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Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Automotive
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Rinus VeeKay crashes on pit road during 2025 Indy 500
Dale Coyne Racing driver Rinus VeeKay (18) stands on the track Sunday, May 25, 2025, ahead of the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. INDIANAPOLIS — Pit road became Rinus VeeKay's undoing as his 2025 Indianapolis 500 ended on Lap 80 with a crash. The Dutch racer was trying to slow down entering pit road for his third pit stop of the race. However, the No. 18 Dale Coyne Racing Honda spun out of control, hitting the inside pit wall with the right rear corner of the car. Advertisement The 2018 USF Pro 2000 Champion got the car pointed in the correct direction and managed to drive his car to his pit stall where he got out of the machine, his day over. VeeKay climbed out of the car under his own power. Indy 500 news: Indianapolis 500 live race leaderboard updates today: Takuma Sato leads David Malukas at 70 laps This story was updated to add a gallery. This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Rinus VeeKay crashes on pit road during 2025 Indy 500
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Automotive
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Indy 500 Polesitter Hits Four Pit Crew Members, Retires From Race
As chaos continues to unfold in the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500, rookie polesitter Robert Shwartzman retires from the race after hitting four members of his pit crew when his brakes failed coming into the pits after the Rinus VeeKey pitrow crash. "When it was yellow, I came in and honestly, it felt really strange, my brakes, already while coming into pit lane," Shwartzman tells IndyCar on Fox's Jamie Little. "I locked both front tires which usually is not the case. I wasn't sure if it was because the brakes or because the tires were cold." Prema and Shwartzman's crew will take apart the No. 83 apart to figure out what led to the loss of control on pitlane, a rookie mistake or a deeper issue. This was the team's first-ever attempt at oval racing as they joined IndyCar this year. "When I came back to my pit, I really did not push, I tried to be very slow, but as soon as I touched my brakes, my front just locked and went straight into the guys," Shwartzman said. "Luckily, no one got really injured. I think there's just one guy with a bit of an injury. I'm happy that everyone is fine, it was really scary because at the moment when I braked, I was just a passenger. We don't know what happened with the car yet." The one crew member who sustained an injury was his fueler who walked to a stretcher unassisted for his foot to be evaluated by the track's safety crew. This incident led Shwartzman to be the fifth driver to retire from the race, following Scott McLaughlin's crash before the green flag, Marco Andretti on the opening lap of racing, Alexander Rossi's pitbox fire, and Rinus VeeKay's pitrow crash. VeeKey's crash also came from a brake problem that the driver didn't know about as he went to pit for tires and fuel. Following the caution for VeeKey a spin by Kyle Larson on the restart led to the retirement of Larson, Kyffin Simpson, and Sting Ray Robb. Leaving just 25 drivers in the race at the halfway mark. You Might Also Like You Need a Torque Wrench in Your Toolbox Tested: Best Car Interior Cleaners The Man Who Signs Every Car Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Indianapolis Star
25-05-2025
- Automotive
- Indianapolis Star
Rinus VeeKay crashes on pit road during 2025 Indy 500
INDIANAPOLIS — Pit road became Rinus VeeKay's undoing as his 2025 Indianapolis 500 ended on Lap 80 with a crash. The Dutch racer was trying to slow down entering pit road for his third pit stop of the race. However, the No. 18 Dale Coyne Racing Honda spun out of control, hitting the inside pit wall with the right rear corner of the car. The 2018 USF Pro 2000 Champion got the car pointed in the correct direction and managed to drive his car to his pit stall where he got out of the machine, his day over. VeeKay climbed out of the car under his own power. Indy 500 news: Indianapolis 500 live race leaderboard updates today: Takuma Sato leads David Malukas at 70 laps
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Indy 500 qualifying live updates: Results, highlights for the Fast 12
