Indy 500 2013 Qualifying Results: Time Trials and Pole Positions

Before the qualifying runs began on Saturday, Mother Nature's intervention delayed the beginning of the time trials by more than two hours at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Once things finally got going, 24 cars qualified for the 97th running of the Indianapolis 500. The final nine positions will be determined on Sunday during Old National Armed Forces Bump Day.

Ed Carpenter took the pole position with an average speed of 228.762 mph in the Fuzzy’s Ultra Premium Vodka No. 20 car.

Here are the rest of the times from the three rows of the Fast Nine.

Row	Driver	Four-Lap Average
1	Ed Carpenter	228.762
1	Carlos Munoz	228.342
1	Marco Andretti	228.261
2	E.J. Viso	228.150
2	A.J. Allmendinger	228.099
2	Will Power	228.087
3	Ryan Hunter-Reay	227.904
3	Helio Castroneves	227.762
3	James Hinchcliffe	227.070

Per Dave Lewandowski of IndyCar.com, rookie Carlos Munoz's front-row start earned him $50,000 of the Verizon Front Row awards and Marco Andretti was awarded a $40,000 bonus.

Here are the other drivers who have already made it into the field. They are listed with their four-lap speed averages.

Grid Spot	Driver	Four-Lap Average
10	JR Hildebrand	227.441
11	Alex Tagliani	227.386
12	Tony Kanaan	226.949
13	Oriol Servia	226.814
14	Justin Wilson	226.370
15	Sebastien Bourdais	226.196
16	Scott Dixon	226.158
17	Dario Franchitti	226.069
18	Takuma Sato	225.892
19	Charlie Kimball	225.880
20	James Jakes	225.809
21	Simon Pagenaud	225.674
22	Townsend Bell	225.643
23	Ryan Briscoe	225.265
24	Simona De Silvestro	225.226
25	Josef Newgarden	226.731
26	Graham Rahal	225.007
27	Sebastian Saavedra	224.929
28	Tristian Vautier (R)	224.873
29	Ana Beatriz	224.184
30	Pippa Mann	224.005
31	Conor Daly (R)	223.582
32	Buddy Lazier	223.442
33	Katherine Legge	223.176

*updated May 19 at 6:04 p.m. ET.

Big Names Still Yet to Qualify

Graham Rahal

The 24-year-old son of racing legend Bobby Rahal seemed to struggle with his engine all day. After two attempts to solidify a position in the top 24, a noticeably frustrated Graham Rahal decided to regroup and take another shot on Sunday.

Don't you just love it when folks say they don't have much to say, but then go on a rant:

Qualifying Position: 25th at 225.007 MPH

Pippa Mann

Pippa Mann didn't fare much better than Rahal. She did seem at least encouraged about her chances on Sunday. If positive energy is worth anything, she's in a good space for her run at one of the last nine spots.

Qualifying Position: 30th at 224.005 MPH

Michel Jourdain

Michel Jourdain's times were woefully short of qualifying. It seems very unlikely he'll be able to recover from such a poor performance on Saturday.

Unless he and his team can truly work some magic, it is hard to see a scenario where he works his way onto the grid.

Qualifying Position: Missed the field.

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