After 2 consecutive victories Indy 500, Josef Newgarden remains humiliated
Josef Newgarden of the Penske team discusses his stay humiliated after two victories of Indianapolis 500.
The Borg-Warner trophy will be at stake today in the 109th The running of Indianapolis 500. Thirty-three drivers will take the green flag in the “biggest race show” at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the hope of winning one of the most famous races of car sports.
A certain number of drivers will continue the story on Sunday, including Helio Castroneves, who is looking for his fifth victory in the emblematic race, who would break the record he shares with Aj Foyt, Al User and Rick Mears for the most part in the history of the Indy 500. Josef Newgarden will seek to overcome a penalty and a major controversy to the Penske team while trying to become the first driver 500 in three consecutive years.
Kyle Larson has a full day and 1,100 miles on his plate when he tried to become the first driver from Tony Stewart in 2001 to finish the double motor sport – Running the Indy 500 and the Coca -Cola 600 from Nascar in the same day.
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Indy 500: 33 things to know about race 2025, including drivers to watch
The 33 pilots on the ground for the 109th Indianapolis 500 race took the green flag to start the race after a short rain. The Indy 500 is planned for 200 laps and 500 miles.
The Penske Scott McLaughlin team pilot was eliminated from the 109th Indianapolis 500 race when he crashed into the inner wall during the rhythm laps. McLaughlin tried to warm up its tires by pouring on the track before the green flag flies but does not lose control of the cold track and stops in the interior wall. A devastated McLaughlin came out of his car and was visibly turned upside down when his Chevrolet n ° 3 was towed. He had to start the 10th inside row 4.
What time does Indy 500 2025 start?
The green flag for the 109th Indianapolis 500 race is planned at 12:45 p.m.. The cars will start to arrive on the channel of the stands between 9 a.m. and 9:20 am, with the order to start the engines at 12:38 pm.
On which television channel is 2025 Indy 500?
Indianapolis 500 2025 will be broadcast on Fox, with the race which should start at 12:45 pm. The pre-course coverage on Fox will start at 10 a.m. he.
2025 Indy 500: live streaming options
Fans can distribute the Indy 500 with the Fox Sports and on Foxsports.com application, as well as with FUBO, which offers a free trial to new subscribers.
Watch the Indy 500 2025 on FUBO
A few drops of rain started to descend to Indianapolis Motor Speedway, delaying the start of the 109th Indianapolis 500 race. The rain is light, so the hope is that the race will not be too long. According to Accuweather, forecasts for today were for a mainly cloudy sky with a maximum of 65 degrees Fahrenheit.
Here are the pilots who start in the first four rows on Sunday:
(Car number in parentheses, followed by a driver, a team, a manufacturer; R =beginner; W =former winner))
- (83) Robert Shwartzman (R), Prema Racing, Chevrolet
- (75) Takuma Sato (W), Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda
- (5) Pato O’Ward, Arrow McLaren, Chevrolet
- (9) Scott Dixon (W), Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda
- (60) Felix Rosenqvist, Meyer Shank Racing, Honda
- (10) Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda
- (4) David Malukas, Aj Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet
- (7) Christian Lundgaard, Arrow McLaren, Chevrolet
- (28) Marcus Ericsson (W), Andretti Global, Honda
- (3) Scott McLaughlin, Team Penske, Chevrolet
- (76) Conor Daly, Juncos Hollinger Racing, Chevrolet
- (20) Alexander Rossi (W), Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet
Starter grid: Click here for the full start -up range of 33 cars
Josef Newgarden is the double reigning champion Indy 500 and seeks to become the first pilot to win the legendary event three years in a row. But in the Sunday race, Newgarden draws attention to another reason: the controversy and the benefits of his race team.
The Indycar series determined that the Penske team has made illegal changes to some of their cars, notably Newgarden, during the Indy 500 qualifications, and penalized the drivers by bringing them and forcing them to start the back of the field. Roger Penske, owner of the race team – and also has Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indycar series – dismissed the management of his Indycar team following the scandal, making Newgarden attempt even more difficult.
– Jon Hoefling
Race fans will not lack excitement during the holiday weekend. A driver will certainly not do it either: Kyle Larson.
The champion of the Nascar 2021 Cup series tries “double” on Sunday in the race in the Indy 500 for Arrow McLaren and Coca-Cola 600 for Hendrick Motorsports. It is ranked 10th to win the Indy 500 and the favorite to win the Coca-Cola 600, by the last coast of Betmgm.
“I like the challenges and I like to try to learn on the fly,” Larson told USA Today Sports before his second attempt to drive in both events.
Rain delay at Indy 500 last year prevented Larson from going to Charlotte for Coca-Cola 600. Without rain in the weather forecast for Indianapolis, he is ready for another attempt this year.
“I wouldn’t do it, of course, if I did not feel like I was having a gunshot to win the two,” said Larson, who begins the 19th at the Brickyard inside row 7.
