The Indy 500 Has Already Had Two Disqualifications Before Race Day
Penske Entertainment/IndyCar The Indy 500 is just days away, and there are only a couple of hours of practice left before the field of 33 takes the green flag at the Greatest Spectacle in Racing. Qualifying itself was full of drama, as rain meant the entire weekend was condensed into just one day, with Chip Ganassi Racing driver Alex Palou taking pole position. However, even before the race itself, we have had two disqualifications that have reorganized the field of 33.
All cars must go through post-qualifying inspection, and two cars were found in violation of the rules. These were the #4 entry from A. J.
Foyt Racing, driven by rookie Caio Collet, and the #24 car entered by Dreyer & Reinbold Racing for Jack Harvey. The disqualification is particularly gruelling for Collet, who starred as a rookie with an impressive performance around the speedway. These disqualifications follow on from the Penske saga of 2025, after the team's cars were found to have illegal rear attenuators, although this year's disqualifications have not been anywhere near as controversial as what we saw a year ago.
Despite that, no team wants to suffer a qualifying disqualification, especially before the biggest race of the year. Why the Two Cars Were Thrown Out of Indy 500 Qualifying Penske Entertainment/IndyCar Collet had qualified 10th and had advanced all the way into the top 12 in what was an impressive run. For Harvey, the disqualification won't hit as hard as he had only qualified 29th, and will instead start 33rd, with Collet one place ahead of him.
This means Mick Schumacher for the Rahal team is now the top rookie, starting in 26th place for his first-ever Indy 500. IndyCar released a statement on the disqualifications and why they had taken place. It said, "During post-qualifying inspection of car Nos.
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