THE STARTING FIELDS
THE INDIANAPOLIS 500
ROW 1
Pos Driver: 1. r-Tony Stewart
Hometown/Country: Rushville, Ind.
Car No.: No. 20
Chassis/Engine: Lola-Menard
MPH: 233.100
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Pos Driver: 2. Davy Jones
Hometown/Country: Lake Tahoe, Nev.
Car No.: No. 70
Chassis/Engine: Lola-Mercedes
MPH: 232.882
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Pos Driver: 3. Eliseo Salazar
Hometown/Country: Chile
Car No.: No. 7
Chassis/Engine: Lola-Ford
MPH: 232.684
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ROW 2
Pos Driver: 4. Eddie Cheever
Hometown/Country: Aspen, Colo.
Car No.: No. 3
Chassis/Engine: Lola-Menard
MPH: 231.781
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Pos Driver: 5. Buddy Lazier
Hometown/Country: Vail, Colo.
Car No.: No. 91
Chassis/Engine: Reynard-Ford
MPH: 231.468
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Pos Driver: 6. Roberto Guerrero
Hometown/Country: San Juan Capistrano
Car No.: No. 21
Chassis/Engine: Reynard-Ford
MPH: 231.373
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ROW 3
Pos Driver: 7. Alessandro Zampedri
Hometown/Country: Italy
Car No.: No. 8
Chassis/Engine: Lola-Ford
MPH: 229.595
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Pos Driver: 8. r-Michel Jourdain Jr.
Hometown/Country: Mexico
Car No.: No. 22
Chassis/Engine: Lola-Ford
MPH: 229.380
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Pos Driver: 9. r-Buzz Calkins
Hometown/Country: Denver
Car No.: No. 12
Chassis/Engine: Reynard-Ford
MPH: 229.013
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ROW 4
Pos Driver: 10. r-Davey Hamilton
Hometown/Country: Boise, Idaho
Car No.: No. 14
Chassis/Engine: Lola-Ford
MPH: 228.887
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Pos Driver: 11. Mike Groff
Hometown/Country: Palm Desert
Car No.: No. 60
Chassis/Engine: Reynard-Ford
MPH: 228.704
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Pos Driver: 12. r-Michele Alboreto
Hometown/Country: Italy
Car No.: No. 33
Chassis/Engine: Reynard-Ford
MPH: 228.229
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ROW 5
Pos Driver: 13. Stephan Gregoire
Hometown/Country: France
Car No.: No. 9
Chassis/Engine: Reynard-Ford
MPH: 227.556
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Pos Driver: 14. r-Mark Dismore
Hometown/Country: Greenfield, Ind.
Car No.: No. 30
Chassis/Engine: Lola-Menard
MPH: 227.260
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Pos Driver: 15. r-Richie Hearn
Hometown/Country: Canyon Country
Car No.: No. 4
Chassis/Engine: Reynard-Ford
MPH: 226.521
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ROW 6
Pos Driver: 16. r-Johnny Unser
Hometown/Country: Sun Valley, Idaho
Car No.: No. 64
Chassis/Engine: Reynard-Ford
MPH: 226.115
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Pos Driver: 17. John Paul Jr.
Hometown/Country: West Palm Beach, Fla.
Car No.: No. 18
Chassis/Engine: 1993 Lola-Menard
MPH: 224.757
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Pos Driver: 18. Lyn St. James
Hometown/Country: Daytona Beach, Fla.
Car No.: No. 45
Chassis/Engine: 1994 Lola-Ford
MPH: 224.594
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ROW 7
Pos Driver: 19. r-Jim Guthrie
Hometown/Country: Albuquerque
Car No.: No. 27
Chassis/Engine: 1993 Lola-Menard
MPH: 222.394
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Pos Driver: 20. Arie Luyendyk
Hometown/Country: Netherlands
Car No.: No. 5
Chassis/Engine: Reynard-Ford
MPH: 236.986
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Pos Driver: 21. Scott Sharp
Hometown/Country: Danville, Calif.
Car No.: No. 11
Chassis/Engine: Lola-Ford
MPH: 231.201
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ROW 8
Pos Driver: 22. Marco Greco
Hometown/Country: Brazil
Car No.: No. 41
Chassis/Engine: 1994 Lola-Ford
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MPH: 228.840
Pos Driver: 23. r-Robbie Buhl
Hometown/Country: Grosse Pointe, Mich.
Car No.: No. 54
Chassis/Engine: 1994 Lola-Ford
MPH: 226.217
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Pos Driver: 24. r-Paul Durant
Hometown/Country: Manteca, Calif.
Car No.: No. 96
Chassis/Engine: 1992 Lola-Buick
MPH: 225.404
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ROW 9
Pos Driver: 25. r-Racin Gardner
Hometown/Country: Buellton, Calif.
Car No.: No. 90
Chassis/Engine: 1994 Lola-Ford
MPH: 224.453
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Pos Driver: 26. r-Brad Murphey
Hometown/Country: Tucson
Car No.: No. 10
Chassis/Engine: 1994 Reynard-Ford
MPH: 226.053
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Pos Driver: 27. Johnny Parsons
Hometown/Country: Indianapolis
Car No.: No. 16
Chassis/Engine: 1993 Lola-Menard
MPH: 223.843
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ROW 10
Pos Driver: 28. r-Fermin Velez
Hometown/Country: Spain
Car No.: No. 34
Chassis/Engine: Lola-Ford
MPH: 222.487
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Pos Driver: 29. r-Johnny O’Connell
Hometown/Country: Chandler, Ariz.
Car No.: No. 75
Chassis/Engine: Reynard-Ford
MPH: 222.361
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Pos Driver: 30. Hideshi Matsuda
Hometown/Country: Japan
Car No.: No. 52
Chassis/Engine: 1994 Lola-Ford
MPH: 226.856
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ROW 11
Pos Driver: 31. r-Joe Gosek
Hometown/Country: Oswego, N.Y.
Car No.: No. 43
Chassis/Engine: 1994 Lola-Ford
MPH: 222.793
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Pos Driver: 32. r-Scott Harrington
Hometown/Country: Indianapolis
Car No.: No. 44
a Chassis/Engine: Reynard-Ford
MPH: 222.185
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Pos Driver: 33. Danny Ongais
Hometown/Country: Long Beach
Car No.: No. 2
Chassis/Engine: Lola-Menard
r--Rookie
THE U.S. 500
ROW 1
Pos Driver: 1. Jimmy Vasser
Hometown/Country: San Francisco
Car No.: No. 12
Chassis/Engine: Reynard-Honda
MPH: 232.025
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Pos Driver: 2. Adrian Fernandez
Hometown/Country: Mexico
Car No.: No. 32
Chassis/Engine: Lola-Honda
MPH: 231.108
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Pos Driver: 3. Bryan Herta
Hometown/Country: Valencia
Car No.: No. 28
Chassis/Engine: Reynard-Mercedes
MPH: 230.774
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ROW 2
Pos Driver: 4. r-Alex Zanardi
Hometown/Country: Italy
Car No.: No. 4x
Chassis/Engine: Reynard-Honda
MPH: 230.751
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Pos Driver: 5. Al Unser Jr.
Hometown/Country: Albuquerque
Car No.: No. 2
Chassis/Engine: Penske-Mercedes
MPH: 230.213
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Pos Driver: 6. Andre Ribeiro
Hometown/Country: Brazil
Car No.: No. 31
Chassis/Engine: Lola-Honda
MPH: 229.710
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ROW 3
Pos Driver: 7. Paul Tracy
Hometown/Country: Canada
Car No.: No. 3
Chassis/Engine: Penske-Mercedes
MPH: 228.980
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Pos Driver: 8. Emerson Fittipaldi
Hometown/Country: Brazil
Car No.: No. 9
Chassis/Engine: Penske-Mercedes
MPH: 227.816
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Pos Driver: 9. Scott Pruett
Hometown/Country: Crystal Bay, Nev.
