Starting Grid
| Row | Inside | Middle | Outside |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 - Tony Kanaan | 6 - Sam Hornish, Jr. | 8 - Scott Sharp |
| 2 | 16 - Danica Patrick (R) | 3 - Hélio Castroneves (W) | 27 - Dario Franchitti |
| 3 | 17 - Vitor Meira | 55 - Kosuke Matsuura | 95 - Buddy Lazier (W) |
| 4 | 2 - Tomáš Enge (R) | 4 - Tomas Scheckter | 36 - Bruno Junqueira |
| 5 | 9 - Scott Dixon | 5 - Adrian Fernández | 37 - Sébastien Bourdais (R) |
| 6 | 26 - Dan Wheldon | 24 - Roger Yasukawa | 7 - Bryan Herta |
| 7 | 10 - Darren Manning | 70 - Richie Hearn | 44 - Jeff Bucknum (R) |
| 8 | 51 - Alex Barron | 15 - Kenny Bräck (W) | 33 - Ryan Briscoe (R) |
| 9 | 83 - Patrick Carpentier (R) | 20 - Ed Carpenter | 21 - Jaques Lazier |
| 10 | 14 - A. J. Foyt IV | 25 - Marty Roth | 41 - Larry Foyt |
| 11 | 22 - Jeff Ward | 91 - Jimmy Kite | 48 - Felipe Giaffone |
| Official report | |||
(W) = former Indianapolis 500 winner; (R) = Indianapolis 500 rookie
Failed to qualify:
- 98 Arie Luyendyk, Jr. (bumped)
- 91 Paul Dana (injured during a practice crash; replaced by Jimmy Kite)
- 15 Buddy Rice (injured during a practice crash; replaced by Kenny Bräck)
- 41 Scott Mayer (failed to complete rookie orientation; replaced by Larry Foyt)
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