Indy 500 is officially sold out for first time in almost a decade; 350,000 fans expected
The Indianapolis 500 is the biggest single-day sporting event on the planet, and it's living up to that once again with the Greatest Spectacle in Racing's first full grandstand sellout in nearly a decade.
On Tuesday, IndyCar announced that all reserved seating tickets — meaning those in grandstands and suites — have been sold.
"As promised, the very best fans in sports have delivered in fitting fashion for the stars of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, and every last reserved seat ticket has been sold," IndyCar and Indianapolis Motor Speedway president Doug Boles said in a statement. "Approximately 350,000 people will experience the ultimate spectacle that is the Indy 500 in person as everyone turns their focus to the Racing Capital of the World on Sunday."
The last time tickets sold out like this was for the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 in 2016.
If you're still hoping to snag a ticket, you can always check IMS Official Resale Marketplace, or you can pick up a ticket got Carb Day (Friday) or Legends Day (Saturday). There are also general admission tickets available for raceday.
IMS and IndyCar officials saw this one coming last week, and as such decided to lift the local blackout of the race, meaning fans in the Indianapolis area who didn't score a ticket can still watch the race.
The Indy 500 is always one of the most anticipated races, but there's a lot of buzz around the 109th Running because there are some wild storylines to be on the lookout for.
For instance, Team Penske's Josef Newgarden is looking to become the first driver to win three straight Indy 500s. However, he'll be starting from the 11th and final row of the grid alongside his teammate Will Power after both drivers' cars failed pre-qualifying inspection.
While that controversy, which involved the modification of the cars' attenuators, was happening, rookie Robert Shwartzman stormed through qualifying to take pole for Prema Racing in their Indy 500 debut.
It's going to be a good one, folks, so if you snagged a ticket, have yourself a time.
If not, be sure to watch the race Sunday at 12:30 pm ET on Fox with pre-race coverage starting at 10 am.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
9 hours ago
- Yahoo
Santino Ferrucci's car flagged during post-race inspection after Detroit runner-up finish
The No. 14 Chevy of Santino Ferrucci and A.J. Foyt Racing was found to be under the required driver ballast weight following the team's runner-up finish at Sunday's Detroit Grand Prix, IndyCar announced Monday. Though Ferrucci and the No. 14 entry will be allowed to keep its runner-up finish, the entry has been fined $25,000 and has been docked both 25 entrant and driver points, as well as the bonus point for leading a lap. The No. 14 is also ineligible for engine points for Chevy, as well as prize money related to its runner-up finish. Advertisement In IndyCar, if a driver doesn't weigh 185 pounds, extra weight (termed ballast) is added to the car to equal that 185-pound threshold, in order to best level the playing field in terms of the car's race weight to not allow for significant advantages for drivers being lighter (unless they're around the 185-pound threshold). During post-race inspection of the No. 14 after the race, IndyCar discovered that the driver ballast required to bring the weight of Ferrucci and the ballast to 185 pounds was underweight and not within the weight tolerance of up to one pound. The car itself, though, was found to have been 10 pounds over the 1,785-pound minimum weight from road and street courses and competed over the minimum weight requirement during the race, IndyCar said in its Monday release. 'We should beat him': Kyle Kirkwood's win gives Andretti Global confidence it can beat Alex Palou The series found the No. 14 in violation of the following: Advertisement Rule 14.4.2. Driver Equivalency Weight Rule 14.4.2.2. Driver Equivalency Weight must bring the combined weight of the Driver and Driver ballast to 185 pounds. Rule 14.4.2.5. The Driver ballast weight tolerance is 0.00 to + 1.00 pounds. The Driver Equivalency Weight must be installed and secured in the designed location forward of the seatback. This location may only be used for Driver ballast. The penalty drops Ferrucci from 10th (144 points) in the championship to 15th (118 points) seven races into the 2025 season with World Wide Technology Raceway next June 15. Get IndyStar's motor sports coverage sent directly to your inbox with our Motor Sports newsletter. This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Santino Ferrucci penalized after Detroit inspection failure, second place
Indianapolis Star
9 hours ago
- Indianapolis Star
