Profiles of a 33 drivers in Sunday’s Indianapolis 500, in starting sequence with automobile array in parentheses, age, hometown, chassis, competition team, four-lap gift normal as well as biographical report (w-former winner; r-rookie; all framework Dallara, all engines Honda):
ROW 1
1. (77) Alex Tagliani, 38, Lachenaie, Quebec, Canada; Sam Schmidt Motorsports; 227.472 mph. Tagliani ranks seventh in a points standings as well as had a season-best fifth-place finish during Sao Paulo. The Indy 500 stick was a sixth stick of his career, as well as his initial given 2003. He has a single win as well as 85 tip 10 finishes in 156 races. His final win came in 2004. He was rookie of a year during Indy in 2009 after starting 33rd as well as finishing 11th. That year, Bruno Junqueira competent a car, as well as a group gave a mark to Tagliani.
2. (9) w-Scott Dixon, 30, Auckland, New Zealand; Target Chip Ganassi Racing; 227.340 mph. Won a stick as well as a Indianapolis 500 in 2008 as well as has accomplished in a tip 6 a past 4 years. He has led 188 laps in a past 3 Indy 500s. He has won twenty-five races as well as fifteen poles in his career. Finished second during Barber this deteriorate as well as ranks eighth in points. Won points championships in 2003 as well as 2008. Lost a 2007 pretension when he ran out of gas upon a final spin of a final path of a final competition of a season.
3. (2) Oriol Servia, 36, Pals, Spain; Newman/Haas Racing; 227.168 mph. First time in front quarrel during Indy. Missed final year’s competition given he couldn’t get a ride. Has placed in a tip 10 in all 4 races this deteriorate as well as ranks third in a indicate standings. Has 7 uninterrupted tip 10 finishes dating during a during a behind of of to 2009. Has season-best finishes of fifth during Barber as well as Sao Paulo. Won a Indy Lights pretension in 1999 as well as accomplished second in Champ Car in 2005. Best finish during Indy was 11th in 2005. ROW 2
4. (99) Townsend Bell, 36, San Luis Obispo, Calif.; Sam Schmidt Motorsports; 226.887 mph. Will be his initial competition of a year. Finished fourth in Indy 500 in 2009 as well as 16th final year. Indy Lights rookie of a year in 2000 as well as array hold up in 2001. Drove in former CART array in 2002 as well as Formula 3000 in 2003 prior to fasten IndyCar in 2004. Had 3 top-10 finishes in 2008.
5. (12) Will Power, 30, Toowoomba, Australia; Team Penske; 226.773 mph. Has wins during Barber as well as Sao Paulo this deteriorate as well as leads a indicate standings. He has eleven wins, twenty poles as well as 33 top-five finishes in 74 races. His many appropriate finish during Indy is fifth in 2009. He proposed second as well as accomplished eighth final year. Finished second in a points standings final year after winning 5 races. Won a stick for a initial 4 races this season. Has led some-more than 1,000 laps in his career.
6. (98) w-Dan Wheldon, 32, Emberton, England; Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb/Agajanian; 226.490 mph. Won a Indy 500 in 2005 as well as accomplished second in 2009 as well as 2010. Won a points championship in 2005. Has fifteen wins in 131 career starts with 92 tip 10 finishes. Finished ninth in indicate standings final year. Former rookie of a year in a U.S. F2000, Toyota Atlantic, Indy Lights as well as IndyCar series. This will be his initial competition of a season. Last win was in 2008 in Iowa. ROW 3
7. (44) w-Buddy Rice, 35, Phoenix; Panther Racing; 225.786 mph. Won a rain-shortened Indy 500 in 2004. Won 3 races as well as 5 poles which year; had twelve tip 10s in sixteen races. Hasn’t won a competition or a stick since. Has 43 top-10 finishes in 97 races. Rice came to IndyCar in 2002 after using in a Toyota Atlantic Championship, where he won a 2000 array title. He proposed as well as accomplished second in his first-ever IZOD IndyCar Series race.
8. (67) Ed Carpenter, 30, Indianapolis; Sarah Fisher Racing; 225.121 mph. Finished 12th in a points standings in 2009 though gathering in usually 4 races final year. Won a stick as well as accomplished second during Kentucky final year. This will be his initial begin of a season. Did not lead a path in his initial 5 seasons in IndyCar, though has led 52 in a past 3 seasons. Has twenty-eight top-10 finishes. Graduated from Butler University in 2003. Stepson of IndyCar owners Tony George.
