1. Michael Andretti
Country: U.S. – Team: Andretti Green
No.: 39 – Car: Dallara-Honda – Starting pos.: 11
Don’t let starting spot fool you; he’s convinced he can win his last Indy start.
2. Marco Andretti
Country: U.S. – Team: Andretti Green
No.: 26 – Car: Dallara-Honda – Starting pos.: 9
A 20-year-old veteran now, so if he gets in a shootout like last year, he’ll win it.
3. Danica Patrick
Country: U.S. – Team: Andretti Green
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No.: 7 – Car: Dallara-Honda – Starting pos.: 8
Best chance to lead–and this time win–the 500 since her dazzling rookie drive of ’05.
4. Helio Castroneves
Country: Brazil – Team: Penske
No.: 3 – Car: Dallara-Honda – Starting pos.: 1
Two-time Indy winner should be factor at finish, barring getting caught in others’ wrecks.
5. Sam Hornish Jr.
Country: U.S. – Team: Penske
No.: 6 – Car: Dallara-Honda – Starting pos.: 5
Defending champion has finally broken his own jinx here; strong threat to repeat.
6. Dan Wheldon
Country: England – Team: Ganassi
No.: 10 – Car: Dallara-Honda – Starting pos.: 6
Has been the fastest guy in the 500 the last two years; won in ’05, fell back with a cut tire last year.
7. Tony Kanaan
Country: Brazil – Team: Andretti Green
No.: 11 – Car: Dallara-Honda – Starting pos.: 2
Always quick, the veteran never has been able to shake bad breaks here.
8. Dario Franchitti
Country: Scotland – Team: Andretti Green
No.: 27 – Car: Dallara-Honda – Starting pos.: 3
Will be up front early, but can he endure, finally win this race and be known as more than Ashley Judd’s husband?
9. Scott Dixon
Country: New Zealand – Team: Ganassi
No.: 9 – Car: Dallara-Honda – Starting pos.: 4
Plenty fast, but somehow just hasn’t fared well here since he led 15 laps in ’03. Due to break out.
10. Tomas Scheckter
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Country: South Africa – Team: Vision
No.: 2 – Car: Dallara-Honda – Starting pos.: 10
Most aggressive in the field; definitive “driver to watch” –like in the movies, he’ll lead or crash.
%% Indy 500 field
Sunday, Indianapolis Motor Speedway
(all cars Dallara-Honda)
SP NO. ROW 1 SPEED 1. 3 Helio Castroneves 225.817 2. 11 Tony Kanaan 225.757 3. 27 Dario Franchitti 225.191 ROW 2 4. 9 Scott Dixon 225.122 5. 6 Sam Hornish Jr. 225.109 6. 10 Dan Wheldon 224.641 ROW 3 7. 12 Ryan Briscoe 224.410 8. 7 Danica Patrick 224.076 9. 26 Marco Andretti 223.299 ROW 4 10. 2 Tomas Scheckter 222.877 11. 39 Michael Andretti 222.789 12. 8 Scott Sharp 223.875 ROW 5 13. 17 Jeff Simmons 223.693 14. 20 Ed Carpenter 223.495 15. 14 Darren Manning 223.471 ROW 6 16. 15 Buddy Rice 222.826 17. 55 Kosuke Matzuura 222.595 18. 22 A.J. Foyt IV 222.413 ROW 7 19. 4 Vitor Meira 222.333 20. 02 Davey Hamilton 222.327 21. 5 Sarah Fisher 221.960 ROW 8 22. 99 Buddy Lazier 221.380 23. 24 Roger Yasukawa 222.654 24. 33 John Andretti 221.756 ROW 9 25. 50 Al Unser Jr. 220.876 26. 98 Alex Barron 220.471 27. 19 Jon Herb 220.108 ROW 10 28. 21 Jaques Lazier 219.409 29. 23 Milka Duno 219.228 30. 25 Marty Roth 218.922 ROW 11 31. 77 Roberto Moreno 220.229 32. 91 Richie Hearn 219.860 33. 31 Phil Giebler 219.637 %%