Indy 500 Starting Grid: Drivers Poised to Make Big Moves on Race Day

The Indianapolis 500 starting grid is a jumbled mess that gives all 33 drivers the hope that this will be their year to conquer the most prestigious IndyCar race of the year. Even without its marquee star—Danica Patrick, who took her talents to NASCAR—the field is what makes this race what it is. It doesn't need that big name because the spectacle of the Indianapolis 500 is always going to sell it. With the starting grid set, two things immediately jumped out. First, there really isn't a lot of separation between pole sitter Ryan Briscoe and Townsend Bell, who is in the 20th position. Here is a look at the drivers who are in excellent positions to make big push when the Indianapolis 500 kicks off on Sunday afterno...

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