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Rain wipes out Indy 500 practice, delays qualifying

By Thomson Reuters May 16, 2026 | 10:12 AM

Rain washed out morning practice and delayed Saturday’s qualifying session for the May ​24 Indianapolis 500.

The IndyCar ‌Series canceled the full-field practice session scheduled for 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. ET.

The 11 a.m. start ‌for ​the time trials, ⁠scheduled to run ⁠through 5:50 p.m., was also delayed.

Scattered showers and storms are expected throughout the day and ​into the early evening at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

If ⁠all 33 drivers ⁠are unable to complete ​one qualifying run on Saturday, the ​whole process would be pushed ‌back to Sunday.

“That would make for a long and busy day, considering one full ⁠round of qualifying runs takes roughly 3 hours, followed by three knockout ⁠rounds ‌to determine the starting ⁠grid,” the Indianapolis Star ​reported.

The ‌110th running of the ​Indianapolis ⁠500 is at 12:30 p.m. ET on May 24. Spain’s Alex Palou of Chip Ganassi Racing is the defending champion.

–Field ​Level Media