2024 Indianapolis 500

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108th Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis 500
Sanctioning bodyIndyCar
Season2024 IndyCar season
DateMay 26, 2024
Pole positionNew Zealand Scott McLaughlin
Pole speed234.220 mph (376.940 km/h)
Pre-race ceremonies
National anthemJordin Sparks[1]
"Back Home Again in Indiana"Jim Cornelison
Starting commandRoger Penske
Pace carChevrolet Corvette E-Ray 3LZ[2]
Pace car driverKen Griffey Jr.[3]
StarterAaron Likens
TV in the United States
NetworkNBC (blacked out locally)
AnnouncersLeigh Diffey, Townsend Bell, James Hinchcliffe
Chronology
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The 2024 Indianapolis 500, branded as the 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge for sponsorship reasons, is a 500-mile (804.5 km, 200 lap) race in the 2024 IndyCar Series, scheduled for Sunday, May 26, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States. The month of May activities formally began on Saturday, May 11 with the Sonsio Grand Prix on the combined road course. Practice on the oval began on Tuesday May 14. Time trials was held May 18–19, and Carb Day, the traditional final day of practice, along with the Pit Stop Challenge, will be May 24.

Josef Newgarden of Penske Racing enters the race as the defending winner.[4] Four-time winner Hélio Castroneves is attempting to become the first five-time race winner. Scott McLaughlin of Team Penske, won the pole position with a four-lap average speed of 234.220 miles per hour (376.941 km/h), the fastest pole speed in Indy history. Team Penske swept the all three spots on the front row (McLaughlin, Will Power, Josef Newgarden), the first time that had been accomplished since Penske did so in 1988. For the first time since 2014, a driver will attempt "Double Duty". Kyle Larson, the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion, qualified 5th and will attempt to compete in both the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day.

Race background[edit]

The Pagoda, the control tower which houses officials, broadcasting, and hospitality suites, is an icon at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.[5]
Turn one at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The Indianapolis 500, commonly called the Indy 500, is held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a 2.5-mile (4.02 km) paved oval superspeedway. The track, built in 1909, is a rounded rectangle, with four distinct turns of identical dimensions, connected by four straightaways (two long straightaways and two "short chutes"). The turns are banked at 9°12', considered modest for oval track standards in the U.S. Traditionally, the field consists of 33 starters, aligned in a starting grid of eleven rows of three cars apiece. Drivers race 200 laps, counter-clockwise around the circuit, for a distance of 500 miles (804.7 km). The first "500" was held in 1911, and the race has been held continuously except during World War I (1917–1918) and during World War II (1942–1945). The track is nicknamed the "Brickyard", as the racing surface was paved in brick during the fall of 1909. The track surface has long since been paved over in asphalt, with most of the original bricks remaining deep underneath.[6] A single yard of bricks remains exposed at the start/finish line.

The event is contested by "Indy cars", a formula of professional-level, single-seat, open cockpit, open-wheel, purpose-built race cars. The race is the most prestigious event of the IndyCar calendar, and one of the oldest and most important automobile races in the world.[7]

The race is sanctioned by INDYCAR, and pays points toward the NTT IndyCar Series championship. The drivers come from a broad range of racing experience, with many having climbed the ladder of the "Road to Indy". Some drivers arrive at Indy with previous experience in Sports car racing (IMSA, SCCA), NASCAR, and Formula One.

In the event of a rain delay, the race will be halted and postponed until precipitation ceases, and the track is dried. The race is considered official once more than 50% of the laps have been completed (i.e. 101 laps). In case of rain or darkness, officials can end the race early if more than 101 laps have been completed; if fewer than 101 laps have been recorded, the resumption will be scheduled for the next possible day. The track does not have permanent lighting, making it unsuitable for night racing. If there is a late-race caution period, the race does not employ a green-white-checker rule to extend the race beyond its advertised distance. However, at the officials' discretion, a late-race red flag may be used to help provide for a finish under green flag conditions.[8]

Sponsorship[edit]

On May 25, 2022, it was announced that online financial services company Gainbridge reached a multiyear agreement to extend their presenting sponsorship of the Indianapolis 500.[9] The extension was for an undisclosed length. This will be the second year under the current deal.[10] Gainbridge originally signed a four-year deal which was in place from 2019 to 2022.[11]

Rule changes[edit]

