Rain washes out IndyCar qualifying at Indianapolis road course

TL;DR

Heavy rain and standing water interrupted IndyCar qualifying at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, causing a halt in the session.

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Heavy rain interrupted IndyCar qualifying
Standing water on the track halted the session
Enzo Fittipaldi won the first Indy NXT race

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Heavy rain and standing water brought IndyCar qualifying to a halt at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course.

The afternoon was met with rain that began during the first race of the doubleheader weekend for Indy NXT, which was won by Enzo Fittipaldi.

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However, the persistent downpour left enough standing water around the 2.439-mile, 14-turn road course for race officials to call off the session and reschedule it for 10:45am ET on Saturday morning in place of the morning warm-up.

Drivers in the first group, such as Andretti Global’s Marcus Ericsson, AJ Foyt Racing’s Santino Ferrucci, and Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden, among others, were in their respective cars and waiting to go out for roughly 25 minutes as officials and sweepers patrolled the track. Officials made the call to abandon the attempt to get Friday qualifying in just past 6pm ET.

Coverage for the rescheduled qualifying will begin at 10:30am ET on Fox Sports 2 before moving to Fox Sports 1 at 11:30am.

Q&A

What caused the IndyCar qualifying to be canceled at Indianapolis?

IndyCar qualifying was canceled due to heavy rain and standing water on the track.

Who won the first race of the Indy NXT doubleheader weekend?

Enzo Fittipaldi won the first race of the Indy NXT doubleheader weekend.

When did the rain start affecting the IndyCar qualifying session?

The rain began during the first race of the doubleheader weekend, which affected the IndyCar qualifying session later in the afternoon.