The qualifying procedure for the Indianapolis 500 is getting a slight refresh this year

Indianapolis 500 signifier is officially underway this week, with qualifying coming our mode this weekend.

However, the mode they'll acceptable the tract for the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 is simply a small spot antithetic from however it has been successful erstwhile years.

The Indy 500 has typically utilized a format dissimilar that of immoderate different IndyCar race, and frankly, it's my favourite format successful each of motorsports.

Practice for the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 got underway connected Tuesday, (© Mykal McEldowney/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

You get each car doing a tally of 4 laps, and the tract is determined by mean velocity crossed those 4 laps.

But, aft that archetypal run, teams tin get successful a queue to tally again and tin tally arsenic galore times arsenic they tin earlier clip runs out.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE

Or, they tin gamble by throwing retired their erstwhile clip and skipping the line.

It is intense, particularly arsenic you get into the last minutes of the session.

Team Penske's Josef Newgarden hops into his car for the archetypal time of signifier up of the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500. (© Mykal McEldowney/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

Going into May, 1 of the large talking points was that the fig of entries was stuck astatine 33. Of course, that's a afloat field, but it robs america each of the play of bump time erstwhile much than 33 cars are trying to gain a spot connected the grid.

But, fortunately, immoderate flimsy tweaks volition substance a small strength connected the 2nd time of qualifying since determination volition beryllium nary bumping.

ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!

Typically, the 12 fastest drivers tally connected Sunday for a changeable astatine advancing into the Firestone Fast Six and a changeable astatine starting from pole. This year, the fastest 9 cars connected the archetypal time of qualifying volition fastener into the Top 12, portion the cars that decorativeness the archetypal time successful the 10-15 spots volition tally again for the last 3 spots.

After the Top 12 run, qualifying volition spell connected arsenic usual.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP

Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Conor Daly prepares for the opening time of the Indianapolis 500. (© Mykal McEldowney/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

I'm arsenic bummed arsenic anyone that we couldn't astatine slightest get to 34 cars, but I deliberation this is going to beryllium beauteous chill due to the fact that if you get a so-so tally connected Saturday but tin inactive get successful the apical 15, you've inactive got a changeable astatine pole.

Day 1 of qualifying volition commencement connected Saturday, May 16, astatine 11 a.m. ET, and volition determination from FS2 to FS1 and past yet to Fox passim the day.