Danica is on the inside third row, next to Helio Castroneves.....You go girl!!
INDY 500
Indy 500 Lineup 2018: Starting Grid and Breakdown of Sunday's Thrilling Event
JOE TANSEY
Helio Castroneves, of Brazil, heads into the first turn during a practice session for the IndyCar Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, in Indianapolis Monday, May 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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One of the most thrilling events in motorsports runs for the 102nd time on Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The 2018 Indianapolis 500 carries plenty of storylines, from Helio Castroneves going for his fourth victory to Danica Patrick's final race and everything in between.
Ed Carpenter will lead the 33-driver field to the green flag after he took pole position with a four-lap average speed of 229.618 miles per hour in qualifying.
All of the pre-race attention will be on the group two rows back of Carpenter, Simon Pagenaud and Will Power, as Patrick and Castroneves start alongside each other in seventh and eighth.
Starting Grid
Row 1: Ed Carpenter, Simon Pagenaud, Will Power
Row 2: Josef Newgarden, Sebastian Bourdais, Spencer Pigot
Row 3: Danica Patrick, Helio Castroneves, Scott Dixon
Row 4: Tony Kanaan, Matheus Leist, Marco Andretti
Row 5: Zachary Claman DeMelo, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Charlie Kimball
Row 6: Takuma Sato, Kyle Kaiser, Robert Wickens
Row 7: James Davison, Max Chilton, Carlos Munoz
Row 8: Gabby Chaves, Stefan Wilson, Sage Karam
Row 9: Zach Veach, Oriol Servia, JR Hildebrand
Row 10: Jay Howard, Ed Jones, Graham Rahal
Row 11: Jack Harvey, Alexander Rossi, Conor Daly