9. (10) w-Dario Franchitti, 38, Edinburgh, Scotland; Target Chip Ganassi Racing; 226.379 mph. Won a Indy 500 in 2007 as well as 2010. Has won 3 IndyCar championships in 4 years. Won during St. Petersburg as well as is second in a points standings during a during a behind of of Will Power. Has placed in a tip 4 in all 4 events this season. Has twenty-seven career wins as well as has placed in a tip 5 in 94 of 219 races. Missed competition in 2003 after violation his during a during a behind of of in motorcycle accident. Married to singer Ashley Judd.
ROW 4
10. (5) Takuma Sato, 34, Tokyo, KV Racing Technology-Lotus; 225.736 mph. Started a deteriorate with career-best finish of fifth during St. Petersburg. Finished eighth during Sao Paulo as well as led twenty-three laps, losing when he had to stop for fuel. Ranks 10th in points. Finished 21st after starting 31st as a rookie during final year’s Indy 500. Finished third during a Indianapolis Grand Prix in 2004 as a Formula One driver.
11. (14) Vitor Meira, 34, Brasilia, Brazil; A.J. Foyt Enterprises; 225.590 mph. Finished second during Indy in 2005 as well as 2008. Has accomplished in a tip 10 in 5 of 7 starts during Indy. Was harmed during 2009 Indy 500 as well as longed for a rest of a season. Consistent motorist has 65 top-10 finishes in 118 starts, though dual poles as well as no wins. He has 8 second-place finishes in his career. Best finish this deteriorate was eighth during St. Petersburg. Is 12th in points standings.
12. (4) r-JR Hildebrand, 23, Sausalito, Calif.; Panther Racing; 225.579 mph. Highest-qualifying rookie in a field. Starting upon all sides during Indy is many appropriate of a season. Best finish is 10th in his many new competition during Sao Paulo. Finished 11th after starting 24th during St. Petersburg. Ranks 16th in points. Won Indy Lights championship in 2009 with 4 wins as well as 5 stick positions. Won Formula Ford championship in 2006, with twelve wins in fourteen races. Won SCCA Formula Russell Championship in 2004. ROW 5
13. (06) r-James Hinchcliffe, 24, Toronto; Newman/Haas Racing; 225.572 mph. Rookie has placed in a tip 10 in his second as well as third ever IndyCar races, together with a fourth-place finish during Long Beach. Best begin was eighth during Barber in his debut, where he accomplished 40 laps prior to crashing. His starting upon all sides during Indy is his lowest this season. Finished second in Indy Lights final year after earning 4 poles as well as 3 wins. Was fifth in Indy Lights in 2009.
14. (30) Bertrand Baguette, 25, Verviers, Belgium; Rahal Letterman Lanigan LLC; 225.285. Baguette placed 22nd in a standings final year. He proposed fifteen races, with a season-best sixth-place begin as well as 10th-place finish during Kentucky. Won a World Series by Renault championship in 2009 with 5 wins as well as 10 lectern finishes in seventeen starts. Lived in a guesthouse of Conquest Racing group owners Eric Bachelhart when he changed to a United States for a 2010 IndyCar season.
15. (11) Davey Hamilton, 48, Nampa, Idaho; Dreyer & Reinbold Racing; 225.250 mph. Finished second in points in 1996-1997 as well as 1998. Does not have a win in 53 starts. Started an Indy Lights group in 2009 which notched a initial win in 2010. Ran as tall as second in a 1997 Indy 500 prior to finishing sixth. Led 3 laps during Indy in 1998 as well as accomplished fourth. Foot as well as ankle injuries from pile-up during Texas in 2001 accomplished his season, as well as he has not been a unchanging since. ROW 6
16. (3) w-Helio Castroneves, 36, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Team Penske; 225.216 mph. Won a Indy 500 in 2001, 2002 as well as 2009. Won a stick in 2003, 2007, 2009 as well as 2010. Has never won a points championship. Is struggling this season, with usually a single top-10 finish (7th during Barber). He has proposed in a tip 10 in any competition this season. Ranks 17th in points standings. Set jot down for poles in 2007. Former “Dancing with a Stars” winner. Has twenty-five wins as well as 146 tip 10 finishes in 230 races. Has led 4,433 laps in his career.
17. (43) John Andretti, 48, Indianapolis; Andretti Autosport; 224.981 mph. Has a single tip 10 finish in 9 IndyCar starts. Andretti’s godfather is A.J. Foyt; cousin of Andretti Autosport owners Michael Andretti. His father, Aldo, is a identical tiwn hermit of 1969 Indy 500 personality Mario Andretti.
