Helio Castroneves (Penske) achieved his fourth career Indianapolis 500 pole with a commanding performance earning 15 points and $175,000 for his efforts.
Team Penske will fill three of the top four positions on the grid, Will Power finishing second while teammate Ryan Briscoe ended up in fourth separated by Ganassi's Dario Franchitti in third.
Another great show on the track for FAZZT Racing's Alex Tagliani who finished his great week with the fifth spot, followed by Franchitti's sidekick at Ganassi Scott Dixon.
Rahal Letterman Racing will start its first IndyCar race since last year's 500 from seventh place thanks to Graham Rahal's run today, with fellow returnee Ed Carpenter eighth in the Panther/Vision entry and Hideki Mutoh completing row three for Newman/Haas.
With positions 10 to 24 on the grid settled during the first five hours of qualifying today, all that remains on Bump Day tomorrow is to decide who occupies the back three rows, with at least two drivers set to miss out given the size of this year's field.
Indy 500 Top 9 Qualifier
1. Hélio Castroneves Team Penske
2. Will Power Team Penske
3. Dario Franchitti Ganassi Racing
4. Ryan Briscoe Team Penske
5. Alex Tagliani FAZZT Racing
6. Scott Dixon Ganassi Racing
7. Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Racing
8. Ed Carpenter Panther/Vision Racing
9. Hideki Mutoh Newman Haas Racing
Indy 500 10 to 24 starting positions
10. Townsend Bell Ganassi/Schmidt 225.097mph
11. Justin Wilson Dreyer & Reinbold 225.050mph
12. Raphael Matos de Ferran Dragon 225.029mph
13. Mario Moraes KV 224.888mph
14. Davey Hamilton de Ferran Dragon 224.852mph
15. Mike Conway Dreyer & Reinbold 224.583mph
16. Marco Andretti Andretti 224.575mph
17. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti 224.548mph
18. Dan Wheldon Panther 224.465mph
19. EJ Viso KV 224.380mph
20. Tomas Scheckter Dreyer & Reinbold 224.261mph
21. Ana Beatriz Dreyer & Reinbold 224.243mph
22. Simona de Silvestro HVM 224.228mph
23. Danica Patrick Andretti 224.219mph
24. Bertrand Baguette Conquest 224.189mph
Team Penske will fill three of the top four positions on the grid, Will Power finishing second while teammate Ryan Briscoe ended up in fourth separated by Ganassi's Dario Franchitti in third.
Another great show on the track for FAZZT Racing's Alex Tagliani who finished his great week with the fifth spot, followed by Franchitti's sidekick at Ganassi Scott Dixon.
Rahal Letterman Racing will start its first IndyCar race since last year's 500 from seventh place thanks to Graham Rahal's run today, with fellow returnee Ed Carpenter eighth in the Panther/Vision entry and Hideki Mutoh completing row three for Newman/Haas.
With positions 10 to 24 on the grid settled during the first five hours of qualifying today, all that remains on Bump Day tomorrow is to decide who occupies the back three rows, with at least two drivers set to miss out given the size of this year's field.
Indy 500 Top 9 Qualifier
1. Hélio Castroneves Team Penske
2. Will Power Team Penske
3. Dario Franchitti Ganassi Racing
4. Ryan Briscoe Team Penske
5. Alex Tagliani FAZZT Racing
6. Scott Dixon Ganassi Racing
7. Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Racing
8. Ed Carpenter Panther/Vision Racing
9. Hideki Mutoh Newman Haas Racing
Indy 500 10 to 24 starting positions
10. Townsend Bell Ganassi/Schmidt 225.097mph
11. Justin Wilson Dreyer & Reinbold 225.050mph
12. Raphael Matos de Ferran Dragon 225.029mph
13. Mario Moraes KV 224.888mph
14. Davey Hamilton de Ferran Dragon 224.852mph
15. Mike Conway Dreyer & Reinbold 224.583mph
16. Marco Andretti Andretti 224.575mph
17. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti 224.548mph
18. Dan Wheldon Panther 224.465mph
19. EJ Viso KV 224.380mph
20. Tomas Scheckter Dreyer & Reinbold 224.261mph
21. Ana Beatriz Dreyer & Reinbold 224.243mph
22. Simona de Silvestro HVM 224.228mph
23. Danica Patrick Andretti 224.219mph
24. Bertrand Baguette Conquest 224.189mph