Get to know Indy 500 driver Ed Carpenter and his No. 33 Ed Carpenter Racing race car

Indianapolis Star

22-05-2025

Indianapolis resident and IndyCar Series team owner Ed Carpenter is back at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, seeking an Indy 500 title for the 22nd time.
The 44-year-old Butler University graduate finished runner-up in 2018 and has six top-10 finishes. He owns cars driven by Alexander Rossi and Christian Rasmussen.
Carpenter is scheduled to start 14th for the May 25 race, averaging 231.633 mph for four laps on the 2.5-mile oval. He has started from pole position three times: 2013, '14 and '18.
Starting grid: A complete guide to the 33-car starting lineup for the 2025 Indianapolis 500
The 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 takes plays Sunday, May 25, 2025.
The green flag drops at 12:45 p.m. ET.
These drivers are in the race for the first time:
TV: Fox. Will Buxton is the play-by-play voice, with analysts James Hinchcliffe and Townsend Bell.
IndyCar Nation is on SiriusXM Channel 218, IndyCar Live and the IndyCar Radio Network (check affiliates for each race)
Buy Indy 500 tickets on StubHub
The 2025 IndyCar Series schedule includes 17 races, all televised on Fox. (Times are ET; %-downtown street course, &-road course, *-oval)
March 2, St. Petersburg, Florida % (Winner: Alex Palou)
March 23, Thermal, California & (Winner: Alex Palou)
April 13, Long Beach, California % (Winner: Kyle Kirkwood)
May 4, Birmingham, Alabama & (Winner: Alex Palou)
May 10, Indianapolis &, 4:30 p.m.
May 25, Indianapolis 500 *, 12:45 p.m.
June 1, Detroit %, 12:30 p.m.
June 15, St. Louis *, 8 p.m.
June 22, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin &, 1:30 p.m.
July 6, Lexington, Ohio &, 1 p.m.
July 12, Newton, Iowa *, 5 p.m.
July 13, Newton, Iowa *, 1 p.m.
July 20, Toronto %, noon
July 27, Monterey, California &, 3 p.m.
Aug. 10, Portland &, 3 p.m.
Aug. 24, Milwaukee *, 2 p.m.
Aug. 31, Nashville *, 2:30 p.m.