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Indy 500 field appears to be wide open Memories of driver Dan Wheldon will weigh heavily on the weekend. Wheldon won his second Indy 500 a year ago, then was killed in October in a racing crash in Las Vegas. Get ready for a hot Indy 500 Sunday's Indy 500 could be the hottest ever. Indy 500 strives to regain foothold in American culture Though attendance growing again at series' premier event, it struggles to recover from sport's war in '90s INDIANAPOLIS — The late Dan Wheldon epitomized the popular notion of a race-car driver: He was fearless, talented, charismatic and dashing, right down to his white-framed sunglasses. How will scorching heat affect Sunday's Indy 500? The forecast high in the mid-90s threatens the record for the race, 92 degrees in 1937. Indy 500 starting grid The skinny: Team Penske; 226.484 mph. Won first pole of season by narrowest margin in 500 history - 9.168 inches. Has been among top six in points each of past four years but never won title. Career-best finish at Indy was fifth in 2007. Bruce Martin: Ryan Briscoe, Marco Andretti among Indy 500 drivers flying under the radar The starting lineup for Sunday's 96th Indianapolis 500 includes three legendary winners attempting to solidify their IndyCar legend. Helio Castroneves of Team Penske is attempting to become the fourth four-time winner of the Indy 500, while Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti, both of Target/Chip Ganassi, are challenging for their second and third wins, respectively, at the Brickyard. Indy 500: Bryan Clauson lives his dream Bryan Clauson got up from his desk at Noblesville High School and asked his junior-year English teacher for a hall pass. Indy 500 habit drives West Dundee fan for more than six decades Sixty-three years is a long time to be doing anything, let alone watching cars make left turns. Marshall Schneider of West Dundee attended his first Indy 500 in 1949 as a teenager who loved cars. Since then he's been to ever Indy 500 except the two races he spent serving in the Army. "It gets better every year," he said. Blount: Indy's feel-good five Castroneves could win his fourth Indy 500. Andretti could slay the family curse. Rahal, Kanaan and Hildebrand have big dreams, too. Five drivers, five potential storybook endings. Indy 500: Money drives lack of U.S.-born drivers in race The Indy 500 field was dominated by Americans in the late-1990s, reflecting a historical trend. But over the past 15 years, foreign-born drivers have taken over. In 2008, seven starting positions shifted away from Americans and there have been more foreign-born drivers every year since, with a record-tying low of nine Americans starting today.
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