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Indy 500 injects drama back into qualifying
The crew of Tony Kanaan, of Brazil, pushes the car back to the garage area as rain halted practice for Indianapolis 500 IndyCar auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Friday, May 16, 2014
IndyCar gave the bump to Bump Day. And the series is ready to say hello to a new Indianapolis 500 qualifying format.
The Indy 500 is ready for its dramatic makeover, with a revamped two-day show loaded with points incentives that makes one of IndyCar's signature weekends relevant again, and throws a significant wrinkle in the championship chase.
Gone are Saturday's traditional Pole Day and Sunday's Bump Day.
In their place, a new format that locks the fastest 33 drivers in the field Saturday, then sets the top nine Sunday.
"Do I want to qualify twice in two days? Not really," reigning Indy 500 champion Tony Kanaan said. "But I think it will bring a lot more excitement."
IndyCar wanted to shake up its staid way of four-lap qualifying runs that had set the field since 1939, in part because the last two years have lacked a 34th entrant and there was no bumping on Bump Day. So all entries this year will be guaranteed at least one four-lap attempt to qualify, and the fastest nine drivers will move into the shootout.
The previous days' times will be erased on Sunday and entries 10 through 33 will complete another four-lap qualifying attempt to determine their starting position. The fastest nine drivers from Saturday will then make one four-lap attempt to determine the prestigious pole winner and starting front row.
Entire article: http://news.yahoo.com/indy-500-injects-drama-back-qualifying-215231440--spt.html
The crew of Tony Kanaan, of Brazil, pushes the car back to the garage area as rain halted practice for Indianapolis 500 IndyCar auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Friday, May 16, 2014
IndyCar gave the bump to Bump Day. And the series is ready to say hello to a new Indianapolis 500 qualifying format.
The Indy 500 is ready for its dramatic makeover, with a revamped two-day show loaded with points incentives that makes one of IndyCar's signature weekends relevant again, and throws a significant wrinkle in the championship chase.
Gone are Saturday's traditional Pole Day and Sunday's Bump Day.
In their place, a new format that locks the fastest 33 drivers in the field Saturday, then sets the top nine Sunday.
"Do I want to qualify twice in two days? Not really," reigning Indy 500 champion Tony Kanaan said. "But I think it will bring a lot more excitement."
IndyCar wanted to shake up its staid way of four-lap qualifying runs that had set the field since 1939, in part because the last two years have lacked a 34th entrant and there was no bumping on Bump Day. So all entries this year will be guaranteed at least one four-lap attempt to qualify, and the fastest nine drivers will move into the shootout.
The previous days' times will be erased on Sunday and entries 10 through 33 will complete another four-lap qualifying attempt to determine their starting position. The fastest nine drivers from Saturday will then make one four-lap attempt to determine the prestigious pole winner and starting front row.
Entire article: http://news.yahoo.com/indy-500-injects-drama-back-qualifying-215231440--spt.html
