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Scott Dixon secures his fifth Indy 500 pole position for the 106th running of the race, breaking the speed record around the historic racetrack.

Scott Dixon was thrilled to earn his fifth Indy 500 pole, and said for the Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda team it is “huge”, but said it’s just a step toward nailing a second win on Memorial Day Weekend.

Scott Dixon charged to his fifth Indianapolis 500 pole, concluding qualifying for next Sunday's race with a 234.046mph average - the race's fastest ever pole speed.

Scott Dixon has become a five-time pole-winner at the Indianapolis 500, with the second fastest qualifying run ever seen at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and the fastest ever run to pole.

In the new Top 12 session for qualifying at the Indy 500, Scott Dixon edged Rinus VeeKay for pace advanced to the Firestone Fast Six, while Jimmie Johnson had the biggest save of the session but will start his first Indy from the fourth row.

Jimmie Johnson, who has graduated to Sunday’s Top 12 fight for pole position in the Indy 500, says the experience was intense for not only himself but also his family.

Indy 500 rookie Romain Grosjean will start next week’s race from the first four rows, but his four Andretti Autosport-Honda teammates failed to crack the top 20.

Takuma Sato had a wild ride into Sunday’s Indy 500 pole battle and he’ll face rookies Romain Grosjean and Jimmie Johnson, as rain brought an early conclusion to Saturday's qualifying.

Takuma Sato had a wild ride into Sunday’s battle for Indy 500 pole position and among others, he’ll face rookies Romain Grosjean and Jimmie Johnson, as rain brought an early conclusion to Day 1 of qualifying.

Rinus VeeKay took full advantage of the favourable temperatures at the start of the day to set the third fastest qualifying run in Indy 500 history, but there was major trouble for Helio Castroneves, Colton Herta and Marco Andretti.

Ed Carpenter Racing’s Rinus VeeKay took full advantage of the favorable temperatures at the start of the day to set the third fastest qualifying run in Indy history, but there was major trouble for several of the stars, including Helio Castroneves, Colton Herta and Marco Andretti.