The starting order for the 2025 Indianapolis 500 will be set on Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, as the 12 fastest drivers will go for pole and four last-chance qualifiers will battle for the final three starting positions. Kyle Larson will not be in action on Sunday at Indianapolis after qualifying 21st overall on Saturday. Advertisement Scott McLaughlin was hoping to go for a second consecutive pole position at Indianapolis - but he suffered a major accident in Sunday morning practice after finishing second overall in Saturday's qualifying session. We'll have all the latest updates and results from Indy 500 qualifying, so be sure to refresh the page often. Provisional 2025 Indy 500 starting lineup before the Fast 6 The top six drivers will now battle for pole position and the top six places on the grid, but positions No. 7 through No. 33 are set. Fast 6: Felix Rosenqvist, Pato O'Ward, Robert Shwartzman, Scott Dixon, Alex Palou, Takuma Sato Advertisement 7. David Malukas 8. Christian Lundgaard 9. Marcus Ericsson 10. Scott McLaughlin 11. Josef Newgarden 12. Will Power 13. Conor Daly 14. Alexander Rossi 15. Kyffin Simpson 16. Ed Carpenter 17. Santino Ferruci 18. Devlin DeFrancesco 19. Sting Ray Robb 20. Christian Rasmussen 21. Kyle Larson 22. Louis Foster 23. Callum Ilott 24. Helio Castroneves 25. Kyle Kirkwood 26. Nolan Siegel 27. Ryan Hunter-Reay 28. Jack Harvey 29. Colton Herta 30. Graham Rahal 31. Marco Andretti 32. Marcus Armstrong 33. Rinus VeeKay Jacob Abel goes fourth fastest, will miss the 2025 Indy 500. Rookie driver Jacob Abel was unable to match his first-run pace, meaning Marco Andretti, Marcus Armstrong and Rinus VeeKay will start on the final row next Sunday. Marco Andretti: 229.741 mph Marcus Armstrong: 229.091 mph Rinus VeeKay: 226.913 mph Jacob Abel: 226.394 mph (eliminated) VeeKay goes third fastest in last-chance qualifying Drama in the final moments of LCQ! VeeKay went a massive .8 mph slower in his second run than he did in his first, giving Abel the chance to make the show if he can match his first-run speed. Marco Andretti: 229.741 mph Marcus Armstrong: 229.091 mph Rinus VeeKay: 226.913 mph VeeKay goes slower in first lap Rinus VeeKay's gamble to forfeit his previous run and go again could be blowing up in his face. VeeKay was significantly slower on his first lap, and continues to trail the pace of his earlier run. 10 minutes remain in last-chance qualifying Jacob Abel was set to be the only remaining runner - but Rinus VeeKay is making a surprise run with eight minutes remaining. Advertisement By making a qualifying run, VeeKay is forfeiting his previous speed - meaning if he has any issues during his run, he could be throwing away a spot in the Indy 500. Jacob Abel next to make a qualifying attempt In order to cool the car down, Abel will go around the track at a low speed, then prepare for a run that could knock teammate Rinus VeeKay out of the race. Josef Newgarden goes for a run around the track after missing a chance at pole Newgarden was not allowed to qualify on Saturday and will start 11th in the 2025 Indy 500. With some extra time on his hands, the Team Penske driver went for a run. Rinus VeeKay edges Jacob Abel for third VeeKay had a bit of a troubling run. He used 80+ percent of his hybrid power on the first lap, leading to a big drop off in speed over his following three laps. Marco Andretti and Marcus Armstrong are looking safe to be in the show, and may not need to make another run. Advertisement Marco Andretti: 229.741 mph Marcus Armstrong: 229.091 mph Rinus VeeKay: 227.740 mph Jacob Abel: 227.112 mph Jacob Abel posts slowest speed in last-chance qualifying Abel's team will have some serious work to do after Abel posted speed two miles per hour slower than Andretti and Armstrong. Marco Andretti: 229.741 mph Marcus Armstrong: 229.091 mph Jacob Abel: 227.112 mph Scott McLaughlin to start 10th in 2025 Indy 500 With McLaughlin unable to qualify on Sunday following his crash and his two Team Penske teammates pulled out of qualifying due to technical issues, how will they start on Sunday? McLaughlin will start 10th, followed by Newgarden in 11th and Power in 12th. Marco Andretti goes fastest in last-chance qualifying Andretti has a comfortable edge atop the pylon with 48 minutes remaining in LCQ. Drivers will be allowed to get back in line and make as many runs as time allows. Advertisement Marco Andretti: 229.741 mph Marcus Armstrong: 229.091 mph Marcus Armstrong sets first time in last-chance qualifying Marcus Armstrong: 229.091 mph See Marcus Armstrong's Saturday practice crash Armstrong's team had to rebuild the car after a huge accident on Saturday. Judging by Sunday morning's practice times, Armstrong (along with Andretti and VeeKay) are favored to make the race over Jacob Abel. Why Josef Newgarden and Will Power were not allowed to qualify on Sunday There has been plenty of drama surrounding Team Penske on Sunday, just one year after the successfully locked out the front row in qualifying for the 2024 Indy 500. In Sunday morning practice, Scott McLaughlin crashed and caused major damage to his car, and was immediately out of Fast 12 qualifying. Advertisement As the cars lined up for qualifying later on Sunday, the cars of Josef Newgarden and Will Power were pulled out of the qualifying line after the team attempted to make adjustments on pit road. Once a car goes through inspection, teams