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THE DATE AUGUST THE TRACK BROADCAST GET SOCIAL Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020 Indianapolis 2.5 miles Live coverage begins Follow @indianapolismotorspeedway on Start: 2:30 p.m. 23 Motor Speedway at 1 p.m. on NBC Instagram, @IMS on Twitter; use #Indy500

CHANGES FAST FACTS STARTING GRID 33 CARS, 11 ROWS, 200 LAPS, 500 MILES A NEW DATE FAMILY CURSE? ON THE POLE No. 98 - 231.068 mph The COVID-19 pandemic Marco Andretti will start prompted several changes from the pole Sunday, giving to the 104th running of the Indianapolis Motor Speed- . Tradition- way’s most famous on-track ally held the Sunday before family its best chance in Memorial Day in May, the 33 years to break its fabled Indy 500 was postponed curse. , in March and moved to the Marco’s grandfather and the eighth race of the season in family patriarch, last started the IndyCar schedule. from the pole in 1987. Mario also has the family’s only EMPTY STANDS Indianapolis 500 victory, in In addition, no fans will be 1969. He, Marco, Michael, in attendance. A local TV John and Jeff have com- has been lifted so bined for 74 starts at the fans in central will Brickyard with just the lone be able to see the race live, checkered flag. Sunday will instead of on tape-delay. REST OF 2. 3. mark Marco’s 15th career No. 9 - Honda No. 30 - Honda 500 start. His highest finish HISTORY FRONT ROW 231.051 mph 230.725 mph was second place in 2006. FIRST RACE 4. RINUS VEEKAY 5. RYAN HUNTER-REAY 6. Twenty-one drivers have won the Indianapolis 500 No. 21 - Chevy No. 28 - Honda No. 29 - Honda ROW 2 from the pole – most was the winner 230.704 mph 230.648 mph 229.870 mph recently of the inaugural in 2019. race in 1911. Race time: 7. ALEX PALOU 8. 9. 6 hours, 42 No. 55 - Honda No. 15 - Honda No. 27 - Honda STACKED FIELD minutes and 8 seconds ROW 3 229.676 mph 229.380 mph 229.234 mph Avg. : 74.602 mph 2019 RACE 10. 11. 12. No. 88 - Honda No. 8 - Honda No. 45 - Honda ROW 4 230.775 mph 230.566 mph 230.539 mph

15. PATO O’WARD Eight drivers in the field 13. 14. have won the Indy 500, No. 1 - Chevy No. 10 - Honda No. 5 - Chevy the most since 10 drivers ROW 5 SIMON PAGENAUD won 230.296 mph 230.254 mph 230.213 mph qualified for the 1992 race. the race in 2019 to become Helio Castroneves has won the race three times (2001, the first Frenchman to win 16. ED CARPENTER 17. 18. the Indianapolis 500 in 2002 and 2009) while Scott No. 20 - Chevy No. 26 - Honda No. 47 - Chevy Dixon (2008), more than 100 years and ROW 6 give his 18th 230.211 mph 229.961 mph 229.955 mph (2013), Ryan Hunter-Reay Indianapolis 500 win. (2014), Alexander Rossi Race time: 2 hours, 19. 20. JACK HARVEY 21. (2016), Takuma Sato (2017), (2018) 50 minutes and 39 seconds No. 18 - Honda No. 60 - Honda No. 7 - Chevy

Avg. speed: 175.794 mph ROW 7 and Simon Pagenaud (2019) 229.924 mph 229.861 mph 229.760 mph are one-time winners. YARD OF BRICKS The speedway was paved 22. WILL POWER 23. TONY KANAAN 24. FRESH FIVE with 3.2 million bricks No. 12 - Chevy No. 14 - Chevy No. 41 - Chevy Five Indianapolis 500 rookie in 1909. By 1961, only a ROW 8 229.701 mph 229.154 mph 228.880 mph drivers are entered: Oliver 3-foot-wide section at the Askew, Dalton Kellett, Pato start-finish line remained. O’Ward, Alex Palou and 25. SIMON PAGENAUD 26. 27. JAMES DAVISON Rinus VeeKay. FACES OF GREATNESS No. 22 - Chevy No. 66 - Chevy No. 51 - Honda ROW 9 228.836 mph 228.768 mph 228.747 mph Awarded to the TERRIFIC TWO winner of every race since 1936, 28. HELIO CASTRONEVES 29. 30. the Borg- No. 3 - Chevy No. 4 - Chevy No. 59 - Chevy Warner ROW 10 228.373 mph 227.758 mph 227.303 mph features a Scott Dixon has a chance to sculpture of join Will Power and Simon each winner. 31. 32. JR HILDEBRAND 33. Pagenaud as a winner on No. 24 - Chevy No. 67 - Chevy No. 81 - Chevy both the Indianapolis Motor

DRINK THE MILK ROW 11 227.099 mph 226.341 mph 222.917 mph Speedway road course and Milk in Victory Lane has the famed 2.5-mile oval in been a tradition since 1956. the same season.

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