IndyCar Bommarito Automotive Grand Prix near St. Louis qualifying, lineup, time, TV, radio
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Will Power won pole position for the IndyCar Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis in Madison, Ill. The Team Penske driver averaged 180.329 mph. The race will be 260 laps on the 1.25-mile oval.
IndyCar qualifying lineup, starting grid for Bommarito 500 in St. Louis
Row 1
1, Will Power
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2, Scott McLaughlin
Row 2
3, Pato O'Ward
4, David Malukas
Row 3
5, Josef Newgarden
6, Marcus Armstrong
Row 4
7, Felix Rosenqvist
8, Colton Herta
Row 5
9, Alex Palou
10, Kyle Kirkwood
Row 6
11, Scott Dixon
12, Alexander Rossi
Row 7
13, Marcus Ericsson
14, Christian Lundgaard
Row 8
15, Conor Daly
16, Callum Ilott
Row 9
17, Devlin DeFrancesco
18, Rinus Veekay
Row 10
19, Santino Ferrucci
20, Nolan Siegel
Row 11
21, Louis Foster
22, Graham Rahal
Row 12
23, Sting Ray Robb
24, Robert Shwartzman
Row 13
25, Christian Rasmussen
26, Kyffin Simpson
Row 14
27, Jacob Abel
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Who is leading IndyCar? 2025 IndyCar results
Alex Palou has won five races and leads by almost two full races' worth of max points. Kyle Kirkwood won the other two races.
Who won the Bommarito Automotive Group 500? 2024 IndyCar results at St. Louis
Josef Newgarden held off Team Penske teammate Scott McLaughlin for the win. Since 2019, Newgarden (four times) and Scott Dixon (two) are the only active drivers to win on this track.
IndyCar expert picks, predictions for St. Louis
From Nathan Brown, IndyStar
We're seven races into a 17-race season, and two drivers have taken checkered flags. Can a third driver enjoy the spoils? For this exercise, Alex Palou and Kyle Kirkwood are out of the equation.
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Who is most likely to earn his first win of the season?: I'll take the driver who's taken pole here each of the last two years and who in five starts in his career at the track is yet to finish outside the top-5: Scott McLaughlin. The Team Penske driver won twice on short ovals a year ago and finished runner-up at WWTR, too. It's been a rollercoaster of a year for McLaughlin, but I think he settles things a bit on Sunday.
Something you don't see coming: Alex Palou will have another hiccup and finish outside the top-5, opening the door for his closest competitors in the championship race to chip away at his 90-point lead.
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IndyCar Series schedule at St. Louis
(All times ET; all IndyCar sessions are on IndyCar Live, IndyCar Radio and Sirius XM Channel 218)
IndyCar schedule at WWTR on Sunday, June 15
4:30 p.m.: Indy NXT race, FS1
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8 p.m.: IndyCar race, Fox
What channel is IndyCar race at St. Louis on?
TV: Coverage begins at 8 p.m. ET, Sunday, June 15, 2025, on Fox. Green flag is scheduled for 8:20 p.m. Will Buxton is the play-by-play voice, with analysts James Hinchcliffe and Townsend Bell. Kevin Lee and Jack Harvey are the pit reporters.
How can I stream the IndyCar race at St. Louis on June 15?
FoxSports.com, Fox Sports app.
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How can I listen to IndyCar race at St. Louis on June 15?
IndyCar Nation is on SiriusXM Channel 218, IndyCar Live and the IndyCar Radio Network (check affiliates for each race)
Will it rain at the IndyCar race near St. Louis?
Sunday: Mostly cloudy with highs in the mid 80s.
Hybrid energy, tire allotment for IndyCar race at WWTR
Hybrid energy deployment: Unlimited activation of 150 kilojoules per lap.
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Tire allotment: Ten new sets for the weekend. An extra set will be provided to teams participating in the high-line session before final practice.
2025 IndyCar Series schedule
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 & (Winner: Alex Palou)
May 25, Indianapolis 500 * (Winner: Alex Palou)
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June 1, Detroit % (Winner: Kyle Kirkwood)
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.
IndyCar drivers for 2025
(Team and drivers; *-Indianapolis 500 only)
IndyCar Series 2025 points championship points
(Through seven of 17 races)
Alex Palou, 311 points
Pato O'Ward, 221
Kyle Kirkwood, 209
Christian Lundgaard, 205
Felix Rosenqvist, 175
Will Power, 175
Scott Dixon, 173
Scott McLaughlin, 164
Colton Herta, 157
Marcus Armstrong, 131
David Malukas, 126
Josef Newgarden, 126
Alexander Rossi, 124
Santino Ferrucci, 118
Graham Rahal, 115
Rinus Veekay, 110
Christian Rasmussen, 102
Kyffin Simpson, 97
Conor Daly, 96
Marcus Ericsson, 96
Nolan Siegel, 93
Robert Shwartzman, 79
Sting Ray Robb, 78
Louis Foster, 76
Devlin DeFrancesco, 71
Callum Ilott, 50
Jacob Abel, 40
Takuma Sato, 36
Helio Castroneves, 20
Ed Carpenter, 16
Jack Harvey, 12
Ryan Hunter-Reay, 10
Kyle Larson, 6
Marco Andretti, 5
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It puts all the brighter spotlight on O'Ward to capitalize at a track where up until last year he done just about everything up front but win. The No. 5 Chevy driver bowed out of the 2024 race with a mechanical failure after finishes of third, second, second, fourth and second in his first five starts that began with the 2020 doubleheader. He starts third Sunday, and with a win and a finish from Palou outside the top 5, O'Ward would cut at least 20 points off that deficit still before the season's halfway point. Though he's well outside the championship conversation down in 19th with just a single top 10 in 2025, there may be no legitimate race-contending driver more sorely in need of a pick-me-up than Marcus Ericsson, who last year was running comfortably in the top 5 until a hybrid failure ended his day. In six starts at the track, the Andretti Global driver has logged four top-10s with a best finish of fifth. Ericsson lost 10 spots in the championship when his runner-up finish in the 500 last month was thrown out for a post-race tech inspection failure. The 2022 Indy 500 winner has taken to oval racing during his seven years in the sport, and even if it's not a win Sunday, a finish toward the top of the field could begin to inject some much-needed momentum into the No. 28 Honda crew as it begins this strenuous summer stretch. Though his second qualifying performance (18th) with new race engineer Michael Cannon wasn't nearly as stellar as his first at Detroit (seventh), there's reason to wonder if Rinus VeeKay might be able to put on a show from the back half of the field. 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