The 2010 Indianapolis 500 race will have a different qualifying format, following the announcement that qualifying will be compressed from a two-weekend event to a single weekend this year.

The big change is the introduction of a nine-driver pole shoot-out that is aimed at increasing excitement for the fans. As before, all entrants will have three shots at making it to the starting grid. On the opening day (Saturday 22 May) the top 24 drivers after the first five hours of qualifying will get ...

Source: Indy 500 Spices Up Qualifying Format


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