Promptly at 11:00 a.m., time trials began with Stan Fox the first driver in line.
No incidents were reported, but a few drivers, namely Stan Fox, reported relatively minor mechanical issues.
Stan Fox suffered the only serious injury when he crashed going into the first turn of the race.
Later, Howdy Holmes and Stan Fox filled the field to 33 cars.
Stan Fox was involved in the 13th crash of the month, when he spun out of turn three and tapped the inside wall.
Seconds later, Stan Fox dipped low to the inside, hit the rumble strips, became loose and spun a half turn.
On Lap 196, Stan Fox, who was running in the top ten, crashed in Turn 1.
Stan Fox bumped him out by over 9 mph, and for the second year in a row, Rutherford was in a position to miss the race.
Stan Fox is coming out of his coma after a crash in the Indy 500.
Stan Fox, one of his drivers, was almost killed in an accident in the race's first turn in 1995.