Dominguez not in the field

Mario Dominguez, driver of the No. 96 entry for Oxnard-based Pacific Coast Motorsports, turned 40 laps at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and had some of his best speeds since arriving a week ago, but he did not make a qualifying attempt.
The top 11 cars in qualifying Saturday for the Indianapolis 500 earned starting spots in the race. Weather permitting, the next 11 cars will qualify Sunday. Dominguez expects to be one of them.
"We had some valuable time on the track and we made a lot of progress," Dominguez said. "We are still learning the car, but today, I'd say we learned a lot about it. We made adjustments in several areas, some worked, some didn't. We need to find more speed, but we are on the right track."
The best lap Dominguez made at the track was 220.597 mph, by far his best and 2.7 mph better than his previous fastest lap.
"We haven't been able to practice much because of the rain, but I'd say today was very positive," Dominguez said. "We are keeping our fingers crossed that the weather holds out tomorrow and we get another productive day of running in. We will give it a shot in qualifying tomorrow if Mother Nature cooperates."
Scott Dixon won the pole on Saturday. His teammate at Chip Ganassi Racing, Dan Wheldon, was second and Team Penske driver Ryan Briscoe was third, making up the three-car front row.