2018 INDYCAR QUALIFYING

Qualifying weekend for the 2018 Indy 500.

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  • Tim Cindric, Team Penske. ©Clarino

  • Cheever gives an autograph. ©Clarino

  • Claman De Melo after his first qualifying run. ©Clarino

  • Zach ran a 225.722 on his first qualifying run. ©Clarino

  • Claman De Melo drives for Dale Coyne. ©Clarino

  • Bourdais giving an interview. ©Clarino

  • Dixon coming in after his first qualifying run. ©Clarino

  • After qualifying, Dixon goes over his 4 laps with a crew member. ©Clarino

  • Jack Harvey, in car #60, comes in from his intial qualifying run. ©Clarino

  • Harvey out of the car after qualifying. ©Clarino

  • Harvey drives for Meyer Shank Racing. ©Clarino

  • Harvey qualifying speed was 225.333. ©Clarino

  • Helio, in car #3, was on the pole affter his first qualifying run. ©Clarino

  • Roger congrats Helio and his qualifying run. ©Clarino

  • Helio looks on as other driver do their qualifying runs. ©Clarino

  • Jay Howard had a speed of 226.098. ©Clarino

  • Jay drives for SMP/AFS RACING. ©Clarino

  • Jay's wife, Courtney, gives him a hug after his run. ©Clarino

  • Hunter-Reay, in car #28, pulls in to the pits after qualifying. ©Clarino

  • Ryan first qualifying run was a speed of 226.916. ©Clarino

  • Ryan gives an interview. ©Clarino

  • Ryan and Stefan confer. ©Clarino

  • Ed Jones was the 8th qualifer. ©Clarino

  • Jones thru his car mirror. ©Clarino

  • Jones' qualifying speed was 226.995. ©Clarino

  • Jones drives for Ganassi Racing. ©Clarino

  • Ed hasn't pulled out his ear plugs yet. ©Clarino

  • Car #22 was the 11th car in the line up to qualify. ©Clarino

  • Pagenaud initial qualifying speed was 228.304. ©Clarino

  • Simon at his press conference. ©Clarino

  • Car #21 was the 5th qualifer. ©Clarino

  • Spencer Pigot qualifying speed was 228.052. ©Clarino

  • Spencer drives for Carpenter Racing. ©Clarino

  • Rahal's car #15 was the 9th out today. ©Clarino

  • Graham did not make the fast 5 today. ©Clarino

  • Graham is driving for Rahal Lettermen Lanigan. ©Clarino

  • Rahal removes his ear plugs. ©Clarino

  • Graham watches as his qualifying speed of 225.407 puts him futher back in the field. ©Clarino

  • Roger Penske was present. ©Clarino

  • Stefan Wilson drives car #25 for Andretti Autosport. ©Clarino

  • Stephan initial qualifying speed was 225.909. ©Clarino

  • Even the smallest fans need ear plugs. ©Clarino

  • Car #18 driven, by Sebastien Bourdais, coming off his qualifying run. ©Clarino

  • Bourdais get a congrats from Jimmy Vasser.  ©Clarino

  • Jimmy Vasser. ©Clarino

  • Sebastien ended up in the top 9 for Sunday's shoot out. ©Clarino

  • Danica ran a qualifying speed of 227.610. ©Clarino

  • Getting out of the car after qualifying in the top 9. ©Clarino

  • Helmet coming off. ©Clarino

  • Danica giving an interview about her run today. ©Clarino

  • Serious Danica's top 9 press conference. ©Clarino

  • Hinch coming in from qualifying mid field. ©Clarino

  • Hinch was the 12th car in line to qualify.

  • James was not real happy with his time. ©Clarino

  • James withdrew his car to take another qualifying run, but the clock ran out on him and he did not make the field. ©Clarino

  • Car #32, driven by rookie Kyle Kaiser, coming inti the pits after qualifying. ©Clarino

  • Kyle's qualifying speed for Saturday was 225.934.

  • Kaiser's qualifying speed put him in row 7. ©Clarino

  • After all his car trouble this week, James managed to qualify in the 33rd spoy on Saturday. ©Clarino

  • Jame's speed in 33rd position was 224.798. ©Clarino

  • Tony waves to everyone after getting into the field with a speed of 227.508. ©Clarino

  • Charlie Kimball qualified in row 9 on Saturday. ©clarino

  • Matheus Leist qualified in row 4 with a speed of 227.441 on Saturday. ©Clarino

  • Josef Newgarden was the 7th quickest today. ©Clarino. ©Clarino

  • Saturday Robert Wickens qualified in the middle of row 7. ©Clarino

  • Max Chilton's steering wheel. ©Clarino

  • Ed Carpenter was the last car to go out today and managed to end up the second fastest qualifier. ©Clarino

  • Ed's qualifying press conference. ©Clarino

  • Carpenter was very happy he got all 3 of his cars in the top 9. ©Clarino

  • At the qualifying press conference Simon talks about his 3rd place position. ©Clarino

  • Helio had the fastest car on Saturday with a speed of 228.919. ©Clarino

  • Chaves eneded up 22nd on the grid for the race. ©Clarino

  • Dale coyne and his driver Zach Claman De Melo put the #19 car in the inside of row  5. ©Clarino

  • Conor Daly occupies the 33rd position for the Indy 500. ©Clarino

  • Sunday, James Davison qualified for the race with a speed of 226.255. ©Clarino

  • Charlie Kimball sit in the 15th position on the grid for the 500. ©Clarino

  • Rookie, Matheus Liest sit in the middle of row 4 next to his teammate Kanaan. ©Clarino

  • Liest watches as Kanaan qualifies. ©Clarino

  • Chilton gives an interview after qualifying Sunday. ©Clarino

  • Servia's final qualify run on Sunday put him in the middle of row 9. ©Clarino

  • Servia had a qualifying speed of 225.699 on Sunday. ©Clarino

  • Last year's 500 winner, Sato, ended up in the 16th position on the grid for the race. ©Clarino

  • Tony Kanaan qualified on the inside of row 4. ©Clarino

  • Kanaan has had 16 starts at the Indianapolis 500. ©Clarino

  • Back of Tony's helmet. ©Clarino

  • Zach's qualifying speed was 225.748. ©Clarino

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