FORT WORTH, Texas — Alex Palou will begin on the pole for the IndyCar Sequence’ first oval race of the season at Texas after qualifying was canceled Saturday due to in a single day rain and morning mist.

The one scheduled apply session earlier than the 2 races over consecutive days on the 1½-mile, high-banked oval was pushed again almost two hours whereas observe officers labored to dry the observe beneath largely overcast skies.

When the 75-minute apply session began, IndyCar mentioned qualifying was canceled and the sphere for Saturday evening’s race could be set by homeowners’ factors.

The scheduled begin of the race was additionally moved up half an hour to six:15 p.m. CT as a result of the possibilities of rain had been forecast to extend later Saturday night.

Two-time Texas winner Will Power of Group Penske can be on the entrance row. Scott Dixon, Palou’s teammate with Chip Ganassi Racing, will begin third. Dixon has received 4 occasions at Texas, together with final June within the pandemic-delayed 2020 season opener with out followers on the observe.

Colton Herta, who received final week at St. Petersburg, Florida, begins fourth, forward of Simon Pagenaud and Jack Harvey.

IndyCar is opening Might with a deliberate 690 miles of racing in Texas on the third consecutive weekend of racing for the sequence.

The Saturday evening race was set for 212 laps, or 318 miles. There’s a 248-lap race (372 miles) scheduled for late Sunday afternoon, when rain is forecast to be out of the realm.