Dixon, Honda Claim Pole For 105th Running of the Indianapolis 500

• Scott Dixon, Colton Herta will start one-two with Honda power
• Seven Honda drivers take part in Top Nine final qualifying shootout
• Fastest field in Indy 500 history

For the fourth time, Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon will lead the field to green at the Indianapolis 500. The 2008 Indy 500 winner and six-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion claimed pole in an electric Firestone Fast Nine final qualifying session Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a four-lap average speed of 231.685 mph.

Dixon will line up on the front row alongside Andretti Autosport’s Colton Herta, who briefly held provisional pole with his own four-lap run of 231.655 mph.

Two of Dixon’s Ganassi teammates, Tony Kanaan and Alex Palou, also made the Fast Nine and will line up on row two, while row three is all Honda-powered, featuring Andretti Autosport’s Ryan Hunter-Reay, Meyer Shank Racing’s Helio Castroneves, and Ganassi’s Marcus Ericsson.

Honda’s HI21TT V-6 Indy car engine powered seven of the qualifiers in today’s Fast Nine session, as well as nine of the top 11 qualifiers on the grid for next Sunday’s Indy 500.

This year’s 105th running of the Greatest Spectacle of Racing will feature the fastest Indy 500 field in history, with an average qualifying speed speed of 230.325 mph, eclipsing the previous record set in 2014.

Honda Drivers and Teams in the 2021 Indianapolis 500:

W – Previous Indianapolis 500 race winner
R – Indianapolis 500 rookie