Shortly after midday Jap on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Colton Herta was inverted on the monitor, after a tough crash early within the Full-Area Qualifying session left his No. 26 Andretti World Honda the other way up and leaning in opposition to the wall.
A number of hours later, Herta was within the subject for the 109th Indianapolis 500.
Hours after a scary crash noticed Herta go to the medical middle for analysis, the Andretti driver was again on the monitor, pushing himself and the No. 26 Honda to the restrict. Simply earlier than 5:00 p.m. native time, Herta was making his 4 laps across the 2.5-mile oval.
And he did sufficient to e book a spot within the present:
When time expired on the finish of the session, Herta’s run was adequate for P29, simply contained in the High 30.
As famous by James Hinchcliffe within the FOX Sports activities sales space, telemetry information indicated that Herta didn’t elevate off the throttle as soon as throughout these 4 laps, regardless of the heavy shunt earlier within the day.
For many who haven’t seen Herta’s crash, right here is how that incident unfolded:
Herta isn’t the one driver aiming for a spot within the subject after a scary Saturday crash. Marcus Armstrong, driver of the No. 66 Meyer Shank Racing Honda, endured a heavy crash of his personal throughout follow Saturday morning. After an prolonged stint within the care middle, Armstrong was cleared to return to the monitor:
Armstrong did make one qualifying try, however his four-lap common pace was not adequate to e book a spot within the Indianapolis 500. He’ll have to clinch one of many last three spots in Sunday’s Final Probability Qualifying session.
