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Daily Mail
25-05-2025
- Automotive
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Spain's Alex Palou wins Indianapolis 500 in his first race on an oval track
Alex Palou is the first Spaniard to win the biggest event in American auto racing, and he did it on his very first crack at an oval track. The 28-year-old star of the Chip Ganassi Racing team won the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday. Ryan Hunter-Reay was the leader at the halfway point of the Indianapolis 500 as he looked for a second victory in "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing." Hunter-Reay, in a one-off entry for DRR-Cusick Motorsports, won the Indy 500 in 2014 as a driver for Andretti Global. Him leading Sunday with 100 laps remaining was fitting for a race that was first briefly delayed by rain and then hit with a rash of weird incidents. Scott McLaughlin crashed on the warm-up lap while swerving to get heat in his tires. Scott Dixon had a brake fire before the race went green and then Marco Andretti was crashed on the first lap. It was reminiscent of the 1992 Indianapolis 500, when pole-sitter Roberto Guerrero spun out and crashed while also trying to warm up his tires during the parade laps. "I really have no idea what happened," a heartbroken McLaughlin said. "I can´t believe we´re out of the race. I had so much hope. It´s the worst moment of my life." The Indianapolis 500 has sold out its grandstands for the first time in nearly a decade, and the local TV blackout that has been in place since 1951 has been lifted so fans in central Indiana will be able to watch the race live. Indianapolis Motor Speedway president Doug Boles said Monday that while its roughly 230,000 grandstand seats had sold out, general admission infield tickets were still available. He expects a crowd of about 350,000 race fans - or about 1 for every 1,000 people living in the U.S. - will be at the track Sunday for the 109th running of "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing." "From our longest-tenured ticket-holders who have been coming to the Racing Capital of the World for generations to new fans who've recently fallen in love with this iconic event, everyone has contributed to this exciting and historic moment," Boles wrote in a letter to fans. "I am grateful for the support and passion you have for this race and this place." The lifting of the local TV blackout was good news for Fox, which will be broadcasting the race for the first time, as well as NBA fans in central Indiana. Normally, the race would be aired locally after its conclusion Sunday evening, creating a conflict with the Pacers set to host the Knicks in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference final the same night. "Fox Sports is all in on IndyCar, and this is an incredible accomplishment to celebrate with our first Indy 500 broadcast," Fox Sports chief executive Eric Shanks said. "As a lifelong fan, I am also personally thrilled to see the grandstands filled on race day and look forward to broadcasting the race live in central Indiana." The first sellout since the 100th running in 2016 had been imminent with Boles telling fans late last week that few grandstand tickets were still available. And the biggest reason for such fevered anticipation is that storylines abound.
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Indy 500 live updates: Josef Newgarden's hopes dashed by mechanical issues
The famed 'Month of May' concludes with the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500. Team Penske's Josef Newgarden is aiming to become the first driver ever to win three consecutive Indy 500s, but to do so, he'll have to do it from the final row of the grid. Ryan Hunter-Reay Conor Daly David Malukas Alex Palou Santino Ferrucci Disaster for Josef Newgarden! He has to come back in to pit again with a fuel pressure after it looked like he had climbed back into contention! — Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) May 25, 2025 New leader: It's the hometown kid, Conor Daly. 79 laps to go. Daly-Malukas-Palou are top three. Newgarden is P8. — Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) May 25, 2025 Lap 110 But Christian Rasmussen loses it on the approach to Turn 4. Aborted start. Crash on the Lap 91 restart, takes out Kyle Larson (The Double is done, although he'll make the start at Charlotte) and Sting Ray Robb Lap 91 Rossi's car caught fire in the pits! — Fifth Gear (@NotFifthGear) May 25, 2025 Rinus Veekay has an incident on pit road Bad news for Colton Herta as he receives a pass-through penalty for speeding on pit road. #Indy500 — INDYCAR on FOX (@IndyCarOnFOX) May 25, 2025 Larson has made six passes, per the scoring monitor. But yeah, not many compared to some guys (many are in double-digits now). — Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) May 25, 2025 40 laps complete of the #Indy500 🔁Current rundown of the top-five