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After nearly a month’s worth of practices, knock out competitions, and even a race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s road course, it’s finally time to gear up for the Greatest Spectacle in Racing: The Indy 500.
The field of 33 drivers will see the green flag wave courtesy of Hollywood superstar Chris Hemsworth, who will also be joined by a dozen other celebrities at the 102nd running of the Indy 500. So, if you haven’t followed all of our on-site reporting during the month of May and don’t have a clue as to who starts where, this is your last chance to catch up.
Front Row
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Ed Carpenter – No. 20 Ed Carpenter Racing – Chevy
Simon Pagenaud – No. 22 Team Penske – Chevy
Will Power – No. 12 Team Penske – Chevy
Row Two
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Josef Newgarden – No. 1 Team Penske – Chevy
Sebastien Bourdais – No. 18 Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser Sullivan – Honda
Spencer Pigot – No. 21 Ed Carpenter Racing – Chevy
Row Three
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Danica Patrick – No. 13 Ed Carpenter Racing – Chevy
Helio Castroneves – No. 3 Team Penske – Chevy
Scott Dixon – No. 9 Chip Ganassi Racing – Honda
Row Four
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Tony Kanaan – No. 14 A.J. Foyt Enterprises – Chevy
Matheus Leist – No. 4 A.J. Foyt Enterprises – Chevy
Marco Andretti – No. 98 Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian – Honda
Row Five
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Zachary Claman De Melo – No. 19 Dale Coyne Racing – Honda
Ryan Hunter-Reay – No. 28 Andretti Autosport – Honda
Charlie Kimball – No. 23 Carlin – Chevy
Row Six
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Takuma Sato – No. 30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing – Honda
Kyle Kaiser – No. 32 Juncos Racing – Chevy
Robert Wickens – No. 6 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports – Honda
Row Seven
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James Davison – No. 33 Foyt with Byrd/Hollinger/Belardi – Chevy
Max Chilton – No. 59 Carlin – Chevy
Carlos Munoz – No. 29 Andretti Autosport – Honda
Row Eight
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Gabby Chaves – No. 88 Harding Racing – Chevy
Stefan Wilson – No. 25 Andretti Autosport – Honda
Sage Karam – No. 24 – Dreyer & Reinbold Racing – Chevy
Row Nine
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Zach Veach – No. 26 – Andretti Autosport – Honda
Oriol Servia – No. 64 Scuderia Corsa with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing – Honda
JR Hildebrand – No. 66 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing – Chevy
Row Ten
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Jay Howard – No. 7 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports with AFS Racing – Honda
Ed Jones – No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing – Honda
Graham Rahal – No. 15 Rahal Letterman Lannigan Racing – Honda
Row Eleven
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Jack Harvey – No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing with Schmidt Peterson – Honda
Alexander Rossi – No. 27 Andretti Autosport – Honda
Conor Daly – No. 17 Dale Coyne and Thom Burns Racing – Honda