Latest news with #MoreThanaRace
USA Today
22-05-2025
- Automotive
- USA Today
Get to know Indy 500 driver Alex Palou and his No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing race car
Get to know Indy 500 driver Alex Palou and his No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing race car Show Caption Hide Caption Watch 'More Than a Race,' our mini-documentary on the Indy 500 Indianapolis is the 500. A.J. Foyt once said, "If it wasn't for the Indianapolis 500, none of you would've ever heard of me." The same might be said of Indianapolis. Alex Palou has won four of the five IndyCar Series races in 2025. He has driven in five Indianapolis 500s, and his best finish is second place in 2021. Alex Palou seeks his first Indianapolis 500 win in 2025, though he is well on his way to a third consecutive IndyCar Series championship. He has won four of five races in 2025, and 15 in his five-plus seasons. Palou qualified sixth for the May 25 race with a qualifying speed of 231.378 mph over four laps. He won pole position in 2023. Here's what you should know about Alex Palou. Starting grid: A complete guide to the 33-car starting lineup for the 2025 Indianapolis 500 Has Alex Palou won the Indy 500? Indy 500 starts: 5 5 Indy 500 pole-sitter: 1 1 Indy 500 wins: 0 0 Best Indy 500 finish: 2nd, 2021 2nd, 2021 Career Indy 500 earnings: $2,834,905 Alex Palou Indy 500 results Year Finish Start 2024 5 14 2023 4 1 2022 9 2 2021 2 6 2020 28 7 Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing − Indy 500 driver profile Age: 28 28 Nationality: Spain Spain Hometown: Barcelona, Spain Barcelona, Spain Car number: 10 10 Race team: Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing Engine: Honda Honda IndyCar series championships : 3 (2021, '23, '24) : 3 (2021, '23, '24) 2024 best IndyCar finishes: Won points-paying races at the Indianapolis Grand Prix and Laguna Seca, as well as non-points race at Thermal, California. He had seven podium finishes, including Thermal. When is the 2025 Indy 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway? The 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 takes place Sunday, May 25, 2025. What is the 2025 Indy 500 start time? The green flag drops at 12:45 p.m. ET. 2025 Indianapolis 500 rookies These drivers are in the race for the first time: Louis Foster Robert Shwartzman Nolan Siegel What channel is the Indianapolis 500 on? How can I watch the Indy 500? TV: Fox. Will Buxton is the play-by-play voice, with analysts James Hinchcliffe and Townsend Bell. How can I listen to, stream 2025 Indy 500? IndyCar Nation is on SiriusXM Channel 218, IndyCar Live and the IndyCar Radio Network (check affiliates for each race) Indy 500 tickets Buy Indy 500 tickets on StubHub Alex Palou 2025 IndyCar results St. Petersburg: 1st, leading 26 laps Thermal: 1st, leading 13 laps Long Beach: 2nd Barber: 1st, starting from the pole and leading 81 laps Indianapolis road course: 1st, starting from pole and leading 29 laps Who is Alex Palou married to? His wife is Esther; they have a daughter, Lucia, born in 2023. Why is McLaren suing Alex Palou? The McLaren team claimed Alex Palou breached a contract when he decided to return to the Ganassi team rather than honor a three-year contract he had signed with McLaren in late 2022. McLaren sought $30 million from Palou. As of September 2024, the sides were scheduled to enter mediation. Open-wheel series: Here are the key differences between F1 and IndyCar in 2025 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 %, noon (Winner: Alex Palou) March 23, Thermal, California &, 3 p.m. (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. IndyCar drivers for 2025 (Team and drivers; *-Indianapolis 500 only)
USA Today
05-05-2025
- Automotive
- USA Today
