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Fox Sports
23-05-2025
- Automotive
- Fox Sports
Josef Newgarden Takes Top Spot in Final Indianapolis 500 Practice
INDYCAR Josef Newgarden is aiming to write two chapters of history Sunday in the 109th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge, and if his performance in Miller Lite Carb Day final practice is any indication, he just may have the car to do it. Newgarden led the final practice for 'The Greatest Spectacle in Racing' with a top lap of 225.687 mph in the No. 2 Shell V-Power NiTRO+ Team Penske Chevrolet. Newgarden is trying to become the first driver to win three consecutive Indianapolis 500s, and he'll need to do it from the deepest starting spot in the field of any '500' winner ever. SEE: Practice Results Two-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Newgarden is starting the race in the 32nd position in the 33-car field after he and Team Penske teammate Will Power were moved to the rear of the field Monday due to an attenuator on their respective cars that violated INDYCAR rules Sunday during PPG Presents Armed Forces Qualifying. The record for the deepest starting spot of a '500' winner is 28th, by Ray Harroun in the inaugural race in 1911 and Louis Meyer in 1936. Two-time '500' winner Takuma Sato was second at 225.415 in the No. 75 AMADA Honda of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, but that speed perhaps came at a cost. His car slowed on the backstretch of the 2.5-mile oval late in the session with an apparent problem, triggering the last of two caution periods. Sato's machine stopped on the deceleration lane between Turns 3 and 4 before it was placed inside the retaining wall in that area. Sato is starting second in the race (10 a.m. ET Sunday, FOX, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports app, INDYCAR Radio Network). 'I would say we weren't entirely happy with (car setup) yet, but we were making good progress,' Sato said. 'We were pointing in the right direction, so I want to check all the data. We had a mechanical failure on the last run and lost performance on one side of the car. It's too early for me to say what that was until the team investigates it, but I almost lost control in Turn 1, and we are just fortunate I didn't hit anything.' Six-time series champion Scott Dixon ended up third at 225.200 in the No. 9 PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda. Dixon, aiming for his second '500' win and first since 2008, is starting fourth. Devlin DeFrancesco, starting 16th, jumped to fourth in the two-hour final practice at 224.778 in the No. 30 Dogecoin Honda of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. Power, starting 33rd, rounded out the top five at 224.419 in the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet. Pole sitter Robert Shwartzman, the first '500' rookie to claim the top starting spot since 1983, was 29th at 220.987 in the No. 83 PREMA Racing Chevrolet. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing and Team Penske both put two cars in the top five in a session that featured thick packs of traffic but also mechanical problems for a handful of drivers. Sato wasn't the only RLL driver to face mechanical trouble, as Graham Rahal's trying month continued when his No. 15 United Rentals Honda was returned to Gasoline Alley after just 45 minutes. 2016 '500' winner Alexander Rossi lost time on track with a water leak in his No. 20 ECR Java House Chevrolet. The first caution of the final practice was triggered just past the halfway point when flames erupted from the back of 2014 Indy 500 winner Ryan Hunter-Reay's No. 23 DRR CUSICK WEDBUSH SECURITIES Chevrolet on the backstretch. Hunter-Reay guided the stricken car to the top of pit lane before he scurried from the car and surveyed the damage as the AMR INDYCAR Safety Team extinguished the flames. recommended
Fox Sports
21-05-2025
- Automotive
- Fox Sports
Crews To Enter Spotlight in Oscar Mayer $150,000 Pit Stop Challenge
INDYCAR Fourteen drivers set to compete in the 109th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge this Sunday will square off Friday in the Oscar Mayer $150,000 Pit Stop Challenge at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The annual tradition on Miller Lite Carb Day features head-to-head competition between pit crews and will take place at 2:30 p.m. ET in front of the iconic main straightaway grandstands. The action airs live on FS1 and the FOX Sports app. SEE: Bracket The winning crew will earn $50,000, with $25,000 going to the runner-up. Josef Newgarden and his Team Penske crew won last year's Pit Stop Challenge before capturing the '500' for the second consecutive year. Newgarden also drove the winning Pit Stop Challenge car in 2022, and Team Penske has won the Pit Stop Challenge a record 19 times. Newgarden is one of seven drivers to have won the Pit Stop Challenge and the '500' in the same year. Newgarden and Arrow McLaren's Pato O'Ward are the only pair of drivers to finish first and second in the two marquee events in the same year, last May. Two-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Newgarden