The 107 th Indy 500 is formally upon us.
Practices have actually been finished and the 33- cars and truck grid for “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” is set. Here’s what to understand and what you might have missed out on throughout the “Month of May” at the speedway:
2023 Indy 500 TV/streaming schedule
All times Eastern
Friday, May 26
11 a.m.-1 p.m.: Final practice – “Carb Day” (Peacock, IndyCar Radio)
2: 30 -4 p.m.: Pit stop competitors (Peacock)
Sunday, May 28
9-11 a.m.: Pre-race program (Peacock)
11 a.m.-4 p.m.: 107 th Indianapolis 500 (NBC, Universo, Peacock, SiriusXM, IndyCar Radio)
Ganassi duo tops speed charts on ‘Carb Day’
Chip Ganassi Racing’s Takuma Sato and Scott Dixon continued to reveal the strong speed they have for the previous 2 weeks, topping the speed charts for Friday’s ‘Carb Day’ last practice. Sato turned 86 laps and had a leading average lap speed of 227.855 miles per hour. Dixon’s leading typical speed was 227.285, simply.332 miles per hour quicker than Penske’s Will Power.
Legge, Rahal gave shakedown session
Katherine Legge and Graham Rahal will get an additional 15- minute session apart from the remainder of the field to shakedown their rebuilt vehicles Thursday. Legge encountered Stefan Wilson throughout Monday’s session, sending out both into the wall and Wilson to the medical facility with a fractured vertebra that will keep him out of the race.
Rahal, after at first stopping working to certify in his typical Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda, will drive Wilson’s backup Dreyer & & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet. Legge’s RLL group had the ability to reconstruct the initial chassis on her damaged cars and truck. The track will be open from 4: 30 -4: 45 p.m. for Legge and Rahal to leave pit lane, drive down the backstretch and return into the pits simply to make sure the vehicles remain in working order for Friday’s “Carb Day” last practice.
Best bets for the 2023 Indy 500
Despite there being 9 previous winners in the field, simply 2, Scott Dixon and Takuma Sato, get in the weekend with much better than 10- to-1 chances at success, according to BetMGM 3 Hondas and 2 Chevrolets are amongst the leading favorites to win.
Best chances to win
– Alex Palou +550
– Pato O’Ward +650
– Scott Dixon +850
– Takuma Sato +1000
2023 Indy 500 beginning grid
Alex Palou (10), Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
Rinus Veekay (21), Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
Felix Rosenqvist (6 ), Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
Santino Ferrucci (14), A.J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet
Pato O’Ward (5 ), Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
Scott Dixon (9 ), Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
Alexander Rossi (7 ), Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
Takuma Sato (11), Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
Tony Kanaan (66), Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
Marcus Ericsson (8 ), Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
Benjamin Pederson (55), A.J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet
Will Power (12), Team Penske Chevrolet
Ed Carpenter (33), Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
Scott McLaughlin (3 ), Team Penske Chevrolet
Kyle Kirkwood (27), Andretti Autosport Honda
Conor Daly (20), Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
Josef Newgarden (2 ), Team Penske Chevrolet
Ryan Hunter-Reay (23), Dreyer & & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet
Romain Grosjean (28), Andretti Autosport Honda
Helio Castroneves (06), Meyer Shank Racing Honda
Colton Herta (26), Andretti Autosport Honda
Simon Pagenaud (60), Meyer Shank Racing Honda
David Malukas (18), Dale Coyne Racing/HMD Motorsports Honda
Marco Andretti (98), Andretti Autosport Honda
Devlin DeFrancesco (29), Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda
Callum Ilott (77), Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
Agustin Canopino (78), Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
RC Enerson (50), Abel Motorsports Chevrolet
Katherine Legge (44), Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
Christian Lundgaard (45), Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
Sting Ray Robb (51), Dale Coyne Racing/Rick Ware Racing Honda
Jack Harvey (30), Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
Graham Rahal (24), Dreyer & & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet
Rahal to substitute hurt Wilson
Graham Rahal will substitute Stefan Wilson in the No. 24 Dreyer & & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet after the British chauffeur suffered a fractured vertebra in a crash throughout Monday’s session. Rahal was drastically bumped from the field by Rahal Letterman Lanigan colleague Jack Harvey in a desperate last-gasp certifying run as the session concluded Sunday afternoon.
