Indy 500 Qualifying Results 2024: Final Times from Saturday's Races

Qualifying for the 2024 Indianapolis 500 started on Saturday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first of two days that will determine the order of the historic race on May 26.

Will Power finished with the top qualifying performance of the day, with the 2018 Indy 500 champion recording a four-lap average speed of 233.758 mph. Scott McLaughlin and Josef Newgarden rounded out the top three by recording speeds of 233.332 mph and 233.293 mph, respectively.

It was a close finish to determine which drivers earned a place in the "Fast 12" ahead of Sunday, while four other drivers are now in danger of failing to secure one of the 33 spots available in the race.

Here's a quick overview of each driver's positioning after Saturday, via the IndyCar website.

Indianapolis 500 Qualifying Results

1. Will Power (233.758 mph)
2. Scott McLaughlin (233.332 mph)
3. Josef Newgarden (233.293 mph)
4. Alexander Rossi (233.069 mph)
5. Kyle Kirkwood (232.764 mph)
6. Kyle Larson (232.563 mph)
7. Felix Rosenqvist (232.547 mph)
8. Santino Ferrucci (232.496 mph)
9. Takuma Sato (232.473 mph)
10. Pato O'Ward (232.434 mph)
11. Rinus VeeKay (232.419 mph)
12. Ryan Hunter-Reay (232.385 mph)
13. Colton Herta (232.316 mph)
14. Alex Palou (232.306 mph)
15. Callum Ilott (232.230 mph)
16. Marcus Armstrong (232.183 mph)
17. Ed Carpenter (232.017 mph)
18. Kyffin Simpson (231.948 mph)
19. Marco Andretti (231.890 mph)
20. Helio Castroneves (231.871 mph)
21. Scott Dixon (231.851 mph)
22. Agustin Canapino (231.847 mph)
23. Sting Ray Robb (231.826 mph)
24. Christian Rasmussen (231.682 mph)
25. Tom Blomqvist (231.578 mph)
26. Romain Grosjean (231.514 mph)
27. Linus Lundqvist (231.506 mph)
28. Christian Lundgaard (231.465 mph)
29. Conor Daly (231.243 mph)
30. Pietro Fittipaldi (231.100 mph)
31. Marcus Ericsson (Bumped)
32. Katherine Legge (Bumped)
33. Graham Rahal (Bumped)
34. Nolan Siegel (Bumped)

The bottom four drivers from Saturday's qualifying session will race for the three remaining spots up for grabs on Sunday. It's surprising to see Marcus Ericsson in danger of failing to earn one of the 33 available spots after he previously won the Indy 500 in 2022.

Meanwhile, each of the positions from 13 through 30 are now set. The top 12 drivers will race for pole position on Sunday, as well as the order of positions from two through 12.

It was an extremely eventful day, as Rinus VeeKay bounced back from a crash on the opening lap during his first attempt. His crew was able to make repairs in time to give him another shot, recording a speed of 232.419 mph to secure the No. 11 spot and earn a chance to compete for the pole.

"I'm not sure what a pole feels like, but this feels way better than a pole," VeeKay said afterward.

Kyle Larson also secured a spot in the Fast 12, as the former NASCAR Cup Series champion is attempting to become the fifth driver in history to attempt to run the Indy 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on the same day.

Larson, VeeKay, and Power will now attempt to compete for the pole as qualifying concludes during Sunday's session, which will begin at 3 p.m. ET.