For the first time in 33 years, an Andretti will start the Indianapolis 500 from pole position.
Marco Andretti, grandson of the 1987 pole vaulter, outpaced Scott Dixon with an average of four laps of 231,068 mph on Sunday during the Fast Nine Shootout in the No. 98 Honda. Andretti will look to follow in his grandfather’s footsteps and become the first family member to win the Indy 500 since 1969.
The 80-year-old, Mario Andretti, took to Twitter shortly after qualifying to thank tankers.
By 2020, Marco Andretti’s best Indy 500 starting position was third in 2013. He finished second in his rookie season back in 2016.
2017 Indy 500 winner Takuma Sato joins Andretti and Dixon on the front row. Last year winner Simon Pagenaud will have a lot of ground to make, starting from Row 9 in 25th position.
Here is the starting grid for the Indy 500.
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1. Marco Andretti, 98 |
2. Scott Dixon, 9 |
Takuma Sato, 30 |
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4. Rinus VeeKay, 21 |
5. Ryan Hunter-Reay, 28 |
6. James Hinchcliffe, 29 |
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7. Alex Palou, 55 |
8. Graham Rahal, 15 |
9. Alexander Rossi, 27 |
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10. Colton Herta, 88 |
11. Marcus Ericsson, 8 |
12. Spencer Pigot, 45 |
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13. Josef Newgarden, 1 |
14. Felix Rosenqvist, 10 |
15. Pato O’Ward, 5 |
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16. Ed Carpenter, 20 |
17. Zach Veach, 26 |
18. Conor Daly, 47 |
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19. Santino Ferrucci, 18 |
20. Jack Harvey, 60 |
21. Oliver Askew, 7 |
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22. Will Power, 12 |
23. Tony Kanaan, 14 |
24. Dalton Kellett, 41 |
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25. Simon Pagenaud, 22 |
26. Fernando Alonso, 66 |
27. James Davison, 51 |
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28. Helio Castroneves |
29. Charlie Kimball, 4 |
30. Max Chilton, 59 |
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31. Sage Karam, 24 |
32. JR Hildebrand, 67 |
33. Ben Hanley |
The 104th run of the Indianapolis 500 is scheduled for Sunday, August 23rd. Green Flag is set for 2.30pm ET on NBC. There will be no fans participating.
