Recent winners

Alexander Rossi (rookie) Juan Pablo Montoya Ryan Hunter-Reay Tony Kanaan Dario Franchitti Dan Wheldon Dario Franchitti Helio Castroneves Scott Dixon progressed and especially once we got to Fast Friday we found some speed.

“Sunday, for our only attempt at the pole we were definitely a little bit shocked with the speed. It is good to see Honda put the screws to the engine and obviously pull out some fast speeds and we get to sit on the pole for the third time.

“Now it is the hard part of trying to convert that into a win.”

Dixon has experienced starting from pole before — in 2008 he went on to win the race and in 2015 he looked a near certainty before fate