Dixon is on the pole following Sunday’s qualifying session. The last time he started from that position, Dixon won in 2008 at the Brickyard.

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“It was definitely a bit shock when I saw the first number. I thought the steering wheel was broken — broken in a good way,” Dixon told the Indianapolis Star. “The race for the pole is prestigious, it’s definitely something to get excited about. But it’s not winning the Indianapolis 500.”

He finished with a four-lap average of 226.760 mph. Reigning IndyCar series champion Will Power and teammate Simon Pagenaud will also start on the front row after finishing second and third, respectively.

Changes were made to the qualifying laps after Ed Carpenter, Josef Newgarden and Helio Castroneves all flipped their cars during Indy 500 practices throughout the week. Instead of having multiple sessions to determine who would be on pole, Indy officials decided that one session would be the deciding factor and that the cars’ horsepower would be turned down for safety, Yahoo! Sports reported.

The cars’ new aero kits are thought to be a factor in each of the crashes.

The last time a pole-sitter won the race was Castroneves in 2009.

The qualifying drivers for the Indy 500 are listed below:

  1. Scott Dixon, Chevrolet 2. Will Power, Chevrolet 3. Simon Pagenaud, Chevrolet 4. Tony Kanaan, Chevrolet 5. Helio Castroneves, Chevrolet 6. Justin Wilson, Honda 7. Sebastian Bourdais, Chevrolet 8. Marco Andretti, Honda 9. Josef Newgarden, Chevrolet 10. J.R. Hildebrand, Chevrolet 11. Carlos Munoz, Honda 12. Ed Carpenter, Chevrolet 13. Oriol Servia, Honda 14. Charlie Kimball, Chevrolet 15. Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet 16. Ryan Hunter-Reay, Honda 17. Graham Rahal, Honda 18. Carlos Huertas, Honda 19. Simona de Silvestro, Honda 20. James Jakes, Honda 21. Tristan Vautier (qualifying for James Davison), Honda 22. Alex Tagliani, Honda 23. Sage Karam, Chevrolet 24. James Hinchcliffe, Honda 25. Conor Daly, Honda 26. Townsend Bell, Chevrolet 27. Takuma Sato, Honda 28. Pippa Mann, Honda 29. Gabby Chaves, Honda 30. Sebastian Saavedra, Chevrolet 31. Jack Hawksworth, Honda 32. Stefano Coletti, Chevrolet 33. Bryan Clauson, Chevrolet