2019 Indianapolis 500 Qualifying: Here Are All The Major Updates And Highlights

            2019 Indianapolis 500 Qualifying, Major Updates And Highlights:  The 2019 Indianapolis 500 is a major IndyCar Series event which is one of the biggest motor sports events in the world. This year it is considered to be the 103rd running event that is scheduled for Sunday, May 26, 2019, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. The event is organized for 500 miles (200 laps) and it is going to be the premier event of the 2019 IndyCar Series.

Who is the defending champion of this year event?

The winner of 2018 Indianapolis 500, Will Power, is the defending champion of this year event. For the duration of the Last Row Shootout on May 19, former Formula 1 World Champion Fernando Alonso, while trying his second Indy 500, was bumped from the field, and was unsuccessful to qualify.

Indy 500 qualifying Saturday Updates

Qualifying — Saturday, May 18

Time trials on Saturday help in determining the top thirty qualifiers which would be locked into the preliminary field. The nine fastest cars will then advance to the Fast Nine Shootout arranged for Sunday in order to determine the pole position.

Here is the list of Fast Nine Qualifiers in Indy 500 qualifying Saturday:

Here is the list of Positions 10–33 in Indy 500 qualifying Saturday:

Here is the list of Last Row Shootout in Indy 500 qualifying Saturday:

Indy 500 qualifying Sunday Updates

Bump Day/Pole Day — Sunday, May 19

Bump Day used to be on Saturday and Pole Day where the Fast Nine Shootout would decide the beginning lineup’s front rows and is always held on Sunday. Now, those two most impactful qualifying competitions have been united and will both be on Sunday.