  • Plans to debut a brand new 2.4-L displacement hybrid engine formula for 2024 were scrapped in late 2022.[12] An amended plan was proposed to modify the existing 2.2L twin-turbocharged V6 engines with an energy recovery system. This innovative hybrid assist system was scheduled to debut at St. Petersburg on March 10. However, on December 7, 2023, IndyCar announced that its introduction would be delayed until after the Indianapolis 500.[13]
  • Car weight will be reduced by approximately 30 pounds (14 kg) due to the integration of new lightweight parts and components.[14]
  • All cars will be required to use new, stronger rear suspension uprights for all oval events. The new parts were introduced in response to an incident during the 2023 race in which a wheel assembly broke free from Kyle Kirkwood's car and was launched over the catch fencing.[15]
  • Cars are allowed 9° of inclination on the rear wing, up from 5° previously, and Gurney flaps have been deleted from the trailing edge of the underwing flaps. Trimmed sidewalls at the exit of diffusers have been banned; full-width sidewalls are now required. Lastly, inner bargeboards have been banned while outer bargeboards are still permitted.[16]
  • Drivers will be prohibited from going below the white line in "breaking the draft" moves that extends from the exit of turn four to the pit attenuator on the mainstretch.[17] The move, commonly seen at NASCAR, and in the past, INDYCAR races most notably at Pocono Raceway, occurs at Indianapolis in both series where drivers deliberately veer on straights in order to defend from other cars drafting and making slingshot passes. In the 2022 and 2023 races, drivers have increasingly been overtly aggressive in breaking the draft, using the apron at the exit of Turn 2 and Turn 4 (which also serves as Turn 1 of the car road course and Turn 16 of the motorcycle configuration), perilously close to the pit attenuator in blocking. This practice is now prohibited.[18]
  • For race restarts, a restart line will be introduced that drivers must pass before making overtaking attempts. The restart line will be introduced for all IndyCar events in an attempt to reduce chaotic restarts as seen during the 2023 season.[19]

Track improvements[edit]

  • 1,700 feet of catchfence has been installed along the inside of turn three.[20]
  • 800 feet of new SAFER barrier has been installed along the inside of turn four
  • 85 feet of new SAFER barrier has been installed along the inside of the north short chute, replacing old Armco-style guardrail.[20]
  • All existing SAFER barriers have been upgraded with new foam.[20]
  • The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum closed in November 2023 for substantial renovations. It is scheduled to reopen in 2025 after an $89 million renovation and modernization project.[21]

2024 IndyCar Series[edit]

Main article: 2024 IndyCar Series

The 2024 Indianapolis 500 will be the fifth points-paying race (and sixth overall) of the 2024 NTT IndyCar Series season.[22] Five different drivers won the first five point-paying races. Josef Newgarden initially won the season opener at St. Petersburg, but on April 24 he was disqualified for violating push-to-pass parameters. Pato O'Ward was declared the winner.[23] Álex Palou won the non-points event at the Thermal Club, Scott Dixon won at Long Beach and Scott McLaughlin won at Alabama. Álex Palou won the Sonsio Grand Prix on the IMS road course and leads the championship points standings going into the Indy 500.

After an internal investigation in the aftermath of the aforementioned push-to-pass violations, Team Penske suspended four team members for both the Sonsio Grand Prix and the Indianapolis 500. The four members are: team president Tim Cindric (race strategist for Josef Newgarden), managing director Ron Ruzewski, Luke Mason (race engineer for Josef Newgarden), and Senior Data Engineer Robbie Atkinson (data specialist for Will Power).[24]

Race schedules[edit]

The 2024 IndyCar Series schedule was announced on September 25, 2023, with the Indianapolis 500 scheduled for Sunday, May 26.[22] Practice, time trials, and other ancillary events are scheduled for the two weeks leading up to the race. The Speedway hosted an eclipse-viewing event on April 8 in conjunction with Purdue University,[25] followed by the annual Open Test held on April 10–11. The test days will include additional rookie orientation sessions and refresher tests as needed. The Sonsio Grand Prix, including the Indy NXT and other USF Pro (formerly the "Road to Indy") races, will serve as the opening weekend of track activity on May 10–11.

