The NTT IndyCar Series held two qualifying sessions on Saturday night from The Thermal Club in Riverside County, California, for the $1 Million Challenge exhibition races.
Meyer Shank Racing’s Felix Rosenqvist won the pole for Heat 1 with a lap time of 1:38.5831 at 111.999 mph, and Arrow McLaren’s Alex Palou won the pole for Heat 2 with a lap time of 1:38.5675 at 112.017 mph.
The $1 Million Challenge from The Thermal Club gets underway on Sunday at 12:30 pm on NBC. Subscribe to Fubo to watch all of the 2024 NTT IndyCar Series season. Purchase tickets for all IndyCar races today on StubHub and Viagogo.
Starting Lineup: Heat 1
| Position | Car No. | Driver | Time | Speed |
| 1. | 60 | Felix Rosenqvist | 1:38.5831 | 111.999 |
| 2. | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | 1:38.6068 | 111.972 |
| 3. | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | 1:38.6283 | 111.948 |
| 4. | 45 | Christian Lundgaard | 1:38.6394 | 111.935 |
| 5. | 2 | Josef Newgarden | 1:38.7926 | 111.761 |
| 6. | 12 | Will Power | 1:38.8056 | 111.747 |
| 7. | 77 | Romain Grosjean | 1:38.8774 | 111.666 |
| 8. | 78 | Agustin Canapino | 1:39.5994 | 110.856 |
| 9. | 9 | Scott Dixon | 1:39.7074 | 110.736 |
| 10. | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | 1:39.7400 | 110.700 |
| 11. | 26 | Colton Herta | 1:39.8331 | 110.597 |
| 12. | 18 | Nolan Siegel | 1:40.1218 | 110.278 |
| 13. | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | 1:40.1268 | 110.272 |
| 14. | 41 | Sting Ray Robb | 1:41.5352 | 108.743 |
Starting Lineup: Heat 2
| Position | Car No. | Driver | Time | Speed |
| 1. | 10 | Alex Palou | 1:38.5675 | 112.017 |
| 2. | 11 | Marcus Armstrong | 1:38.7575 | 111.801 |
| 3. | 15 | Graham Rahal | 1:38.9723 | 111.558 |
| 4. | 8 | Linus Lundqvist | 1:39.0685 | 111.450 |
| 5. | 66 | Tom Blomqvist | 1:39.0820 | 111.435 |
| 6. | 30 | Pietro Fittipaldi | 1:39.1117 | 111.402 |
| 7. | 7 | Alexander Rossi | 1:39.1140 | 111.399 |
| 8. | 6 | Callum Ilott | 1:39.2575 | 111.238 |
| 9. | 5 | Pato O’Ward | 1:39.4293 | 111.046 |
| 10. | 4 | Kyffin Simpson | 1:39.9502 | 110.467 |
| 11. | 20 | Chrisitan Rasmussen | 1:40.2820 | 110.102 |
| 12. | 51 | Colin Braun | 1:40.7843 | 109.553 |
| 13. | 28 | Marcus Ericsson | No Time | No Speed |
