The Firestone tires used in the inaugural Indy 500 were 34 inches in diameter, but only 4.5 inches wide. The rear tires on today’s Indy cars are approximately 27 inches in diameter and more than 15 inches wide.

PAGENAUD TRIES FOR INDIANAPOLIS SWEEP - After winning the Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis, the Verizon IndyCar Series’ hottest driver of aims to make more history by gunning for his fourth-straight win. Pagenaud could become the the first Verizon IndyCar Series driver to win on both the IMS Road Course and Oval. Can Pagenaud continue his history-making Month of May? David Yowe/IMS Photo

WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS MONTH: CAN HELIO WIN FOURTH INDY 500?: Three-time winner Helio Castroneves can join elite company should he win the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race. Castroneves, who won in 2001, 2002 and 2009, would join A.J. Foyt, and as the race’s only four-time winners. FORMER CHAMPIONS RETURN IN SEARCH OF SECOND WIN: Four former Indianapolis 500 winners return with eyes on adding a second Baby Borg to their collection. 2008 winner and 2013 winner return with the formidable Racing team. Ryan Hunter-Reay will aim to bring another win in the Indy 500 and returns with Lazier-Burns Racing 20 years after claiming his Indy 500 win. Can a former winner score a second Indianapolis win?

PENSKE SEEKS HISTORY: Team owner has won the Indianapolis 500 a record 16 times and will also drive the pace car to start the 100th Running of the race. He brings four strong entries in 2016 with three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves, two-time Indianapolis 500 winner , series points leader Simon Pagenaud, and former Verizon IndyCar Series champion . Can the fearsome foursome become the first team to lock out the podium and complete the Captain’s sweep?

WIN THE POLE, WIN THE RACE?: The winner of the for the Indianapolis 500 has also won the race 20 times. Forty-three times, the winner has come from the front row, the last time in 2010 with . Who can establish themselves as a race contender by winning the pole position or qualifying on the front row this year?

SECOND-GENERATION STARS HOPE TO ADD TO FAMILY LEGACY: The latest generation from two of open-wheel racing’s most familiar families comes to Indianapolis in hopes of adding to the family legacy. – the grandson of 1969 winner and son of – has finished in the top three at Indy three times in his eight previous starts. He hopes to give his father’s team its fourth Indianapolis 500 win. Another son hoping to return his father’s team to Victory Lane is . The son of 1986 winner races for the team his father co owns alongside and and aims to repeat history after a breakthrough season in 2015.

DIVERSE ROOKIE CLASS HOPES TO MAKE STRONG IMPRESSION: A class of five rookies, which features four race winners and a veteran, will attempt to make their first Indy 500 start. The 2016 rookie class is reigning champion , rising stars Matt , , and Ladies and gentlemen, start your phones.

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CAN MONTOYA REPEAT - With two wins in three Indy 500 starts, Juan Pablo Montoya hopes to repeat with his 2015 win. Montoya’s Team Penske teammate Helio Castroneves was the last driver to repeat as Indianapolis 500 winner in 2001-2002. Is this the year that Montoya joins him as a three-time winner? Chris Owens/IMS Photo

2016 VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES POINT STANDINGS (TOP 5 AFTER 5 OF 16 EVENTS)

1. SIMON PAGENAUD Team Penske 242

2. SCOTT DIXON 166

3. JUAN PABLO MONTOYA Team Penske 160

4. HELIO CASTRONEVES Team Penske 159

5. GRAHAM RAHAL Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 133 EVENT SCHEDULE All times local. Schedule subject to change.

10:00 am Public Gates/IMS Midway Opens 12:00 pm Verizon IndyCar Series Practice 6:15 pm Qual Draw (Plaza) 6:00 pm Public Gates Close FRIDAY 20 MAY

7:00 am Public Gates Open 8:00 am Verizon IndyCar Series Practice 9:00 am IMS Midway Opens 10:00 am Firestone Pin Distribution (Plaza) 11:00 am Verizon IndyCar Series Qualifying Begins (Positions 1-9 advance to Fast Nine) 5:50 pm Verizon IndyCar Series Qualifying Ends

SATURDAY 21 MAY 6:00 pm Public Gates Close

10:00 am Public Gates/IMS Midway Opens 10:30 am Military Enlistment Ceremony (Plaza) 11:30 am American Dairy Winner Drink Milk Pin Distribution (Plaza) 12:00 pm Verizon IndyCar Series Practice 2:45 am Verizon IndyCar Series Qualifying: Positions 10-33 5:00 pm Verizon IndyCar Series Qualifying/Fast Nine: Positions 1-9 5:45 pm Verizon P1 Awards (Pit Lane) 6:00 pm Public Gates Close SUNDAY 22 MAY QUALIFYING 101

SATURDAY, MAY 21: QUALIFICATIONS

SETTING THE FIELD: At the conclusion of Saturday qualifications, POSITIONS 1-9: The fastest nine entries are locked into the field the starting field for the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 is and advance to May 22’s Fast Nine Shootout. set. All entries are guaranteed one (1) qualification attempt.* POSITIONS 10-33: Locked into field and advance to Group 1 MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS: Multiple attempts are permitted with or qualifying on May 22 to determine starting order. without withdrawing a previous time.

LOCKED INTO TOP NINE, TRANSFER TO FAST NINE SHOOTOUT

POSITIONS 10-33 • SECURED IN THE FIELD (GROUP 1)

SUNDAY, MAY 22: ARMED FORCES POLE DAY

GROUP 1 • POSITIONS 10–33 DETERMINED

STARTING ORDER: May 21 qualifying times are erased. All entries must make another four-lap qualifying attempt to determine their position, in the following groups: GROUP 1 (2:45-4:45 PM): Determines starting positions 10-33. Each entry FAST NINE SHOOTOUT makes one attempt in order based on slowest to fastest from May 21 qualifying times.

FAST NINE SHOOTOUT (5-5:45 PM): Fastest nine qualifiers must make one POSITIONS 1–9 four-lap attempt, in order based on slowest to fastest from May 21 qualifying times, to DETERMINED (Including Pole Position) determine their starting position in the first three rows, including pole position and the Verizon P1 Award.

* Per the 2016 Verizon Series Rule Book, if a car is unable to complete its one guaranteed attempt on Saturday, May 21 because of a mechanical condition or incident, it may be designated by INDYCAR as an “Unqualified Car” and eligible to participate in “Last Chance Qualifying” on Sunday, May 22 from 1:45 – 2:00 p.m. ET. 2016 SCHEDULE

WINNER: JUAN PABLO MONTOYA WINNER: SCOTT DIXON WINNER: SIMON PAGENAUD STREETS OF ST. PETERSBURG PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY STREETS OF LONG BEACH

WINNER: SIMON PAGENAUD WINNER: SIMON PAGENAUD (RD COURSE) MAY 21, 4:00PM ET (QUAL DAY 1) INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY

MAY 22, 4:00PM ET (QUAL DAY 2) MAY 29, 11:00AM ET (OVAL) JUNE 4, 3:30PM ET (RACE 1) INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY 100TH RUNNING OF INDIANAPOLIS 500 THE RACEWAY AT BELLE ISLE PARK

JUNE 5, 3:30PM ET (RACE 2) JUNE 11, 8:00PM ET JUNE 26, 12:30PM ET THE RACEWAY AT BELLE ISLE PARK

JULY 10, 5:00PM ET JULY 17, 2:30PM ET JULY 31, 2:00PM ET STREETS OF TORONTO MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE

AUGUST 21, 3:00PM ET SEPTEMBER 4, 2:00PM ET SEPTEMBER 18, 6:30PM ET WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL