The drivers took a break from crashing into walls and flipping into the air at the Indianapolis 500 practice and qualifying sessions long enough to actually set the field for this weekend’s big race and it was Scott Dixon who came away as the recipient of the pole position for the 99th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday. Dixon averaged 226.76 miles per hour to claim the pole ahead of his first row mates, Will Power [226.35] and Simon Pagenaud [226.145].
Defending champion Ryan Hunter-Reay starts at the #16 position in Row Six in a field that includes two women – Simona de Silvestro and Pippa Mann – who start in the 19th and 28th slots, respectively.
2015 Indianapolis 500 Starting Field
1. Scott Dixon
2. Will Power
3. Simon Pagenaud
4. Tony Kanaan
5. Helio Castroneves
6. Justin Wilson
7. Sebastien Bourdais
8. Marco Andretti
9. Josef Newgarden
10. J.R. Hildebrand
11. Carlos Munoz
12. Ed Carpenter
13. Oriol Servia
14. Charlie Kimball
15. Juan Pablo Montoya
16. Ryan Hunter-Reay
17. Graham Rahal
18. Carlos Huertas
19. Simona de Silvestro
20. James Jakes
21. James Davison
22. Alex Tagliani
23. Sage Karam
24. James Hinchcliffe
25. Conor Daly
26. Townsend Bell
27. Takuma Sato
28. Pippa Mann
29. Gabby Chaves
30. Sebastian Saavedra
31. Jack Hawksworth
32. Stefano Coletti
33. Bryan Clauson