SATURDAY QUALIFYING
- All entries are guaranteed one attempt to qualify between 11 a.m. and 5:50 p.m.
- The fastest 33 cars will make up the provisional field for the 98th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race based on the fastest four-lap average time.
- Once the qualifying session ends, the top 30 cars are locked in to the field.
- However, all 33 cars must re-qualify on Sunday to determine final starting positions.
- The fastest nine cars advance to a shootout on Sunday to determine the Verizon P1 Award.
Qualifying Lines:
- There will be two qualifying lines at the end of pit lane:
- Line 1: Cars that are unqualified or have withdrawn their previous qualifying times. Priority will be given to this lane.
- Line 2: Cars that have already qualified but want another attempt and have not withdrawn their previous qualifying times.
- Multiple attempts are permitted without withdrawing a time by entering Line 2.
- Teams can withdraw their time and enter Line 1, which will have priority over cars already in the field.
- Teams that make multiple attempts can only improve their times if they have not withdrawn their time to enter Line 2, meaning, even if a driver records a slower four-lap average, that driver’s previous (faster) time will stand.
Qualifying Points, Saturday:
- 1st – 33 points
- 2nd – 32 points
- 3rd – 31 points
- 4th – 30 points
- 5th – 29 points
- 6th – 28 points
- 7th – 27 points
- 8th – 26 points
- 9th – 25 points
- 10th – 24 points
- 11th – 23 points
- 12th – 22 points
- 13th – 21 points
- 14th – 20 points
- 15th – 19 points
- 16th – 18 points
- 17th – 17 points
- 18th – 16 points
- 19th – 15 points
- 20th – 14 points
- 21st – 13 points
- 22nd – 12 points
- 23rd – 11 points
- 24th – 10 points
- 25th – 9 points
- 26th – 8 points
- 27th – 7 points
- 28th – 6 points
- 29th – 5 points
- 30th – 4 points
- 31st – 3 points
- 32nd – 2 points
- 33rd – 1 point
SUNDAY QUALIFYING
Group 1:
- All Saturday times are erased and positions 10-30 will re-qualify to determine starting position.
- Order will be the reverse of Saturday’s rankings.
- Lineup will be determined based on fastest four-lap averages.
- In the event that there are only 33 cars entered, this group will determine positions 10-33.
Group 2 (Only used in the event there are more than 33 cars):
- All Saturday times are erased and positions 31-33, and any entry that has yet to make one attempt to qualify, will re-qualify to determine the 11th row of the race.
Group 3:
- The top nine cars will run in reverse order based on Saturday’s times.
- All cars will make one attempt.
- At the end of the session, the cars are ranked 1-9 based on their four-lap average during the segment.
Qualifying Points, Sunday:
- 1st – 9 points
- 2nd – 8 points
- 3rd – 7 points
- 4th – 6 points
- 5th – 5 points
- 6th – 4 points
- 7th – 3 points
- 8th – 2 points
- 9th – 1 point
Note: The Indianapolis 500 will award double points for race results, but the qualifying points and any bonus points awarded for leading a lap (1 point) or most laps (2 points) will not be doubled.