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Ed Carpenter starts on pole for Indy 500 2013 Reuters

For more than a century, the Indy 500 is "The Greatest Spectacle In Racing." The excitement finally returns as the 97th running is Memorial Day, Sunday, May 26 at 12 p.m. The Indy 500 will be broadcasted on ESPN. For race fans out there who will not be by a TV when the flag starts waving, be sure to catch the live stream online by visiting the IMS live stream here.

Slated to be an exciting race on Sunday, the talk of the week has been Carlos Munoz, a newcomer to Indy who just finished third in one of the most exciting race finishes every experienced on the Indy 500.

Winning the race by an unfathomable margin of just 0.0026 seconds, Peter Dempsey of Belardi Auto Racing Indy Lights won the Freedom 100 over Gabby Chavez, Carlos Munoz, and Sage Karam.

This weekend, Carlos Munoz will be starting the race at the second on the grid, just behind pole sitter Ed Carpenter and before a legend's grandson, Marco Andretti.

Exciting in more ways than one, the 97th Indy 500 will feature two drivers that will be racing for a fourth win. Dario Franchitti and Helio Castroneves are the most successful Indianapolis racing drivers on the grid. There are only three current four-time Indy 500 champions-- Rick Mears, A.J. Foyt and Al Unser.

The only thing more unpredictable than the drivers on the grid will be the changing weather conditions during the race. According to Weather.com, Indianapolis will enjoy a comfortable high of 68 degrees on Sunday. There is a 30 percent chance of showers during the day, which significantly increases to 60 percent by the evening.

The 97th Indianapolis 500 is Memorial Day, Sunday, May 26 at 12 p.m. Watch the race on ESPN. For race fans out there who will not be by a TV when the flag starts waving, be sure to catch the live stream online by visiting the IMS live stream here.

Starting Grid

1. Ed Carpenter

2. Carlos Munoz

3. Marco Andretti

4. E.J. Viso

5. A.J. Allmendinger

6. Will Power

7. Ryan Hunter-Reay

8. Helio Castroneves

9. James Hinchcliffe

10. JR Hildebrand

11. Alex Tagliani

12. Tony Kanaan

13. Oriol Servia

14. Justin Wilson

15. Sebastien Bourdais

16. Scott Dixon

17. Dario Franchitti

18. Takuma Sato

19. Charlie Kimball

20. James Jakes

21. Simon Pagenaud

22. Townsend Bell

23. Ryan Briscoe

24. Simona De Silvestro

25. Josef Newgarden

26. Graham Rahal

27. Sebastian Saavedra

28. Tristian Vautier

29. Ana Beatriz

30. Pippa Mann

31. Conor Daly

32. Buddy Lazier

33. Katherine Legge