Owning The Pole
It proved to be a thrilling day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with owner /driver Ed Carpenter taking the pole for next Sunday's Indy 500. John Oreovicz's Pole Day blog
  Recap » The grid so far »
It proved to be a thrilling day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with owner /driver Ed Carpenter taking the pole for next Sunday's Indy 500. John Oreovicz's Pole Day blog
  Recap » The grid so far »
| Driver | Pts | Behind | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Takuma Sato | 136 | --- |
| 2 | Marco Andretti | 123 | 13 |
| 3 | Helio Castroneves | 116 | 20 |
| 4 | James Hinchcliffe | 112 | 24 |
| 5 | Scott Dixon | 101 | 35 |
| 6 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 94 | 42 |
| 7 | Justin Wilson | 91 | 45 |
| 8 | Oriol Servia | 89 | 47 |
| 9 | Simona De Silvestro | 86 | 50 |
| 10 | Charlie Kimball | 80 | 56 |
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