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Ed Carpenter wins his third Indianapolis 500 pole position. Clark Wade/IndyStar

INDIANAPOLIS -- Ed Carpenter has reclaimed the mantle as the fastest man in Indianapolis. 

On Sunday -- and for the third time in his career -- Butler graduate Ed Carpenter won the pole for the Indianapolis 500. The team owner/oval driver thrilled the Indianapolis Motor Speedway crowd by turning the only 230-mph lap of the weekend. He hit 230.088 on the first lap of his four-lap qualifying effort, which not only sent the IMS faithful into a frenzy but surprised himself, as well.

"That first lap blew my mind," Carpenter told the TV broadcast. "I thought we'd get 229, but that 230 was more than we were expecting.

Every Pole Day attempt: Indy's Ed Carpenter wins Indy 500 pole

"It means everything to me to put us in a position like this." 

Carpenter finished with a four-lap qualifying effort of 229.618, nearly a mile per hour faster than the man starting in the middle of Row 1, Simon Pagenaud. The Team Penske star and 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series champion clocked a qualifying speed of 228.761. 

Rounding out Row 1 is Penske's Will Power (228.607), who has appeared in every Fast Nine shootout since the inaugural event in 2010. 

Kicking off Row 2 is defending series champion Josef Newgarden. Sebasiten Bourdais, who missed last year's race because of a violent qualifying accident, will start in the middle of Row 2. Carpenter's young teammate, Spencer Pigot, rounds out the row with the best starting spot of his career.

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In her swan song race, fan-favorite Danica Patrick will start on the inside of Row 3. To her right is the returning "King of Speed" Helio Castroneves, who will make another run at winning his fourth Indy 500. Rounding the last of the Fast Nine is Chip Ganassi Racing's Scott Dixon, who started on the pole last year and 2015. 

Tony Kanaan kicks off Row 4 alongside his A.J. Foyt Racing teammate Mattheus Leist. They are joined by the first of Andretti Autosport's six-car fleet, Marco Andretti. 

Row 5 is made up of Dale Coyne Racing's Zachary Claman De Melo, Andretti's Ryan Hunter-Reay and Carlin Racing's Charlie Kimball. 

Row 6 features Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing's Takuma Sato, Juncos Racing's Kyle Kaiser and Schmidt Peterson Motorsports' Robert Wickens. 

The inside of Row 7 is kicked off by the A.J. Foyt Raying with Byrd-Hollinger-Belardi driver James Davison. He's joined by Carlin's Max Chilton and Andretti's Carlos Munoz.

Gabby Chaves of Harding Racing leads Row 8. He is joined by Stefan Wilson of Andretti and Sage Karam (Dreyer & Reinbold). 

Andretti’s Zach Veach starts on the inside of row nine. Oriol Servia of Scuderia Corsa with RLL starts in the middle and Dreyer & Reinbold’s JR Hildebrand finishes out the row.

Row 10 starts with SPM's Jay Howard. Chip Ganassi Racing's Ed Jones starts in the middle of Row 10 and next to him is RLL's Graham Rahal. 

The last row party features Michael Shank Racing's Jack Harvey, Andretti's Alexander Rossi and the Dale Coyne Racing with Thom Burns Racing driver Conor Daly. 

Follow IndyStar Motor Sports Insider Jim Ayello on Twitter and Facebook: @jimayello.

 

Indy 500 lineup

Number, Name, Team, Engine, Four Lap Average Speed

Row 1

20 Ed Carpenter, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet, 229.618

22 Simon Pagenaud, Team Penske, Chevrolet, 228.761

13 Will Power, Team Penske, Chevrolet, 228.607

Row 2

1 Josef Newgarden, Team Penske, Chevrolet, 228.405

18 Sebastien Bourdais, Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan, Honda, 228.142

21 Spencer Pigot, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet, 228.107

Row 3

13 Danica Patrick, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet, 228.090

3 Helio Castroneves, Team Penske, Chevrolet, 227.859

9 Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi, Honda, 227.262

Row 4

14 Tony Kanaan, A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet, 227.664

4 Matheus Leist, A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet, 227.571

98 Marco Andretti, Andretti Autosport, Honda, 227.288

Row 5

19 Zachary Claman De Melo, Dale Coyne Racing, Honda, 226.999

28 Ryan Hunter-Reay, Andretti Autosport, Honda, 226.788

23 Charlie Kimball, Carlin, Chevrolet, 226.657

Row 6

30 Takuma Sato, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda, 226.557

32 Kyle Kaiser, Juncos Racing, Chevrolet, 226.398

6 Robert Wickens, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Honda, 226.296

Row 7

33 James Davison, AJ Foyt w/Byrd/Hollinger/Balardi, Chevrolet, 226.255

59 Max Chilton, Carlin, Chevrolet, 226.212

29 Carlos Munoz, Andretti Autosport, Honda, 226.048

Row 8

88 Gabby Chaves, Harding Racing, Chevrolet, 226.007

25 Stefan Wilson, Andretti Autosport, Honda, 225.863

24 Sage Karam, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, Chevrolet, 225.823

Row 9

26 Zach Veach, Andretti Autosport, Honda, 225.748

64 Oriol Servia, Scuderia Corsa w/Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda, 225.699

66 JR Hildebrand, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, Chevrolet, 225.418

Row 10

7 Jay Howard, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports/AFS Racing, Honda, 225.388

10 Ed Jones, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda, 225.362

15 Graham Rahal, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda,  225.327

Row 11

60 Jack Harvey, Meyer Shank Racing with Schmidt Peterson, Honda, 225.254

27 Alexander Rossi, Andretti Autosport, Honda, 224.935

17 Conor Daly, Dale Coyne dba Thom Burns Racing, Chevrolet, 224.429