Get to know Indy 500 driver Devlin DeFrancesco and his No. 30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan race car
Devlin DeFrancesco is back in the Indianapolis 500 after being away in 2024. He's set to start 16th for the May 25 race with a qualifying speed of 231.575 mph over four laps on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval.
He drove for Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport in the 2022 and '23 IndyCar Series seasons, and competed in IMSA in 2024.
Here's what you should know about Devlin DeFrancesco:
Starting grid: A complete guide to the 33-car starting lineup for the 2025 Indianapolis 500
The 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 takes place 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)
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St. Petersburg: 22nd
Thermal: 20th (He trades words with Scott McLaughlin post-race)
Long Beach: 24th
Barber: 24th
Indianapolis road course: 17th after starting 5th
Open-wheel series: Here are the key differences between F1 and IndyCar in 2025
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 *, 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.
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