{"id":677569,"date":"2026-05-17T23:47:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T23:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/677569\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T23:47:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T23:47:20","slug":"indycar-news-scott-mclaughlin-fails-to-make-final-leg-of-indy-500-qualifying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/677569\/","title":{"rendered":"IndyCar news: Scott McLaughlin fails to make final leg of Indy 500 qualifying"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"McLaughlin,
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tScott McLaughlin at the 110th Indianapolis 500. Image: Matt Fraver<\/p>\n

McLaughlin was fourth fastest in the opening leg of qualifying in which all 33 cars set a four-lap average. Dixon, meanwhile, was eighth.<\/p>\n

The pair advanced to the Top 12 but ultimately couldn\u2019t convert it into a Fast Six berth.<\/p>\n

McLaughlin qualified ninth on a 230.577 mph four-lap average for Team Penske while Dixon was 11th with a 230.347 mph run in his Chip Ganassi Racing entry.<\/p>\n

The other cars that failed to make it through included Kyffin Simpson (Chip Ganassi Racing) in seventh, Conor Daly (Dreyer & Reinbold Racing) in eighth, Caio Collet (AJ Foyt Racing) in 10th, and Rinus Veekey (Juncos Holiger Racing) in 12th.<\/p>\n

Speaking after his run, McLaughlin said he didn\u2019t have enough downforce on the nose of his #3 car.<\/p>\n

The Kiwi reached 242 mph (389 km\/h) entering Turn 3.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Pennzoil Chevy just needed a little more front,\u201d said McLaughlin.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was really battling into [Turn] 3 most laps. I was trying to play with the tools and weight jacker and front bar and all that sort of stuff to get it to turn. It just wouldn\u2019t turn there.<\/p>\n

\u201cI put the white flag up and did what I could. Sometimes you\u2019ve just got to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Top 12 qualifying was topped by Meyer Shank Racing\u2019s Felix Rosenqvist, who translated his form from the first leg of qualifying into the first knockout round.<\/p>\n

Rosenqvist was the only driver to go above a 231 mph four-lap average.<\/p>\n

The Swede topped the session with a 232.065 mph effort to lead Chip Ganassi Racing\u2019s Alex Palou and Team Penske\u2019s David Malukas.<\/p>\n

Palou was the biggest round-on-round improver from 11th to second. AJ Foyt Racing driver Santino Ferrucci was another to make big gains from 10th to fourth.<\/p>\n

The other drivers to make it into the Fast Six were Pato O\u2019Ward (McLaren) and Alexander Rossi (Ed Carpenter Racing).<\/p>\n

The Fast Six gets underway at 8am AEST with live and exclusive coverage on Stan Sport.<\/p>\n

Results: 110th Indianapolis 500 Qualifying, Top 12<\/p>\n

Pos
\nNum
\nDriver
\nTeam
\nAverage Speed
\nLap 1
\nLap 2
\nLap 3
\nLap 4
\nTotal Time<\/p>\n

1
\n60
\nFelix Rosenqvist
\nMeyer Shank Racing
\n232.065
\n232.325
\n232.127
\n231.791
\n232.017
\n2:35.1289<\/p>\n

2
\n10
\nAlex Palou
\nChip Ganassi Racing
\n231.665
\n232.056
\n231.465
\n231.391
\n231.749
\n2:35.3969<\/p>\n

3
\n12
\nDavid Malukas
\nTeam Penske
\n231.486
\n231.536
\n231.388
\n231.265
\n231.755
\n2:35.5171<\/p>\n

4
\n14
\nSantino Ferrucci
\nAJ Foyt Racing
\n231.098
\n231.237
\n231.414
\n230.865
\n230.878
\n2:35.7780<\/p>\n

5
\n5
\nPato O\u2019Ward
\nMcLaren
\n231.088
\n231.247
\n231.213
\n231.289
\n230.604
\n2:35.7847<\/p>\n

6
\n20
\nAlexander Rossi
\nEd Carpenter Racing
\n231.005
\n231.624
\n230.66
\n230.858
\n230.88
\n2:35.8407<\/p>\n

7
\n8
\nKyffin Simpson
\nChip Ganassi Racing
\n230.883
\n231.06
\n231.051
\n230.571
\n230.852
\n2:35.9229<\/p>\n

8
\n23
\nConor Daly
\nDreyer & Reinbold Racing
\n230.712
\n231.063
\n231.242
\n230.487
\n230.058
\n2:36.0390<\/p>\n

9
\n3
\nScott McLaughlin
\nTeam Penske
\n230.577
\n231.88
\n231.307
\n229.98
\n229.162
\n2:36.1300<\/p>\n

10
\n4
\nCaio Collet
\nAJ Foyt Racing
\n230.539
\n231.858
\n231.09
\n229.415
\n229.808
\n2:36.1560<\/p>\n

11
\n9
\nScott Dixon
\nChip Ganassi Racing
\n230.347
\n230.852
\n230.487
\n230.068
\n229.983
\n2:36.2862<\/p>\n

12
\n76
\nRinus VeeKay
\nJuncos Holinger Racing
\n229.585
\n232.138
\n230.344
\n228.617
\n227.299
\n2:36.8048<\/p>\n


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