There are two Americans and a rookie on the front row of the 97th Indianapolis 500 Mile Race, which will be televised on ABC at 11 a.m. (ET) May 26.
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Thirty-three starters will take the green flag for 200 exciting laps on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval. Helio Castroneves and Dario Franchitti will be seeking their fourth victories in the race, which would put them in elite company (A.J. Foyt, Rick Mears, Al Unser).
| ROW 1 |
| Inside |
Middle |
Outside |
#20
Ed Carpenter |
#26
Carlos Munoz (R)
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#25
Marco Andretti |
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 |
 |
Avg. Speed
228.762 MPH |
Avg. Speed
228.342 MPH |
Avg. Speed
228.261 MPH |
| ROW 2 |
| Inside |
Middle |
Outside |
#5
EJ Viso |
#2
AJ Allmendinger (R) |
#12
Will Power |
 |
 |
 |
Avg. Speed
228.150 MPH |
Avg. Speed
228.099 MPH |
Avg. Speed
228.087 MPH |
| ROW 3 |
| Inside |
Middle |
Outside |
#1
Ryan Hunter-Reay |
#3
Helio Castroneves |
#27
James Hinchcliffe |
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 |
 |
Avg. Speed
227.904 MPH |
Avg. Speed
227.762 MPH |
Avg. Speed
227.070 MPH |
| ROW 4 |
| Inside |
Middle |
Outside |
#4
JR Hildebrand |
#98
Alex Tagliani |
#11
Tony Kanaan |
 |
 |
 |
Avg. Speed
227.441 MPH |
Avg. Speed
227.386 MPH |
Avg. Speed
226.949 MPH |
| ROW 5 |
| Inside |
Middle |
Outside |
#22
Oriol Servia |
#19
Justin Wilson |
#7
Sebastien Bourdais |
 |
 |
 |
Avg. Speed
226.814 MPH |
Avg. Speed
226.370 MPH |
Avg. Speed
226.196 MPH |
| ROW 6 |
| Inside |
Middle |
Outside |
#9
Scott Dixon |
#10
Dario Franchitti |
#14
Takuma Sato |
 |
 |
 |
Avg. Speed
226.158 MPH |
Avg. Speed
226.069 MPH |
Avg. Speed
225.892 MPH |
| ROW 7 |
| Inside |
Middle |
Outside |
#83
Charlie Kimball |
#16
James Jakes |
#77
Simon Pagenaud |
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 |
 |
Avg. Speed
225.880 MPH |
Avg. Speed
225.809 MPH |
Avg. Speed
225.674 MPH |
| ROW 8 |
| Inside |
Middle |
Outside |
#60
Townsend Bell |
#8
Ryan Briscoe |
#78
Simona De Silvestro |
 |
 |
 |
Avg. Speed
225.643 MPH |
Avg. Speed
225.265 MPH |
Avg. Speed
225.226 MPH |
| ROW 9 |
| Inside |
Middle |
Outside |
#21
Josef Newgarden
|
#15
Graham Rahal
|
#6
Sebastian Saavedra |
 |
 |
 |
Avg. Speed
226.731 MPH
|
Avg. Speed
225.007 MPH
|
Avg. Speed
224.929 MPH
|
| ROW 10 |
| Inside |
Middle |
Outside |
#55
Tristian Vautier (R)
|
#18
Ana Beatriz
|
#63
Pippa Mann
|
 |
 |
 |
Avg. Speed
224.873 MPH
|
Avg. Speed
224.184 MPH
|
Avg. Speed
224.005 MPH
|
| ROW 11 |
| Inside |
Middle |
Outside |
#41
Conor Daly (R) |
#91
Buddy Lazier
|
#81
Katherine Legge
|
 |
 |
 |
Avg. Speed
223.582 MPH
|
Avg. Speed
223.442 MPH
|
Avg. Speed
223.176 MPH
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