Scott Dixon has qualified second fastest for Monday's Indy500.

The Kiwi driver posted the quickest time midway through the Fast Nine shootout and faced a nervous wait as the other drivers completed their runs.

Marco Andretti - son of Michael and grandson of racing icon Mario - swooped in with the last run to pip Dixon with the quickest average speed of 231.068 miles per hour to Dixon's 231.051.

It will be the fourth time in 18 starts at Indianapolis that the New Zealander will start on the front row.

Dixon won the 2008 Indy 500 and has had a top three finish on three other occasions.

He says staying near the front keeps you out of a lot of trouble

“It gets pretty chaotic. The Indianapolis pit lane is long but it’s very narrow, you can barely get two cars side by side. So when your in that middle pack, around 18th or 20th, and that's where your pit box is, it gets very stressful.”

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