Indianapolis 500 qualifying as it happened

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Stick with all the reaction and breaking news on Motorsport.com. My thanks to David Malsher, who will be bashing out his qualifying report right now – be sure to check out that shortly...

Until next time, see ya!

00:57 The track action today might be over, but the off-track intrigue is likely to be just as intense!

00:53 How about Kyle Kaiser and Juncos Racing? Now questions will be asked whether McLaren and Alonso might consider buying a spot on the grid... Remember, James Hinchcliffe did not do that last year, having failed to make the grid in similar circumstances.

00:51 Spencer was doing a rain dance earlier, as he would have started from pole if the Fast Nine didn't happen, but the weather dried up.

00:51 Second-placed starter Pigot: "I was flat all four laps, but still really proud of the effort. We came up a little short of pole, but we know we have a great car for next weekend."

00:48

Meanwhile, spare a thought for those who aren't celebrating...

00:48 It's a 1-2-3-4 for Chevy, with Honda's top starter being Colton Herta in fifth.

00:47 Pagenaud embraces Roger Penske, who is chasing an 18th Indy 500 win.

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What a difference a month makes for Simon Pagenaud: "It's a very special time. My mum is calling me now! Thank you to Team Chevy and Menards. Obviously last week was amazing, but I can't thank Team Penske enough. All the engineers worked really well, I'm on cloud nine – this is the biggest race in the world!

"My heart-rate is really high. Getting a pole under my belt is amazing. The goal is to win the race. We have the best car, the best engine, we saw that today. A lot can happen, but we just need to execute."

00:45 that's your front three rows

00:45

Pagenaud, Carpenter, Pigot,

Jones, Herta, Power,

Bourdais, Newgarden, Rossi

00:45 Pagenaud's 229.992mph was enough for P1, ahead of Carpenter's 229.889mph and Pigot's 229.826mph.

00:44 SIMON PAGENAUD WINS POLE

00:44 And the last lap drops off and sees Pigot drop to third

00:43 Get ready to celebrate, Simon...

00:43 That's not good enough.

00:43 229.792 for Lap 3

00:43 Lap 3 will be crucial now...

00:42 But he drops to 229.841 on Lap 2 and drops to 2nd overall

00:42 Wow, his car looks planted.

00:42 230.085 for Spencer's opener in the ECR-Chevy!

00:41 Pigot, fastest yesterday, starts his run

00:41 A little cloud cover for Pigot.

00:40 Pagenaud: "We gave it everything we had, the car was phenomenal. The balance was amazing. We'll see what Spencer can do. We trimmed more than yesterday, but the car was great."

00:39 Power fifth fastest, guaranteed for second row, average of 228.645

00:38 This is guaranteeing Carpenter's front-row spot.

00:38 the car's handling just isn't neat at all

00:38 Has he taken too much downforce out of the car by trimming it out?

00:37 228.645 on Lap 2. Using all the road

00:37 Power not in the ballgame - 228.909 Lap 1

00:36 Power has had 56 career poles in IndyCar but has never started the Indy 500 from pole.

00:36 Looks like it will take a 230mph average to top Pagenaud.

00:35 Just Power and Pigot to go now, and Willy P has headed out onto the track

00:35 No fourth pole for Ed Carpenter today. But he'll start on the front row most likely.

00:35 Three 230s and a 229.7. Lovely job from the Indy GP winner

00:34 He only dipped to 229.729mph on the last lap.

00:34 That was quite some run! Three laps over 230mph.

00:34 Guaranteed a front-row start

00:34 Pagenaud goes top - 229.992 average

00:33 This consistency is quite amazing.

Follow the final day of qualifying for the 2019 Indy 500, as Fernando Alonso fails to make the starting grid and the front three rows are decided.

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