IndyCar Series complete race results today: Alex Palou dominates the field at Barber
IndyCar Series complete race results today: Alex Palou dominates the field at Barber Show Caption Hide Caption Watch 'More Than a Race,' our mini-documentary on the Indy 500 Indianapolis is the 500. A.J. Foyt once said, "If it wasn't for the Indianapolis 500, none of you would've ever heard of me." The same might be said of Indianapolis. No cautions. No one can challenge Alex Palou. That's IndyCar in 2025. Palou, of Chip Ganassi Racing, feels no heat after starting from the pole at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama in winning his third of four races this season. Palou finishes 16+ seconds clear of the field in the 90-lap race on the 17-turn, 2.38-mile road course that features 80 feet of elevation change. How far out front was Palou? He had 63 of his 200 push-to-pass seconds available at the finish. "I was a little lonely out there," he told Fox post race. Race runner-up Christian Lundgaard of Arrow McLaren, who started 7th, is second in the season points championship but is more than a full race behind Palou. Team Penske's Scott McLaughlin, the winner at Barber the past two years, completes the podium. Scott Dixon improves 14 places and finishes 12th. Louis Foster falls 14 places and finishes 26th. For the third straight race, there are no cautions. The only laps run under a yellow flag this season were the first 6 in the season-opener at St. Petersburg. Nathan Brown is your best IndyCar follow, and sign up for IndyStar's motor sports newsletter. Alex Palou Christian Lundgaard Scott McLaughlin Rinus Veekay Will Power Pato O'Ward Colton Herta Alexander Rossi Nolan Siegel Josef Newgarden Kyle Kirkwood Scott Dixon Felix Rosenqvist Graham Rahal Christian Rasmussen David Malukas Marcus Armstrong Santino Ferrucci Conor Daly Marcus Ericsson Kyffin Simpson Sting Ray Robb Callum Ilott Devlin DeFrancesco Robert Shwartzman Louis Foster Jacob Abel Alex Palou (6+ seconds) Christian Lundgaard Scott McLaughlin Christian Rasmussen (2 pit stops; rest of the field has taken 3) Rinus Veekay Will Power Pato O'Ward Alexander Rossi Colton Herta Nolan Siegel Lap 66: Rinus Veekay has an issue on a pit stop. Lap 59: Marcus Armstrong requires an extra pit stop after fueling problems a few laps earlier. Lap 58: Louis Foster slides off track but returns without a caution. Lap 55: Will Power is in 5th place and cranky. Marcus Armstrong (has taken just 1 pit stop) Felix Rosenqvist (1) Alex Palou (the rest of the field has taken 2) Christian Lundgaard Scott McLaughlin Rinus Veekay Will Power Pato O'Ward Alexander Rossi Colton Herta Lap 46: Colton Holta stalls the engine exiting the post, costing him several seconds. Lap 43: Christian Lundgaard makes a nifty move to get by Scott McLaughlin. Both had just taken their second pit stops. Lap 40: Kyle Kirkwood has improved 8 places from the start, to 10th. Kyffin Simpson has fallen 16 places, to 26th. Alex Palou (by 5+ seconds) Colton Herta Scott McLaughlin Will Power Christian Lundgaard Pato O'Ward Rinus Veekay Marcus Armstrong Alexander Rossi Nolan Siegel Lap 23: Alex Palou comes in for a pit stop. He was on the verge of lapping last-place Devlin DeFrancesco. He comes out in 2nd to Marcus Armstrong, the only driver yet to pit. Lap 18: Scott McLaughlin comes into the pits, the first of the top 5 to come in. He comes out in 11th place. The top 5 remain the same from the start. Alexander Rossi has improved 6 places. Josef Newgarden has fallen 6, to 15th. Alex Palou (3+ seconds ahead) Scott McLaughlin Colton Herta Will Power Rinus Veekay Christian Lundgaard Nolan Siegel Pato O'Ward Alexander Rossi Marcus Armstrong Lap 1: Everyone gets through clean, and Alex Palou maintains the lead on Scott McLaughlin. Alexander Rossi moves up 5 places to 10th. Row 1 1. Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi 2. Scott McLaughlin, Team Penske Row 2 3. Colton Herta, Andretti Global 4. Will Power, Team Penske Row 3 5. Rinus VeeKay, Dale Coyne 6. Nolan Siegel, Arrow McLaren Row 4 7. Christian Lundgaard, Arrow McLaren 8. Pato O'Ward, Arrow McLaren Row 5 9. Josef Newgarden, Team Penske 10. Kyffin Simpson, Chip Ganassi Row 6 11. Marcus Armstrong, Meyer Shank 12. Louis Foster, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Row 7 13. Santino Ferrucci, A.J. Foyt 14. Felix Rosenqvist, Meyer Shank Row 8 15. Alexander Rossi, Ed Carpenter 16. Callum Ilott, Prema Row 9 17. Christian Rasmussen, Ed Carpenter 18. Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Global Row 10 19. Conor Daly, Juncos Hollinger 20. David Malukas, A.J. Foyt Row 11 21. Graham Rahal, Rahal Letterman Lanigan 22. Sting Ray Robb, Juncos Hollinger Row 12 23. Marcus Ericsson, Andretti Global 24. Robert Shwartzman, Prema Row 13 25. Jacob Abel, Dale Coyne 26. Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Row 14 27. Devlin DeFrancesco, Rahal Letterman Lanigan 'Those guys are crazy': Formula 1 points leader respects IndyCar, but Indy 500 not for him Going green: Why has IndyCar had 1 caution? Drivers weigh in From Nathan Brown, IndyStar Race winner: Six pole position winners have won the 14 IndyCar stops at Barber Motorsports Park, and 11 winners have started on the first two rows). Expect Christian Lundgaard's Arrow McLaren teammate Pato O'Ward to start toward the front, too (O'Ward has made the Fast Six the last four years at Barber). Other teams will have a tough time working around them. The 1-2 finish Arrow McLaren personnel dreamed of at Thermal comes through at Barber. Something you might not expect: Felix Rosenqvist logs his first podium finish since joining Meyer Shank Racing. This isn't entirely unexpected – the Swedish driver has snagged top-5 finishes each of the last two races and four overall with the team – but it will mark MSR's first podium in nearly three years (Simon Pagenaud, 2022 IMS road course), coming at a track Rosenqvist finished 4th at a year ago. (All times ET; all IndyCar sessions are on IndyCar Live, IndyCar Radio and Sirius XM Channel 218) 10 a.m.: IndyCar Warmup, FS1 1:30 p.m.: IndyCar race, Fox TV: Coverage begins at 1 p.m. ET, Sunday, May 4, 2025, on Fox. Green flag is scheduled for 1:47 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. Fox Sports app. Watch free with a Fubo trial IndyCar Nation is on SiriusXM Channel 218, IndyCar Live and the IndyCar Radio Network (check affiliates for each race) Drivers will have 200 seconds of push-to-pass, enabled in 20-second increments. Cars must use at least one set of new alternate tires for at least two laps during the race. 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 &, 1:47 p.m. 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 *, 3 p.m. June 22, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin &, 2:30 p.m. July 6, Lexington, Ohio &, 2 p.m. July 12, Newton, Iowa *, 5 p.m. July 13, Newton, Iowa *, 2 p.m. July 20, Toronto %, 2 p.m. 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. Also on track today: Here are the key differences between F1 and IndyCar in 2025 (Team and drivers; *-Indianapolis 500 only) (Through three of 17 races) Alex Palou, 142 points Kyle Kirkwood, 108 Christian Lundgaard, 96 Felix Rosenqvist, 88 Scott Dixon, 86 Pato O'Ward, 80 Colton Herta, 73 Scott McLaughlin, 69 Will Power, 63 Josef Newgarden, 58 Alexander Rossi, 58 Marcus Ericsson, 55 Santino Ferrucci, 51 Marcus Armstrong, 50 Kyffin Simpson, 48 Rinus Veekay, 46 Graham Rahal, 45 David Malukas, 42 Christian Rasmussen, 40 Sting Ray Robb, 39 Conor Daly, 32 Robert Shwartzman, 30 Nolan Siegel, 26 Louis Foster, 25 Callum Ilott, 25 Devlin DeFrancesco, 24 Jacob Abel, 17
