IndyCar mandates changes for Indy 500 qualifying

USA Today | May 17, 2015

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Ed Carpenter hits the wall in Turn 2 on Sunday morning. (AP)

INDIANAPOLIS — IndyCar officials made last-minute changes to cars Sunday before qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 in response to another crash in which a car flipped.

Ed Carpenter’s car crashed and turned upside down Saturday morning during the opening minutes of practice before qualifying. On-track action was halted for repairs to the fence and for a meeting among Verizon IndyCar Series officials and team leaders.

After the meeting, IndyCar ordered teams to lower turbocharger boost levels to their pre-qualifying levels, a move that is expected to drop speeds below 230 mph.