Car No.: No. 20x
Chassis/Engine: Lola-Ford Cosworth
MPH: 227.718
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ROW 4
Pos Driver: 10. Raul Boesel
Hometown/Country: Brazil
Car No.: No. 1
Chassis/Engine: Reynard-Ford Cosworth
MPH: 227.561
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Pos Driver: 11. Michael Andretti
Hometown/Country: Nazareth, Pa.
Car No.: No. 6x
Chassis/Engine: Lola-Ford Cosworth
MPH: 226.602
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Pos Driver: 12. Christian Fittipaldi
Hometown/Country: Brazil
Car No.: No. 11
Chassis/Engine: Lola-Ford Cosworth
MPH: 226.246
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ROW 5
Pos Driver: 13. Gil de Ferran
Hometown/Country: Brazil
Car No.: No. 8x
Chassis/Engine: Reynard-Honda
MPH: 225.957
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Pos Driver: 14. Mauricio Gugelmin
Hometown/Country: Brazil
Car No.: No. 17
Chassis/Engine: Reynard-Ford Cosworth
MPH: 225.625
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Pos Driver: 15. Bobby Rahal
Hometown/Country: New Albany, Ohio
Car No.: No. 18
Chassis/Engine: Reynard-Mercedes
MPH: 225.464
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ROW 6
Pos Driver: 16. Parker Johnstone
Hometown/Country: Redmond, Ore.
Car No.: No. 49
Chassis/Engine: Reynard-Honda
MPH: 224.372
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Pos Driver: 17. r-Greg Moore
Hometown/Country: Canada
Car No.: No. 99
Chassis/Engine: Reynard-Mercedes
MPH: 224.025
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Pos Driver: 18. r-Eddie Lawson
Hometown/Country: Lake Havasu City, Ariz.
Car No.: No. 10
Chassis/Engine: Lola-Mercedes
MPH: 221.618
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ROW 7
Pos Driver: 19. r-Mark Blundell
Hometown/Country: England
Car No.: No. 21
Chassis/Engine: Reynard-Ford Cosworth
MPH: 221.487
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Pos Driver: 20. Roberto Moreno
Hometown/Country: Brazil
Car No.: No. 34
Chassis/Engine: Lola-Ford Cosworth
MPH: 221.447
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Pos Driver: 21. Robby Gordon
Hometown/Country: Orange
Car No.: No. 5
Chassis/Engine: Reynard-Ford Cosworth
MPH: 220.877
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ROW 8
Pos Driver: 22. Stefan Johansson
Hometown/Country: Sweden
Car No.: No. 16x
Chassis/Engine: Reynard-Mercedes
MPH: 219.081
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Pos Driver: 23. Fredrik Ekblom
Hometown/Country: Sweden
Car No.: No. 15
Chassis/Engine: Reynard-Ford Cosworth
MPH: 218.501
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Pos Driver: 24. r-Jeff Krosnoff
Hometown/Country: La Canada
Car No.: No. 25
Chassis/Engine: Reynard-Toyota
MPH: 217.341
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ROW 9
Pos Driver: 25. Hiro Matsushita
Hometown/Country: Japan
Car No.: No. 19
Chassis/Engine: Lola-Ford Cosworth
MPH: 216.048
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Pos Driver: 26. Juan Manuel Fangio II
Hometown/Country: Argentina
Car No.: No. 36
Chassis/Engine: Eagle-Toyota
MPH: 209.476
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Pos Driver: 27. Gary Bettenhausen
Hometown/Country: Martinsville, Ind.
Car No.: No. 26
Chassis/Engine: ’94 Penske-Mercedes
MPH: 208.607
r-rookie.
x-backup car
* The cars--Open-cockpit, open-wheel and single-seat, with engine specifications set by CART (for U.S. 500) and USAC (for Indianapolis 500). Minimum wheelbase of 96 inches, though most are between 112 and 118 inches; maximum length of 195 inches; maximum width of 78.5 inches (for U.S. 500) and 80 inches (for Indianapolis 500); minimum weight of 1,550 pounds. Indianapolis 500 cars are 1995 models and U.S. 500 cars are 1996 models unless otherwise indicated.
* Field average in qualifications--Indianapolis 500: 227.807 mph (former record 226.912, 1995); U.S. 500: 224.053.
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