The Indianapolis 500 gets ready for 96th running after the final results from Pole Day have come down. Australian Ryan Briscoe of the IZOD Team Penske car finished top in the qualifying results with James Hinchcliffe finishing just 0.003 behind the leader.
Here is a look at the Indy 500 qualifying results for the top seven, courtesy of Indy Star:
| Pos. | Driver | 1st lap | 2nd lap | 3rd lap | 4th lap | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Briscoe, Ryan | 226.621 | 226.578 | 226.404 | 226.334 | 226.484 |
| 2 | Hinchcliffe, James | 226.934 | 226.525 | 226.330 | 226.137 | 226.481 |
| 3 | Hunter-Reay, Ryan | 226.570 | 226.358 | 226.139 | 225.893 | 226.240 |
| 4 | Andretti, Marco | 225.911 | 225.392 | 225.335 | 225.186 | 225.456 |
| 5 | Power, Will | 225.951 | 225.442 | 225.186 | 225.111 | 225.422 |
| 6 | Castroneves, Helio | 225.933 | 225.368 | 224.850 | 224.540 | 225.172 |
| 7 | Newgarden, Josef | 224.356 | 224.160 | 224.006 | 223.626 | 224.037 |
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