Santino Ferrucci's car flagged during post-race inspection after Detroit runner-up finish
The No. 14 Chevy of Santino Ferrucci and A.J. Foyt Racing was found to be under the required driver ballast weight following the team's runner-up finish at Sunday's Detroit Grand Prix, IndyCar announced Monday. Though Ferrucci and the No. 14 entry will be allowed to keep its runner-up finish, the entry has been fined $25,000 and has been docked both 25 entrant and driver points, as well as the bonus point for leading a lap. The No. 14 is also ineligible for engine points for Chevy, as well as prize money related to its runner-up finish. In IndyCar, if a driver doesn't weigh 185 pounds, extra weight (termed ballast) is added to the car to equal that 185-pound threshold, in order to best level the playing field in terms of the car's race weight to not allow for significant advantages for drivers being lighter (unless they're around the 185-pound threshold). During post-race inspection of the No. 14 after the race, IndyCar discovered that the driver ballast required to bring the weight of Ferrucci and the ballast to 185 pounds was underweight and not within the weight tolerance of up to one pound. The car itself, though, was found to have been 10 pounds over the 1,785-pound minimum weight from road and street courses and competed over the minimum weight requirement during the race, IndyCar said in its Monday release. 'We should beat him': Kyle Kirkwood's win gives Andretti Global confidence it can beat Alex Palou The series found the No. 14 in violation of the following: Rule 14.4.2. Driver Equivalency Weight The penalty drops Ferrucci from 10th (144 points) in the championship to 15th (118 points) seven races into the 2025 season with World Wide Technology Raceway next June 15.
Yahoo
9 hours ago
- Yahoo
Winners and losers from IndyCar's unique, chaotic Detroit GP street circuit race
With the Month of May complete, the NTT IndyCar Series ventured north to kick off June on the streets of Detroit. If anyone thought that meant a return to caution-free, procedural races, then they were in for a surprise. Sunday's race was hit with multiple yellow flags, causing strategies that ultimately shook up the final running order. General view, overlooking the circuit's unique 'split' pit lane General view, overlooking the circuit's unique 'split' pit lane Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Advertisement In the end, the same street course dominator from Long Beach rolled to victory lane. However, the path from Colton Herta's well-deserved pole position to Kyle Kirkwood taking the checkered flag was much more eventful, leaving a host of different storylines to touch on leaving Motown. Here are the winners and losers from the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix. Winner: Kyle Kirkwood controls another street circuit showdown Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Global Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Global Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment What more can you say about Kyle Kirkwood and the No. 27 Andretti Global team when it comes to street circuits? The Floridian bounced back from a disappointing third-place qualifying effort and marched to his fourth street circuit win and second of 2025, following a dominant drive in Long Beach. Advertisement Kirkwood was rapid on the streets of Detroit, particularly on restarts. A varied race, broken front wing and strategies that forced him to overtake couldn't keep Kirkwood from securing yet another big victory. If Alex Palou's the dominator everywhere else, then Kirkwood is establishing himself as the driver to beat when street circuits come around. Winners (and one Loser): Keeping the status quo… Sort of David Malukas, A. J. Foyt Enterprises David Malukas, A. J. Foyt Enterprises Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Okay, so on paper, not much changed with the podium of Sunday's race. Two Andretti Global stars were split by an A.J. Foyt Racing underdog in both qualifying and the race. But it took quite a bit to make that come true. Advertisement First off, let's get the bad news out of the way. David Malukas' promising weekend came unglued in the second-half of Sunday's race. His No. 4 Chevrolet dropped from second to fifth on the opening lap, but he'd generally stayed in contention until the final set of pit stops under caution. It was on the ensuing restart that Malukas made his race-changing error, slamming into Alex Palou from behind and nosing him into the tire barrier. That led to an avoidable contact penalty that ultimately relegated the Wisconsinite to a 14th-place result. Luckily for the Foyt gang, the caution that preceded the error set up teammate Santino Ferrucci for a shock result. Having already pitted under green, Ferrucci