INDIANAPOLIS — Scott McLaughlin within the famed “Yellow Submarine” entry led a Workforce Penske sweep of the entrance row of Indianapolis 500 qualifying with a brand new observe document Sunday round Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

McLaughlin’s four-lap common of 234.220 mph broke the mark set by reigning IndyCar champion Alex Palou final 12 months of 234.217.

Will Energy certified second and reigning Indy 500 winner Josef Newgarden was third as Workforce Penske swept the entrance row for the primary time since 1988 when it did so with Rick Mears, Al Unser Sr. and Danny Sullivan.

Penske drivers led 192 of 200 laps that day and Mears received within the “Yellow Submarine” automobile sponsored by Pennzoil. McLaughlin is in an an identical automobile for the Could 26 race and Workforce Penske recreated Mears’ successful firesuit for McLaughlin to put on subsequent Sunday in honor of the four-time Indianapolis 500 winner.

“Let’s get this Yellow Submarine again within the Victory Lane,” McLaughlin stated.

Energy has been saying for months {that a} Workforce Penske automobile would win the pole primarily based on how a lot offseason work had been put into Roger Penske’s quest to win a record-extending twentieth Indy 500. It was irritating to his fellow rivals, which Alexander Rossi alluded to after qualifying fourth for Arrow McLaren Racing.

“I imply, it is an excellent beginning spot for the race and we’ll transfer on from this,” Rossi stated. “I am aggravated. It has been lots of noise from them but in addition lots of motivation.”

Rossi was adopted by Kyle Larson, who certified fifth for his Indianapolis 500 debut. He’s the fifth driver to try to compete in each the Indy 500 and NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600 on the identical day.

As quickly as Rossi bumped Larson from the pole, Larson headed to ready SUVs to take his entourage to a helicopter on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway golf course to take Larson to North Carolina to race in NASCAR’s All-Star race at North Wilkesboro Speedway. NASCAR moved the beginning of the $1 million race 16 minutes later to accommodate Larson’s arrival.

“Folks used to say to me, ‘Are you able to imagine Kyle Larson?'” stated Jeff Gordon, the vice chairman of Hendrick Motorsports, which is working with Arrow McLaren to discipline the No. 17 automobile and clapped from the timing stand when his qualifying run ended.

“I used to suppose the identical approach however I do not anymore,” Gordon stated. “He at all times steps up. He is simply enjoyable to look at.”

Santino Ferrucci, who as a driver with A.J. Foyt Racing is benefiting from a brand new alliance with Workforce Penske, certified sixth as Chevrolet drivers took all six spots within the Quick Six remaining group qualifying. The very best qualifying Honda drivers had been Felix Rosenqvist of Meyer Shank Racing at ninth and adopted by two-time winner Takuma Sato of Rahal Letterman Lanigan and Kyle Kirkwood of Andretti World.

Chip Ganassi Racing failed to position even considered one of its 5 vehicles within the Quick 12 of Sunday qualifying, so your entire group had the break day.

Not so for the underside 4 drivers within the discipline, which included former Ganassi driver Marcus Ericsson. He received the five hundred for Ganassi in 2022 and was second to Newgarden final 12 months, however left the staff when Andretti made him a greater monetary supply in free company.

However he is off to a horrible begin along with his new staff and a crash in apply final week put the Swede in severe hazard of not making the sphere of 33. He made a remaining run that acquired Ericsson in at thirty second and bumped Nolan Siegel from the sphere.

The 19-year-old then went out for one remaining try as Graham Rahal, who did not qualify for the race final 12 months, sat on the bubble. When it grew to become clear Siegel’s try wouldn’t go away Rahal with sufficient time to make a run ought to Siegel bump him, he angrily took off his helmet and watched and waited to study his ft.

Siegel, who was the primary driver to crash throughout Indy 500 apply periods this week, crashed on his qualifying run and as thirty fourth within the discipline didn’t make the race.