Good morning. Idseal weather is in store for the first day of qualifications.

Here is the latest from @Indycar_Wxman:

The temperature will be around 62 degrees when Marcus Ericsson rolls off for the first run of the day. The sky will be sunny early with a cloud cover around 4 pm. We should see a very busy afternoon.

The day will be much cooler than yesterday. which may mean faster speed.

The order of qualifying:

There are fast cars both early and late. Going late may not be then issue that it sometimes is with the weather forecast. I think we will see multiple runs by most of the topo pole contenders and thos trying to avoid the bottom four.

Scott Dixon may be able to challenge Alex Palou today. Do not sleep on Kyle Kirkwood. he is sneaky fast and has been at or near the top of the no tow charts all week. Of course, the Penske cars, especially Scott Mclaughlin, will be strong. Can Conor Daly back up his strong runs during the week? Will Robert Shwartzman repeat his speed of yesterday?

While I still think this format needs some tweaks, it does provide for some intrigue. I would prefer limiting cars to four runs, and a driver should lose his time every time he returns to the track. I don’t like giving someone a free test run.

Hybrid deployment may be the key to making the second round tomorrow. Teams tried several different strategies with the unit yesterday.

Enjoy the day. I will provide an update around 4 pm and at the end of the day.