Autosports

Here’s the 2011 Indianapolis 500 Pole Day/Tom Carnegie Day Schedule:

6am – 6pm: Public gates open

8am: Indianapolis 500 practice

10am: Past pole winners Q&A (Plaza)

10:30am: Past pole winners autograph session (Plaza)

11am: Qualifications begin

1pm: 16 Candles (Live music/Coca-Cola Stage)

2:30pm: Hot Wheels pin distribution (Plaza)

3:30pm: All Time Low (Live music/Coca-Cola Stage)

4:30pm: Qualifying positions 1-9

5pm: All Time Low (Live music/Coca-Cola Stage)

Here’s the 2011 Indianapolis 500 Pole Day Qualifying Order:

1. 34 Sebastian Saavedra
2. 83 Charlie Kimball (R)
3. 98 Dan Wheldon (W)
4. 77 Alex Tagliani
5. 5T Takuma Sato
6. 18 James Jakes (R)
7. 30 Bertrand Baguette
8. 57 TBA (Sarah Fisher Racing)
9. 06 James Hinchcliffe (R)
10. 38 Graham Rahal
11. 4 JR Hildebrand (R)
12. 28T Ryan Hunter-Reay
13. 6 Ryan Briscoe
14. 8 Ho-Pin Tung (R)
15. 26T Marco Andretti
16. 12 Will Power
17. 34T Sebastian Saavedra
18. 11 Davey Hamilton
19. 18T James Jakes (R)
20. 36 Pippa Mann (R)
21. 12T Will Power
22. 3T Helio Castroneves (W)
23. 23 Paul Tracy
24. 24T Ana Beatriz
25. 27T Mike Conway
26. 11T Davey Hamilton
27. 67T Ed Carpenter
28. 30T Bertrand Baguette
29. 07 Tomas Scheckter
30. 88 Jay Howard (R)
31. 82T Tony Kanaan
32. 44T Buddy Rice (W)
33. 17T Raphael Matos
34. 6T Ryan Briscoe
35. 26 Marco Andretti
36. 22T Justin Wilson
37. 44 Buddy Rice (W)
38. 98T Dan Wheldon (W)
39. 7T Danica Patrick
40. 41 Bruno Junqueira
41. 19 Alex Lloyd
42. 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay
43. 83T Charlie Kimball (R)
44. 17 Raphael Matos
45. 59 E.J. Viso
46. 99 Townsend Bell
47. 14 Vitor Meira
48. 06T James Hinchcliffe (R)
49. 22 Justin Wilson
50. 27 Mike Conway
51. 59T E.J. Viso
52. 2T Oriol Servia
53. 3 Helio Castroneves (W)
54. 07T Tomas Scheckter
55. 10T Dario Franchitti (W)
56. 5 Takuma Sato
57. 9 Scott Dixon (W)
58. 78T Simona De Silvestro
59. 14T Vitor Meira
60. 43 John Andretti
61. 41T Bruno Junqueira
62. 2 Oriol Servia
63. 24 Ana Beatriz
64. 77T Alex Tagliani
65. 20 Scott Speed (R)
66. 9T Scott Dixon (W)
67. 23T Paul Tracy
68. 36T Pippa Mann (R)
69. 82 Tony Kanaan
70. 99T Townsend Bell
71. 88T Jay Howard (R)
72. 43T John Andretti
73. 67 Ed Carpenter
74. 7 Danica Patrick
75. 38T Graham Rahal
76. 10 Dario Franchitti (W)
77. 4T JR Hildebrand (R)
78. 19T Alex Lloyd

(W) = Indianapolis 500 Winner
(R) = Indianapolis 500 Rookie

Day Six of the 2011 Indianapolis 500 practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway was an excellent one, and our second full day of practice which turned in the fastest laps of the year yet.

Three drivers were aver 227 mph and eleven drivers were over 226 mph, which if this is any indication, the pole could very well be in the 227 – 228 mph range given the right weather conditions.

Led by Will Power, here’s the complete top ten run down for the day.

1. No. 12 – Will Power @ 227.778 mph
2. No. 77 – Alex Tagliani @ 227.652 mph
3. No.6 – Ryan Briscoe @ 227.217 mph
4. No. 3 – Helio Castroneves @ 226.927 mph
5. No. 99 – Townsend Bell @ 226.741 mph
6. No. 4 – JR Hildebrand (R) @ 226.527 mph
7. No. 2 – Oriol Servia @ 226.471 mph
8. No.9 – Scott Dixon @ 226.453 mph
9. No.67 – Ed Carpenter @ 226.376 mph
10. No. 7 – Danica Patrick @ 226.267 mph

2011 Indianapolis 500 Day 6 was an excellent, fast and full day of practice.

As always, here are our best photos from the day.

2011 Indianapolis 500 Day 5 was another washout, so we hit the museum and there was plenty of “planking” going on in the garages. Take a look at our best photos from the day.