stayed out and inherited the lead. Neither he nor pole-sitting Andretti teammate Colton Herta had anything for the rapid Kyle Kirkwood in the end. But Ferrucci and Herta wrapped up the podium to give their organizations results they could be proud of. Loser (but Winner for IndyCar): Alex Palou finally looks human Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Advertisement It was easy to picture Sunday's race as a foregone conclusion based on the trends entering the weekend. Palou was obviously going to qualify well and surge to the lead when it counted, right? Not this time. The Indianapolis 500 winner qualified a respectable sixth and rose into the top-three through the opening corners, but ultimately lacked the pace to chase down the frontrunners in Detroit. It looked like the Spaniard was going to settle for a finish around the back-half of the top-five, but Palou's day was undone when he was clambered into from behind by David Malukas on a mid-race restart. Even with the awful result, Palou's still sitting pretty. His points lead still sits a 78 points over Kirkwood, leaving the Chip Ganassi Racing ace as the dominant championship favorite if catastrophe doesn't find his No. 10 Chevrolet continuously moving forward. Advertisement But for at least one week, IndyCar got the chance to highlight other stars and focus on different storylines. That's good for a series trying to grow its driver into brand names with FOX. Loser: Early chaos takes out contenders Felix Rosenqvist, Meyer Shank Racing, Marcus Armstrong, Meyer Shank Racing Felix Rosenqvist, Meyer Shank Racing, Marcus Armstrong, Meyer Shank Racing Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment If anyone was worried about the caution-free trends from before Indianapolis continuing in Detroit, they didn't have to wait long to get their answer. It took just 14 laps for the race to see its first full-course yellow, when Felix Rosenqvist went for a spin into the tire barrier while trying to chase down the frontrunners. Rosenqvist had closed up on the leaders after pitting to get rid of his alternate tires earlier than anyone else at the conclusion of lap 6, but the spin kept him out of contention. Advertisement The drama didn't end there. Devlin DeFrancesco was caught up in the incident and fell to the back of the field. But minutes later his No. 30 Honda was seen slowed before it lost a tire to bring out another caution flag. In-between those two unfortunate breaks for DeFrancesco, Arrow McLaren's Nolan Siegel made a strong impression as he surged past the just-pitted Colton Herta in a net-lead-changing moment that opened the door for Kyle Kirkwood to pass him as well. But on the first restart, Siegel was sent for a spin from the trailing Scott McLaughlin, who'd just pitted under the prior yellow. Siegel and DeFrancesco lost laps as a result of their incidents and left Detroit with finishes of 19th and 23rd. McLaughlin continued on, but was issued a drive-through penalty for avoidable contact and knocked out of winning contention. He ended the day a disappointing 12th. Winner: Early stops pay dividends for Simpson, Armstrong Kyffin Simpson, Chip Ganassi Racing Kyffin Simpson, Chip Ganassi Racing Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Advertisement Ferrucci was the star of the drivers that were fortunate enough to pit before Ilott's caution allowed them to cycle through to the front of the field. But the two drivers that joined him were nearly as fortunate. Simpson and Armstrong couldn't fend off the frontrunners in the run to the checkered flag, but the duo managed their fuel and tires well to take finishes of fifth and sixth, respectively. The top-five was a huge result for Simpson, salvaging a day where he'd rolled off 19th. Armstrong's wasn't as much of a comeback - he'd started ninth - but it served as the only highlight on a difficult day for Meyer Shank Racing. Loser: Foster, Rosenqvist take a wild ride Ouch. Advertisement Louis Foster and Felix Rosenqvist were each having decent - if unmemorable - races in Detroit heading into the closing stages. Foster had shown promise, but lacked the pace of the frontrunners. Rosenqvist was doing what he could to rally from an early shunt. Neither driver was prepared for what happened next. Foster suffered a suspension failure with 17 laps to go, slammed into Rosenqvist from two spots back and send both drivers careening into turn 3. Rosenqvist ultimately got the worst of the incident, slamming the turn 3 tire barrier and complaining of leg pain after the accident. Thankfully, the Swede appears to be okay. Meyer Shank Racing shared on social media that Rosenqvist was taken by stretcher to the infield care center, where he was seen and released before completing his IndyCar evaluation. Loser: A wheelie bad day Devlin