Race schedule — April 2024
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
7

 8

 9

 10
Open test
 11
Open test
 12

 13

Race schedule — May 2024
      1

 2

 3

 4
Mini-Marathon
5

 6

 7

 8

 9
USF Pro testing 		10
Grand Prix 		11
Grand Prix
12

 13

 14
Practice
 15
Practice
 16
Practice
 17
Fast Friday 		18
Time Trials
19
Time Trials
 		20
Practice
 21

 22

 23

 24
Carb Day
 25
Parade
26
Indianapolis 500 		27
Memorial Day 		28

 29

 30

 31

  
Color Notes
Green Practice
Blue Time trials
Silver Race day
Red Rained out*
Blank No track activity

* Includes days where track
activity was significantly limited due to rain

Source: 2024 Indianapolis 500 Event Schedule

Entry list[edit]

Further information: 2024 IndyCar Series § Confirmed entries
Josef Newgarden enters as the defending race winner.
Four-time race winner Hélio Castroneves (2001, 2002, 2009, 2021) has the most previous starts in the field with 23.

All entries will utilize a spec Dallara IR18 chassis with universal aero kit and 2020-adopted aeroscreen. Honda (HRC) and Chevrolet (Ilmor) are the current engine providers.[26][27] Firestone is the exclusive tire supplier. There are currently 34 confirmed entries for the race, including eight former winners and seven race rookies. A tentative 35th entry by Abel Motorsports (R. C. Enerson) was withdrawn on May 3.[28]

Four-time race winner Hélio Castroneves will attempt to make his 24th "500" (all consecutive), leading all active drivers. 2019 winner Simon Pagenaud will not participate, as he is still recovering from injures suffered in a crash at Mid-Ohio in July 2023.[29] 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson will attempt to make the race and become the fifth driver to complete "Double Duty", racing the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 in the same day. Former winner Tony Kanaan retired after the 2023 race, but was named as Larson's replacement in the No. 17 should a conflict arise which would preclude Larson's participation in the 500.[30]

Callum Ilott substituted for the injured David Malukas in the No. 6 Arrow McLaren entry during the April Open test.[31] Ilott later replaced Malukas entirely for the 500 after Malukas was released from the McLaren team in late April.[32][33]

The official entry list was released on May 13.[34]

No. Driver Team Engine Ref.
2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet [35]
3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet [36]
4 Cayman Islands Kyffin Simpson  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda [37]
5 Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet [38]
6 United Kingdom Callum Ilott Arrow McLaren Chevrolet [33]
06 Brazil Hélio Castroneves  W  Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Honda [39]
7 United States Alexander Rossi  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet [40]
8 Sweden Linus Lundqvist  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda [41]
9 New Zealand Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda [42]
10 Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda [43]
11 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda [44]
12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet [45]
14 United States Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet [46]
15 United States Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda [47]
17 United States Kyle Larson  R  Arrow McLaren/Rick Hendrick Chevrolet [48]
18 United States Nolan Siegel  R  Dale Coyne Racing Honda [49]
20 United States Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet [50]
21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet [51]
23 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay  W  DRR-Cusick Motorsports Chevrolet [52]
24 United States Conor Daly DRR-Cusick Motorsports Chevrolet [52]
26 United States Colton Herta Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Honda [53]
27 United States Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda [54]
28 Sweden Marcus Ericsson  W  Andretti Global Honda [55]
30 Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda [56]
33 Denmark Christian Rasmussen  R  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet [50]
41 United States Sting Ray Robb A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet [57]
45 Denmark Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda [58]
51 United Kingdom Katherine Legge Dale Coyne Racing with RWR Honda [59]
60 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda [60]
66 United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist  R  Meyer Shank Racing Honda [39]
75 Japan Takuma Sato  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda [61]
77 France Romain Grosjean Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet [62]
78 Argentina Agustín Canapino Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet [63]
98 United States Marco Andretti Andretti Herta with Marco and Curb-Agajanian Honda [64]
  •  W  Former Indianapolis 500 winner
  •  R  Indianapolis 500 rookie

Testing and Rookie Orientation[edit]

Rookie rules for the Indianapolis 500 include the mandate that a driver pass a supervised high-speed oval test before he/she is allowed to participate in the official Rookie Orientation Program (ROP) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.[65] Approved venues for the initial high-speed oval track test include Texas Motor Speedway, Homestead–Miami Speedway, and a few other select venues.[66]

The Rookie Orientation Program at Indianapolis consists of three phases. For phase 1, each driver was required to complete ten laps between 205–210 mph (330–338 km/h), while demonstrating satisfactory car control, proper racing line, and safe interaction with other cars on the circuit. The laps do not have to be consecutive. Phase 2 was fifteen laps between 210–215 mph (338–346 km/h), and phase 3 was fifteen laps over 215 mph (346 km/h). Veteran drivers that have not competed in an IndyCar oval race since the previous year's Indy 500 are required to take a refresher test. The refresher test consists of phase 2 and phase 3 of the aforementioned rookie test.[67]

Rookie Orientation - October 2023[edit]

Kyle Larson completed Rookie Orientation on October 12.