Legge, Wilson crash in Monday practice
The very first crash of the Month of May was available in the seventh session as Katherine Legge and Stefan Wilson tangled in Turn 1 with about 50 minutes staying in the session. Running in a pack down the front stretch, Legge was unable to slow her automobile enough and faced the back of Wilson, sending out both into the wall.
Wilson provided the crowd a thumbs up as he was put on a backboard prior to being carried to the infield medical center, while Legge left her automobile under her own power. Track medical workers stated Wilson was communicative and in great spirits and is being moved to a location medical facility for sophisticated imaging.
2023 Indy 500 practice outcomes
Ericsson, Dixon keep Ganassi atop Indianapolis 500 speed chart for 2nd day
Sato, Dixon put Ganassi group atop speed chart in 1st Indianapolis 500 practice
Harvey shocks Rahal in last-chance certifying
With 5 minutes staying in Sunday’s last-chance certifying, Jack Harvey was not in the Indianapolis 500 field. At the end of what appeared like his last run, he still was not in the field of33 The group and Harvey made the choice to make one last, desperate run without the high-end of cooling the engine. Harvey crossed the line to make that last run with seconds staying on the clock and bumped Rahal Letterman Lanigan colleague Graham Rahal out of the field by 0.004 s.
Indy 500 certifying format
There are 34 entries competing for 33 beginning areas in the 107 th Indianapolis500 Qualifying is divided into 2 days, with the bulk of the field set throughout Saturday’s marathon seven-hour session. Sunday will include sessions for the last 3 areas– and one removal– the top 12 and leading 6 shootout for pole. The motorists’ typical speed over a four-lap run identifies their standing.
Qualifying Day 1 – Saturday, May 20
Grid areas 13-30 secured
– After each vehicle has one chance at a four-lap run, they might select one of 2 lanes for subsequent efforts at enhancing their times. Lane 1 has top priority to track gain access to, however groups need to surrender their previous certifying speed to enter it.
Qualifying Day 2 – Sunday, May 21
Grid areas 1-12 and 31-33 secured
– The very first hourlong session includes the top 12 vehicles making runs with areas 7-12 figured out.
– The bottom 4 vehicles get an hour to identify who will and will not make the race with areas 31-33 secured.
– Finally, the leading 6 cars and trucks will have a 30- minute session to figure out lead through sixth.
107 th Indianapolis 500 entry list
Josef Newgarden (2 ), Team Penske Chevrolet
Scott McLaughlin (3 ), Team Penske Chevrolet
Pato O’Ward (5 ), Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
Helio Castroneves (06), Meyer Shank Racing Honda
Felix Rosenqvist (6 ), Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
Alexander Rossi (7 ), Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
Marcus Ericsson (8 ), Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
Scott Dixon (9 ), Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
Alex Palou (10), Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
Takuma Sato (11), Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
Will Power (12), Team Penske Chevrolet
Santino Ferrucci (14), A.J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet
Graham Rahal (15), Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
David Malukas (18), Dale Coyne Racing/HMD Motorsports Honda
Conor Daly (20), Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
Rinus Veekay (21), Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
Ryan Hunter-Reay (23), Dreyer & & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet
Stefan Wilson (24), Dreyer & & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet
Colton Herta (26), Andretti Autosport Honda
Kyle Kirkwood (27), Andretti Autosport Honda
Romain Grosjean (28), Andretti Autosport Honda
Devlin DeFrancesco (29), Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda
Jack Harvey (30), Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
Ed Carpenter (33), Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
Katherine Legge (44), Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
Christian Lundgaard (45), Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
RC Enerson (50), Abel Motorsports Chevrolet
Sting Ray Robb (51), Dale Coyne Racing/Rick Ware Racing Honda
Benjamin Pederson (55), A.J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet
Simon Pagenaud (60), Meyer Shank Racing Honda
Tony Kanaan (66), Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
Callum Ilott (77), Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
Agustin Canopino (78), Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
Marco Andretti (98), Andretti Autosport Honda
2023 Indy 500 weather report
Entering the very first week of practice for the 107 th Indianapolis 500, rain threatens to prevent 2 days of working on track— the very first 2 sessions Tuesday, May 16 and “Fast Friday” May19 Otherwise the projection requires cool temperature levels in the high 60 s and low 70 s with spread cloud cover. It being the Midwest, conditions can alter at a minute’s notification.
