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Meira Qualifies; 33-Car Field Set At Indianapolis
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05-17-2003 11:00 PM |
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 Meira Qualifies; 33-Car Field Set At Indianapolis Rookie Vitor Meira became the ninth driver to qualify today on Bump Day, as the full field of 33 cars for the 87th Indianapolis 500 was reached. Meira qualified at 227.158 mph in the No. 2T Menards/Johns Manville Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone, putting him in the 26th starting spot. It was the second-fastest qualifying speed of the day, behind only Alex Barron's 227.274 in the No. 20 Meijer Mo Nunn Racing Panoz G Force/Toyota/Firestone. Other drivers to qualify today were Jimmy Vasser, Billy Boat, Shigeaki Hattori, Jimmy Kite, Richie Hearn, Robby McGehee and Airton Dare. Dare was "on the bubble" as the 33rd and slowest qualifier at 223.609 in the No. 5T EPSON/A.J. Foyt Racing Panoz G Force/Toyota/Firestone. Stay tuned to Indy Racing Online and indy500.com for complete coverage, including news, notes, quotes, photos, driver audio clips and IMS Radio Network audio clips. Read Full Story 
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