The Rookie Orientation Program was held October 11–12, 2023. Four drivers were scheduled to participate: Marcus Armstrong, Linus Lundqvist, Tom Blomqvist and 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson. Armstrong, Lundqvist, and Blomqvist had each participated the previous month in high-speed oval rookie test at Texas, which gave them eligibility to participate. Rookie Kyffin Simpson was ineligible to participate, having yet to complete the Texas test.[68] The officials ruled that Larson exempt from the Texas test due to his extensive experience on high-speed ovals in NASCAR competition.

Armstrong, Lundqvist, and Blomqvist each passed all three phases of the rookie test on Wednesday.[69] The three drivers completed a total of 285 laps without major incident. Lundqvist reportedly suffered some mechanical problems, but was able to return to the track and finish his test. Larson, who is preparing to do "Double Duty", arrived and completed his test on Thursday. Larson took his first ever laps in an Indy car, logging a total of 72 laps without incident.[70]

Top speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Speed (mph) Speed (km/h)
1 60 United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist  R  Meyer Shank Racing Honda 220.176 354.339
2 20 Sweden Linus Lundqvist  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 219.504 353.257
3 11 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 219.252 352.852
4 6 United States Kyle Larson  R  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 217.898 350.673
Official Report

Hybrid testing - October 2023[edit]

A private offseason test was held October 12–13, 2023 for hybrid energy recovery system testing. Two Honda teams, Andretti Global (Colton Herta & Marcus Ericsson) and Chip Ganassi Racing (Álex Palou) and two Chevrolet teams, Arrow McLaren (Alexander Rossi & David Malukas) and Team Penske (Will Power) participated.[71] The six drivers completed a total of 1,325 laps with no incidents reported.[72]

Oval evaluation testing (Phoenix) - February 2024[edit]

Race rookie Kyle Larson conducted an oval evaluation test with Arrow McLaren at Phoenix Raceway on February 5. It was Larson's first time driving an Indy car since he participated in rookie orientation the previous October. Larson completed 172 laps without major incident. During his final stint, Larson reported that he nearly spun out in turn one, but was able to regain control of the car.[73][74]

Rookie oval test (Texas) - March 2024[edit]

The series hosted a high-speed oval rookie evaluation test at Texas Motor Speedway on March 27. Three drivers participated: Kyffin Simpson,[75] Christian Rasmussen, and Nolan Siegel. Veteran drivers Ed Carpenter and Álex Palou were also there in compliance with Series rules to shake down their team cars and establish a base setup. Rasmussen completed 134 laps, Simpson completed 202 laps, and Siegel completed 146 laps. All three drivers completed their evaluations and were approved to take the Rookie Orientation Program at the April Open Test at Indianapolis.[76]

Open Test Day 1 — Wednesday April 10, 2024[edit]

  • Weather: 60 °F (16 °C); cloudy early, rain in the afternoon.
  • Summary: The first day of the Open Test was scheduled for 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. The day began with Install laps, followed by veteran testing from 9:05 a.m. to 11 a.m. Josef Newgarden turned the fastest lap during the morning session, running a lap at 228.811 mph (368.236 km/h). Rookie Kyle Larson was second fastest in the session at 226.384 mph (364.330 km/h). The session was ended a few minutes early due to light rain.[77]
The track was reserved for Rookie and Refresher tests from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Kyffin Simpson, Nolan Siegel, and Christian Rasmussen all successfully completed their rookie orientation tests, while Marco Andretti, Katherine Legge, and Pietro Fittipaldi completed their veteran refresher tests.[78]
The remainder of the day was scheduled to be available for all cars. Rain began falling only a few minutes into the session and intensified through the afternoon, leading officials to end the session early due to the weather just past 4:00 p.m. Colton Herta was fastest during the few laps turned in the afternoon session, running a lap at 225.907 mph (363.562 km/h).[78]
Top speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Speed (mph) Speed (km/h)
1 2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 228.811 368.236
2 17 United States Kyle Larson  R  Arrow McLaren/Rick Hendrick Chevrolet 226.384 364.330
3 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 226.346 364.269
Official Report

Open Test Day 2 — Thursday April 11, 2024[edit]

  • Weather: 59 °F (15 °C); rain.

