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Kanaan and Dixon seem quite happy running first and second for Ganassi. Dixon is tucked up pretty close behind though, only a tenth-and-a-half behind at the end of the 10th lap.
Penske watch: Power is 10th having been passed by Hunter-Reay, Castroneves is 18th, Montoya is 20th and Pagenaud is 23rd.
Alonso is up to seventh ahead of Power, who started fast, charged to second and has now slipped back. It's a Honda 1-2-3 right now.
Alonso has got by Sato for eighth place.
Kanaan gets by Dixon for the lead on lap 6.
Power now running side by side with Hildebrand as he tries to hold on to fifth. He succeeds through Turns 1 and 2.
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Kanaan has passed Carpenter for second.
Four laps down and it's Dixon, Carpenter, Kanaan, Power, Rossi, Hildebrand, Andretti, Sato, Alonso, Hunter-Reay.
Kanaan moves up to third past Power.
Alonso is tucked up behind old F1 rival Sato.
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Top 10 after lap one
1. Dixon
2. Power
3. Carpenter
4. Kanaan
5. Rossi
6. Hildebrand
7. Andretti
8. Sato
9. Alonso
10. Hunter-Reay
1. Dixon
2. Power
3. Carpenter
4. Kanaan
5. Rossi
6. Hildebrand
7. Andretti
8. Sato
9. Alonso
10. Hunter-Reay
Carpenter retakes second place from Power.
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End of lap one, it's Dixon, Power, Carpenter, Kanaan, Rossi, Hildebrand, Sato, Andretti, Alonso, Hunter-Reay.
Power is already up to second place!
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The Indy 500 is underway! Dixon leads.
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"We need you in five, not eight," Alonso is told. This refers to wheel settings.
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"Green next time by," Alonso is told as he completes the third warm-up lap.
Dixon, on pole, has only won here once before. That was back in 2008, which is remarkable given he always runs strongly here.
One of the big stories heading into this race is the reliability of the Hondas. There have been a number of failures in practice, and some more are expected in the race. How many is unclear, as the problems are apparently unrelated to mileage.
The second warm-up lap is completed.
Lots of interest on Alonso in the TV coverage in the build up - he's been a big draw for all the American fans.
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"How do you copy there," Alonso is asked. "Yes, I copy," he replies.
The field is led around by a two-seater, driven by a certain Mario Andretti. Andretti, of course, only won here once in 29 attempts. That win was in 1969, but he was competitive here all the way to his final Indy start in 1994.
The cars pull away from the dummy grid.
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"Drivers, start your engines!". We're just a few minutes away from the start of the 101st Indianapolis 500.
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Here's the full starting grid line-up:
1 Scott Dixon
2 Ed Carpenter
3 Alexander Rossi
4 Takuma Sato
5 Fernando Alonso
6 JR Hildebrand
7 Tony Kanaan
8 Marco Andretti
9 Will Power
10 Ryan Hunter-Reay
11 Ed Jones
12 Oriol Servia
13 Mikhail Aleshin
14 Graham Rahal
15 Max Chilton
16 Charlie Kimball
17 James Hinchcliffe
18 Juan Pablo Montoya
19 Helio Castroneves
20 Jay Howard
21 Sage Karam
22 Josef Newgarden
23 Simon Pagenaud
24 Carlos Munoz
25 Gabby Chaves
26 Conor Daly
27 Jack Harvey
28 Pippa Mann
29 Spencer Pigot
30 Buddy Lazier
31 Sebastian Saavedra
32 Zach Veach
33 James Davison
1 Scott Dixon
2 Ed Carpenter
3 Alexander Rossi
4 Takuma Sato
5 Fernando Alonso
6 JR Hildebrand
7 Tony Kanaan
8 Marco Andretti
9 Will Power
10 Ryan Hunter-Reay
11 Ed Jones
12 Oriol Servia
13 Mikhail Aleshin
14 Graham Rahal
15 Max Chilton
16 Charlie Kimball
17 James Hinchcliffe
18 Juan Pablo Montoya
19 Helio Castroneves
20 Jay Howard
21 Sage Karam
22 Josef Newgarden
23 Simon Pagenaud
24 Carlos Munoz
25 Gabby Chaves
26 Conor Daly
27 Jack Harvey
28 Pippa Mann
29 Spencer Pigot
30 Buddy Lazier
31 Sebastian Saavedra
32 Zach Veach
33 James Davison
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For those tuning in primarily for Alonso-based reasons, there's one big question - can he win? EDD STRAW assesses how realistic that is: 
Hello and welcome to Autosport Live as we prepare for the most eagerly awaited Indianapolis 500 in years, perhaps decades.
This is never anything less than an extraordinary race, and lobbing a double Formula 1 world champion into the middle of it has ramped things up - particularly in terms of worldwide interest - even more.
This is never anything less than an extraordinary race, and lobbing a double Formula 1 world champion into the middle of it has ramped things up - particularly in terms of worldwide interest - even more.
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