drivers as differing strategies are at play👇▫️ @AlexanderRossi ▫️ @ChristianR_DK ▫️ @edcarpenter20 ▫️ @DevlinDeFran ▫️ @jack_harvey93 — NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) May 25, 2025 Lap 31 after the rain delay. Sprinkles…probably over already — Indycar Weatherman (@Indycar_Wxman) May 25, 2025 More precipitation at the Speedway Lap 11 into Turn 3 Lap 10, Pato O'Ward gets the lead into Turn 1 over Schwartzman! Marco Andretti crashes going into Turn 1 of the first green-flag lap, No. 5 of 200 after the initial Scott McLaughlin caution. We're live at Indy All times ET Sunday, May 2510 a.m.: Pre-race show (Fox)12:20 p.m.: National anthem (Fox)12:45 p.m.: 109th Indy 500 (Fox) Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2.5-mile low-banked squared oval) in Speedway, IndianaBanking: Turns - 9.2 degrees | Straights - flatRace length: 200 laps for 500 milesFuel window: 30-35 green flag laps Penske penalties: All three Team Penske Chevys made it into last Sunday's Fast 12 qualifying round for a shot at the pole, but one crashed in the morning practice and two others were removed after failing inspection. The cars driven by Newgarden and Will Power were each found to have an illegally modified attenuator, which is the rear-end crash structure. The attenuator is a spec part that by rule cannot be modified. Larson and "The Double": For the second straight year, 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson will attempt "The Double" — running the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600, which take place just hours apart in Indiana and North Carolina in two very different types of race car. Larson admirably qualified fifth for the Indy 500 last year but rain delayed the start of the race by four hours. He finished 18th and immediately boarded a plane bound for Charlotte, but in an ironic twist of fate, the same weather system that delayed the start in Indianapolis curtailed his attempt to at least jump into his Hendrick Motorsports No. 5 Chevrolet in the late stages of the Coca-Cola 600. He'll start 19th for the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday. Sensational Schwartzman: Only two times in the 108-year history of Indianapolis 500 had a rookie ever qualified first for the race. Until last Sunday. Schwartzman, racing for Prema, became the first Indy debutant since Teo Fabi in 1983 to win the pole position. What's more: It's his first time driving an oval in his professional career after coming up through the European karting and Formulae system, while also driving endurance cars on the side. Row 1Robert Schwartzman, Prema Racing-ChevroletTakuma Sato, RLL Racing-HondaPato O'Ward, Arrow McLaren-Chevrolet Row 2Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing-HondaFelix Rosenqvist, Meyer Shank Racing-HondaAlex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda Row 3David Malukas, AJ Foyt Racing-ChevroletChristian Lundgaard, Arrow McLaren-ChevroletMarcus Ericsson, Andretti-Global-Honda Row 4Scott McLaughlin, Team Penske-ChevroletConor Daly, Juncos Hollinger Racing-ChevroletAlexander Rossi, Ed Carpenter Racing-Chevrolet Row 5Kyffin Simpson, Chip Ganassi Racing-HondaEd Carpenter, Ed Carpenter Racing-ChevroletSantino Ferrucci, AJ Foyt Racing-Chevrolet Row 6Devlin DeFrancesco, RLL Racing-HondaSting Ray Robb, Juncos Hollinger Racing-ChevroletChristian Rasmussen, Ed Carpenter Racing-Chevrolet Row 7Kyle Larson, Arrow McLaren/Hendrick-ChevroletLouis Foster, RLL Racing-HondaCallum Ilott, Prema Racing-Chevrolet Row 8Helio Castroneves, Meyer Shank Racing-HondaKyle Kirkwood, Andretti Global-HondaNolan Siegel, Arrow McLaren-Chevrolet Row 9Ryan Hunter-Reay, DRR-Cusick Motorsports-ChevroletJack Harvey, DRR-Cusic Motorsports-ChevroletColton Herta, Andretti Global-Honda Row 10Graham Rahal, RLL Racing-HondaMarco Andretti, Andretti Global/Curb Agajanian-HondaMarcus Armstrong, Meyer Shank Racing-Honda Row 11Rinus Veekay, Dale Coyne Racing-HondaJosef Newgarden, Team Penske-ChevroletWill Power, Team Penske-Chevrolet Despite the 32nd starting spot, Newgarden has the fifth-best odds to win entering the weekend — likely due to his status as the two-time defending race winner. Pato O'Ward, having posted two second-place finishes at the Speedway in addition to a fourth and sixth, enters with the best odds at 5-to-1. Runaway championship leader Alex Palou and six-time series champion Scott Dixon are among the top favorites behind O'Ward. Odds courtesy of BetMGM Pato O'Ward +500 Alex Palou +600 Scott Dixon +700 Scott McLaughlin +800 Josef Newgarden +1200 Takuma Sato +1300 Felix Rosenqvist +1500 The race day forecast calls for partially cloudy skies with a high temperature of 67 degrees. There is a 25 percent chance of precipitation. Last year's race was infamously delayed by rain for four hours, which ultimately cost Kyle Larson his chance at running 'The Double.' Josef Newgarden is going to need to come through the entire field if he is to become the first three-peat