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Doornbos fastest in qualifying
16 May 2009The final 11 starting positions for the 2009 Indianapolis 500 were provisionally filled Saturday as 13 drivers combined for 15 qualifying attempts during a session delayed by rain by more than 3 hours. At least three drivers will attempt to bump their way into the field on Sunday.
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Following a rain delay of 3 hours, 31 minutes, Third Day Qualifying packed plenty of punch as the final 11 spots were filled, one driver was bumped from the field and one driver failed to qualify.
Rookie Robert Doornbos claimed the top spot available, 23rd, with a four-lap qualifying average of 221.692 mph on the 2.5-mile oval. He'll start in the middle of Row 8 with Townsend Bell on his outside.
Row 9 consists of Oriol Servia, Alex Tagliani and Tomas Scheckter, while Row 10 consists of Mike Conway, E.J. Viso and Ryan Hunter-Reay.
John Andretti, Milka Duno and Nelson Phillipe, provisionally filling Row 11, will have to be prepared to defend their positions on Sunday. Buddy Lazier, who was bumped from the field with six minutes remaining, Stanton Barrett, who failed to qualify in the final attempt of the day, and Bruno Junqueira, who signed a last-minute deal with Conquest Racing, will each have three attempts to bump their way into the field.
Following Bump Day, the 33 qualified drivers will have one final practice session on Friday, May 22 before the Indianapolis 500 on May 24.
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