| Perfect sunny weather! |
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| The nineth row on the starting grid: Townsend Bell, Charlie Kimball, and Jacques Villeneuve (running in the Indy 500 for the first time since his 1995 victory). |
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| The eighth row on the starting grid: Pippa Mann, Takuma Sato, and Alex Tagliani. |
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| The pre-race balloons are released. |
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| Juan Pablo Montoya takes a pitstop (running in the Indy 500 for the first time since his 2000 victory). |
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| Scott Dixon takes a pitstop. |
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| Charlie Kimball takes a pitstop. |
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| A red flag stops the race to repair the wall after a crash. |
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| Ryan Hunter-Reay goes to victory circle. |
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