Defrancesco, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Devlin Defrancesco, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Advertisement DeFrancesco wasn't the only one to lose a wheel during Sunday's festivities. With final stops getting ready to kick off on lap 67, Prema Racing's Callum Ilott came off pit road and immediately lost a wheel, clattering into the tire barrier and causing a caution that took any strategy out of the closing stint. No major safety issues came out of the two lost wheels in Detroit. But few on-track issues can cause a greater potential risk to spectators. This is an issue IndyCar's going to need to review leaving the Motor City. Graham Rahal nearly suffered the same fate, his pit crew having issues removing a wheel nut before struggling to put one on during his first stop. Thankfully, the Ohioan caught it and avoided catastrophe, but the issue left him three laps down in 20th at race's end. Loser: Rinus runs out of luck Rinus Veekay, Dale Coyne Racing Rinus Veekay, Dale Coyne Racing Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Advertisement With veteran engineer Michael Cannon back in the fold and a strong seventh-place qualifying effort, Rinus VeeKay and Dale Coyne Racing rolled into Sunday's race with cause for optimism. But much like Detroit's own Pistons basketball team, those vibes didn't translate when it counted. Veekay's promising Detroit run was undone just six laps into the scheduled 100, when his No. 18 Honda lost power. That proved to be the end of his day, leaving the Netherlands native last in 27th when the checkered flag flew. Winner: One lucky bird Alex Palou is vicious to his competition on the race track, but the Spaniard proved Saturday that he's no killer. Advertisement The dominant championship favorite was heading onto the racing surface during the final pre-qualifying practice on Saturday morning when he found a small bird dead ahead of his No. 10. Luckily for the bird (and any animal-loving viewers), Palou saw the creature ahead and managed to swerve around it. Palou did technically commit a line infraction to make the dodge. But race control didn't seem to mind - a trend of the early weekend, as it turned out. Because… Loser: Power goes unpenalized for Detroit shove Will Power, Team Penske, Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Global Will Power, Team Penske, Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Global Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment On face value, Friday's unique run-in between Will Power and Kyle Kirkwood was more cool than anything else. Advertisement Power was approaching Kirkwood in the weekend's opening practice session when the pair came together, Kirkwood having checked up behind the slowed David Malukas ahead of him. Seemingly frustrated, Power locked onto Kirkwood's tail and pushed the Long Beach winner past Malukas and into the ensuing corner, where he shot up the track and allowed Power through. 'I came around, and he slowed up in the middle and made contact,' Power said. 'So, I thought, 'Well, I may as well get a gap now,' so I just pushed him past the car in front, just moved him out of the way and got a really nice gap.' Will Power, Team Penske Will Power, Team Penske Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Advertisement In the end, neither driver was too upset about the incident. Kirkwood admitted it was 'the most absurd thing I've had happen to me at a racetrack,' but was largely unbothered after topping the charts in the session. The pair were seen laughing about the incident together on Saturday morning. That said, there was arguably a miss from race control. Power somehow avoided any unavoidable contact penalty for some of the most avoidable contact imaginable. But as was reported on the official broadcast, he may have suffered a worse fate than an on-track penalty — he was given a new nickname by his fellow drivers:'Will Plower'. Photos from Detroit - Race Colton Herta, Andretti Global Colton Herta, Andretti Global Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Patricio O'ward, Arrow McLaren Patricio O'ward, Arrow McLaren Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Santino Ferrucci, A. J. Foyt Enterprises Santino Ferrucci, A. J. Foyt Enterprises Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Felix Rosenqvist, Meyer Shank Racing, Marcus Armstrong, Meyer Shank Racing Felix Rosenqvist, Meyer Shank Racing, Marcus Armstrong, Meyer Shank Racing Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Christian Rasmussen, Ed Carpenter Racing Christian Rasmussen, Ed Carpenter Racing Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Santino Ferrucci, A. J. Foyt Enterprises Santino Ferrucci, A. J. Foyt Enterprises Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Christian