Nolan Siegel's crash on the final qualifying attempt for the last row knocked the 19-year-old rookie out of next Sunday's Indianapolis 500 — and kept Marcus Ericsson and Graham Rahal safely on the 33-car starting grid. Siegel was bumped from the final starting spot on the next-to-last attempt in the session.
Graham Rahal , right, talks with his dad, Bobby Rahal, during qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Saturday, May 18, 2024, in Indianapolis. Marcus Ericsson , of Sweden, waits in the pits during qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Saturday, May 18, 2024, in Indianapolis.
It also prevented Ericsson from missing the field after mistakenly lifting his foot off the fuel pedal with one lap to go in his first qualifying run of the day, thinking he was finished. The mistake gave Ericsson a speed of 195.411, dropping his average from above 230 mph to 220.411.
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