102 Stats in 102 Days Until 102nd Indy 500 – Day 96, Average Start By Drivers Who Qualified For 2018 Race (May 20, 2018)

The 102nd Indianapolis 500 is seven days away! This is the 96th day of the 102 Stats in 102 Days Until the 102nd Indy 500 blog.

Each day from now until the Saturday before the Indianapolis 500, we’ll post a list of stats related to the race. Some are well-known statistics, while others are a little more in-depth.

Here is a look at the average start of the drivers who qualified for the 2018 race. Will Power has an average start of 6.64 in 11 races, having started on the front row in four races, and in the top nine (top three rows) in 10 of 11 races. This is subject to change barring any changes to the starting lineup prior to next Sunday’s race.

Average Start By Drivers Who Qualified For 2018 Race (Includes Starting Position for 2018)

- Will Power: 6.64

- Helio Castroneves: 6.78

- Scott Dixon: 7.38

- Tony Kanaan: 9.53

- Marco Andretti: 10.08

- Matheus Leist: 11.0 (Rookie)

- Josef Newgarden: 11.0

- Carlos Munoz: 11.5

- Danica Patrick: 11.5

- Ed Carpenter: 11.73

- Simon Pagenaud: 12.14

- Zachary Claman De Melo: 13.0 (Rookie)

- JR Hildebrand: 13.38

- Sebastien Bourdais: 14.71

- Alexander Rossi: 15.33

- Ryan Hunter-Reay: 15.82

- Kyle Kaiser: 17.0 (Rookie)

- Oriol Servia: 17.2

- Takuma Sato: 17.44

- Robert Wickens: 18.0 (Rookie)

- Graham Rahal: 18.0

- Charlie Kimball: 18.5

- Max Chilton: 19.0

- Ed Jones: 20.0

- Spencer Pigot: 21.33

- Jay Howard: 22.67

- Gabby Chaves: 23.5

- Sage Karam: 24.0

- Stefan Wilson: 26.5

- Conor Daly: 27.2

- James Davison: 28.25

- Zach Veach: 28.5

- Jack Harvey: 29.0