The second scheduled day of the Open Test was cancelled due to rainfall throughout the day.[79]

Practice[edit]

Opening Day — Tuesday May 14[edit]

Scott Dixon was fastest on the opening day of practice.
  • Weather: 64 °F (18 °C), Rain
  • Summary: The opening day of practice saw the track open at 9:00 a.m. and was scheduled to last until 6:00 p.m. However, rain began falling after only 23 minutes, ending running for the day. Scott Dixon was fastest in the brief session, running a lap at 229.107 mph (368.712 km/h). A total of 31 of the 34 entries managed to take laps, but at least five were limited to running "install" laps only. No incidents were reported.[80]
Top speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Speed (mph) Speed (km/h)
1 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 229.107 368.712
2 98 United States Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian Honda 228.399 367.573
3 75 Japan Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 225.551 362.989
Official Report

Wednesday May 15[edit]

Scott McLaughlin was fastest on Wednesday.
  • Weather: 73 °F (23 °C), Light rain in the morning and early afternoon, Mostly cloudy with occasional light rain in the late afternoon
  • Summary: With the previous day's practice being weather-shortened, officials extended track time, with the track scheduled to open at 10:00 a.m. and closing at 7:00 p.m. Rain in the morning and early afternoon, however, delayed the session again. The track was finally dried and opened for practice at 3:06 p.m. Brief rain showers brought occasional halts to the session before more sustained rain at roughly 6:00 p.m. effectively ended proceedings. Officials called the session at 6:55 p.m. with no additional laps turned. Drivers had roughly two hours total of green-flag running during the day and combined turned 2,084 laps. Scott McLaughlin was fastest during Wednesday practice, running a lap at 229.493 mph (369.333 km/h). Takuma Sato ran the fastest "no-tow" lap – a lap run without the assistance of aerodynamic drafting – at 221.219 mph (356.017 km/h). There were no incidents reported during the day.[81][82]
Top speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Speed (mph) Speed (km/h)
1 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 229.493 369.333
2 12 Australia Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 228.767 368.165
3 26 United States Colton Herta Andretti Global w/ Curb-Agajanian Honda 227.858 366.702
Official Report

Thursday May 16[edit]

Pato O'Ward was fastest on Thursday.
  • Weather: 74 °F (23 °C), Mostly cloudy with occasional light rain in the late afternoon
  • Summary: Thursday practice was scheduled from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Overnight, the Arrow McLaren team elected to change the engine in Kyle Larson's car after issues the day before. The first major incident of the month occurred at 11:29 a.m. when Linus Lundqvist lost control of his car in turn 2 and impacted the outside wall with the right-rear of his car. Lundqvist was uninjured in the accident.[83] Alexander Rossi suffered mechanical issues during the morning, stalling on pit lane with apparent driveline issues.[84] At 3:49 p.m., the second major incident of the day occurred when Marcus Ericsson lost control of his car in turn 4 and heavily impacted the outside wall. He slid across the track, making contact with the inside wall, then the pit attenuator before coming to a halt at the entrance to pit lane. Ericsson was also uninjured.[85] Just before 4:30 p.m., light rain began falling, delaying running for roughly an hour. The track was dried and reopened to running with 25 minutes remaining in the session, but was halted again when Conor Daly slowed on track with suspension issues with his car. More light rain began to fall soon after, and no further running occurred before time expired on the day. Pato O'Ward was the fastest driver during Thursday practice, running a lap at 228.861 mph (368.316 km/h). Colton Herta ran the fastest "no-tow" lap at 224.182 mph (360.786 km/h).[86]
Top speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Speed (mph) Speed (km/h)
1 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 228.861 368.316
2 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 227.316 365.830
3 10 Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 226.915 365.184
Official Report

Fast Friday — Friday May 17[edit]

Colton Herta had the fastest lap on Fast Friday.
  • Weather: 73 °F (23 °C), Mostly cloudy
  • Summary: Friday practice was scheduled from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Teams were allowed to increase their turbocharger boost levels to qualifying levels, resulting in higher speeds. Most of the day was spent by teams practicing qualifying runs for the following day. At 1:38 p.m. rookie Nolan Siegel suffered an incident after losing control of his car in turn 2 and impacting the outside wall. As Siegel's car slid after the impact, the rear of the car lifted off the ground and flipped the car over, with the car coming to a rest still upside down. Siegel was uninjured in the accident.[87] At 3:16 p.m., Álex Palou suffered an apparent engine issue, which brought a brief stoppage in running while safety crews cleaned fluid dropped from his ailing car.[88] Colton Herta was fastest during the session, running a lap at 234.974 mph (378.154 km/h). Josef Newgarden ran the fastest "no-tow" lap of the day at 234.260 mph (377.005 km/h), which was fast enough for third fastest lap overall on the day. Newgarden also ran the fastest 4-lap average – a simulation of a qualifying run for the race – at 234.063 mph (376.688 km/h).[89]
Following practice, the random draw to determine qualifying order was conducted.
Top speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Speed (mph) Speed (km/h)
1 26 United States Colton Herta Andretti Global w/ Curb-Agajanian Honda 234.974 378.154
2 17 United States Kyle Larson  R  Arrow McLaren/Rick Hendrick Chevrolet 234.271 377.023
3 2 United States Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 234.260 377.005
Official Report

