Skip Barber Racing School Alumni Shine in Qualifying for the 100th Indy 500

As the gateway to Motorsports, Skip Barber Racing School is excited to recognize its alumni at the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500. Out of the 33 racers taking the green flag this weekend, fifteen drivers (45% of the field) are Skip Barber Racing School alumni that continue to dominate the upper echelons of motorsports. This year's racers are a testament to Skip Barber's 41-year formula of training champions.

Just getting to participate in this iconic race is a huge coup for the 15 Skip Barber Racing School drivers racing at this year's Indy 500. That said, Skip Barber Racing School can boast that 3 out of the top 5 qualifiers - Townsend Bell, Ryan Hunter Reay and Josef Newgarden got there start at the School – the world's premier motorsports education company.

"It is rewarding for all Skip Barber Racing School employees, instructors and customers to watch alumni perform so well," said Skip Barber Racing School Chairman and CEO Michael Culver. "It underscores that our system of driver training and development works and why we are the only FIA approved Regional Training Provider for young drivers in the USA."

BOLDED: Skip Barber Racing School alumni racing in the 100th Indianapolis 500 by starting position:

1 James Hinchcliffe
2 Josef Newgarden
3 Ryan Hunter-Reay
4 Townsend Bell
5 Carlos Munoz
6 Will Power
7 Mikhail Aleshin
8 Simon Pagenaud
9 Helio Castroneves
10 Oriol Servia
11 Alexander Rossi
12 Takuma Sato
13 Scott Dixon
14 Marco Andretti
15 JR Hildebrand
16 Charlie Kimball
17 Juan Pablo Montoya
18 Tony Kanaan
19 Sebastien Bourdais
20 Ed Carpenter
21 Gabby Chaves
22 Max Chilton
23 Sage Karam
24 Conor Daly
25 Pippa Mann
26 Graham Rahal
27 Matt Brabham
28 Bryan Clauson
29 Spencer Pigot
30 Stefan Wilson
31 Jack Hawksworth
32 Buddy Lazier
33 Alex Tagliani