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Originally Posted by Charles Nungester
Time stopped 15 minutes early so they could run a dozen more commercials and get a interview.
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It ends a lot earlier this year. All qualifying is done at 2:15 PM on Sunday. Open Practice starts again at 3:15 PM.
And if you didn't make the top 30 on Saturday you get just one chance for an hour on Sunday to get one of the last row positions.
On Sunday morning, there will be a 30-minute practice session for the nine cars competing for pole, followed by a 30-minute practice for the expected six or seven cars vying for one of the three slots on the back row of the grid.
At 12.15pm, Last Row Qualifying will begin, order set by the original Friday night draw, with just one attempt allowed per car.
At 1.15pm, the Fast Nine shootout for pole commences, with cars running in the order of the Saturday times, slowest to fastest, and again just one run is permitted per entrant.
An hour after that, at 3.15pm, the track will re-open for a 2hr45min practice session for all 33 qualified cars. There will be a further practice for these 33 on Monday May 20, from 12 until 2pm.