are only allowed to make adjustments to wing angle and tire pressure, but the Team Penske crew was seen taking power tools to the rear attenuator on each of its cars. An IndyCar official confirmed that both Newgarden and Power's cars had a body fit violation on the rear attenuator. According to Team Penske's Tim Cindric, the No. 12 car of Will Power had actually passed technical inspection, but the No. 2 car of Newgarden's did not. Cindric said the team believed that they might be able to modify the car prior to qualifying, but they were then pulled out of line. Last-chance qualifying: Marco Andretti looking to make 2025 Indy 500 field With Fast 12 qualifying in the books, it's time to shift to arguably the most dramatic portion of Sunday's session: Last-chance qualifying. Advertisement 33 cars will start the 2025 Indy 500, but there are 34 total entries. One of the following drivers will not be racing next Sunday: Marco Andretti Rinus VeeKay Jacob Abel Marcus Armstrong Alex Palou goes fifth fastest to lock into the Fast 6 Felix Rosenqvist: 232.523 mph Pato O'Ward: 232.186 mph Robert Shwartzman: 232.008 mph Scott Dixon: 231.971 mph Alex Palou: 231.800 mph Takuma Sato: 231.686 mph David Malukas: 231.599 mph Christian Lundgaard: 231.360 mph Marcus Ericsson: 231.014 mph Pato O'Ward goes second fastest Felix Rosenqvist: 232.523 mph Pato O'Ward: 232.186 mph Robert Shwartzman: 232.008 mph Scott Dixon: 231.971 mph Takuma Sato: 231.686 mph David Malukas: 231.599 mph Christian Lundgaard: 231.360 mph Marcus Ericsson: 231.014 mph Scott Dixon locks in spot in the Fast 6 With only three drivers left to make an attempt, Scott Dixon locked himself into the Fast Six with the third fastest speed. Felix Rosenqvist: 232.523 mph Robert Shwartzman: 232.008 mph Scott Dixon: 231.971 mph Takuma Sato: 231.686 mph David Malukas: 231.599 mph Christian Lundgaard: 231.360 mph Marcus Ericsson: 231.014 mph Rookie Robert Shwartzman rockets to second in the standings Shwartzman, making his IndyCar debut (and oval debut!) for a brand new team in Prema Racing is going to make the Fast Six. Felix Rosenqvist: 232.523 Robert Shwartzman: 232.008 Takuma Sato: 231.686 mph David Malukas: 231.599 Christian Lundgaard: 231.360 Marcus Ericsson: 231.014 Felix Rosenqvist leads early runners in Indy 500 qualifying Felix Rosenqvist: 232.523 Takuma Sato: 231.686 mph Christian Lundgaard: 231.360 Marcus Ericsson: 231.014 Josef Newgarden, Will Power out of Fast 12 qualifying Two favorites for next Sunday's race will not be allowed to make a qualifying attempt on Sunday after failing technical inspection. It's been a rough Sunday for Team Penske. Scott McLaughlin crashes in Sunday morning practice Scott McLaughlin was very nearly the fastest man in Indianapolis on Saturday, posting a speed just below that of Alex Palou, but the Team Penske driver suffered a major accident in practice on Sunday prior to qualifying and will not make a qualifying attempt. 2025 Indy 500 fast 12 qualifiers: Drivers are ordered based on their speed in Saturday's qualifying session. The final order of the top 12 will be determined on Sunday. Advertisement Fast 12 qualifying will begin at 4:05 p.m. ET on FOX, followed by last chance qualifying at 5:15 p.m. ET, and Fast Six qualifying at 6:25 p.m. ET. Alex Palou Scott McLaughlin Josef Newgarden Pato O'Ward Scott Dixon Robert Shwartzman David Malukas Felix Rosenqvist Takuma Sato Will Power Marcus Ericcson Christian Lundgaard What place will Kyle Larson start in the Indy 500? Kyle Larson will be attempting to do the historic Indy 500 - Coca Cola 600 double next weekend. He made two relatively conservative qualifying runs on Saturday relative to the field, and did not make the top 12 cutoff. He will start the 2025 Indy 500 in 21st position. Indy 500 Day 1 Qualifying results The first day of qualifying set positions 13 through 30 on the grid for the Indy 500. The top 12 and the last chance qualifiers will be determined on Sunday, May 18th. Advertisement Four drivers were not locked into the Indy 500 field on Saturday: Marco Andretti, Rinus VeeKay, Jacob Abel and Marcus Armstrong. They will compete for three available positions in last chance qualifying. Here is the provisional starting order for places 13 through 30: 13. Conor Daly 14. Alexander Rossi 15. Kyffin Simpson 16. Ed Carpenter 17. Santino Ferruci 18. Devlin DeFrancesco 19. Sting Ray Robb 20. Christian Rasmussen 21. Kyle Larson 22. Louis Foster 23. Callum Ilott 24. Helio Castroneves 25. Kyle Kirkwood 26. Nolan Siegel 27. Ryan Hunter-Reay 28. Jack Harvey 29. Colton Herta 30. Graham Rahal How to watch Indy 500 qualifying Fast 12 qualifying will begin at 4:05 p.m. ET on FOX, followed by last chance qualifying at 5:15 p.m. ET, and Fast Six qualifying at 6:25 p.m. ET. When is the 2025 Indy 500? The Indy 500 will begin at 12:45 p.m. ET on Sunday, May 25th. This article originally appeared on For The Win: Indy 500 live updates: Sunday qualifying live results
