“We left all we had in the DHL Honda on track today – it was on rails. Perfect qualifying run, just came up short. We have a great car – the crew has done a tremendous job putting together an incredible car. It’s great to start on the front row of the 100th Running of the Indy 500. All I want each year is a fighting chance — I just want to be able to go out there and have a chance to fight for it. We have a fighting chance.”
The field of 33 has officially been set for the 100th Running of the 500-Mile Race, and DHL driver Ryan Hunter-Reay will see the green flag on May 29 from the outside of the Front Row. This marks the American’s second career Front Row start for the famed race. With Hunter-Reay leading the way, Andretti Autosport secured all five drivers in the first five rows. Townsend Bell placed the California Pizza Kitchen / Robert Graham Honda into the fourth position, matching his career best Indy 500 start from 2011. Lining up next to Bell will be Carlos Munoz in the fifth position with the United Fiber & Data machine. The NAPA AUTO PARTS / Curb car of Alexander Rossi will take the grid from the middle of Row 4, earning Fastest Rookie honors for the California native. Track veteran driver Marco Andretti endured a gear complication during today’s qualifying and, despite running his four laps all in the sixth gear, planted the Snapple car into the 14th position.
Only one practice session remains before the track goes dark for the week. The field will return to the track for one last Carb Day session on May 27. ABC coverage of the 100th Running kicks off at 11 a.m. ET on May 29.
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