Time trials[edit]

Saturday, May 18[edit]

Will Power was fastest in Saturday qualifying.
  • Weather: 79 °F (26 °C), Partly cloudy
  • Summary: The first day of qualifying was scheduled from 11:00 a.m. to 5:50 p.m. Cars qualifying 1st–12th advanced to the Top 12 Qualifying session on Sunday. Cars qualifying in positions 13th–30th were locked-in to those positions. Cars qualifying 31st–34th moved on to take part in the Last Chance Qualifying session on Sunday to determine the final row of the starting grid. All entered cars were eligible for guaranteed attempt on Saturday, then unlimited additional attempts were permitted, time-permitting, until 5:50 p.m.
Team Penske dominated the day, with their cars taking the top three spots. Will Power ran the fastest four-lap average of the trio at 233.758 mph (376.197 km/h). Chevrolet-powered cars occupied the majority of the "Top 12", with nine cars advancing to Sunday's qualifying.[90] Rinus VeeKay suffered an accident during his first qualifying attempt, after losing control of his car in turn 3 and impacting the outside wall.[91] His Ed Carpenter Racing team was able to repair the car and he completed a qualifying attempt later in the day (he ranked 29th). However, in a surprise move, with 8 minutes left in the day, VeeKay withdrew his time. He bumped his way into the "Top 12" with a speed of 232.419 mph (374.042 km/h).[90]
With only the top 30 cars locked in during Saturday qualifying, the slowest four qualifiers would need to qualify again on Sunday in the Last Chance Qualifying session. For the second year in a row, Graham Rahal was too slow to make the top 30 and would participate in the Last Chance session. Also relegated to Last Chance Qualifying were Katherine Legge, Marcus Ericsson, and Nolan Siegel, the latter two of which had suffered accidents during pre-qualifying practice sessions.[90]
Though the Chevrolet-powered cars appeared to have better performance than the Hondas, several of the Chevrolet entries suffered engine issues. Arrow McLaren drivers Pato O'Ward and Kyle Larson both suffered a sudden loss of power from their engines during their first attempts, though both successfully completed runs later in the day.[92] During late afternoon running, Conor Daly, Agustín Canapino, Ed Carpenter and Christian Rasmussen all aborted attempts to improve qualifying times after suffering similar losses of power.[90] Representatives from Chevrolet explained after the session that the loss of power was a result of fuel in the plenum burning off in some cases upon drivers shifting down gears, causing the fuel-air charge in the chamber to evaporate and causing a temporary engine shut-off.[93]
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Speed (mph) Speed (km/h)
Top 12 qualifiers
1 12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 233.758 376.197
2 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 233.332 375.511
3 2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 233.293 375.449
4 7 United States Alexander Rossi  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 233.069 375.088
5 27 United States Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 232.764 374.597
6 17 United States Kyle Larson  R  Arrow McLaren/Rick Hendrick Chevrolet 232.563 374.274
7 60 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda 232.547 374.248
8 14 United States Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 232.496 374.166
9 75 Japan Takuma Sato  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 232.473 374.129
10 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 232.434 374.066
11 21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 232.419 374.042
12 23 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay  W  Dreyer & Reinbold Racing w/ Cusick Motorsports Chevrolet 232.385 373.987
Positions 13–30
13 26 United States Colton Herta Andretti Global w/ Curb-Agajanian Honda 232.316 373.876
14 10 Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 232.306 373.860
15 6 United Kingdom Callum Ilott Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 232.230 373.738
16 11 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 232.183 373.662
17 20 United States Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 232.017 373.395
18 4 Cayman Islands Kyffin Simpson  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 231.948 373.284
19 98 United States Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian Honda 231.890 373.191
20 06 Brazil Hélio Castroneves  W  Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian Chevrolet 231.871 373.160
21 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 231.851 373.128
22 78 Argentina Agustín Canapino Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 231.847 373.122
23 41 United States Sting Ray Robb A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 231.826 373.088
24 33 Denmark Christian Rasmussen  R  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 231.682 372.856
25 66 United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist  R  Meyer Shank Racing Honda 231.578 372.689
26 77 France Romain Grosjean Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 231.514 372.586
27 8 Sweden Linus Lundqvist  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 231.506 372.573
28 45 Denmark Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 231.465 372.507
29 24 United States Conor Daly Dreyer & Reinbold Racing w/ Cusick Motorsports Chevrolet 231.243 372.150
30 30 Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 231.100 371.919
Last Chance Qualifiers
31 51 United Kingdom Katherine Legge Dale Coyne Racing w/ Rick Ware Racing Honda No time
32 28 Sweden Marcus Ericsson  W  Andretti Global Honda No time
33 15 United States Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda No time
34 18 United States Nolan Siegel  R  Dale Coyne Racing Honda No time
Official Report

