Row 1
#11 Tony Kanaan Avg. Speed: 227.566 mph Total Time: 2:38.1961
#6 Sam Hornish Jr Avg. Speed: 227.273 mph Total Time: 2:38.3997
#8 Scott Sharp Avg. Speed: 227.126 mph Total Time: 2:38.5024

Row 2
#16 Danica Patrick Avg. Speed: 227.004 mph Total Time: 2:38.5875
#3 Helio Castroneves Avg. Speed: 226.927 mph Total Time: 2:38.6414
#27 Dario Franchitti Avg. Speed: 226.873 mph Total Time: 2:38.6790

Row 3
#17 Vitor Meira Avg. Speed: 226.848 mph Total Time: 2:38.6969
#55 Kosuke Matsuura Avg. Speed: 226.397 mph Total Time: 2:39.0130
#95 Buddy Lazier Avg. Speed: 226.353 mph Total Time: 2:39.0437

Row 4
#2 Tomas Enge Avg. Speed: 226.107 mph Total Time: 2:39.2170
#4 Tomas Scheckter Avg. Speed: 226.031 mph Total Time: 2:39.2700
#36 Bruno Junqueira Avg. Speed: 225.704 mph Total Time: 2:39.5009

Row 5
#9T Scott Dixon Avg. Speed: 225.215 mph Total Time: 2:39.8475
#5 Adrian Fernandez Avg. Speed: 225.120 mph Total Time: 2:39.9150
#37 Sebastien Bourdais Avg. Speed: 224.955 mph Total Time: 2:40.0323

Row 6
#26 Dan Wheldon Avg. Speed: 224.308 mph Total Time: 2:40.4933
#24 Roger Yasukawa Avg. Speed: 224.131 mph Total Time: 2:40.6205
#7 Bryan Herta Avg. Speed: 223.972 mph Total Time: 2:40.7344

Row 7
#10 Darren Manning Avg. Speed: 223.943 mph Total Time: 2:40.7555
#70 Richie Hearn Avg. Speed: 222.707 mph Total Time: 2:41.6477
#44 Jeff Bucknum Avg. Speed: 221.521 mph Total Time: 2:42.5127

Row 8
#51 Alex Barron Avg. Speed: 221.053 mph Total Time: 2:42.8568
#15 Kenny Brack Avg. Speed: 227.598 mph Total Time: 2:38.1737
#33T Ryan Briscoe Avg. Speed: 224.080 mph Total Time: 2:40.6569

Row 9
#83 Patrick Carpentier Avg. Speed: 222.803 mph Total Time: 2:41.5774
#20 Ed Carpenter Avg. Speed: 221.439 mph Total Time: 2:42.5731
#21 Jaques Lazier Avg. Speed: 221.228 mph Total Time: 2:42.7277

Row 10
#14 AJ Foyt IV Avg. Speed: 220.442 mph Total Time: 2:43.3082
#25 Marty Roth Avg. Speed: 219.497 mph Total Time: 2:44.0112
#41 Larry Foyt Avg. Speed: 219.396 mph Total Time: 2:44.0866

Row 11
#22 Jeff Ward Avg. Speed: 218.714 mph Total Time: 2:44.5986
#91 Jimmy Kite Avg. Speed: 218.565 mph Total Time: 2:44.7107
#48 Felipe Giaffone Avg. Speed: 217.645 mph Total Time: 2:45.4072

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Discuss.

This is usually my first IRL race that I watch in the season, but this year I've already watch two races. I really like how ESPN does there commercial breaks, you don't miss any of the action, hopefully Sunday ABC will do the same. probably will, since ABC owns ESPN.

Hopefully, Tony Kanaan can win from the pole that would totally kick ass. I'll also be routing for Danica Patrick to do well, she is a pretty damn good racer.

I think it'd be neat if Danica won, other than that I know jack about racing.

People still watch open wheel?

I watch IRL before I even stepped foot into watching stock car. And you can see that if you knew my favorite stock car drivers. Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, Kasey Kahne, and Ken Schrader (all of which love open wheel, modifieds, dirt cars, sprint cars).

I guess from that line up that none of the NASCAR drivers plan to run Indy and the run over to N. Carolina for the Coco-Cola 600 (same day)?

I'd like to see Tony Stewart attempt that once more, just for fun.

Beginning of the year, Robby Gordon was thinking about it, but then decided not too.

Tony Stewart would love to but I guess he, the owners, or sponsors have a problem with him running an indy car for Chip Ganassi and then the 600 with Joe Gibbs, or some type of mixmatched scenario like this, I read this reason or something like it on tonystewart.com or nascar.com or somewhere.

they can't do it this year (or probably ever again) because they pushed back the start time of the 500, so it would be impossible for someone to make it to Charlotte in time for the 600. I never was a big fan of guys doing the double anyway, it hurts both teams when you are trying to split your time in 2 different places.

I'm surprised Robby Gordon didn't show up at Indy though, with the way his cup team has run this year, who knows if he will even qualify for the 600. At least he would have got to race in one of them.

Me too. That's exciting.

I'll be enjoying Carb Day festivities at the track on Friday, courtesy of Dell Computer!

Hornish is driving for Penske now. If he's around at the end. Watch out. Plus, you can't bet against Castroneves.

kinda surprised to see Wheldon qualify so bad, but I'm sure he'll be up there mixing it up in no time, least i hope so.

also hoping hornish can stay up there.

I saw Danica Patrick on Letterman last night. She is sssssmokin', thus I hope she wins.

And she's on Letterman's team.

kanaan and castroneves

Yes, hope Kanaan can win from pole. Wouldn't mind Castroneves to win, but it just isn't the same when the winner is Lactose intolerant and can't have a big swig of milk in the winners circle.

I see Kanaan, Hornish Jr., Castroneves, Scheckter, Dixon, and Wheldon, one of these guys will be in the winners circle drinking milk while the crew climbs the fence by the end of the race. Hopefully, Danica Patrick does well, she has been good during the first three races of the season, 4th races got caught up in a bad wreck. So hopefully she does well, but I think nerves will get to her alittle more, I mean Indy 500 is a big big race.

Other news, Larry Foyt, is a douche. He is the worst of the Foyt family of drivers.

I'd love to see her win, that would rock. Don't see it happening though. Isn't this her first 500?

Yes it is her first 500. It's like talking to a brick wall when you are so immersed in Del Tona (or is it Deltona).

Bite me.

And it's Brickyard, not Brick wall.

What?