2019 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race Starting Lineup

by Tom Beeler

INDIANAPOLIS -RIS- (May 24, 2019) Here is the starting lineup of the 103rd running of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, presented by Gainbridge - the sixth event on the 2019 NTT Data IndyCar Series schedule.

Polesitter is Team Penske's Simon Pagenaud at a four-lap average of 229.992 mph in the #22 Menards Team Penske Chevrolet.

The slowest qualifier is Pippa Mann in the #39 Driven2SaveLives Chevrolet, at 227.244.

There are seven former winners in the field: Will Power (2018), Alexander Rossi (2016), Helio Castroneves (2001, 2002, 2009), Takuma Sato (2017), Scott Dixon (2008), and Ryan Hunter-Reay (2014).

There are six rookies in the field.

The Indianapolis 500 rolls off at 12:45PM Eastern on Sunday, May 26th.

Tom Beeler

Tom has been a contributor to RIS since 1992, 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.