will begin this bracket format against second-year Ed Carpenter Racing driver Christian Rasmussen. O'Ward and Chip Ganassi Racing's Scott Dixon, a four-time winner of the Pit Stop Challenge, will have first-round byes. Other first-round matchups include Graham Rahal of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing and Conor Daly of Juncos Hollinger Racing, Colton Herta of Andretti Global w/Curb-Agajanian and rookie Nolan Siegel of Arrow McLaren, Rinus VeeKay of Dale Coyne Racing and NTT INDYCAR SERIES points leader Alex Palou of Chip Ganassi Racing, rookie Louis Foster of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing and Ed Carpenter Racing's Alexander Rossi, and Will Power of Team Penske and Christian Lundgaard of Arrow McLaren. The first driver listed in these pairings receives lane choice in the first round. Quicker previous round time determines lane choice in subsequent rounds. Rasmussen will have lane choice against Newgarden; O'Ward and Dixon will have lane choice in their second-round matchups. The final round is a best-of-three competition, with lane choice for the first run determined by the car with the quicker run in the previous round. Cars swap lanes for the second run. During each round, crews will simulate a fuel hookup and change all four Firestone Firehawk ties. The Pit Stop Challenge was first held in 1977, with Jim McElreath beating Wally Dallenbach in the finals. Miller Lite Carb Day festivities include a two-hour practice for all 33 cars beginning at 11 a.m. ET on FS1, the FOX Sports app and the INDYCAR Radio Network. Public gates open at 8 a.m. The Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge is Sunday (10 a.m., FOX, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports app, INDYCAR Radio Network). recommended
Fox Sports
20-05-2025
- Automotive
- Fox Sports
Paddock Buzz: Conor Daly Comfortable in Traffic, Eager To Race
INDYCAR Conor Daly enters his 12th Indianapolis 500 start with confidence and a sense of déjà vu. Daly seeks his maiden NTT INDYCAR SERIES win in his first season driving the No. 76 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet and believes this car gives him a legitimate shot. 'Gives me a little bit of a feeling that I had in 2021, which was the best car that I've ever had here,' Daly said. Daly led a race-high 40 of 200 laps in 2021 but finished 13th for Ed Carpenter Racing. He first took the lead on Lap 50, but his race went downhill on Lap 119 when a loose wheel from Graham Rahal's car bounced hit the nose of Daly's car in Turn 2. The damage hurt the aerodynamic performance of Daly's car, preventing him from charging back. He showed consistent speed in practice that month, placing his car in the top five in Practice 2, Practice 3, Practice 4, Practice 8 and final practice on Miller Lite Carb Day. Just like in 2021, Daly has displayed speed in practice sessions this year. He was fifth in Practice 2, third in Practice 3, eighth in Practice 4 and 10th in Practice 8 on Monday. Daly rolls off Sunday from the middle of Row 4 (11th). The Indiana native has four top-10 '500' finishes in the last six years, including three in a row. He's achieved that with three different teams, finishing 10th for Andretti Global in 2019, sixth and eighth, respectively, for ECR in 2022 and 2023, and 10th last year for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing/Cusick Motorsports. Daly also has led as many laps (69) in the '500' as two-time reigning winner Josef Newgarden. 'I just haven't led the right laps,' Daly said. For a young team like Juncos Hollinger, which made 19 INDYCAR SERIES starts between 2017-21 and didn't put a full-time car on the grid until 2022, Daly's qualifying performance and Race Day potential mark a major step forward. 'I get that feeling that this thing (car) sucks up really well in the tow and the draft, and it's just got the ability to race well,' he said. Indianapolis 500 Rookies Honored During Luncheon Tuesday's annual American Dairy Association Rookie Luncheon brought a unique blend of tradition and humor to Indianapolis Motor Speedway, as the 2025 Indianapolis 500 rookie class participated in a ritual in the shadows of the iconic Pagoda – milking a cow. Robert Shwartzman (No. 83 PREMA Racing Chevrolet), this year's NTT P1 Award winner, along with Louis Foster (No. 45 Desnuda Tequila Honda, starting 20th), and Nolan Siegel (No. 6 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, starting 24th), were the spotlighted rookies gearing up for their '500' debut. The cow-milking tradition, introduced in 2016, continues to offer lighthearted moments amid the intensity of Race Week. 'It was uncomfortable,' Siegel admitted with a laugh about milking the cow. 