Ellis is 4 - 0 against Smith in prior events. This is the 10th time Chip Ellis has raced at Indy and it's the 2nd time that he has started from the number 1 spot (2004). This is the 16th time in his career that Chip has been #1 and he is looking for his first win from the top spot. He has almost a 60% round one win advantage and has won all four of their prior round one pairings...This is the 7th time this year that Angie Smith has started from the 16th spot. In three of her previous starts she upset the top qualifier in round one.

Chip Ellis gets a free pass to round two, as Smith has a -0.003 red light.

Angie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.107 sec., 330ft-2.939, 660ft-4.781/116.99 mph, 1,000ft-6.860.
Chip Ellis' incremental times: 60ft-1.065 sec., 330ft-2.872, 660ft-4.402/160.19 mph, 1,000ft-5.736.