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Facts and figures of the 97th Indianapolis 500

Facts and figures of the 97th Indianapolis 500-mile race Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway:EVENT — The 97th Indianapolis 500.DISTANCE — 500 miles; 200 laps around the asphalt-on-brick Indianapolis Motor Speedway track, a 2.5-mile rectangular oval.SANCTIONING BODY — IndyCar.RACE CARS — Open-cockpit, open-wheel and single-seat, with 2.2-liter, 550-700 horsepower turbocharged V-6 engines.ENGINE MANUFACTURERS — Chevrolet, Honda.CHASSIS — All cars use Dallaras.PACE CAR — 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray driven by Jim Harbaugh, the San Francisco 49ers coach and former Colts quarterback.START — Noon EDT from a flying start, following warm-up, parade and pace laps.FINISH — Standings are unofficial until posted by the IndyCar Series.NUMBER OF STARTERS — 33 cars; three abreast in each of 11 rows.POLE POSITION — Ed Carpenter, the Indianapolis native and stepson of IndyCar founder Tony George won Indy's pole with a four-lap qualifying average of 228.762 mph. He will be the first member of ...

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