18. (59) E.J. Viso, 26, Caracas, Venezuela; KV Racing Technology-Lotus; 224.732 mph. A exam motorist in Formula One in 2006, he additionally competed in a European GP 2 Series, winning twice. No wins in 54 IndyCar starts with many appropriate finish being third during Iowa in 2010. Best finish this year was 13th during Brazil as well as has 51 points. Making his third career begin during Indianapolis though hasn’t accomplished improved than 24th upon a oval.
19. (22) Justin Wilson, 32, Sheffield, England, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, 224.511 mph. Starting his fourth 500 after finishing a career-high seventh final year. Led eleven laps in 2010 race. Former ChampCar motorist has dual tip 10s this deteriorate — 10th in deteriorate opener during St. Pete as well as seventh in Brazil. Tied with Marco Andretti for 13th in points. Has 6 career wins in open-wheel cars, together with road-course wins during Belle Isle in 2008 as well as Watkins Glen in 2009. Has additionally outlayed time in Formula One. At 6-foot-3, he’s a tallest motorist upon a IndyCar Series.
20. (88) r-Jay Howard, 30, Basildon, England, Sam Schmidt-RLL Racing. 224.483 mph. One of 3 drivers operative for Sam Schmidt to have a race. Indy 500 rookie will have deteriorate entrance after blank out final deteriorate when he withdrew a subordinate speed as well as unsuccessful to requalify. Won a 2006 Indy Lights pretension though ran usually 9 sum IndyCar races in 2008 as well as 2010. Did not expostulate an IndyCar in 2009.
21. (07) Tomas Scheckter, 30, Cape Town, South Africa; KV Racing Technology-SH Racing; 224.433 mph. Will have season-debut during Indy for second true year. Son of 1979 F1 hold up Jody Scheckter. Runner-up in British Formula 3 championship in 2000 as well as in Formula Nissan array in 2001. Led 85 laps as well as was co-rookie of year during Indianapolis in 2002. Finished fourth during Indy in 2003. Led 5 laps final year. Only alternative tip 10 during Indy was seventh in 2007. Only IndyCar wins came during Michigan in 2002 as well as Texas in 2005.
22. (82) Tony Kanaan, 36, Salvador de Bahia, Brazil; KV Racing Technology-Lotus, 224.417 mph. Has 10 career starts during Indy, a final 8 with Michael Andretti’s team. Has led 214 laps during Indy — a many between any active non-winner. Won Indy stick in 2005 as well as IndyCar points pretension in 2004. Avoided final year’s Bump Day play by subordinate upon initial day as well as in a tip 24. Crashed in 2009 race, as well as upon both subordinate days final season. Is a usually motorist to lead in any of his initial 7 starts during Indianapolis. Has 3 top-10s this year, together with season-best third in season-opener during St. Pete, as well as sixth in points.
23. (78T) Simona De Silvestro, 22, Thun, Switzerland; HVM Racing; 224.392 mph. Started 22nd as well as accomplished 14th as rookie during Indy final year. Became air blower a a single preferred this year after frightening pile-up in practice. Returned to a lane dual days later, with browns upon both hands, as well as still managed to validate for race. Had dual tip 10s in entrance deteriorate in IndyCar as well as combined dual some-more tip 10s in initial dual races this year. Finished career-best fourth during St. Pete. Won 4 times in Team Stargate Worlds in 2009. Became second lady to win an Atlantics race, as well as 5 career wins have her winningest lady in Atlantics history.
24. (23) Paul Tracy, 42, Scarborough, Quebec, Canada; Dreyer & Reinbold Racing; 224.939 mph. Fastest second-day qualifier after removing bumped out of tip twenty-four upon initial day of qualifying. Tied with Sebastien Bourdais for many career IndyCar wins between active drivers with 31. Might be some-more important for being 2002 Indy runner-up in a doubtful finish which wasn’t resolved until July. Finished ninth in 2009, usually alternative Indy begin given ’02. Won 2003 Champ Car points title. Was youngest to win Canadian Formula Ford Series during age sixteen as well as youngest to win a Cam-Am Series competition during age 17. Is a single of IndyCar’s many outspoken drivers.
