Frenchmen Romain Grosjean and Simon Pagenaud will start respectively in 19th and 22nd positions, Sunday at the 500 Miles. The qualifying practice, a week ago, did not allow the two Frenchmen to really shine.
Spaniard Alex Palou, current leader in the general, has arrogated to himself the leading role, since he signed the fastest pole in the history of the mythical race. Some 300,000 spectators around the Speedway, pre-pandemic attendance that the organizers announce to be one of the strongest in the last 25 years.