New Zealand driver Scott Dixon has set the fastest time in practice for the Indianapolis 500 Indy Car race.
Dixon, the 2008 Indy champion, will start from second on the grid in the main event on Sunday.
He had the top lap time on Friday clocking 225.474 mph (362.865 km/h).
Ganassi team mate and last year's winner Dario Franchitti (UK) was third fastest.
Alex Tagliani of Canada posted the second fastest time in the final practice.
2009 third place getter Danica Patrick (US) is one of four women in the race.
The others are Simona de Silvestro (Switzerland), Britain Pippa Mann (UK) and Ana Beatriz (Brazil).
The inaugural Indianapolis 500 was raced on 30 May, 1911 on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indiana, which was built in 1909 as an automobile testing ground. The track was paved with bricks in 1910.
The 500 mile race is held annually on Memorial Day weekend (the last weekend in May).
It was not run from 1917-18 because of World War I and 1942-45 because of World War II.