'I have not milked a cow before ... I didn't expect to do this in front of the Pagoda, but here we are.' Foster, who hails from England, added while milking the cow was one of the weirder things he's done, he's used to handling large animals thanks to time spent around horses back home. After the laughs and photo ops, the rookies joined guests for lunch, officially marking their welcome into Indy 500 Race Week tradition. Indianapolis 500 Milk Choices Unveiled Indiana Dairy Association revealed the traditional milk preferences of all 33 drivers set to compete in Sunday's Indianapolis 500. A whopping 28 drivers chose whole milk. Just five drivers opted for 2% milk: four-time '500' winner Helio Castroneves, two-time winner Takuma Sato, 2016 winner Alexander Rossi, Graham Rahal and Daly. That's the same split as last year's race. The milk-drinking tradition at the Indy 500 dates back to 1936, when Louis Meyer requested buttermilk after winning the race. It was meant to be refreshing – and it stuck. Drivers now select their milk preference ahead of time so the Indiana Dairy Association can have the correct bottle ready in Victory Lane. FOX Sports To Air '500' Live on 'MEGA-ZILLA' In Times Square FOX Sports will air Sunday's 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge live on the monster 'MEGA-ZILLA' screen in New York's Times Square. Coverage begins at 10 a.m. ET, with the green flag at 12:45 p.m. ET. The 20,000-square-foot Ultra-HD screen dubbed 'MEGA-ZILLA' is located between 45th and 46th streets in Manhattan and consumes an entire city block. It is considered the largest and most impactful digital screen in the world, measuring 329 feet, 10 inches wide by 77 feet, 8 inches high. RLL, Fifth Third Bank Provide Savings Plan to Indiana Family Since 2017, the Fifth Third Babies program has delivered more than $730,000 in the 529 College Savings Plans to nearly 700 babies born on May 3 (5/3) through partnerships with 125 hospitals across seven states. The program rotates to new communities across Fifth Third's 11-state footprint each year. This year, an Indiana family was among the recipients of the $1,053 contribution, and that family was honored Monday at IMS. Emersyn McQueen, born May 3 at Columbus Regional Hospital, a little over an hour south of IMS, joined her cousin Rylee Balser as Fifth Third Babies. Rylee is a 2022 Fifth Third 529 College Savings Plan recipient. Graham Rahal, whose primary sponsor is Fifth Third Bank for selected races during the NTT INDYCAR SERIES season, and Mike Ash, regional president of Greater Indiana for the bank, invited the families of those cousins to visit the track Monday. The newest baby in the family, Emersyn, and her parents were gifted a care package. The package included a $1,053 gift card for a 529 College Savings Plan, as well as some goodies from Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. Fifth Third Bank joined RLL as an associate sponsor in 2016 and has grown the partnership in the last nine years. Odds and Ends Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing announced Tuesday that Fleet Cost & Care has expanded its partnership to include a second race as primary sponsor for Rahal. He will carry the white and green colors on his No. 15 Honda for the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear on Sunday, June 1. Fleet Cost & Care was the primary sponsor of the No. 15 Honda driven by Rahal at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach on April 13. Several admitted many laps were turned on used Firestone Firehawk tires during practice Monday. The rubber was worn from qualifying simulation runs last week, making them unsuitable to use in the 200-lap race Sunday. But there was still some tire life remaining, so Monday's practice provided an ideal use case. recommended
Fox Sports
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
2025 Indy 500 practice 4 results and speeds
The Indy 500 practices are underway! Check out the top speeds and results for practice 4 below: Indy 500 Practice 4 Top Speeds and Results Josef Newgarden (226.632 mph) Scott Dixon (225.457 mph) Conor Daly (224.893 mph) Pato O'Ward (224.467 mph) Ryan Hunter-Reay (223.983 mph) Àlex Palou (223.456 mph) Colton Herta (223.063 mph) Christian Rasmussen (222.816 mph) David Malukas (222.753 mph) Scott McLaughlin (222.728 mph) Alexander Rossi (222.696 mph) Sting Ray Robb (222.645 mph) Rinus Veekay (222.639 mph) Marcus Armstrong (222.504 mph) Helio Castroneves (222.455 mph) Kyle Kirkwood (222.372 mph) Kyle Larson (222.222 mph) Christian Lundgaard (221.887 mph) Devlin DeFrancesco (221.650 mph) Jacob Abel (221.645 mph) Kyffin Simpson (221.603 mph) Marco Andretti (221.573 mph) Nolan Siegel (221.547 mph) Will Power (221.248 mph) Ed Carpenter (221.247 mph) Louis Foster (220.956 mph) Marcus Ericsson (220.949 mph) Jack Harvey (220.843 mph) Takuma Sato (220.718 mph) Felix Rosenqvist (220.567 mph) Callum Ilott (220.193 mph) Robert Shwartzman (219.787 mph) Santino Ferrucci (219.630 mph) Graham Rahal (219.606 mph) Christian Rasmussen spun out during INDY 500 practice. When are the Indy 500 practices? The Indy 500 Practice schedule runs from Tuesday, May 13 to Friday, May 23. Check out the remaining schedule below: Friday, May 16 - Fast Friday Practice 5: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. ET (FS2) Practice 5: 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. ET (FS1) Qualification Draw - 6:15 p.m. - 7 p.m. ET Saturday, May 17 - PPG Armed Forces Qualifying Day 1 Practice 6: 