Sunday, May 19[edit]

  • Weather: 86 °F (30 °C), partly cloudy
  • Summary: Sunday qualifications were divided into three sessions. The first session was the Top 12 qualifying session at 3:00 p.m., during which the top six qualifiers would advance to the Fast Six session later in the day, while positions 7–12 would be locked in place. The second session of the day was the Last Chance Qualifying session from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., which would determine positions 31–33 and the one entry failing to qualify for the race. The final session of the day was the Fast Six session beginning at 5:15 p.m., which would set the top six starting positions.
A two-hour practice session was held from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. The first hour was reserved for the "Top 12" participants, and the second hour was set aside for the "Last Chance" qualifiers. Josef Newgarden (234.052 mph) turned the fastest lap of the session. All eligible drivers took laps except for Rinus VeeKay. During the second hour, Graham Rahal reported a vibration while on a practice run, which turned out to be a loose lug nut. Rahal was able to keep the car under control, and drove back to the pits without incident. Katherine Legge (231.304 mph) was the quickest of the "Last Chance" drivers.

Top 12 qualifying[edit]

Pos No. Driver Team Engine Speed (mph) Speed (km/h)
Fast Six qualifiers
1 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 233.492 375.769
2 12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 233.483 375.754
3 2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 233.286 375.437
4 7 United States Alexander Rossi  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 233.071 375.091
5 17 United States Kyle Larson  R  Arrow McLaren / Rick Hendrick Chevrolet 232.788 374.636
6 14 United States Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 232.723 374.531
Positions 7-12
7 21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 232.610 374.350
8 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 232.584 374.308
9 60 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda 232.305 373.859
10 75 Japan Takuma Sato  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 232.171 373.643
11 27 United States Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 230.993 371.747
12 23 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay  W  Dreyer & Reinbold Racing w/ Cusick Motorsports Chevrolet 230.567 371.062
Official Report

Last Chance Qualifying[edit]

  • Summary: Last Chance Qualifying began at 4:00 p.m. and ran until 5:00 p.m. The session determined positions 31–33 for the starting grid and which car would not qualify. Each car was given one guaranteed attempt, with subsequent attempts allowed but requiring the withdrawal of a previous attempt. Marcus Ericsson was slowest after the guaranteed runs after misjudging which of his four laps he was completing and slowing too early. Ericsson returned to the track with six minutes remaining in the session and ran an average of 230.027 miles per hour (370.193 km/h) to bump himself into the field, in the process bumping Nolan Siegel out of the field. Siegel returned to the track shortly after Ericsson's run in a last effort to improve his speed, but on his second lap made contact with the outside wall in turn 1, causing him to lose control and crash heavily in to the turn 2 barrier. Siegel was uninjured, but failed to qualify for the race.[95]
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Speed (mph) Speed (km/h)
Positions 31–33
31 51 United Kingdom Katherine Legge Dale Coyne Racing w/ Rick Ware Racing Honda 230.092 370.297
32 28 Sweden Marcus Ericsson  W  Andretti Global Honda 230.027 370.193
33 15 United States Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 229.974 370.107
Failed to Qualify
34 18 United States Nolan Siegel  R  Dale Coyne Racing Honda No time
Official Report

Fast Six Qualifying[edit]

