By The Associated Press

EVENT – The 92nd Indianapolis 500.

DISTANCE – 500 miles; 200 laps around the asphalt-on-brick Indianapolis Motor Speedway track, a 2-mile rectangular oval.

SANCTIONING BODY – Indy Racing League; also open to USAC, NASCAR, SCCA, Formula One and other drivers through international FIA listing.

RACE CARS – Open-cockpit, open-wheel and single-seat, with 3.5-liter, 650-horsepower normally-aspirated Honda HI7R Indy V-8 engines.

PACE CAR – Chevrolet Corvette Z06, driven by two-time Indy winner Emerson Fittipaldi.

START – 1 p.m. EDT from a flying start, following warmup, parade and pace laps.

FINISH – Standings are unofficial until posted by the IRL.

NUMBER OF STARTERS – 33 cars, three abreast in each of 11 rows.

POLE POSITION – Scott Dixon, who averaged 226.366 mph in 4-lap qualifications. Will start first, the inside of the front row.

SLOWEST QUALIFIER – Marty Roth, who averaged 218.965 mph. Will start 33rd, the outside of the 11th row.

FASTEST ROOKIE – Hideki Mutoh, 223.887 mph. Will start ninth, the outside of the third row.

2007 WINNER – Dario Franchitti, who averaged 151.744 mph in a race shortened to 415 miles by rain. Franchitti, now racing in NASCAR, is not entered this year.

FORMER WINNERS IN RACE (4) – Buddy Lazier (1996), Helio Castroneves (2001, 2002), Buddy Rice (2004), Dan Wheldon (2005).

ROOKIES IN RACE (11) – Hideki Mutoh, Graham Rahal, Justin Wilson, Alex Lloyd, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Will Power, Oriol Servia, E.J. Viso, Mario Moraes, Enrique Bernoldi and Jaime Camara.

YOUNGEST IN RACE – Graham Rahal, 19 (Born Jan. 4, 1989).

OLDEST IN RACE – Marty Roth, 49 (Born Dec. 15, 1958).

MOST PREVIOUS RACES – Buddy Lazier (15).

FIELD AVERAGE IN QUALIFICATIONS – 222.302 mph (Record 228.648 mph, 2002)

QUALIFICATION RECORD – 236.986 mph, Arie Luyendyk, 1996.

RACE RECORD – 185.981 mph, Arie Luyendyk, 1990.

CLOSEST FINISH – 0.043 seconds, Al Unser Jr. over Scott Goodyear, 1992.

PURSE – Depends on attendance and accessory awards; 2007 payoff was a record $10.7 million, of which winner Dario Franchitti received $1.65 million (not a record) for Andretti Green Racing.

CROWD – Estimated at about 400,000. Speedway never discloses attendance but admits to more than 250,000 reserved seats in permanent stands and room for 100,000 or more in the infield.

TELEVISION – Televised live by ABC.

MORTALITY – There have been 67 deaths at the Speedway, including pre-500 races of 1909-10. Last death was Oct. 22, 2003, when driver Tony Renna crashed during private tire tests.

THE TROPHY – Sterling silver Borg-Warner Trophy, 5-feet, 4 3/4-inches, 150-pounds, with bas-relief bust of each winner. Valued at $1 million, on permanent display at Speedway Hall of Fame Museum. Each winner receives an 18-inch sterling silver replica.