Chip Ganassi Racing qualified all five of their Hondas into the second round during an Indianapolis 500 Day 1 qualifying session in which 20 cars or more had a legitimate opportunity at cracking the Fast 12 on Sunday.

CGR’s achievement was hardly a blip on the radar amid a day full of storm watching, record-setting laps, weird penalties, rain, and restarts. The pressure-packed qualifying action on Saturday, which began early (to get ahead of forecasted storms) and ended early (yellow-flagged for lightning at 4 p.m.), was jam-packed with storylines ranging from top speeds to the driver who didn’t turn a single qualifying lap but still qualified for the race.

From their laps in the pre-qualifying warm-up, Ed Carpenter, Scott Dixon, and Jimmie Johnson were the 8th, 13th, and 14th-fastest drivers in Indy 500 practice history, and that record-breaking trend continued into qualifying. Pato O’Ward and Rinus VeeKay, two of IndyCar’s newest stars, started first and second, respectively, in qualifying, and not only went unharmed, but few have ever run faster.

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