Rahal, Foster, Sato and Schumacher Split the Day Between Qualifying Simulations and Running in Race Trim

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

110th Running of the Indianapolis 500

NTT INDYCAR SERIES

PRACTICE NOTES / QUOTES – May 13, 2026

RAHAL, FOSTER, SATO AND SCHUMACHER SPLIT THE DAY BETWEEN QUALIFYING SIMULATIONS AND RUNNING IN RACE TRIM

1) Conor Daly 228.080 mph 28th on the no tow chart

4) Graham Rahal 226.835 mph 6th on the no tow chart

16) Louis Foster 224.761 mph 5th on the no tow chart

30) Takuma Sato 223.374 mph 26th on the no tow chart

31) Mick Schumacher 222.256 mph 23rd on the no tow chart

GRAHAM RAHAL, No. 15 United Rentals Dallara/Honda/Firestone: “I feel like the team has just done a wonderful job all year. I’m super proud of everybody. And obviously we haven’t even gotten to qualifying yet, but all signs point to just such a huge step forward. And, you know, like I said, I’m just proud of all four teams and all the effort that’s gone into this. I’m really happy.”

FAST FACTS: Rahal was 6th on the timesheets yesterday and 4th today… Will be his 19th Indy 500. His best qualifying position in the Indy 500 is fourth in 2009 with Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing and best finish is third with Service Central Chip Ganassi Racing in 2011 and RLL in 2020. Detailed information is available upon request… Has SIX INDYCAR SERIES wins (2008 – St. Pete street course; 2015 – Fontana Super Speedway, Mid-Ohio road course; 2016 – Texas Super Speedway; 2017 Detroit Race 1, Detroit Race 2) and FIVE poles (2009 – St. Pete street course, Kansas oval; 2017 – Detroit Race 1 street; 2023 – IMS road, Portland) and his highest series season-ending standing is fourth place in 2015… He is 9th in INDYCAR SERIES point standings with 141 and his pit crew leads the Firestone Pit Stop Challenge.

LOUIS FOSTER, No. 45 Droplight Dallara/Honda/Firestone: “It was a good day; we definitely learned a few things. I think our qualy (qualifying) pace was good. In the qualifying sims we did, the car felt good. And then we did some race running in the end and the car definitely feels great. We’re just struggling a little bit right now trying to actually overtake people. So, it’s a bit of a weird one really, because I feel good, but we just don’t have a speed right now that we want to have. So, we’re working on it, we’ll figure it out.”

FAST FACTS: Will be Foster’s second Indy 500. In 2025, he qualified 20th and finished 12th. His best series start to date is pole at Road America in 2025 and his best finish came at the previous race — the Sonsio Grand Prix – of seventh place… He is ranked in 19th place in the point standings with 86.

MICK SCHUMACHER, No. 47 ENVE Dallara/Honda/Firestone: “We kept learning today and obviously did a lot of race running, so that was important to us. Hopefully, tomorrow we’ll get to learn a bit more and then get into qualifying trim at some point to prepare for that and hopefully we’ll stay on top of it. The weather forecast doesn’t look great, so we’ve got to get going with it.”

FAST FACTS: This will be his first Indy 500. His best INDYCAR start came on the Phoenix oval with 4th place and his best series finish also came there with 18th place despite having an issue with a wheel gun on a pit stop. He is ranked third in the Rookie of the Year standings and 25th in series standings with 54 points.

TAKUMA SATO, No. 75 AMADA Dallara/Honda/Firestone: “It was a frustrating day. We had some issues yesterday, so we had to catch up a little. And then we spent a couple of hours just to go one by one and make sure everything functioned and it took a long time. In the end we thought our car was finally in the ballpark and then tried to do long runs but it seems to be that we can’t find speed. We will go through the data and we’ll see how it is tomorrow.”

FAST FACTS: The two-time Indy 500 champion earned his second front-row start for the team (third overall, after 2020) with a career-best starting position of second. He led the first 51 of 88 laps — the most in the race — before a pit error dropped him to a ninth-place finish. Despite the setback, he was the highest-qualifying Honda-powered driver among the 15 Honda entries, starting second. In 2024, he started 10th for his 15th Indy 500 and finished 14th. He competed for RLL full time in 2012 and from 2018-2021 and won the Indy 500 with RLL in 2020. He has earned six NTT INDYCAR SERIES wins, four of which have come with RLL, including the team’s second Indy 500 win in 2020. Sato competed in oval races with Chip Ganassi Racing in 2023. Other Indy 500 highlights with RLL include the 2012 where he was alongside eventual winner Franchitti in Turn 1 on the final lap but his race ended due to contact after he was squeezed down on the apron and lost control of his race car. He also finished third for RLL in 2019 and was a contender in the final laps… Has SIX INDYCAR SERIES wins (2013 – Long Beach street course, 2017 – Indy 500 oval, 2018 – Portland road, 2019 – Barber road, Gateway oval; 2020 Indy 500 ) and 10 poles (2011 Iowa oval, Edmonton street; 2013 Houston Race 1 street; 2014 St. Pete street, Detroit Race 2 street; 2017 Detroit Race 2, Pocono oval; 2019 Barber road, Texas oval; 2020 St. Louis – Race 2).

NEXT UP: Practice will resume tomorrow from 12-6 p.m. ET. FOX Sports 2 will carry coverage between 12-4 p.m. ET and FOX Sports 1 will carry coverage from 4–6 ET.