37 Which cars start the race ? (Indy 500)
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This article is from the Motorsport FAQ, by A H Henry bspahh@midge.bath.ac.uk with numerous contributions by others.
37 Which cars start the race ? (Indy 500)
The fastest 33 cars in qualifying start the race. Officially, its the
cars that qualify, and not the drivers. This means that a driver
could start the race in a car that was qualified by someone else.
This happened in 1993 when Scott Goodyear took over a car qualified
by Mike Groff.
With 33 spots in the field, and a lot more than 33 drivers trying
to qualify, usually at some point on the 3rd or 4th day, the field
fills up. At this point, the car in the field with the slowest speed
is said to be on the bubble. If someone qualifies faster than the car
on the bubble, then that car is bumped from the field. A bumped car,
cannot be used to try to requalify. The driver can try, but has to
use a different car.
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