Power feels no pressure

Will Power

Australian rookie Will Power, who leads all drivers with 286 of the 5,205 laps completed thus far, said his first Indy 500 qualifying attempt was relatively stress free.

"If you're running for the pole, then it would be pressure-packed because you'd have the car right on the edge," he said. "But for us, if you're going to qualify between 12th and 22nd, it's not the same."

Power's four-lap average of 222.500 mph in his KV Racing Technology car was 16th-fastest on a day when only the top 11 made the race. Indy Star