39 How is the race starting order decided ? (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.
39 How is the race starting order decided ? (Indy 500)
The first days qualifiers are locked into position in front of the
second day's qualifiers who are locked into position if front of the
third day's qualifiers, etc. The qualified cars are arranged from
fastest to slowest among that day's qualifiers. In this way, faster
cars will sometimes end up behind slower cars.
Pole Day is the first day of qualifying which has traditionally
given the Pole Sitter. The car on pole position can still be bumped
from the field, but it is not very likely. In this case, pole
position would go to the fastest car from the second qualifying day.
If a car is bumped from the field. The new qualifier (car) will be
inserted into the starting field based on the speed and the day that
the car qualified -- it does not take over the position of the bumped
car.
If someone starts the race in a car that was qualified by another
driver, they start from the back of the grid.
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