The qualifying procedure for the Indianapolis 500 is getting a slight refresh this year

Indianapolis 500 believe is officially underway this week, pinch qualifying coming our measurement this weekend.

However, nan measurement they'll group nan section for nan 110th Running of nan Indianapolis 500 is simply a small spot different from really it has been successful erstwhile years.

The Indy 500 has typically utilized a format dissimilar that of immoderate different IndyCar race, and frankly, it's my favourite format successful each of motorsports.

Practice for nan 110th Running of nan Indianapolis 500 sewage underway connected Tuesday, (© Mykal McEldowney/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

You get each car doing a tally of 4 laps, and nan section is wished by mean velocity crossed those 4 laps.

But, aft that first run, teams tin get successful a queue to tally again and tin tally arsenic galore times arsenic they tin earlier clip runs out.

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Or, they tin bet by throwing retired their erstwhile clip and skipping nan line.

It is intense, particularly arsenic you get into nan last minutes of nan session.

Team Penske's Josef Newgarden hops into his car for nan first time of believe up of nan 110th Running of nan Indianapolis 500. (© Mykal McEldowney/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

Going into May, 1 of nan large talking points was that nan number of entries was stuck astatine 33. Of course, that's a afloat field, but it robs america each of nan play of bump time erstwhile much than 33 cars are trying to gain a spot connected nan grid.

But, fortunately, immoderate slight tweaks will substance a small strength connected nan 2nd time of qualifying since location will beryllium nary bumping.

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Typically, nan 12 fastest drivers tally connected Sunday for a changeable astatine advancing into nan Firestone Fast Six and a changeable astatine starting from pole. This year, nan fastest 9 cars connected nan first time of qualifying will fastener into nan Top 12, while nan cars that decorativeness nan first time successful nan 10-15 spots will tally again for nan last 3 spots.

After nan Top 12 run, qualifying will spell connected arsenic usual.

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Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Conor Daly prepares for nan opening time of nan Indianapolis 500. (© Mykal McEldowney/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

I'm arsenic bummed arsenic anyone that we couldn't astatine slightest get to 34 cars, but I deliberation this is going to beryllium beautiful cool because if you get a so-so tally connected Saturday but tin still get successful nan apical 15, you've still sewage a changeable astatine pole.

Day 1 of qualifying will commencement connected Saturday, May 16, astatine 11 a.m. ET, and will move from FS2 to FS1 and past yet to Fox passim nan day.