Lundgaard, Arrow McLaren Christian Lundgaard, Arrow McLaren Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Will Power, Team Penske Will Power, Team Penske Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment General view General view Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Josef Newgarden, Team Penske Josef Newgarden, Team Penske Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Will Power, Team Penske Will Power, Team Penske Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Christian Rasmussen, Ed Carpenter Racing Christian Rasmussen, Ed Carpenter Racing Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Santino Ferrucci, A. J. Foyt Enterprises Santino Ferrucci, A. J. Foyt Enterprises Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Colton Herta, Andretti Global Colton Herta, Andretti Global Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Felix Rosenqvist, Meyer Shank Racing Felix Rosenqvist, Meyer Shank Racing Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Felix Rosenqvist, Meyer Shank Racing Felix Rosenqvist, Meyer Shank Racing Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Will Power, Team Penske Will Power, Team Penske Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Colton Herta, Andretti Global Colton Herta, Andretti Global Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Josef Newgarden, Team Penske Josef Newgarden, Team Penske Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment General view General view Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Christian Rasmussen, Ed Carpenter Racing Christian Rasmussen, Ed Carpenter Racing Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Patricio O'ward, Arrow McLaren Patricio O'ward, Arrow McLaren Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment General view General view Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Scott McLaughlin, Team Penske Scott McLaughlin, Team Penske Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Colton Herta, Andretti Global Colton Herta, Andretti Global Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Christian Lundgaard, Arrow McLaren Christian Lundgaard, Arrow McLaren Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Kyffin Simpson, Chip Ganassi Racing Kyffin Simpson, Chip Ganassi Racing Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Will Power, Team Penske Will Power, Team Penske Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Santino Ferrucci, A. J. Foyt Enterprises, Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Global Santino Ferrucci, A. J. Foyt Enterprises, Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Global Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Colton Herta, Andretti Global, Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Global, Santino Ferrucci, A. J. Foyt Enterprises Colton Herta, Andretti Global, Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Global, Santino Ferrucci, A. J. Foyt Enterprises Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Santino Ferrucci, A. J. Foyt Enterprises Santino Ferrucci, A. J. Foyt Enterprises Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Global Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Global Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Santino Ferrucci, A. J. Foyt Enterprises, Larry Foyt Santino Ferrucci, A. J. Foyt Enterprises, Larry Foyt Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Colton Herta, Andretti Global, Dan Towriss Colton Herta, Andretti Global, Dan Towriss Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Santino Ferrucci, A. J. Foyt Enterprises, Larry Foyt Santino Ferrucci, A. J. Foyt Enterprises, Larry Foyt Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Santino Ferrucci, A. J. Foyt Enterprises Santino Ferrucci, A. J. Foyt Enterprises Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Global Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Global Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Colton Herta, Andretti Global Colton Herta, Andretti Global Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Alexander Rossi, Ed Carpenter Racing Alexander Rossi, Ed Carpenter Racing Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Santino Ferrucci, A. J. Foyt Enterprises Santino Ferrucci, A. J. Foyt Enterprises Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Colton Herta, Andretti Global Colton Herta, Andretti Global Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Alexander Rossi, Ed Carpenter Racing Alexander Rossi, Ed Carpenter Racing Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Will Power, Team Penske Will Power, Team Penske Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Global Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Global Penske Entertainment Penske Entertainment To read more articles visit our website.
