Team Penske driver Hélio Castroneves grabbed pole position for the race with a two lap time of 38.2604 seconds.

One incident occurred in qualifying when Carlos Muñoz spun and crashed in turn one during his attempt.

Two other drivers, James Hinchcliffe and Takuma Sato, made no qualifying attempts due to damage sustained in practice incidents.

Juan Pablo Montoya inherited the lead and led to lap 95 before suffering the same fate as his teammate Castroneves.

Despite having little oval experience, Max Chilton surprised as the highest finishing rookie, coming across the line in 7th.