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. ET (FS1) Qualifications Day 1: 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. ET (FS1) Qualifications Day 1: 1:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. ET (FS2) Qualifications Day 1: 4 p.m. - 5:50 p.m. ET (FOX) Sunday, May 18 - PPG Armed Forces Qualifying Day 2 Practice 7: 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. ET (FS2) Qualifications Day 2: 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. ET (FOX) Monday, May 19 Practice 8: 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. ET (FS1) Friday, May 23 - Miller Lite Carb Day Carb Day Final Practice: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET (FS1) Indy 500 Pit Stop Challenge: 2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. ET (FS1) *all times ET How can I watch the Indy 500 practices? What channel will they be on? The 2025 Indy 500 practices will be broadcast live on FOX, FS1 and FS2. How can I stream the Indy 500 practices? The 2025 Indy 500 practices will be available to be streamed live on the FOX Sports website and the FOX Sports App . For those without cable, there are live-streaming services that carry FOX, FS1 and FS2, including YouTube TV, Sling TV, Hulu + Live TV and fuboTV. If you have an antenna in a good reception area, you can also watch INDYCAR on your local FOX station. Check out the Federal Communications Commission TV reception maps to see which stations are available in your area. recommended Get more from NTT INDYCAR SERIES Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more in this topic
Fox Sports
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
2025 Indy 500 practice 3 speeds and results
The Indy 500 practices are underway! Check out the top speeds and results for practice 3 below: Indy 500 Practice 3 Top Speeds and Results Àlex Palou (227.546 mph) Will Power (225.584 mph) Josef Newgarden (225.545 mph) Scott Dixon (225.092 mph) Conor Daly (224.931 mph) David Malukas (224.618 mph) Marcus Armstrong (224.409 mph) Helio Castroneves (224.385 mph) Jack Harvey (224.361 mph) Christian Rasmussen (224.180 mph) Louis Foster (224.164 mph) Colton Herta (224.099 mph) Kyle Larson (223.985 mph) Ryan Hunter-Reay (223.757 mph) Takuma Sato (223.583 mph) Scott McLaughlin (223.545 mph) Graham Rahal (223.539 mph) Kyle Kirkwood (223.527 mph) Devlin DeFrancesco (223.134 mph) Pato O'Ward (223.101 mph) Marcus Ericsson (223.036 mph) Alexander Rossi (223.031 mph) Felix Rosenqvist (222.966 mph) Marco Andretti (222.914 mph) Nolan Siegel (222.862 mph) Jacob Abel (222.552 mph) Kyffin Simpson (222.476 mph) Robert Shwartzman (222.335 mph) Rinus Veekay (222.324 mph) Christian Lundgaard (222.259 mph) Callum Ilott (221.618 mph) Sting Ray Robb (221.419 mph) Santino Ferrucci (220.566 mph) Ed Carpenter (220.476 mph) Check out the best highlights from the NTT INDYCAR SERIES: Sonsio Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course. When are the Indy 500 practices? The Indy 500 Practice schedule runs from Tuesday, May 13 to Friday, May 23. Check out the remaining schedule below: Thursday, May 15 Practice 4: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. ET (FS2) Practice 4: 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. ET (FS1) Friday, May 16 - Fast Friday Practice 5: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. ET (FS2) Practice 5: 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. ET (FS1) Qualification Draw - 6:15 p.m. - 7 p.m. ET Saturday, May 17 - PPG Armed Forces Qualifying Day 1 Practice 6: 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. ET (FS1) Qualifications Day 1: 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. ET (FS1) Qualifications Day 1: 1:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. ET (FS2) Qualifications Day 1: 4 p.m. - 5:50 p.m. ET (FOX) Sunday, May 18 - PPG Armed Forces Qualifying Day 2 Practice 7: 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. ET (FS2) Qualifications Day 2: 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. ET (FOX) Monday, May 19 Practice 8: 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. ET (FS1) Friday, May 23 - Miller Lite Carb Day Carb Day Final Practice: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET (FS1) Indy 500 Pit Stop Challenge: 2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. ET (FS1) *all times ET How can I watch the Indy 500 practices? What channel will they be on? The 2025 Indy 500 practices will be broadcast live on FOX, FS1 and FS2. How can I stream the Indy 500 practices? The 2025 Indy 500 practices will be available to be streamed live on the FOX Sports website and the FOX Sports App . For those without cable, there are live-streaming services that carry FOX, FS1 and FS2, including YouTube TV, Sling TV, Hulu + Live TV and fuboTV. If you have an antenna in a good reception area, you can also watch INDYCAR on your local FOX station. Check out the Federal Communications Commission TV reception maps to see which stations are available in your area. recommended Get more from NTT INDYCAR SERIES Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more in this topic