25. (7) Danica Patrick, 29, Roscoe, Ill. Andretti Autosport; 224.861 mph. Fortunate to have a race, given Andretti team’s struggles as well as miscues. Almost didn’t get possibility to validate Sunday when sleet brought out yellow dwindle for second time. Has accomplished fourth, eighth, eighth, 22nd, third as well as sixth in 6 prior Indy starts. First lady to win vital open-wheel competition with feat in Japan in 2008. Indy as well as IRL rookie of a year in 2005, when she won 3 poles as well as proposed as well as accomplished fourth during Indianapolis. Is usually lady to lead during Indy (2005). Has a single tip 10 this season, seventh during Long Beach.
26. (6) Ryan Briscoe, 29, Sydney, Australia; Team Penske, 224.639. Forced to validate in backup automobile after crashing in use prior to qualifying. This is Briscoe’s misfortune starting upon all sides in 6 career Indy starts. Has usually a single tip 5 finish during a Brickyard. Finished second as well as third during final dual races after fixation 18th as well as 21st in initial two. Recent finishes have put him fifth in points, 67 during a during a behind of of teammate as well as personality Will Power.
27. (26) Marco Andretti, 24, Nazareth, Pa.; Andretti Autosport; 224.628 mph. Got himself during a during a behind of of in to competition with gutsy four-lap subordinate run upon final try of Bump Day. Had been knocked off a starting grid by Alex Lloyd with 9 mins left in qualifying. Indy runner-up as well as rookie of a year in 2006, when he was upheld by Sam Hornish Jr. usually prior to a mottled flag. Crashed as well as accomplished 24th during Indy in 2007, third in 2008 as well as 30th final year (handling problems). Only IndyCar win in 69 career starts came during Infineon in 2006. Son of automobile owners Michael Andretti, grandson of 1969 Indy personality Mario Andretti. Best finish this deteriorate is fourth during Alabama.
28. (83) r-Charlie Kimball, 26, Camarillo, Calif., Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing, 224.499. Was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2007 as well as will turn initial diabetic motorist competition officials have authorised to begin a race. Son of former competition automobile pattern engineer. Joined Ganassi’s group in December. Had season-best 10th place finish during Alabama upon hottest competition day of season. Wears a device which monitors his blood-glucose turn during races.
29. (38) Graham Rahal, 23, Columbus, Ohio; Service Central Chip Ganassi Racing, 224.380. Making fourth Indy start. Finished 12th in competition final year after unwell to finish in 2008 as well as 2009. Son of 1986 Indy 500 personality Bobby Rahal. Is air blower of hometown Buckeyes as well as NHL’s Blue Jackets. Started fifth during Brazil as well as accomplished as runner-up, his many appropriate finish given winning his IndyCar entrance during St. Pete in 2008.
30. (19) Alex Lloyd, 26, Manchester, England; Dale Coyne Racing; 223.957 mph. Made it in to a starting margin with thespian subordinate run with 9 mins left in Bump Day session. Won rookie of year endowment final deteriorate after carrying 3 tip 10s, together with fourth place during Indy. Has not proposed a competition this season.
31. (36) r-Pippa Mann, 27, Ipswich, England; Conquest Racing; 223.957 mph. Making initial career IndyCar begin during 500. Finished fifth in Indy Lights final deteriorate after winning 3 poles. Is usually lady to win a stick during Indy, receiving it for a Freedom 100 final year. Is a single of dual women drivers to win an Indy Lights race, carrying won during Kentucky final year.
32. (24) r-Ana Beatriz, 26, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Dreyer & Reinbold Racing; 223.936 mph. Indy begin will be her fourth of a season, relating final year’s total. Best finish final deteriorate was 13th during Brazil. Best finish this deteriorate was 14th during St. Pete. Slowest qualifier in field. One of 4 women drivers in this year’s field. Spent 2008 as well as 2009 competing upon Indy Lights circuit, apropos initial lady to win in array — during Nashville in 2008. Won Indy Lights Rising Star Award in 2008. Finished fifth in South American Formula 3 points in 2006 as well as won 3 times in Brazilian Formula Renault Series from 2003-05.
33. (41) Ryan Hunter-Reay, 30, Boca Raton, Fla.; A.J. Foyt Enterprises; 224.547 mph. Failed to validate his unchanging No. twenty-eight automobile in a tip 33. Made a competition usually after Andretti Autosport done a understanding with Foyt’s group for him to run his normal colors as well as sponsors in a No. 41 car. IndyCar array rookie of a year in 2007 as well as Indy 500 rookie of a year in 2008 after finishing sixth. Only American to win an IndyCar competition given Apr 2008, winning twice together with during Long Beach final season. Has season-best 14th during Alabama.
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