2015 – Indy Car Sunday Qualifying at the Detroit Belle Isle GP (May 29 to 31)

Sunday morning qualifying for the IndyCar Dual in Detroit 2 was abandoned about half-way through the session due to heavy rain.  Championship point standings were used to set the starting positions for the afternoon race. Hope you like the photos.

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2015 Detroit (222A4708)

2015 Detroit (222A4747)A wet Turn 5, with standing water starting to accumulate at the apex of the corner.

2015 Detroit (222A4714)Despite the heavy rain, some race fans stayed in the stands for the qualifying session.

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2015 Detroit (222A4753)Track crews did their best to clear the track of standing water.

2015 Detroit (222A4718)The IndyCars came out for qualifying, despite the rain and poor track conditions. Tony Kanaan in the #10 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet.

2015 Detroit (222A4724)Graham Rahal in the #15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda.

2015 Detroit (HC7A8323)Scott Dixon in the #9 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet.

2015 Detroit (HC7A8330)Carlos Munoz in the #26 Andretti Autosport – HVM Racing Honda.

2015 Detroit (HC7A8356)Into Turn 5 with Rodolfo Gonzalez in the #18 Dale Coyne Racing Honda.

2015 Detroit (HC7A8359)Ryan Hunter-Reay in the #28 Andretti Autosport Honda.

2015 Detroit (HC7A8362)The #67 CFH Racing Chevrolet with Josef Newgarden.

2015 Detroit (222A4702)Qualifying was red-flagged due to heavy rain.

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2015 Detroit (222A4774)The heavy rain continued during my way back to the media center.

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