Indy 500 Qualifying 2014: Complete Starting Grid and Pre-Race Storylines

The stage is now set for the 2014 Indianapolis 500 after an exciting Fast Nine qualifying round on Sunday, and there are plenty of stories to watch out for leading up to the May 25 race.  Coming into unarguably the biggest race of the year in IndyCar, the standings are packed at the top. Will Power will enter the race as the points leader (149), but only one point back (148) stands laps-led leader Ryan Hunter-Reay, and Simon Pagenaud is six points behind the lead. There are a wealth of other drivers not named above who are capable of making a championship surge with a victory at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. But, to start out, the entire field will be chasing Ed Carpenter, who won the Indy 500 pole for the second straight year.  He...

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