RACE REVIEW

When: Today, race (Channel 7, 9 a.m.).

Where: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (rectangular oval, 2.5 miles, nine-degree banking in turns).

Last year: Juan Montoya crossed over from the CART series and won easily. Montoya, who now races in Formula One, led 167 of the 200 laps and took the checkered flag with his closest competitor still in the fourth turn. He was Indy’s first rookie champion since Graham Hill in 1966.

THE LINEUP

Order of start for today’s 85th running of the Indianapolis 500:

ROW 1

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1. (8) Scott Sharp Dallara-Oldsmobile 226.037 2. (2) Greg Ray Dallara-Oldsmobile 225.194 3. (41) Robby Gordon Dallara-Oldsmobile 224.994

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ROW 2

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4. (28) Mark Dismore Dallara-Oldsmobile 224.964 5. (66) Gil de Ferran Dallara-Oldsmobile 224.406 6. (5) Arie Luyendyk G Force-Oldsmobile 224.257

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ROW 3

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7. (33) Tony Stewart G Force-Oldsmobile 224.248 8. (35) Jeff Ward G Force-Oldsmobile 224.222 9. (24) Robbie Buhl G Force-Infiniti 224.213

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ROW 4

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10. (91) Buddy Lazier Dallara-Oldsmobile 224.190 11. (68) r-Helio Castroneves Dallara-Oldsmobile 224.142 12. (44) Jimmy Vasser G Force-Oldsmobile 223.455

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ROW 5

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13. (4) Sam Hornish Jr. Dallara-Oldsmobile 223.333 14. (10) Robby McGehee Dallara-Oldsmobile 222.607 15. (15T) Sarah Fisher Dallara-Oldsmobile 222.548

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ROW 6

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16. (52) Scott Goodyear Dallara-Infiniti 222.529 17. (77) Jaques Lazier G Force-Oldsmobile 222.145 18. (6) r-Jon Herb Dallara-Oldsmobile 222.015

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ROW 7

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19. (3) Al Unser Jr. G Force-Oldsmobile 221.615 20. (50) r-Bruno Junqueira G Force-Oldsmobile 224.208 21. (39) Michael Andretti Dallara-Oldsmobile 223.441

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ROW 8

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22. (49) r-Nicolas Minassian G Force-Oldsmobile 223.006 23. (9) Jeret Schroeder Dallara-Oldsmobile 222.786 24. (12) Buzz Calkins Dallara-Oldsmobile 222.467

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ROW 9

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25. (51) Eddie Cheever Dallara-Infiniti 222.152 26. (99T) Davey Hamilton Dallara-Oldsmobile 221.696 27. (84) Donnie Beechler Dallara-Oldsmobile 224.449

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ROW 10

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28. (14) Eliseo Salazar Dallara-Oldsmobile 223.740 29. (36) Stephan Gregoire G Force-Oldsmobile 222.888 30. (88) Airton Dare G Force-Oldsmobile 222.236

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ROW 11

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31. (16) r-Cory Witherill G Force-Oldsmobile 221.621 32. (98) Billy Boat Dallara-Oldsmobile 221.528 33. (21) r-Felipe Giaffone G Force-Oldsmobile 221.879

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Field Average--223.303 mph (record, 227.807 mph, 1996); (r-rookie)

CHAMPIONS

1911: Ray Harroun

1912: Joe Dawson

1913: Jules Goux

1914: Rene Thomas

1915: Ralph DePalma

1916: Dario Resta

1917-18: No races, World War I

1919: Howard Wilcox

1920: Gaston Chevrolet

1921: Tommy Milton

1922: Jimmy Murphy

1923: Tommy Milton

1924: L.L.Corum and Joe Boyer

1925: Pete DePaolo

1926: Frank Lockhart

1927: George Souders

1928: Louis Meyer

1929: Ray Keech

1930: Billy Arnold

1931: Louis Schneider

1932: Fred Frame

1933: Louis Meyer

1934: Bill Cummings

1935: Kelly Petillo

1936: Louis Meyer

1937: Wilbur Shaw

1938: Floyd Roberts

1939: Wilbur Shaw

1940: Wilbur Shaw

1941: Floyd Davis and Mauri Rose

1942-45: No races, World War II

1946: George Robson

1947: Mauri Rose

1948: Mauri Rose

1949: Bill Holland

1950: Johnnie Parsons

1951: Lee Wallard

1952: Troy Ruttman

1953: Bill Vukovich

1954: Bill Vukovich

1955: Bob Sweikert

1956: Pat Flaherty

1957: Sam Hanks

1958: Jimmy Bryan

1959: Rodger Ward

1960: Jim Rathmann

1961: A.J. Foyt

1962: Rodger Ward

1963: Parnelli Jones

1964: A.J. Foyt

1965: Jimmy Clark

1966: Graham Hill

1967: A.J. Foyt

1968: Bobby Unser

1969: Mario Andretti

1970: Al Unser

1971: Al Unser

1972: Mark Donohue

1973: Gordon Johncock

1974: Johnny Rutherford

1975: Bobby Unser

1976: Johnny Rutherford

1977: A.J. Foyt

1978: Al Unser

1979: Rick Mears

1980: Johnny Rutherford

1981: Bobby Unser

1982: Gordon Johncock

1983: Tom Sneva

1984: Rick Mears

1985: Danny Sullivan

1986: Bobby Rahal

1987: Al Unser

1988: Rick Mears

1989: Emerson Fittipaldi

1990: Arie Luyendyk

1991: Rick Mears

1992: Al Unser Jr.

1993: Emerson Fittipaldi

1994: Al Unser Jr.

1995: Jacques Villeneuve

1996: Buddy Lazier

1997: Arie Luyendyk

1998: Eddie Cheever

1999: Kenny Brack

2000: Juan Montoya