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Smiled Dixon Power at odds over desired weather for Indy 500

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Scott Dixon and Will Power are hoping for different weather and track conditions as they tackle the 105th running of the Indianapolis 500 from opposite ends of the grid.After almost two hours of Carb Day practice in 59-60degF ambient temperatures, the two former Indy 500 winners agreed that cold air tomorrow would increase the amount of back and forth racing, as it provides more downforce.

Power will need that to help him make progress through the turbulent air from his shocking last-row grid slot, but pole-winner Dixon wants it warmer to give him a chance to ease away from his rivals

Reflecting on the 47 laps he spent on track during the Carb Day session, Dixon said the frantic action provided a preview of what it could be like on Sunday – although peak temperature is expected to reach 70degF during the race, which starts at 12.45pm ET.

The Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda ace said: “With the weather conditions it was super-stuck for everyone, easy to pass back in the pack, which was definitely interesting… which may show how the race is going to be, come Sunday. Hopefully it warms up a little bit to create some separation.

“But we got through what we needed to. We got the miles on the engine that we needed to. Ran through some fuel mixtures, did the full-tank stuff and all that, so it was good.

Power said that all four Team Penske-Chevrolets finishing the session was not unexpected – “Low-boost race trim we’ve been very good all the time” – and added, “We haven’t really ventured far from our original setup from the last couple weeks.

“Yeah, in a good window. Got a new engine obviously [all entries get fresh engines for Carb Day and the race] so it’s probably a little bit better. Felt good. It’s just going to be a matter of catching a good yellow, or if it’s cool, you can pass. Hoping for a cooler day.”

Dixon agreed, “It would be a better show, but I don’t think you can call it racing. It’s just easier for everybody. It’s a good show, but it’s just easy…

“I think it will be better for Power, too, to be warmer. I think their cars would be better. I think the better cars always find their way to the front.”

Dixon was asked about how he’d feel if he did find himself battling his long-time rival for the win.

“It will be impressive!” smiled Dixon. “I honestly felt bad for Will [in qualifying]. Obviously he’s a fierce competitor. Seeing the struggles – not him, but the team – are going through for qualifying pace.

“He’s probably the greatest qualifier of our era if not all time. You definitely know it’s not him, it’s just one of those frustrating things. He handled it extremely well. Kudos for keeping his foot in it, too, which made for some great TV, some great internet stuff, as well.

“Obviously I’ll be in the car so I won’t be able to watch it. I’m sure at some point we’ll be fighting it out. Should be great.”

Power said that trying to make big gains from the back of the grid will require the usual balance of care and aggression, rather than all-out charge.

“Obviously you can’t be too conservative but you can’t be too aggressive either. You don’t want to end up in the wall. Just a methodical day. Good pitstop sequences, maybe fish for a lucky yellow, a strategy call like that.

“You can’t force it around this place. You just can’t. You got to get a good balance and get in that rhythm. It’s very difficult to tell if you can pass [when you’re] 32 cars back. Like last year at the start, we qualified 24th or something and you couldn’t do much at all. There’s a bit more downforce this year, I’m hoping that you can, if you got a bit better car, get through a few cars…

“I felt like we didn’t have a very good car at all. We could have finished sixth if I didn’t go long in the last pit stop. You can move forward, no question, just through other people’s mistakes and doing a solid day.”

Dixon added: “If it’s like this, it’s going to be mentally draining because there’s a lot of action going on. You can kind of pass on the front straight, repass on the back straight. A lot of action going on.

“Looking forward to it if that’s the way it plays out. But I think when the pack is a lot tighter, it also has the opportunity for some missteps and maybe some bigger caution periods, things like that. Hopefully everybody remains safe.”

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2021 Indy 500 qualifying features 35 drivers seeking

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Thirty-five cars will fill 33 starting spots for the 105th Indianapolis 500 on May 30 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. An official Indy 500 qualifying attempt is 4 laps around the 2.5-mile oval. Here’s how the process works: (One disclaimer: IndyCar doesn’t run on ovals in the rain, so bad weather can prompt procedure changes.

