Alex Tagliani won the pole position for the 2011 Indianapolis 500.
Danica Patrick was the first woman to win an Indy car race in Japan.
Yes, he did. Dale Sr. won the pole position for the 1996 Daytona 500, he finished the race in second place.
The 92nd Indianapolis 500-Mile Race was run on Sunday, May 25, 2008 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, USA. Scott Dixon of New Zealand won the race from the pole position.* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Indianapolis_500
On April 20, 2008, Danica Patrick became the first woman to win an Indy car race. She won the Indy Japan 300 in Motegi, Japan.
In 1952, Troy Ruttman won the Indy 500 :)
During his Nascar Cup Series career, Richard Petty won 61races starting from the pole position.
Indy colts
Not yet.
Helio Castroneves
Since the Indy Racing League (IRL) began in 1996, that is Tony Kanaan with 13 IRL wins (through the 2009 season) but no Indy 500 win.
Pole Position II happened in 7800.