Dixon, Honda Claim Pole for 106th Indianapolis 500

• Scott Dixon, Alex Palou will begin one-two with Honda energy
• Dixon information second-fastest qualifying run in Indianapolis 500 historical past
• Third consecutive Indy 500 pole for Honda, two-in-a-row for Dixon

SPEEDWAY, Ind., Might 22, 2022 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — For the fifth time in his unimaginable profession, Scott Dixon will lead the sector to inexperienced on the Indianapolis 500. The 2008 Indy 500 winner and six-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion claimed pole in an electrical Firestone Quick Six remaining qualifying run Sunday on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a four-lap common pace of 234.046 mph, the fasted pole pace – and second-fastest qualifying run – in Indianapolis 500 historical past.

Dixon will line up on the entrance row alongside his Chip Ganassi Racing teammate, defending collection champion Alex Palou.  Two different Ganassi Honda drivers – Marcus Ericsson and veteran Tony Kanaan – will begin fifth and sixth, respectively.

Honda’s HI22TT V-6 Indy automotive engine powered 4 of the six qualifiers in at the moment’s “Quick Six” qualifying spherical session, in addition to seven of the highest 12 qualifiers who superior out of yesterday’s first-round qualifying.

The opposite Honda drivers to advance out of first-round qualifying included Romain Grosjean, who will begin ninth; two-time Indy winner Takuma Sato, who will begin 10^th; and seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson, who will begin his first ‘500’ from 12^th.

Quotes

Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing Honda) Pole qualifier, his fifth Indianapolis 500 pole; second solely to Rick Mears with six Indy poles: “That is what this place is all about, it is so wonderful.  The ups and downs you’ll be able to have simply in at some point are loopy.  An enormous ‘thanks’ to all of the followers, it is so good to see everybody within the grandstands.  Thanks a lot to the #9 workforce and Honda, they introduced it at the moment.  To get all 5 of our [Chip Ganassi Racing] automobiles into the High 12, after which 4 into the Quick Six, I hope [team owner] Chip [Ganassi] has acquired a smile on his face!  Laborious work and folks, that is what it takes.  I am one of many fortunate guys that will get to drive, however the quantity of effort from everybody again on the store; and although HPD and Honda, the pace that they convey; and all my teammates; it takes everybody.  However that is solely stage one, it will not imply something come subsequent Sunday.  We’re beginning in the precise spot, and we’ll positively be making an attempt to maintain it on the precise spot come race day.”

Alex Palou (Chip Ganassi Honda) Will begin his third Indianapolis 500 from the center of the primary row: “Tremendous comfortable to be beginning on the entrance row, that is a primary for me at Indianapolis.  The complete Chip Ganassi workforce did an incredible job and Honda is beginning 1-2 with Scott Dixon and me.  So, actually comfortable about that and hope we are able to take one in all our automobiles to Victory Lane subsequent Sunday!”

Kelvin Fu (Vice President, Honda Efficiency Growth) on Honda’s 15^th Indianapolis 500 pole: “That is Honda’s third consecutive pole for the ‘500’ and two in a row with Scott Dixon.  The workforce at HPD did a terrific job coping with the brand new [qualifying] format, and the sheer bravery of the entire Ganassi lineup in all of their qualifying runs was completely wonderful.  It has been a troublesome begin of the season for us, however this can be a validation of all of the onerous work occurring at HPD and our accomplice groups.  They got here by way of at the moment, on the largest stage in our sport.  There’s nonetheless subsequent week, and we have a race to win.  We’ll benefit from the second tonight, however then it is again to work for subsequent weekend’s 500.”

Quick Details

• That is Honda’s 13^th pole in 22 races on the Indianapolis 500, and seven^th pole in 16 Indianapolis 500s with multi-manufacturer competitors. It’s Honda’s third consecutive ‘500’ pole, a streak begun by Marco Andretti in 2020 and continued by Dixon in 2021-22.
• That is Scott Dixon’s fifth Indianapolis pole in 20 Indianapolis 500s, together with his earlier pole runs coming in 2008 (when he additionally received the race), 2015, 2017 and final yr. It’s the seventh Indianapolis 500 pole for Chip Ganassi Racing.
• Honda has received extra Indianapolis 500 races than any main automaker: 14 victories from 21 races – a win ratio of 66% – because the firm entered the INDYCAR competitors in 1994.
• Honda has had extra race begins on the Indianapolis 500 than some other auto producer: 405 begins. Honda drivers even have accomplished extra race laps on the Indianapolis 500 than some other carmaker: 70,935 laps.

The place to Watch Sunday’s 106^th Working of the Indianapolis 500

Dwell NBC community protection of the 106^th operating of the Indianapolis 500 begins at 11 a.m. EDT, with the inexperienced flag to start out Sunday’s 200-lap contest at 12:45 p.m. EDT.  Dwell streaming may even be out there on NBC Peacock.

Honda Racing social media content material and video hyperlinks from Indianapolis might be discovered on Instagram (www.instagram.com/hondaracing_hpd), Twitter (twitter.com/HondaRacing_HPD) and Fb (www.fb.com/HondaRacingHPD).  Further options and long-form movies might be discovered on the Honda Racing/HPD YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/HondaRacingHPDTV).

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