IRL: Behind the Barriers: Indy qualifying 3

Kenny Brack is the first driver to record the fastest four lap average at the Speedway and not sit on the pole speed since Arie Luyendyk in 1996. Since 1948 eleven drivers have been in the same situation with Chet Miller (1952) starting the furthest back (27th). Jim Hurtubise started 23rd in 1960, the same starting position as Brack. Tom Sneva (1981) and Arie Luyendyk (1996) started 20th and Mario Andretti started 19th in 1976.

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The Borg Warner Trophy will make its first New York City appearance since 1936. All 33 starters in the 89th running of the Indianapolis 500 will be in Times Square on Monday for a photo shoot.

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Crown Royal is offering fans an opportunity to select drivers for the "Crown Royal Legends of Victory Lane" program. Twelve drivers have been nominated by a media panel but the final four will be selected by the fans. Fans of legal drinking age can vote by visiting www.crownroyalracing.com. Four Indianapolis 500 winners have been nominated -- Mario Andretti, Mark Donohue, AL Unser Jr. and Bobby Unser, along with Tom Kendall, Hurley Haywood, Dale Earnhardt, Steve Kinser, Bobby Labonte, Mark Martin, Scott Pruett and Cale Yarborough.

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At the conclusion of the days on track activities a memorial service was held for two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Rodger Ward. Ward, who won the 500 in 1959 and '62, died on July 5, 2004.

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The 39th annual BorgWarner Louis Schwitzer Award was presented by the Society of Automotive Engineers, Indiana Section, to Delphi in a formal ceremony at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum this evening.

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Three rookie drivers, Cole Carter, Rocky Moran Jr. and German Quiroga, have been entered in Freedom 100 Menards Infiniti Pro Series race at the Speedway. Of the trio, Carter and Moran have links to the Speedway. Carter is a third generation driver at the Speedway. His grandfather Duane Carter started 11 Indianapolis 500s and his father, Pancho Carter made 17 starts. Moran's father made three starts at the Indianapolis 500.

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Moving the start of the Indianapolis 500 to noon local time put an end to drivers doing double duty on Sunday at Indianapolis and Charlotte but one driver is keeping busy competing in five races in eight days. Jay Drake will compete in the Freedom 100 at the Speedway on Friday, May 27. His odyssey was to start on Friday May 20 at quarter-mile track at Bloomington, Ind. but rain forced that event to cancel. Drake will kick off his busy week on Saturday night, May 21, driving a 410 sprint car on the dirt at Lincoln Park Speedway. On Wednesday, Drake heads to Anderson Speedway to compete on the asphalt in a sprint car. The following day is a full day of practice at the Speedway in preparation for Friday's Freedom 100. After competing in the Freedom 100, Drake travels cross town to compete in the USAC Silver Crown Series on the one-mile dirt track at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. On Sunday he's back in the sprint car on the high banks of Eldora Speedway in Ohio. Despite a schedule with five races in eight days, Drake has yet to rule out USAC Midget races on Thursday at the Speedrome and Saturday at the Indianapolis Raceway Park.