Indy 500 qualifying on May 22

Each car is guaranteed one qualifying attempt. Drivers usually will complete and accept their first attempt, but sometimes an attempt is “waved off” if the team considers it uncompetitive.

Drivers may make as many attempts as they wish, but they must make a choice on their subsequent attempts. Two lanes will be established on pit road — the “normal” lane and the “fast” lane.Drivers making later attempts from the normal lane may do so without withdrawing the result of their previous attempt. Drivers choosing the fast lane get priority over drivers in the normal lane, but those drivers must withdraw any earlier attempts. (Many drivers in the fast line did not complete an earlier attempt.)

After the first day of qualifying, positions 10-30 (Rows 3-10) are set for the race.

Indy 500 bump day

Drivers ranked 31st or worse after the first day of qualifying compete for the final three race positions (Row 11). Drivers get one attempt. When 33 positions are occupied on the starting grid, faster subsequent attempts will “bump” the slowest of that day’s qualifiers off the grid. When the qualifying session is completed, the 31st, 32nd and 33rd starting spots are set. The cars finishing 34th and 35th are out of the race.

Indy 500 pole day

Later that day, the “Fast Nine” qualifying will determine the first nine positions (Rows 1-3) for the race.

Each driver in this group gets one attempt. The fastest earns the pole position, which earns him or her a $100,000 prize on top of getting to lead the field to the green flag in the May 30 race. Second-fastest starts 2nd, etc.If a driver fails to complete a qualifying attempt during this session, he or she would start no worse than 9th.

When is Indy 500 qualifying?

Saturday, May 22: 9:30-10:30 a.m., practice; noon-5:50 p.m., qualifying Tickets

Sunday, May 23: 11 a.m.-noon, practice; 1:15-2:30 p.m., last chance qualifying; 3-3:45 p.m., Fast Nine qualifying; 5-7 p.m., Indy 500 practice

How can I watch or stream Indy 500 qualifying?

Saturday, May 22: 9:30-10:30 a.m., Peacock; noon-2 p.m., Peacock; 2-3 p.m., NBC, Peacock; 3-6 p.m., NBCSN, Peacock.

Sunday, May 23: 11 a.m.-noon, Peacock; 1-2:30 p.m., NBCSN, Peacock; 2:30-4:30 p.m, NBC, Peacock; 4:30-7 p.m., Peacock.

Who won the pole position for the 2020 Indy 500?

Marco Andretti earned the top spot, average 231.068 mph.

Who has won the most pole positions in Indy 500 history?

Rick Mears won the pole position 6 times (1979, ’82, ’86, ’88, ’89 and ’91). He won the race from the top spot in 1979, ’88 and ’91, as well as in 1984 (from the 3rd starting position).

What is the fastest Indy 500 qualifying speed?

Arie Luyendyk completed 4 laps averaging 236.986 mph in 1996. At the time, rules dictated the pole position could be earned only on the first day of qualifying. Because his effort came on the second of four days of qualifying (his car failed inspection after his first attempt), he earned the 21th starting spot.

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Indy 500 purse,How much prize money does the winner get in 2020?

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The #Indy 500# n 2020 was going to award the winner more money than ever from a record $15 million purse. This was the promise of Roger Penske, the super-rich race team owner who purchased Indianapolis Motor Speedway last year.

Then the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in the United States in the spring, and everything changed.

Not only was the 2020 Indy 500 pushed back to August from its traditional date in May, but after initially planning to host fans at 50 percent capacity and then at 25 percent capacity, Indianapolis Motor Speedway was forced to proceed with the race without fans in attendance. Which directly impacts the purse for the Indy 500.

MORE: Everything to know about the Indy 500 in 2020

According to Racer Magazine, the lack of Indy 500 ticket sales alone takes at least $20 million away from the track’s earnings. So Penske had to cut the Indy 500 purse in half, from $15 million to $7.5 million.

