Marco Andretti takes pole position for 2020 Indy 500
- 104th Indianapolis 500, 2:30 p.m. Aug. 23, NBC
Marco Andretti brought the family back to the Indianapolis 500 pole position.
Driving the No. 98 Honda, Andretti edged Scott Dixon with a four-lap effort of 231.068 mph Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway during the Fast Nine Shootout.
Andretti's grandfather -- the legend Mario Andretti -- won the Indy 500 pole in 1966, '67 and '87. As drivers, the family has one Indy 500 victory, Mario in 1969.
Marco Andretti's previous best Indy 500 start is third in 2013. He narrowly finished second as a rookie in 2016.
The 104th Indy 500 is Aug. 23 at 2:30 p.m. (NBC).
Dixon, the 2008 race winner, was seeking his fourth Indy 500 pole, but settled for the middle of the front row at 231.051 mph. Takuma Sato rounded out the front row.
The team headed by Michael Andretti -- Marco's father and a successful retired racer -- has race wins in 2014 (Ryan Hunter-Reay driving), '16 (Alexander Rossi) and '17 (Sato).
1-33: This is the 2020 Indy 500 starting lineup
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Row 1
98. Marco Andretti, Andretti/Herta/Curb-Agajanian, Honda, 231.068
9. Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda, 231.051
30. Takuma Sato, Rahal Letterman Lanigan, Honda, 230.725
Row 2
21. Rinus VeeKay, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet, 230.704
28. Ryan Hunter-Reay, Andretti Autosport, Honda, 230.648
29. James Hinchcliffe, Andretti Autosport, Honda, 229.870
Row 3
55. Alex Palou, Coyne/Goh, Honda, 229.676
15. Graham Rahal, Rahal Letterman Lanigan, Honda, 229.380
27. Alexander Rossi, Andretti Autosport, Honda, 229.234
Row 4
88. Colton Herta, Andretti/Harding/Steinbrenner, Honda, 230.775
8. Marcus Ericsson, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda, 230.566
45, Spencer Pigot, RLL/Citrone/Buhl, Honda, 230.539
Row 5
1. Josef Newgarden, Team Penske, Chevrolet, 230.296
10. Felix Rosenqvist, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda, 230.254
5. Patricio O'Ward, Arrow McLaren SP, Chevrolet, 230.213
Row 6
20. Ed Carpenter, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet, 230.211
26. Zach Veach, Andretti Autosport, Honda, 229.961
47. Conor Daly, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet, 229.955
Row 7
18. Santino Ferrucci, Coyne/Vasser-Sullivan, Honda, 229.924
60. Jack Harvey, Meyer Shank Racing, Honda, 229.861
7. Oliver Askew, Arrow McLaren SP, Chevrolet, 229.760
Row 8
12. Will Power, Team Penske, Chevrolet, 229.701
14. Tony Kanaan, A.J. Foyt Racing, Chevrolet, 229.154
41. Dalton Kellett, A.J. Foyt Racing, Chevrolet, 228.880
Row 9
22. Simon Pagenaud, Team Penske, Chevrolet, 228.836
66. Fernando Alonso, Arrow McLaren SP, Chevrolet, 228.768
51. James Davison, Coyne/Ware/Byrd/Belardi, Honda, 228.747
Row 10
3. Helio Castroneves, Team Penske, Chevrolet, 228.373
4. Charlie Kimball, A.J. Foyt Racing, Chevrolet, 227.758
59. Max Chilton, Carlin, Chevrolet, 227.303
Row 11
24. Sage Karam, Dreyer & Reinbold, Chevrolet, 227.099
67. J.R. Hildebrand, Dreyer & Reinbold, Chevrolet, 226.341
81. Ben Hanley, DragonSpeed, Chevrolet, 222.917