Nolan Siegel will not start next weekend’s 108th running of the Indianapolis 500 after being bumped from the field and then crashed out of last-chance qualifying.
Dale Coyne Racing’s 19-year-old rookie is the only driver who will go home today, despite a huge scare for 2022 Indy 500 winner Marcus Ericsson , who miscounted his laps and backed off after the white flag on his first run. He had to run again and jumped to P2 with just minutes remaining. Graham Rahal also went through the mill for the second consecutive season, his lack of speed in his Honda-powered No. 15 RLLR machine sparking memories of his painful 2023 Bump Day exit.
Katherine Legge, Dale Coyne Racing with RWR Honda Photo by: Phillip Abbott / Motorsport Images Katherine Legge then hit the top spot despite two huge moments, an early wiggle at Turn 1 and then a big understeer at Turn 2 on her final tour, on her wild four-lap run for 230.092mph. “Terrifying,” she reported of her flirting-with-disaster run. “I feel sick and shaky, and I feel like I wanna cry. “Really, really hoping we don’t have to go again. That last lap cost us a lot.
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