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There was no doubt about it coming into the day. Team Penske would be fast on the opening day of qualifying for the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500. All three drivers posted the best four-lap averages on Fast Friday and appeared to not show any signs of flinching in the wake of an embarrassing scandal from the weeks prior.

The countdown begins for the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Memorial Day weekend.

Scott McLaughlin, Will Power and Josef Newgarden take the top three spots, and NASCAR's Kyle Larson will start next Sunday's race in fifth position.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — For more than a month, Will Power has all but guaranteed that Team Penske would win the pole for the Indianapolis 500.

Rookie Nolan Siegel has been bumped from the Indy 500 after crashing on the final run of Last Chance Qualifying, meaning 2022 race winner Marcus Ericsson will start next weekend. - Australias #1 motorsport news website - Speedcafe.com

All week it had been up in the air whether we'd even have a Fast Friday with how much the rain has changed things this week, but it ended up being an uninterrupted (in terms of the weather) practice session as drivers dialed in their cars for what is expected to be an entertaining opening day of Indy 500 qualifying on Saturday.

The countdown is on for the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500, when a field of 33 cars will cross the yard of bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Qualifying weekend is here for the Indianapolis 500. Take stock of the items to follow as the two-day process to set the field of 33 with the primers below: Chevy vs Honda Every Indy 500 since the new 2.

Team Penske fired a warning shot across the paddock at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday with a 1-2-3 at the top of the timing screens as the field made their final preparations for Saturday's opening day of qualifying for the Indy 500.

2018 Indy 500 winner Will Power set the pace in Full Field qualifying as he headed the pack of 12 drivers who will battle for pole on Sunday.