Starting Grid
| Row | Inside | Middle | Outside | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves (W) | 12 | Will Power | 10 | Dario Franchitti (W) |
| 2 | 6 | Ryan Briscoe | 77 | Alex Tagliani | 9 | Scott Dixon (W) |
| 3 | 30 | Graham Rahal | 20 | Ed Carpenter | 06 | Hideki Mutoh |
| 4 | 99 | Townsend Bell | 22 | Justin Wilson | 2 | Raphael Matos |
| 5 | 32 | Mario Moraes | 21 | Davey Hamilton | 24 | Mike Conway |
| 6 | 26 | Marco Andretti | 37 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 4 | Dan Wheldon (W) |
| 7 | 8 | E. J. Viso | 23 | Tomas Scheckter | 25 | Ana Beatriz (R) |
| 8 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro (R) | 7 | Danica Patrick | 36 | Bertrand Baguette (R) |
| 9 | 33 | Bruno Junqueira | 19 | Alex Lloyd | 34 | Mario Romancini (R) |
| 10 | 43 | John Andretti | 67 | Sarah Fisher | 14 | Vitor Meira |
| 11 | 5 | Takuma Sato (R) | 29 | Sebastian Saavedra (R) | 11 | Tony Kanaan |
- (W) = Former Indianapolis 500 winner
- (R) = Indianapolis 500 rookie
- Tony Kanaan moved to the last starting position due to changes to the car
Failed to qualify
- Jaques Lazier (too slow)
- Jay Howard (R) (withdrew speed, too slow to bump back into the field)
- Paul Tracy (withdrew speed, too slow to bump back into the field)
- Milka Duno (three qualifying attempts; none run to completion)
- A. J. Foyt IV (quit team)
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