The 2011 Indianapolis 500 is almost upon us and the big names are out in spades. Danica Patrick, Dario Franchitti, and Helio Castroneves are just a sampling of the 33 drivers chomping at the bit to begin the legendary race.
Schedule: The 2011 Indianapolis 500 will start at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 29.
TV Coverage: ABC's coverage starts early at 8 a.m. with the special "The Indianapolis 500: A Centennial Celebration". The big event will start soon after, as ABC begins their broadcast of the 2011 Indianapolis 500 at 9:00 a.m.
Updated Starting Order and Qualifying Speeds:
Note: Ryan Hunter-Reay has bought out Bruno Junqueira's 19th spot.
1. 77 Alex Tagliani 227.472 mph
2. 9 Scott Dixon 227.340
3. 2 Oriol Servia 227.168
4. 99 Townsend Bell 226.887
5. 12 Will Power 226.773
6. 98 Dan Wheldon 226.490
7. 44 Buddy Rice 225.786
8. 67 Ed Carpenter 225.121
9. 10 Dario Franchitti 225.121
10. 5 Takuma Sato 225.736
11. 14 Vitor Meira 225.590
12. 4 JR Hildebrand 225.579
13. 06 James Hinchcliffe 225.572
14. 30 Bertand Baguette 225.285
15. 11 Davey Hamilton 225.250
16. 3 Helio Castroneves 225.216
17. 43 John Andretti 224.981
18. 59 E.J. Viso 224.732
19. 41 Ryan Hunter-Reay 223.690
20. 22 Justin Wilson 224.511
21. 88 Jay Horward 224.483
22. 07 Tomas Scheckter 224.433
23. 82 Tony Kanaan 224.417
24. 78 Simona de Silvestro 224.392
Big thanks to Brian Floyd for the list.
Betting Odds:
Alex Lloyd #19 - 200/1
Alex Tagliani #77 - 6/1
Ana Beatriz #24 - 250/1
Bertrand Baguette #30 - 100/1
Bruno Junquiera #41 - 100/1
Buddy Rice #44 - 14/1
Charlie Kimball #83 - 250/1
Dan Wheldon #98 - 11/1
Danica Patrick #7 - 25/1
Dario Franchitti #10 - 4/1
Davey Hamilton #11 - 200/1
E.J. Viso #59 - 125/1
Ed Carpenter #67 - 40/1
Graham Rahal #38 - 70/1
Helio Castroneves #3 - 12/1
Ho-Pin Tung #8 - 150/1
JR Hildebrand #4 - 100/1
James Hinchcliffe #06 - 125/1
James Jakes #18 - 200/1
Jay Howard #88 - 150/1
John Andretti #43 - 100/1
Justin Wilson #22 - 100/1
Marco Andretti #26 - 28/1
Mike Conway #27 - 35/1
Oriol Servia #2 - 11/1
Paul Tracy #23 - 50/1
Pippa Mann #36 - 250/1
Raphael Matos #17 - 100/1
Ryan Briscoe #6 - 14/1
Ryan Hunter-Reay #28 - 35/1
Scott Dixon #9 - 7/2
Scott Speed #20 - 100/1
Sebastian Saavedra #34 - 150/1
Simon Pagenaud #24 - 125/1
Simona De Silvestro #78 - 125/1
Takuma Sato #5 - 75/1
Tomas Scheckter #07 - 60/1
Tony Kanaan #82 - 30/1
Townsend Bell #99 - 28/1
Vitor Meira #14 - 50/1
Will Power #12 - 7/1
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