A last-gasp crash by Pacific Coast’s Mario Dominguez saved the blushes of Marty Roth as the final qualifiers for the 92nd Indy500 were confirmed on bump day.
Dominguez, the last driver to make a qualifying attempt, was running fast enough to bump Roth from the 33rd and final qualifying place when he crashed entering the second corner.
Earlier in the day Vision Racing’s AJ Foyt IV, whose previous qualifying efforts had been hampered by errors and gearbox problems, comfortably bumped his way into the field – but later crashed in a ball of flames when running practice laps, thanks to a failure in his fuel system.
He suffered only minor burns and will race – and he also had the consolation of winning the $10,000 Red Gold Red Zone Award for the day’s fastest single lap.
Competition for the last two places in the race was fierce during the final half-hour, with previous winner Buddy Lazier seizing the 32nd spot with an unexpectedly fast series of laps, and Roth just surviving the challenge of Roger Yasukawa and the unlucky Dominguez.
Final qualifying positions
Row | Inside | Middle | Outside |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() Target Chip Ganassi Racing |
![]() Target Chip Ganassi Racing |
![]() Team Penske |
2 | ![]() Team Penske |
![]() Andretti Green Racing |
![]() Andretti Green Racing |
3 | ![]() Andretti Green Racing |
![]() Panther Racing |
![]() Andretti Green Racing |
4 | ![]() Vision Racing |
![]() Luczo Dragon Racing |
![]() Dreyer & Reinbold Racing |
5 | ![]() Newman/Haas/Lanigan |
![]() A.J. Foyt Enterprises |
![]() Dale Coyne Racing |
6 | ![]() Newman/Haas/Lanigan |
![]() Dreyer & Reinbold Racing |
![]() Vision Racing |
7 | ![]() Rahal Letterman / CGR |
![]() Rahal Letterman Racing |
![]() Roth Racing |
8 | ![]() Sarah Fisher Racing |
![]() KV Racing Technology |
![]() A.J. Foyt Enterprises |
9 | ![]() KV Racing Technology |
![]() HVM Racing |
![]() Dreyer & Reinbold Racing |
10 | ![]() Dale Coyne Racing |
![]() Conquest Racing |
![]() Conquest Racing |
11 | ![]() Vision Racing |
![]() Hemelgarn Racing |
![]() Roth Racing |