“I’m not worried about the purse,” IndyCar team owner Chip Ganassi said earlier this month. “Sure we’d like to have more money, but this isn’t about one year and (Penske) is doing all he can.”

Added Ed Carpenter, another team owner who also races part-time himself: “We could be in a much worse situation than we are, and instead of b—ing about the prize money, I think we’re thankful to have the opportunity to compete. It’s still pretty damn big money, but if the only way to win was not make a penny, I’d do that every day of the week.”

Below are all of the details about the purse for the Indy 500 in 2020, including how much money the winner is projected to receive and how the payout breakdown looks.
How much does the Indy 500 winner get?

Prize money: $1.5 million (est.)

This is an estimate based on past Indy 500 payout breakdowns and the updated purse of $7.5 million for the 2020 Indy 500.

The driver-by-driver earnings from the 2020 Indy 500 will not be announced until the day after the race, but recent Indy 500 winners have earned roughly 20 percent of the purse. And 20 percent of $7.5 million is $1.5 million.

Even though the winner of the 2020 Indy 500 will receive half of what he would have earned from a $15 million purse, he will still receive much more than anybody else, at least double the amount of the second-place earnings based on previous Indy 500 payouts.

For example, last year’s Indy 500 winner, Simon Pagenaud, earned $2,669,529 from an overall purse of $13,090,536. Second-place finisher Alexander Rossi earned $759,179.
What is the Indy 500 purse for 2020?

Indy 500 purse: $7.5 million

So much for Penske’s plan to raise the Indy 500 purse almost $2 million from $13,090,536 million last year to $15 million in 2020.

Penske told team owners in early August that the 2020 Indy 500 payout would be reduced to $7.5 million due mostly to the track’s inability to host fans. It’s a huge hit to all of the race teams involved, but half of the prize money typically awarded at the Indy 500 is better than nothing.

“Far and away it’s what makes and breaks our season as teams,” Carpenter told reporters earlier this month (via NBC Sports). “It’s the most important event to our partners. It 100 percent sucks not having fans there and not even being able to have the experience with our partners in full being there. But it’s necessary.

“We’ve got to look at all the hard decisions now of what we have to do to be in a position to have fans in 2021. It’s critical for the health of the teams that we have this race to make sure we have teams back here next year. That sounds a little dramatic, but that’s the reality.”
Indy 500 payout breakdown 2020

The details of the Indy 500 payout system are undisclosed, but it is relatively complicated. The purse is made up of prize money from Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the IndyCar Series, sponsors and organizers, meaning a driver with a certain sponsor might have a chance to make more money in the Indy 500 than a driver with a different sponsor.

Further, the Indy 500 payout fluctuates based on variables like the number of laps led, fastest laps and so on. That’s why the driver who finishes seventh, for example, could earn less in prize money than the driver who finishes eighth.

For reference, below are the results from last year’s Indy 500 and the payouts for each driver. Because of the purse reduction, the payouts in 2020 will be roughly half of what they were in 2019.
Pos. Driver Earnings

Pos. Driver Earnings
1. Simon Pagenaud $2,669,529
2. Alexander Rossi $759,179
3. Takuma Sato $540,454
4. Josef Newgarden $462,904
5. Will Power $444,554
6. Ed Carpenter $450,554
7. Santino Ferrucci $435,404
8. Ryan Hunter-Reay $379,129
9. Tony Kanaan $369,129
10. Conor Daly $230,805
11. James Hinchcliffe $365,129
12. James Davison $220,305
13. Ed Jones $233,305
14. Spencer Pigot $377,229
15. Matheus Leist $344,129
16. Pippa Mann $200,305
17. Scott Dixon $359,204
18. Helio Castroneves $200,305
19. Sage Karam $204,305
20. JR Hildebrand $200,305
21. Jack Harvey $200,305
22. Oriol Servia $203,305
23. Marcus Ericsson $384,629
24. Jordan King $200,805
25. Charlie Kimball $200,305
26. Marco Andretti $334,129
27. Graham Raha $334,129
28. Felix Rosenqvist $353,279
29. Zach Veach $334,129
30. Sebastien Bourdais $342,129
31. Kyle Kaiser $205,305
32. Ben Hanley $200,805
33. Colton Herta $351,129

The Indy 500 purse hasn’t been as low as $7.5 million since the early 1990s. The winner used to receive more than 50 percent of the purse, which is no longer the case.

