The Indianapolis 500 is scheduled for May 27, 2012, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The winner of the 2011 race was Dan Wheldon who was killed in an accident later that year. On May 26, he was honored in a special ceremony that included the presentation of a Baby Borg trophy. Many forecasters are predicting that the 96th Indy 500 may be the hottest race in history with temperatures above 92 degrees.
Indianapolis 500 Schedule for May 27
5:30 a.m. EST
Gates open at the track.
11:30 a.m. EST
Driver introductions begin.
12 p.m. EST
The race begins, and fans can watch on ABC or listen on Sirius channel 94.
The following drivers have qualified for the Indy 500:
1. Car No. 2, Ryan Briscoe (Chevrolet, 226.484 miles per hour)
2. Car No. 27, James Hinchcliffe (Chevrolet, 226.481 miles per hour)
3. Car No. 28, Ryan Hunter-Reay (Chevrolet, 226.240 miles per hour)
4. Car No. 26, Marco Andretti (Chevrolet, 225.456 miles per hour)
5. Car No. 12, Will Power (Chevrolet, 225.422 miles per hour)
6. Car No. 3, Helio Castroneves (Chevrolet, 225.172 miles per hour)
7. Car No. 67, Josef Newgarden (Honda, 224.677 miles per hour)
8. Car No. 11, Tony Kanaan (Chevrolet, 224.431 miles per hour)
9. Car No. 5, E.J. Viso (Chevrolet, 224.422 miles per hour)
10. Car No. 8, Rubens Barrichello (Chevrolet, 224.264 miles per hour)
11. Car No. 98, Alex Tagliani (Honda, 224.000 miles per hour)
12. Car No. 38, Graham Rahal (Honda, 223.959 miles per hour)
13. Car No. 25, Ana Beatriz (Chevrolet, 223.920 miles per hour)
14. Car No. 83, Charlie Kimball (Honda, 223.868 miles per hour)
15. Car No. 9, Scott Dixon (Honda, 223.684 miles per hour)
16. Car No. 50, Dario Franchitti (Honda, 223.582 miles per hour)
17. Car No. 19, James Jakes (Honda, 223.482 miles per hour)
18. Car No. 4, J.R. Hildebrand (Chevrolet, 223.422 miles per hour)
19. Car No. 15, Takuma Sato (Honda, 223.392 miles per hour)
20. Car No. 99, Townsend Bell (Honda, 223.134 miles per hour)
21. Car No. 18, Justin Wilson (Honda, 222.929 miles per hour)
22. Car No. 30, Michel Jourdain Jr. (Honda, 222.893 miles per hour)
23. Car No. 77, Simon Pagenaud (Honda, 222.891 miles per hour)
24. Car No. 17, Sebastian Saavedra (Chevrolet, 222.811 miles per hour)
25. Car No. 7, Sebastien Bourdais (Chevrolet, 223.760 miles per hour)
26. Car No. 41, Wade Cunningham (Honda, 223.258 miles per hour)
27. Car No. 22, Oriol Servia (Chevrolet, 222.393 miles per hour)
28. Car No. 20, Ed Carpenter (Chevrolet, 222.324 miles per hour)
29. Car No. 14, Mike Conway (Honda, 222.319 miles per hour)
30. Car No. 6, Katherine Legge (Chevrolet, 221.624 miles per hour)
31. Car No. 39, Bryan Clauson (Honda, 214.455 miles per hour)
32. Car No. 78, Simona De Silvestro (Lotus, 214.393 miles per hour)
33. Car No. 64, Jean Alesi (Lotus, 210.094 miles per hour)
Car make and qualifying speeds are in parentheses.
