Indy 500 qualifying order
SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE (all times local):
7 a.m.. Public Gates Open
8:59 a.m. Honorary starter: Billie Jean King, former professional tennis champion
9-11 a.m. Indianapolis 500 practice
Noon-6 p.m. AAMCO Transmissions Pole Qualifications
6 p.m. AAMCO Transmissions Pole Award Winner Ceremony (Yard of Bricks)
6 p.m. Track closes
Note: Subject to change due to weather
The forecast for Pole Day is for sunny skies and temperatures in the 70s. Should the forecast hold, it would be the first Pole Day without rain since 2001. Here's a look at the weather on past Pole Days.
* 2006: May 13, complete rain out
* 2005: May 14, complete rain out
* 2004: May 15, practice delayed to 12:23 p.m. due to rain, temperature 58 degrees, qualifying started at 2:19 p.m., temperature 66 degrees, qualifying ended 6 p.m..
* 2003: May 11, practice began at 9 a.m., temperature 67 degrees, rain started at 10:24 a.m., track closed at 12:24 p.m. due to rain.
* 2002: May 11, Practice at 8 a.m., temperature 53 degrees, qualifying at 11 a.m., temp 57 degrees, 3 brief rain delays (one for 39 min and 2 for 12 min. each) between 11:49 a.m. and 4:40 p.m.. Qualifying ended at 6 p.m.. Temperature at 2 p.m. was 65 degrees.
* 2001: May 12, Practice at 8 a.m., temperature 50 degrees, qualifying at 11 a.m., temperature 56 degrees, temperature at 2 p.m. 65 degrees, qualifying ended at 6 p.m.. NO RAIN.
* 2000: May 20, Practice at 8 a.m., temperature 55 degrees, Qualifying at 11, temperature 51 degrees, Temperature at 3:25 p.m. 56 degrees. NO RAIN
1. #15 Buddy Rice
2. #9 Scott Dixon
3. #16 TBD
4. #12 Ryan Briscoe
5. #8 Scott Sharp
6. #77T Stephan Gregoire
7. #10 Dan Wheldon
8. #17T Jeff Simmons
9. #23T Milka Duno
10. #21T Jaques Lazier
11. #20 Ed Carpenter
12. #13 TBD
13. #3T Helio Castroneves
14. #40 PJ Jones
15. #22T A.J. Foyt IV
16. #02 Davey Hamilton
17. #12T Ryan Briscoe
18. #20T Ed Carpenter
19. #18 Jimmy Kite
20. #99T Buddy Lazier
21. #77 Stephan Gregoire
22. #18T Jimmy Kite
23. #23 Milka Duno
24. #16T TBD
25. #31 Phil Giebler
26. #22 A.J. Foyt IV
27. #55 Kosuke Matsuura
28. #41T TBD
29. #21 Jaques Lazier
30. #99 Buddy Lazier
31. #4T Vitor Meira
32. #7 Danica Patrick
33. #98 TBD
34. #19 Jon Herb
35. #9T Scott Dixon
36. #27T Dario Franchitti
37. #91 TBD
38. #2T Tomas Scheckter
39. #4 Vitor Meira
40. #43 TBD
41. #14 Darren Manning
42. #26T Marco Andretti
43. #15T Buddy Rice
44. #10T Dan Wheldon
45. #55T Kosuke Matsuura
46. #11 Tony Kanaan
47. #27 Dario Franchitti
48. #8T Scott Sharp
49. #14T Darren Manning
50. #2 Tomas Scheckter
51. #5T Sarah Fisher
52. #39 Michael Andretti
53. #50 Al Unser Jr.
54. #6T Sam Hornish Jr.
55. #19T Jon Herb
56. #25 Marty Roth
57. #11T Tony Kanaan
58. #3 Helio Castroneves
59. #50T Al Unser Jr.
60. #17 Jeff Simmons
61. #41 TBD
62. #39T Michael Andretti
63. #02T Davey Hamilton
64. #26 Marco Andretti
65. #5 Sarah Fisher
66. #6 Sam Hornish Jr.
67. #7T Danica Patrick