Time Trials
Time trials was scheduled for four days.
- Saturday May 17 - Pole Day time trials
- Ed Elisian set a new one-lap track record of 146.508 mph to sit tentatively on the pole position. His four-lap average stood at 145.926 mph. Later in the day, Dick Rathmann qualified at 146.974 mph to win the pole position. Rathmann was not able to beat Elisian's single-lap record, but his four-lap record eclipsed Elisian overall by a mere 0.08 seconds.
- Sunday May 18 - Second day time trials
- Saturday May 24 - Third day time trials
- Sunday May 25 - Fourth day time trials
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