– Ayrton Ostly
Robert Shwartzman’s pilot Robert Shwartzman, is in pole position for Indianapolis 500 2025, the first recruit to qualify for the first time since 1983. The Russian-Israeli driver posted an average speed of four laps of 232.790 miles per hour, not doing before the double Indy 500 Takuma Sato winner. – Jason Anderson
In accordance with tradition, Indianapolis 500 2025 is 200 laps around the 2.5 mile Indianapolis engine speedway for a total of 500 miles.
The honorary starter at 2025 Indianapolis 500 will be Casey Irsay Foyt.
Irsay Foyt “will show the flag to honor the irreplaceable and punchy heritage of his father, Jim Irsay, whose management of Indianapolis colts and generous philanthropic efforts had a transformer impact in the center of Indiana and the state of Hoosier”, according to a press release from Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Jim Irsay, owner of the colts, died Wednesday at the age of 65.
In addition to its links with the city of Indianapolis, Irsay Foyt is also very close to the world of car races. Her husband, Aj Foyt IV, led to Indycar and Nascar, and is the grandson of the quadruple champion Indy 500 AJ Foyt. – Jason Anderson
The temple of professional football renown Michael Strahan will lead the car from the rhythm to the Indianapolis 500 2025. Strahan, now host on “Good Morning America” and member of the Fox’s NFL Studio team, will lead a White 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 to punctuate cars before the start of the Rolli Speedway. – Jason Anderson
Drivers with the best chances of winning 2025 Indianapolis 500 via BETMGM on Sunday morning
- 1. Pato O’Ward (+450)
- 2. Alex Palou (+475)
- 3. Josef Newgarden (+725)
- 4. Scott Dixon (+750)
- 5. Takuma Sato (+1000)
- 6. Scott McLaughlin (+1100)
- 7. Felix Rosenqvist (+1700)
- 8. Will Power (+2000)
- 9. Robert Shwartzman (+2200)
- T10. David Malukas (+2500)
- T10. Christian Lundgaard (+2500)
- T10. Kyle Larson (+2500)
- T10. Alexander Rossi (+2500)
Tradition began in 1936 when Louis Meyer drank BABERER in Victory Lane. According to legend, Meyer drank milk because his mother said that it would refresh him with a hot day.
An leader of the dairy industry saw a photo of Meyer drinking milk and decided to offer it to the winners thereafter. The Indiana Dairy Association has become an official sponsor in the 1950s, and these days, each driver is requested what type of milk they prefer – whole, skimmed or 2% – just in case they have the opportunity to celebrate with.
– Rachel Bowers
More milk: See what type of milk conductors in field 2025 chose
The former Walk -Show TV host, David Letterman, went for the first time in Indycar’s property ranks in 2004 – almost the exact median point of his 22 -year -old race on “The Late Show with David Letterman” from CBS.
From the start, he joined the former Indianapolis 500 champion, Bobby Rahal, in what is now known as Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL).
David Letterman’s team has four pilots in the 109th Indianapolis 500 race:
- Takuma SatoA double Indy 500 (2017 and 2020), posted the fastest second time in qualification. He will start in the middle of the first row in n ° 75 RLL Honda.
- Devlin DEFRACESCOA 25 -year -old Canadian driver is in his first season with RLL. He qualified 16th in Honda n ° 30
- Louis Foster: The British pilot is a recruit from the Indycar series and will make its Indy 500 debut on Sunday. It starts 20th in n ° 45 RLL Honda.
- Graham RahalThe son of the owner of the Bobby Rahal team and a winner of the Indycar series six times, is in his 18th season on the Indycar circuit. He will start the 28th in the Honda n ° 15 RLL. (Funny fact: Graham Rahal presented once a list of the 10 best on “Late Show” by Letterman in 2013.)
– Steve Gardner
The record for most of Indianapolis 500 victories is four, held by four people: AJ FOYT (1961, 1964, 1967, 1977), Al (1979, 1971, 1978, 1987), Rick Mears (1979, 1984, 1988, 1991), and Helio Castroneves (2001, 2002, 2009, 2021).
Five pilots won the Borg-Warner trophy three times:
- Louis Meyer (1928, 1933, 1936)
- Wilbur Shaw (1937, 1939, 1940)
- Bobby User (1968, 1975, 1981)
- Johnny Rutherford (1974, 1976, 1980)
- Dario Franfli (2007, 2010, 2011)
Indianapolis champions: See the complete list of Indy 500 winners per year
Nathan Brown, Indystar Motor Sports Reporter: Alex Palou to win
Brown writes: “Is it foreseeable? Yes, but Palou has proven in the past three months that the selection against him is largely silly. He has not yet won over an oval of his career, but the championship leader checks this box with the help of a pitched team which was almost impeccable all year round and a car which was near the top of the charts almost every month.”
Aaron Ferguson, Indystar Motor Sports Editor -in -chief: Scott Dixon to win
Ferguson writes: It would be a weekend of declaration for (chip) Ganassi to win after being frank on (team) thought. Dixon won in 2008 and finished the second time three times and has five posts, so I trust the veteran. “”
Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indystar Enterprise Reporter: Takuma Sato to win
Benbow writes: “This Double Champion Indy 500 has the IMS skills, experience and wisdom to become the oldest winner in history at 48.”
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