon brought his foster dog to the early day press conference. ©Clarino

  • Car 78 just made the field today. ©Clarino

  • Simona qualified in the 24th position today. ©Clarino

  • Simona was happy to be in the field today, so she can work on race setup tomorrow. ©Clarino

  • Car 98 qualified in the middle of row 4. ©Clarino

  • Tag gives an interview after qualifying. ©Clarino

  • At the qualifying press conference, he said he was stuck to the track. ©Clarino

  • Sato in car 14 qualifies 18th. ©Clarino

  • Sato talks to the press after qualifying. ©Clarino

  • Car 19 qualified in the middle of row 5. ©Clarino

  • Wilson's average qualifying speed was 226.370. gClarino

  • Ryan qualified 23rd after being bumped.©Clarino

  • Ana didn't make the field today. ©Clarino

  • Jakes speed of 225.139 didn't make the field today. ©Clarino

  • Jourdain had two failed attempts today. ©Clarino

  • Newgarden was bumped today and didn't make the field. ©Clarino

  • Pippa had no speed today. ©Clarino

  • Graham Rahal, in car 18, was bumped from the field. ©Clarino

  • Saavedra's speed of 224.656 didn't make the field today. ©Clarino

  • Vautier was, aslo, bumped from the field. ©Clarino

  • Lazier in car 91 had a failed attempt today. ©Clarino

  • Lazier after his first qualifying attempt. ©Clarino

  • Sarah and her daughter. ©Andersen

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