Not a bad place to be
The last five pole position starters in the Indianapolis 500 and their finish in the race. (Helio Castroneves won the pole Saturday for this year’s race):
2006: Sam Hornish Jr., 1st
2005: Tony Kanaan, 8th
2004: Buddy Rice, 1st
2003: Castroneves, 2nd
2002: Bruno Junqueira, 31st