Below are all of the purses and winners’ earnings in the 103-year history of the Indy 500.

Pos. Driver Earnings
1. Simon Pagenaud $2,669,529
2. Alexander Rossi $759,179
3. Takuma Sato $540,454
4. Josef Newgarden $462,904
5. Will Power $444,554
6. Ed Carpenter $450,554
7. Santino Ferrucci $435,404
8. Ryan Hunter-Reay $379,129
9. Tony Kanaan $369,129
10. Conor Daly $230,805
11. James Hinchcliffe $365,129
12. James Davison $220,305
13. Ed Jones $233,305
14. Spencer Pigot $377,229
15. Matheus Leist $344,129
16. Pippa Mann $200,305
17. Scott Dixon $359,204
18. Helio Castroneves $200,305
19. Sage Karam $204,305
20. JR Hildebrand $200,305
21. Jack Harvey $200,305
22. Oriol Servia $203,305
23. Marcus Ericsson $384,629
24. Jordan King $200,805
25. Charlie Kimball $200,305
26. Marco Andretti $334,129
27. Graham Raha $334,129
28. Felix Rosenqvist $353,279
29. Zach Veach $334,129
30. Sebastien Bourdais $342,129
31. Kyle Kaiser $205,305
32. Ben Hanley $200,805
33. Colton Herta $351,129

Indy 500 payout history

The Indy 500 purse hasn’t been as low as $7.5 million since the early 1990s. The winner used to receive more than 50 percent of the purse, which is no longer the case.

Below are all of the purses and winners’ earnings in the 103-year history of the Indy 500.

