Scott Dixon Wins 101st Indy 500 Pole - STARTING GRID
Scott Dixon (Photo: Larry Clarino/RIS)
INDIANAPOLIS -RIS- (May 21, 2017) In near-perfect weather conditions, and in front of a modest, but enthusiastic crowd of Indy 500 qualifying fans, Scott Dixon held off a late charge by Ed Carpenter to win the Verizon IndyCar Series' pole position for next Sunday's running of the Indianapolis 500, 101st Edition.
Strong performances by Alexander Rossi, Takuma Sato, and Formula 1's Fernando Alonso were eclipsed by Dixon's pole run, which brought cheers from the grandstands. And despite a bonzai run by two-time Indy polesitter, Carpenter, the popular New Zealander won his third career Indy pole.
STARTING GRID
| SP | CAR | DRIVER | SPONSOR | ENG | 4-LP AVG | ||||||
| 1 | 9 | Scott Dixon | W | NTT Ganassi | H | 232.164 | |||||
| 2 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | Fuzzy's Vodka | C | 231.662 | ||||||
| 3 | 98 | Alexander Rossi | W | NAPA / Curb | H | 231.487 | |||||
| 4 | 26 | Takuma Sato | Andretti Autosport | H | 231.365 | ||||||
| 5 | 29 | Fernando Alonso | R | McLaren-Honda-Andretti | H | 231.300 | |||||
| 6 | 21 | JR Hildebrand | Preferred Freezer Service | C | 230.889 | ||||||
| 7 | 10 | Tony Kanaan | W | NTT Ganassi | H | 230.828 | |||||
| 8 | 27 | Marco Andretti | United Fiber & Data | H | 230.474 | ||||||
| 9 | 12 | Will Power | Verizon | C | 230.200 | ||||||
| 10 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | W | DHL | H | 231.036 | |||||
| 11 | 19 | Ed Jones | R | Boy Scouts of America | H | 230.578 | |||||
| 12 | 16 | Oriol Servia | Manitowoc | H | 230.309 | ||||||
| 13 | 7 | Mikhail Aleshin | SMP Racing | H | 230.271 | ||||||
| 14 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Steak 'n' Shake | H | 230.253 | ||||||
| 15 | 8 | Max Chilton | Gallagher | H | 230.068 | ||||||
| 16 | 83 | Charlie Kimball | Tresiba | H | 229.956 | ||||||
| 17 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe | Arrow | H | 229.860 | ||||||
| 18 | 22 | Juan Pablo Montoya | W | Fitzgerald Glider Kits | C | 229.565 | |||||
| 19 | 3 | Helio Castroneves | W | Shell Fuel Rewards | C | 229.515 | |||||
| 20 | 77 | Jay Howard | Lucas Oil Team One Cure | H | 229.414 | ||||||
| 21 | 24 | Sage Karam | DRR Mecum Auctions | C | 229.380 | ||||||
| 22 | 2 | Josef Newgarden | hum by Verizon | C | 228.501 | ||||||
| 23 | 1 | Simon Pagenaud | Menards | C | 228.093 | ||||||
| 24 | 14 | Carlos Munoz | ABC Supply | C | 227.921 | ||||||
| 25 | 88 | Gabby Chaves | Harding Racing | C | 226.921 | ||||||
| 26 | 4 | Conor Daly | ABC Supply | C | 226.439 | ||||||
| 27 | 50 | Jack Harvey | R | Michael Shank Andretti | H | 225.742 | |||||
| 28 | 63 | Pippa Mann | Dale Coyne Racing | H | 225.008 | ||||||
| 29 | 11 | Spencer Pigot | Juncos Racing | C | 224.052 | ||||||
| 30 | 44 | Buddy Lazier | W | Stalk It-Tivoli Lodge | C | 223.417 | |||||
| 31 | 17 | Sebastian Saavedra | AFS | C | 221.142 | ||||||
| 32 | 40 | Zach Veach | Indy Women in Tech | C | 221.081 | ||||||
| 33 | 18 | Sebastien Bourdais | * | Sonny's BBQ | H | no speed | |||||
| LEGEND | |||||||||||
| C | Chevrolet | ||||||||||
| H | Honda | ||||||||||
| W | Previous Winner | ||||||||||
| R | Rookie | ||||||||||
| * | Bourdais will be replaced on Race Day by James Davison | ||||||||||
Tom Beeler
Tom has been a contributor to RIS since 1992. He was invited to join the staff as a full-time reporter/editor in 1995, and has covered IndyCar, Formula 1, NASCAR, Grand-Am, ALMS and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In addition to his RIS work, Tom has been a contributor for General Motors, Nissan, Toyota and the ACO.