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INDIANAPOLIS 500 QUALIFICATIONS

Drivers from all around the world come to the Indianapolis 500 in the hopes to win the race. First of all they must qualify and if they are new to the Indianapolis 500 they fist have to take a driving test. Most drivers qualify two cars there main car and a back up car. This is why qualifying can take so long, it starts two weeks before the Indianapolis 500. Each driver is carefully monitored and then based on the time they received during a certain trail will place them at a certain location for the start of the race for example the driver that made the best time in the qualifying will start at the front this will increase a drivers potential to win the Indianapolis 500.