IndyCar Race Results

Ganassi's Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti made an early impact in proceedings at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in first practice on Friday ahead of this weekend's Honda Indy 200.

In the final practice at Pocono Raceway before Sunday's race, Marco Andretti once again topped the times in race trim but there were also encouraging signs from the Honda camp.

Results and top facts and figures from the 97th running of the Indianapolis 500 race on Sunday May 26 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The finalised starting grid for the 2013 Indianapolis 500 sees Ed Carpenter on pole, two rookies in the top five, and Michel Jourdain Jr. missing out.

Ed Carpenter pulled off a shock Indy 500 pole position in the Fast 9 Shootout, with Carlos Munoz and Marco Andretti joining him on the front row.

Will Power claimed his fourth consecutive pole position at St Peterburg, and will line up alongside Takuma Sato for Sunday's IndyCar race.

Ed Carpenter won the race as Ryan Hunter-Reay survived a thrilling end to the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series season to take the championship by a narrow margin over Will Power.

Dario Franchitti won the 2012 Indianapolis 500 after Takuma Sato spun trying to pass him for the lead just after the white flag came out at the start of the final lap.

Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon put Ganassi at the top of the timesheets for the final practice session at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday morning.

All remaining nine cars qualified for positions on the back three rows of the grid for the 2012 Indianapolis 500 race to be held a week on Sunday.

Tony Kanaan will start off the qualifying runs at 11am local time at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, with Katherine Legge, Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti also out early.

Tony Kanaan took pole position for Sunday's IZOD IndyCar World Championship 2011 season finale, while championship rivals Will Power and Dario Franchitti start side-by-side mid-pack.

Danica Patrick topped the timesheets at the end of the first day of activity at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, ahead of this weekend's climax to the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series season.

Ryan Hunter-Reay returned to victory lane after a confused and heated end to the MoveThatBlock.com Indy 225 race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway twice interrupted for rain.

Dario Franchitti quickly took the lead of the first race of the Firestone Twin 275 double header event, and refused to be dislodged despite a strong late challenge from team mate Scott Dixon.

Dan Wheldon was never far from the front of the field during the three hours of the 2011 Indy 500, but he never looked like winning and never led a lap. Except the last one.

The final day of practice before qualifying is known as "Fast Friday," and it lived up to its reputation with six drivers topping 228mph - led by Penske's Helio Castroneves.

Britain's Mike Conway staged a stunning victory at Long Beach by fighting back from early setbacks to find unbeatable pace following a final safety car for a collision between two Penske cars.

Will Power won the Camping World Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, confirming the Aussie's dominant form on road courses in 2010.

1. Dario Franchitti Ganassi 1m 16.7987s 107.955mph 2. Ryan Briscoe Penske 1m 16.8485s 107.885mph 3. Helio Castroneves Penske 1m 16.8702s 107.855mph

1. Simona de Silvestro Stargate Worlds 50 laps 50m 00.543s 2. John Edwards Newman Wachs +00.886secs 3. Jonathan Summerton Newman Wachs +04.474secs 4. Tonis Kasemets Polestar +26.837secs

1. Ryan Briscoe Penske 1m 06.6814s 121.905mph 2. Justin Wilson Dale Coyne 1m 06.7007s 121.870mph 3. Scott Dixon Ganassi 1m 07.0238s 121.282mph

1. Ryan Briscoe Penske 1m 28.5970 136.935mph 2. Justin Wilson Dale Coyne 1m 29.3106 135.841mph 3. Scott Dixon Ganassi 1m 29.7279 135.209mph

1. Ryan Briscoe Penske 1m 26.7966 168.394mph 2. Graham Rahal NHLR 1m 26.9392 168.117mph 3. Tony Kanaan AGR 1m 27.1073 167.793mph 4. Scott Dixon Ganassi 1m 27.4746 167.089mph