After the noon Systems Check, the IZOD IndyCar Starting Grid for Saturday’s MAVTV 500 Race was posted.
A Systems Check involved as car from any team which wants to run a lap or few to ensure the car is running OK. There is no ‘warm-up’ session for this race.
Those drivers participating in the Systems Check were: AJ ALLMENDINGER/No.2 Team Penske Chevrolet, HELIO CASTRONEVES/No.3 Team Penske Chevrolet, ORIOL SERVIA/No.4 Panther Racing Chevrolet; WILL POWER/No.12 Team Penske Chevrolet, GRAHAM RAHAL/No.15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda, JAMES JAKES/No.16 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda, Rookie TRISTAN VAUTIER/No.55 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda and SIMON PAGENAUD/No.77 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda.
OFFICIAL STARTING LINE UP
1 WILL POWER/Chevrolet
2 AJ ALLMENDINGER/Chevrolet
3 SEBASTIEN BOURDAIS/Chevrolet
4 CHARLIE KIMBALL/Honda
5 JAMES JAKES/Honda
6 MARCO ANDRETTI/Chevrolet
7 ED CARPETER/Chevrolet
8 JAMES HINCHCLIFF/Chevrolet
9 TONY KANAAN/Chevrolet
10 CARLOS MUNOZ/Chevrolet – Rookie
11 RYAN HUNTER-REAY/Chevrolet
12 HELIO CASTRONEVES/Chevrolet
13 SIMON PAGENAUD/Honda
14 ORIOL SERVIA/Chevrolet
15 JR HILDEBRAND/Honda
16 SIMONA DE SILVESTRO/Chevrolet
17 SCOTT DIXON/Honda
18 JUSTIN WILSON/Honda
19 PIPPA MANN/Honda
20 JOSEF NEWGARDEN/Honda
21 ALEX TAGLIANI/Honda
22 GRAHAM RAHAL/Honda
23 TRISTAN VAUTIER/Honda – Rookie
24 SEBASTIAB SAAVEDRA/Honda
25 TAKUMA SATO/Honda
Pursuant to Rule 15.6.1 (unauthorized engine change), these cars penalized starting grid spots
#3, #6, #9, #10, #14, #15, #55, and #67