Year Purse Winner Winner’s earnings
1911 $27,550 Ray Harroun $14,250
1912 $52,225 Joe Dawson $20,000
1913 $55,875 Jules Goux $20,000
1914 $51,675 Rene Thomas $20,000
1915 $51,200 Ralph DePalma $20,000
1916 $31,350 Dario Resta $12,000
1919 $55,275 Howdy Wilcox $20,000
1920 $93,550 Gaston Chevrolet $21,400
1921 $86,850 Tommy Milton $26,400
1922 $70,575 Jimmy Murphy $26,200
1923 $83,425 Tommy Milton $28,500
1924 $86,850 L.L. Corum/Joe Boyer $20,050
1925 $87,750 Peter DePaolo $28,800
1926 $88,100 Frank Lockhart $35,600
1927 $89,850 George Souders $30,625
1928 $90,750 Louis Meyer $28,250
1929 $95,150 Ray Keech $31,950
1930 $96,250 Billy Arnold $36,900
1931 $81,800 Louis Schneider $29,500
1932 $93,900 Fred Frame $31,050
1933 $54,450 Louis Meyer $18,000
1934 $83,775 Bill Cummings $29,725
1935 $78,575 Kelly Petillo $30,600
1936 $82,525 Louis Meyer $31,300
1937 $92,135 Wilbur Shaw $35,075
1938 $91,075 Floyd Roberts $32,075
1939 $87,050 Wilbur Shaw $27,375
1940 $85,525 Wilbur Shaw $30,725
1941 $90,925 Floyd Davis/Mauri Rose $29,200
1946 $115,450 George Robson $42,350
1947 $137,425 Mauri Rose $33,425
1948 $171,075 Mauri Rose $42,800
1949 $179,050 Bill Holland $51,575
1950 $201,035 Johnnie Parsons $57,458
1951 $207,650 Lee Wallard $63,612
1952 $230,100 Troy Ruttman $61,743
1953 $246,300 Bill Vukovich $89,496
1954 $269,375 Bill Vukovich $74,934
1955 $270,400 Bob Sweikert $76,138
1956 $282,052 Pat Flaherty $93,819
1957 $300,252 Sam Hanks $103,844
1958 $305,217 Jimmy Bryan $105,574
1959 $338,100 Rodger Ward $106,850
1960 $369,150 Jim Rathmann $110,000
1961 $400,000 A.J. Foyt $117,975
1962 $426,152 Rodger Ward $125,015
1963 $494,030 Parnelli Jones $148,513
1964 $506,575 A.J. Foyt $153,650
1965 $628,399 Jim Clark $166,621
1966 $691,808 Graham Hill $156,297
1967 $734,834 A.J. Foyt $171,527
1968 $712,269 Bobby Unser $175,139
1969 $805,127 Mario Andretti $206,727
1970 $1,000,002 Al Unser $271,697
1971 $1,001,604 Al Unser $238,454
1972 $1,011,845 Mark Donohue $218,767
1973 $1,006,105 Gordon Johncock $236,022
1974 $1,015,686 Johnny Rutherford $245,031
1975 $1,001,321 Bobby Unser $214,031
1976 $1,037,776 Johnny Rutherford $255,321
1977 $1,116,807 A.J. Foyt $259,791
1978 $1,145,225 Al Unser $290,363
1979 $1,271,954 Rick Mears $270,401
1980 $1,503,225 Johnny Rutherford $318,819
1981 $1,605,375 Bobby Unser $299,124
1982 $2,067,475 Gordon Johncock $290,609
1983 $2,411,450 Tom Sneva $385,886
1984 $2,795,899 Rick Mears $434,060
1985 $3,271,025 Danny Sullivan $517,662
1986 $4,001,450 Bobby Rahal $581,062
1987 $4,490,375 Al Unser $526,762
1988 $5,025,400 Rick Mears $809,853
1989 $5,723,725 Emerson Fittipaldi $1,001,604
1990 $6,325,803 Arie Luyendyk $1,090,940
1991 $7,009,150 Rick Mears $1,219,704
1992 $7,527,450 Al Unser Jr. $1,244,184
1993 $7,681,300 Emerson Fittipaldi $1,155,304
1994 $7,864,800 Al Unser Jr. $1,373,813
1995 $8,063,550 Jacques Villeneuve $1,312,019
1996 $8,114,600 Buddy Lazier $1,367,854
1997 $8,612,450 Arie Luyendyk $1,568,150
1998 $8,722,150 Eddie Cheever Jr. $1,433,000
1999 $9,047,150 Kenny Brack $1,465,190
2000 $9,476,505 Juan Pablo Montoya $1,235,690
2001 $9,610,325 Helio Castroneves $1,270,475
2002 $10,028,580 Helio Castroneves $1,606,215
2003 $10,151,830 Gil de Ferran $1,353,265
2004 $10,250,580 Buddy Rice $1,761,740
2005 $10,304,815 Dan Wheldon $1,537,805
2006 $10,518,565 Sam Hornish Jr. $1,744,855
2007 $10,668,815 Dario Franchitti $1,645,233
2008 $14,406,580 Scott Dixon $2,988,065
2009 $14,315,315 Helio Castroneves $3,048,005
2010 $13,592,815 Dario Franchitti $2,752,055
2011 $13,509,485 Dan Wheldon $2,592,255
2012 $13,285,815 Dario Franchitti $2,474,280
2013 $12,020,065 Tony Kanaan $2,353,355
2014 $14,231,760 Ryan Hunter-Reay $2,491,194
2015 $13,397,315 Juan Pablo Montoya $2,449,055
2016 $13,273,253 Alexander Rossi $2,548,743
2017 $13,178,359 Takuma Sato $2,458,129
2018 $13,078,065 Will Power $2,525,454
2019 $13,090,536 Simon Pagenaud $2,669,529
2020 $7.5 million –

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