Indy 500 Starting Grid: Top Qualifiers That Will Struggle Sunday

The 97th Indy 500 is scheduled for Sunday, May 26, and the excitement surrounding the race has shifted to the starting grid and which top qualifiers will struggle at the biggest IndyCar race of the year. With 33 cars lining up to vie for the win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a car and driver qualifying well doesn’t mean they will be able to sustain that position with every other competitor breathing down their necks. All of the following drivers performed well in qualifying—earning their way into the Fast Nine—but will be overtaken by better drivers behind them in the starting order. Full Indy 500 Starting Grid Grid Spot Driver Four-Lap Average (MPH) 1 Ed Carpenter 228.762 2 Carlos Munoz 228.342 3 Marco Andre...

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