Fox Sports
10-05-2025
- Automotive
- Fox Sports
Unusual Suspects Seek Breakthrough Win from Up Front Saturday
INDYCAR Roughly half of the drivers in Saturday's Sonsio Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway have won at least one NTT INDYCAR SERIES race in their career. Which means, the other half of the 27-car field has not. It's 14 former race winners on the grid, 13 who drive to become one. The question is, which driver will be the next to move from the latter category to the former? There has been at least one first-time winner in five of the past six seasons, and only six seasons since 2000 have not had a first-time winner. Four years ago this week, Rinus VeeKay scored his first series victory by winning the road course race at IMS in May. Christian Lundgaard nearly grabbed his maiden series victory on this 14-turn, 2.439-mile circuit, finishing second in a race in July 2022, and he finished third in last year's Sonsio Grand Prix. The subject of non-winners is relevant to this 85-lap race, where four drivers seeking their first series victory will start in the top 11. Two of those drivers earned a spot in the Firestone Fast Six, with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing rookie Louis Foster starting from a season-high third position, two spots ahead of teammate Devlin DeFrancesco, who tied his career best. Chip Ganassi Racing's Kyffin Simpson will start a career-best 10th for the second consecutive race while AJ Foyt Racing's Santino Ferrucci will line up 11th. All figure to be on the charge when the green flag drops shortly after 4:30 p.m. ET (FOX, FOX Sports app, INDYCAR Radio Network). There is reason to believe any of those four non-winners – and maybe others – could contend for a spot on the podium, if not the race win, as this circuit has seen six different winners in the past seven races. Foster is certainly one to watch in the No. 45 Mi-Jack Honda, and he posted the second-quickest time in Friday's second practice. Last year's INDY NXT by Firestone champion won a race in that series here last May, and RLL has had considerable success on this circuit. Bobby Rahal's team helped Lundgaard win two of IMS road course races and a pole. Graham Rahal dominated the August 2023 race from the pole, finishing second only because Chip Ganassi Racing's Scott Dixon used exceptional pit strategy to beat him. 'This is the first track I've come to in INDYCAR that I've actually won in a junior category,' Foster said. 'The previous rounds, two of them I had never raced at and the other two I had never won at. I know this track really well. It's always been quoted as a European-esque track. Europeans tend to do well here.' RLL will have all three of its current drivers starting in the top six, with Rahal lining up second in the No. 15 Fifth Third Bank Honda. DeFrancesco, who drives the No. 30 EVTEC Honda, also started fifth in a 2023 race here, jumping to the lead in the opening two corners and leading the first eight laps. All three RLL drivers have been eager for this event since last year's race. 'A lot of work has gone into this program and from the offseason to now, particularly on the 30 (car),' DeFrancesco said. 'I think there was a lot of frustration leaving Barber (Motorsports Park, site of last week's Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix presented by AmFirst), because I think we had the potential to be up front. It just came down to execution. It's good to see us making steady progress as a group.' Simpson is one of Dixon's teammates, and he has set career bests in each of the past two events. The driver of the No. 8 Journie Rewards Chip Ganassi Racing Honda finished 10th in the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach and qualified 10th in the Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix powered by AmFirst. Like Daly, Ferrucci has had exceptional drives in the '500.' All six of his starts have ended with top-10 finishes, including a third-place finish in 2023. He has led 16 laps overall. He drives the No. 14 AJ Foyt Racing/Sexton Properties Chevrolet. Marcus Armstrong finished fifth in last year's Sonsio Grand Prix. That result was posted with Chip Ganassi Racing; he's now driving the No. 66 SiriusXM/Root Insurance Honda of Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb-Agajanian. He will start 15th in Saturday's race. All will be chasing Alex Palou in the race to Turn 1. The driver of the No. 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda seeks his fourth win in five races this season. The 14 active drivers who have won races in this series have done so a combined 194 times. The list: Scott Dixon, 58 wins Will Power, 44 Josef Newgarden, 31 Alex Palou, 14 Colton Herta, 9 Alexander Rossi, 8 Scott McLaughlin, 7 Pato O'Ward, 7 Graham Rahal, 6 Marcus Ericsson, 4 Kyle Kirkwood, 3 Felix Rosenqvist, 1 Rinus VeeKay, 1 Christian Lundgaard, 1 recommended
