Both the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR XFINITY Series will use the superspeedway qualifying format at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend. The qualifying format was updated to align with the high-draft rule package.
There will be two rounds of qualifying with drivers turning one timed lap. The qualifying order in the first round will be determined by [highest speed rank from Friday’s practices]. The top-12 drivers from round 1 advance to the final round where their times are reset. The final round qualifying order will be set from slowest to fastest speeds in the first round with starting positions 1-12 determined by the fastest laps in the second session.
Jeff Gordon won the Coors Light Pole Award under this format at Talladega in May.(NASCAR)(7-25-2015)
