A most unlikely driver will lead the 33-car starting lineup to the start line in the May 25 race. Here is the full starting grid.

Four rookie drivers attempted to make the Indianapolis 500. Meet Nolan Siegel, Jacob Abel, Louis Foster and Robert Shwartzman.

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Indianapolis 500 pole position is on the line at Indianapolis Motor Speedway when the top 12 qualifiers from Saturday take to the 2.5-mile oval today. The last row for the May 25 race will also be ...

Josef Newgarden didn't get a chance to make a run for the Indianapolis 500 pole position, so he went for a run. The two-time defending race winner was spotted jogging Sunday afternoon at Indianapolis Motor Speedway not long after his car and that of teammate Will Power failed tech inspection.

IndyCar championship leader Alex Palou must settle for P6 on the Indy 500 starting grid. Takuma Sato thought he'd pinched pole position until Shwartzman edged his speed. Shwartzman will be the first rookie to start on pole at the Indy 500 in 43 years.

The starting order for the 2025 Indianapolis 500 will be set on Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, as the 12 fastest drivers will go for pole and four last-chance qualifiers will battle for the final three starting positions.

Scott McLaughlin, the 2024 Indianapolis 500 pole-sitter, crashed during practice Sunday on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval. McLaughlin did a half-spin and crashed hard into the Turn 2 wall.