  • Summary: Fast Six qualifications began at 5:20 p.m. after a slight delay while crews cleaned the wreckage of Nolan Siegel's car from the Last Chance session. All drivers were give one attempt to qualify. Scott McLaughlin qualified on pole positon, setting a new record for fastest Indianapolis 500 pole run with a speed of 234.220 miles per hour (376.941 km/h), eclipsing the mark set the previous year. Team Penske swept the entire front row of the grid, the second time the team had done so in their history (the first time coming in 1988).[96]
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Speed (mph) Speed (km/h)
Positions 1–6
1 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 234.220 376.941
2 12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 233.917 376.453
3 2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 233.808 376.278
4 7 United States Alexander Rossi  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 233.090 375.122
5 17 United States Kyle Larson  R  Arrow McLaren/Rick Hendrick Chevrolet 232.846 374.729
6 14 United States Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 232.692 374.481
Official Report

Post-qualifying practice[edit]

Post-qualifying practice — Monday May 20[edit]

  • Weather: 84 °F (29 °C), Mostly cloudy
  • Summary: Post qualifying practice was scheduled from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. With qualifying completed, teams returned to their race-day turbo boost levels. Hot pit stops were allowed in the later part of the session. Josef Newgarden was fastest in the two-hour session, running a lap at 226.238 miles per hour (364.095 km/h). One minor incident occurred during hot pit stops, when Tom Blomqvist spun leaving his pit stall, though avoided damaging the car and did not cause a stoppage of the session.[97]
Top practice speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Speed (mph) Speed (km/h)
1 2 United States Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 226.238 364.095
2 26 United States Colton Herta Andretti Global w/ Curb-Agajanian Honda 226.222 364.069
3 12 Australia Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 226.137 363.932
Official Report

Carb Day – Friday May 24[edit]

  • Weather: 0 °F (−18 °C),
  • Summary:
Top practice speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Speed (mph) Speed (km/h)
1 000.000 0
2 000.000 0
3 000.000 0
Official Report

Starting grid[edit]

Row Inside Middle Outside
1 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin 12 Australia Will Power  W  2 United States Josef Newgarden  W 
2 7 United States Alexander Rossi  W  17 United States Kyle Larson  R  14 United States Santino Ferrucci
3 21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward 60 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist
4 75 Japan Takuma Sato  W  27 United States Kyle Kirkwood 23 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay  W 
5 26 United States Colton Herta 10 Spain Álex Palou 6 United Kingdom Callum Ilott
6 11 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong  R  20 United States Ed Carpenter 4 Cayman Islands Kyffin Simpson  R 
7 98 United States Marco Andretti 06 Brazil Hélio Castroneves  W  9 New Zealand Scott Dixon  W 
8 78 Argentina Agustín Canapino 41 United States Sting Ray Robb 33 Denmark Christian Rasmussen  R 
9 66 United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist  R  77 France Romain Grosjean 8 Sweden Linus Lundqvist  R 
10 45 Denmark Christian Lundgaard 24 United States Conor Daly 30 Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi
11 51 United Kingdom Katherine Legge 28 Sweden Marcus Ericsson  W  15 United States Graham Rahal

Failed to qualify

No. Driver Team Reason
18 United States Nolan Siegel  R  Dale Coyne Racing Fourth fastest in Last Chance Qualifying. Bumped from the field, crashed on final attempt.
R Indianapolis 500 rookie
W Indianapolis 500 winner

Broadcasting[edit]

Television[edit]

The race will be carried live on television in the United States on NBC Sports, except in Indianapolis due to long standing blackout policies, where it will be shown tape delayed on WTHR. Peacock will also be blacking out streams of the race itself.[98][99]

On May 14, NBC announced that Jimmie Johnson would join the broadcast team for pre-race coverage and in-race analysis before leaving Indianapolis to compete in the Coca-Cola 600 later in the day.[100] On May 16, NBC announced that both Danica Patrick and Mike Tirico would reprise their roles in pre-race and post-race coverage that they had held for several years. Jeff Burton and Kim Coon will join the broadcast as roaming reporters.[101]

NBC
Booth announcers Pre/Post-race Pit/garage reporters[101]

Announcer: Leigh Diffey
Color: Townsend Bell
Color: James Hinchcliffe

NBC Host: Mike Tirico
Studio Analyst: Danica Patrick
Analyst/Features: Jimmie Johnson
Features: Jeff Burton
Features: Kim Coon

Marty Snider
Dillon Welch
Dave Burns
Kevin Lee

Radio[edit]

The race and all official sessions for the event will be broadcast by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network.[102] The chief announcer or "Voice of the 500" for the ninth consecutive year is Mark Jaynes with Davey Hamilton as driver analyst.

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