winner of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, but he has the car to do it. Newgarden turned a lap at 225.687 to top the timing charts in Friday's Carb Day final practice session. He was followed by fellow two-time race-winner Takuma Sato (225.415) and six-time series champion Scott Dixon (225.200). Newgarden has been fast throughout the two weeks of practice and qualifying at the Speedway, but will start from the penultimate spot on the grid (32nd) as punishment for altering the attenuator at some point during last weekend's qualifying sessions. Penske teammate Will Power was also found to be in violation and will start last. Power was fifth-fastest on Friday with a 224.419. Multiple drivers experienced issues during the two-hour session including Sato, who parked his car with an unspecified issue with eight minutes remaining in the session. Ryan Hunter-Reay had a fire in the back of his DRR-Cusick Motorsports Chevrolet, but was able to get it back to the pit lane, where it was extinguished. Alexander Rossi, the 2016 race winner, only turned five laps before parking his car with a water pump issue Ryan Hunter-Reay Conor Daly David Malukas Alex Palou Santino Ferrucci Disaster for Josef Newgarden! He has to come back in to pit again with a fuel pressure after it looked like he had climbed back into contention! — Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) May 25, 2025 New leader: It's the hometown kid, Conor Daly. 79 laps to go. Daly-Malukas-Palou are top three. Newgarden is P8. — Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) May 25, 2025 Lap 110 But Christian Rasmussen loses it on the approach to Turn 4. Aborted start. Crash on the Lap 91 restart, takes out Kyle Larson (The Double is done, although he'll make the start at Charlotte) and Sting Ray Robb Lap 91 Rossi's car caught fire in the pits! — Fifth Gear (@NotFifthGear) May 25, 2025 Rinus Veekay has an incident on pit road Bad news for Colton Herta as he receives a pass-through penalty for speeding on pit road. #Indy500 — INDYCAR on FOX (@IndyCarOnFOX) May 25, 2025 Larson has made six passes, per the scoring monitor. But yeah, not many compared to some guys (many are in double-digits now). — Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) May 25, 2025 40 laps complete of the #Indy500 🔁Current rundown of the top-five drivers as differing strategies are at play👇▫️ @AlexanderRossi ▫️ @ChristianR_DK ▫️ @edcarpenter20 ▫️ @DevlinDeFran ▫️ @jack_harvey93 — NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) May 25, 2025 Lap 31 after the rain delay. Sprinkles…probably over already — Indycar Weatherman (@Indycar_Wxman) May 25, 2025 More precipitation at the Speedway Lap 11 into Turn 3 Lap 10, Pato O'Ward gets the lead into Turn 1 over Schwartzman! Marco Andretti crashes going into Turn 1 of the first green-flag lap, No. 5 of 200 after the initial Scott McLaughlin caution. We're live at Indy
CBS News
25-05-2025
- Automotive
- CBS News
Kyle Larson crashes out of Indy 500, Ryan Hunter-Reay takes the lead after bizarre incidents
Kyle Larson crashed out of the Indianapolis 500 near the midway point Sunday while Ryan Hunter-Reay ended the first half at the top of the leaderboard, looking for a second victory in "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing." Hunter-Reay, in a one-off entry for DRR-Cusick Motorsports, won the Indy 500 in 2014 as a driver for Andretti Global. Him leading Sunday with 100 laps remaining was fitting for a race that was first briefly delayed by rain and then hit with a rash of weird incidents. Scott McLaughlin crashed on the warm-up lap while swerving to get heat in his tires. Scott Dixon had a brake fire before the race went green and then Marco Andretti was crashed on the first lap. Scott McLaughlin crashes during warm-up laps at the 109th Running of The Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 25, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Getty Images It was reminiscent of the 1992 Indianapolis 500, when pole-sitter Roberto Guerrero spun out and crashed while also trying to warm up his tires during the parade laps. "I really have no idea what happened," a heartbroken McLaughlin said. "I can't believe we're out of the race. I had so much hope. It's the worst moment of my life." The bizarre only continued as Alexander Rossi went to pit road with smoke coming from the back of his car, only for it to erupt into flames and his fueler caught fire. Rossi angrily flung his gloves over the pit road wall as he fled from the flames. Rinus VeeKay lost his brakes and crashed on pit road and then Robert Shwartzman, the first rookie to start from the pole since 1983, lost control entering his pit stall and hit several of his Prema Racing crew members. "As soon as I touched my brakes, the whole front just locked and I ran into my guys," Shwartzman said. "It was really scary because when I braked, I was just a passenger." Shwartzman, a dual national of Israel and Russia and