Things turned out pretty well for Scott Dixon the last time he held the pole position at the Indianapolis 500.
2015 Indy 500: Lineup and starting grid
Scott Dixon, Will Power and Simon Pagenaud make up the front row.
Dixon started first in 2008 and eventually took the checkered flag, his one and only win in the prestigious event. That year, Dixon led for 115 of the 200 laps, including the final 24.
The pole sitter hasn’t won at the Indy 500 since 2009, when Helio Castroneves -- three-time winner of the race -- led the pack. Castroneves will begin the 2015 race in the second row, starting fifth overall.
First-row starters won six out of seven races from 2003 through 2009, but the last five winners came from the second row and beyond.
Pole sitters have taken the checkered flag 20 times in the history of the Indy 500. The 99th installment of the race begins at 12:15 p.m. ET on ABC.
Here is the full lineup for the 2015 race.
Starting grid
Row 1
1. Scott Dixon
2. Will Power
3. Simon Pagenaud
Row 2
4. Tony Kanaan
5. Helio Castroneves
6. Justin Wilson
Row 3
7. Sebastien Bourdais
8. Marco Andretti
9. Josef Newgarden
Row 4
10. JR Hildebrand
11. Carlos Munoz
12. Ed Carpenter
Row 5
13. Oriol Servia
14. Charlie Kimball
15. Juan Pablo Montoya
Row 6
16. Ryan Hunter-Reay
17. Graham Rahal
18. Carlos Huertas
Row 7
19. Simona de Silvestro
20. James Jakes
21. Alex Tagliani
Row 8
22. Sage Karam
23. Conor Daly
24. Townsend Bell
Row 9
25. Takuma Sato
26. Pippa Mann
27. Gabby Chaves
Row 10
28. Sebastian Saavedra
29. Jack Hawksworth
30. Stefano Coletti
Row 11
31. Bryan Clauson
32. Ryan Briscoe
33. James Davison
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