the first hour, early runs filled the field to 33 cars. Several drivers put in safe speeds, including John Andretti, Sarah Fisher, Vítor Meira, Alex Lloyd, Bruno Junqueira. A. J. Foyt IV parted ways with his grandfather's team and Jaques Lazier was drafted as his replacement. As of 1:00 p.m., the rear of the field consisted of the following drivers: 30. Paul Tracy - 223.892 mph 31. Jay Howard - 223.824 mph 32. Mario Romancini - 223.805 mph 33. Sebastián Saavedra - 223.634 mph (on the "bubble") Bumped: Takuma Sato - 221.622 mph Not yet qualified: Tony Kanaan, Milka Duno (wave off), Jaques Lazier At about , a break in the qualifying line occurred, and the track was opened up for general practice. The temperature were rising into the low 90s °F, making it difficult to find speed out on the track. Most drivers stayed off the track during the hottest period of the afternoon, awaiting better conditions. At 5:23 p.m., Tony Kanaan took to the track in his repaired back-up car, and bumped his way into the field with a safe speed of 224.072 mph. Kanaan's run bumped Sebastián Saavedra of Bryan Herta Autosport from the field. Saavedra experienced trouble of his own, as he wrecked his car during a practice run Sunday afternoon. Saavedra was sent to the hospital, and would be unable to re-qualify. As of 5:30 p.m., Romancini was now on the bubble. As of approximately 5:30 p.m., the rear of the field consisted of the following drivers: 30. Tony Kanaan - 224.075 mph 31. Paul Tracy - 223.892 mph 32. Jay Howard - 223.824 mph 33. Mario Romancini - 223.805 mph (on the "bubble") Bumped: Sebastián Saavedra - 223.634 mph Too slow: Jaques Lazier - 223.360 mph Bumped: Takuma Sato - 221.622 mph Not yet qualified: Milka Duno (wave off) Mario Romancini withdrew his speed, and re-qualified, this time much faster. Jay Howard was now on the bubble. With twenty minutes remaining, Takuma Sato bumped Howard from the field. Paul Tracy now found himself on the bubble. With only fifteen minutes left in the day, the rear of the field consisted of the following drivers: 31. Takuma Sato - 224.178 mph 32. Tony Kanaan - 224.075 mph 33. Paul Tracy - 223.892 mph (on the "bubble") Bumped: Jay Howard - 223.824 mph Bumped: Sebastián Saavedra - 223.634 mph Too slow: Jaques Lazier - 223.360 mph