As is customary, the qualifying order for Saturday was determined following Fast Friday practice. A draw was held to decide the order in which drivers could attempt their first qualifying run. An early run is always advantageous, as conditions are typically cooler—and therefore faster—at that time. The best starting position went to Marcus Ericsson, who will be the first to make a qualifying attempt.

During the draw, IndyCar teams send a representative to blindly select a box containing a coin with a number on it. In some cases, it’s the team’s driver who makes the pick, while in others it might be a sponsor or another team member.

The full qualifying order for Saturday qualifying at the Indy 500:
1. Marcus Ericsson
2. Pato O'Ward
3. Kyffin Simpson
4. Robert Shwartzman
5. Alexander Rossi
6. Ryan Hunter-Reay
7. Jack Harvey
8. Christian Lundgaard
9. Marcus Armstrong
10. Graham Rahal
11. Nolan Siegel
12. Conor Daly
13. Felix Rosenqvist
14. Scott Dixon
15. Colton Herta
16. David Malukas
17. Santino Ferrucci
18. Will Power
19. Kyle Larson
20. Helio Castroneves
21. Takuma Sato
22. Ed Carpenter
23. Marco Andretti
24. Jacob Abel
25. Alex Palou
26. Louis Foster
27. Scott McLaughlin
28. Sting Ray Robb
29. Christian Rasmussen
30. Kyle Kirkwood
31. Devlin DeFrancesco
32. Callum Ilott
33. Josef Newgarden
34. Rinus VeeKay