 Sauter did, however, make the starting lineup for the race, on his qualifying speeds, while Allmendinger took a provisional.Allmendinger apologised for the contact with Sauter, while stating that his JTG Daugherty Racing car was fast, while also criticizing the racing that was occurring, stating that he "was trying to stay out of trouble and got put in the middle and I was trying to bail out of the middle".Michael McDowell dropped to the end of the longest line, for the restart on lap 33, after his crew was over the wall too soon.