Indianapolis 500 Qualifying Faces Storm Delays Saturday as Sunday Heats Up Near 90
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Updated · WTHR · May 16
Indianapolis 500 Qualifying Faces Storm Delays Saturday as Sunday Heats Up Near 90
10 articles · Updated · WTHR · May 16
Saturday qualifying at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is likely to face rain delays as scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms move into an increasingly humid air mass.
Forecasters said storms could form anywhere and at any time, with some potentially severe and capable of bringing downpours that disrupt the session depending on track over timing.
Friday practice was delayed by departing rain, but improving conditions, increasing sunshine and highs near 70 were expected to allow plenty of laps later in the day.
Sunday qualifying currently looks less threatened, with only isolated storm chances but much hotter weather—temperatures in the mid-to-upper 80s and heat indices near or above 90.
The unsettled pattern may persist through Monday to Wednesday before a cool front brings more pleasant air for Thursday and, if forecasts hold, sunny low-70s weather for Carb Day.
After weather chaos canceled Saturday, how will a single-day shootout decide the Indy 500 pole?
Who benefits most from the high-stakes, single-attempt qualifying format forced by the weekend's storms?