first rookie to lead the field to green since 1983, was making his oval debut. The 25-year-old drives under the Israel flag and is the first Israeli in the field. On the next restart, Larson's attempt to complete "the double" of 1,100-miles on the same day when he was collected in a three-car collision. It ended his Indy 500 and allowed Larson to head to the airport to get to Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina in time for the Coca-Cola 600. Kyle Larson, second from left, is checked after he hit the wall in the second turn during Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, May 25, 2025. Jamie Gallagher / AP "Just bummed out," Larson said. "Try to get over this quickly and get on to Charlotte and just forget about it." Two-time defending race winner Josef Newgarden, meanwhile, carved his way through traffic from starting on the last row into the top-10 by the 80th lap of the race. Newgarden and Team Penske teammate Will Power were dropped to 32nd and 33rd for the start for failing an inspection ahead of qualifying. Newgarden is trying to become the first driver to win the 500 in three consecutive years; no driver has ever won from the last row. Roger Penske delivered the command for drivers to start their engines after a 42-minute delay for rain — a pause that had already put Larson's double attempt in jeopardy. The NASCAR star had a 4 p.m. deadline to leave Indianapolis to make it to Charlotte, where the Coca-Cola 600 is his priority. Only one driver has ever completed all 1,100 miles — Tony Stewart in 2001. Larson's bid failed last year because a rain delay in Indianapolis made him miss the Coca-Cola 600. Larson could be seen checking his watch from inside his car as he waited for Penske's command. He's starting second in Charlotte and started 19th in the Indy 500. Pato O'Ward, a two-time Indy 500 runner-up, and two-time reigning IndyCar champion Alex Palou were the co-favorites, listed at +500 by BetMGM when the race began. O'Ward started third and would be the first Mexican winner; Palou, winner of four of the first five races this season, would be the first Spanish winner should he earn his first career victory on an oval track.
The Independent
25-05-2025
- Automotive
- The Independent
Ryan Hunter-Reay leads chaotic Indianapolis 500 after bizarre incidents
Ryan Hunter-Reay was the leader at the halfway point of the Indianapolis 500 as he looked for a second victory in 'The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.' Hunter-Reay, in a one-off entry for DRR-Cusick Motorsports, won the Indy 500 in 2014 as a driver for Andretti Global. Him leading Sunday with 100 laps remaining was fitting for a race that was first briefly delayed by rain and then hit with a rash of weird incidents. Scott McLaughlin crashed on the warm-up lap while swerving to get heat in his tires. Scott Dixon had a brake fire before the race went green and then Marco Andretti was crashed on the first lap. It was reminiscent of the 1992 Indianapolis 500, when pole-sitter Roberto Guerrero spun out and crashed while also trying to warm up his tires during the parade laps. 'I really have no idea what happened,' a heartbroken McLaughlin said. 'I can't believe we're out of the race. I had so much hope. It's the worst moment of my life.' The bizarre only continued as Alexander Rossi went to pit road with smoke coming from the back of his car, only for it to erupt into flames and his fueler caught fire. Rossi angrily flung his gloves over the pit road wall as he fled from the flames. Rinus VeeKay lost his brakes and crashed on pit road and then Robert Shwartzman, the first rookie to start from the pole since 1983, lost control entering his pit stall and hit several of his Prema Racing crew members. 'As soon as I touched my brakes, the whole front just locked and I ran into my guys,' Shwartzman said. 'It was really scary because when I braked, I was just a passenger.' Shwartzman, a dual national of Israel and Russia and first rookie to lead the field to green since 1983, was making his oval debut. The 25-year-old drives under the Israel flag and is the first Israeli in the field. On the next restart, Kyle Larson 's attempt to complete "the double" of 1,100-miles on the same day when he was collected in a three-car collision. It ended his Indy 500 and allowed Larson to head to the airport to get to Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina in time for the Coca-Cola 600. 'Just bummed out,' Larson said. 'Try to get over this quickly and get on to Charlotte and just forget about it.' Two-time defending race winner Josef Newgarden, meanwhile, carved his way through traffic from starting on the last row into the top-10 by the 80th lap of the race. Newgarden and Team Penske teammate Will Power were dropped to 32nd and 33rd for the start for failing an inspection ahead of qualifying. Newgarden is trying to become the first driver to win the 500 in three consecutive years; no driver has ever won from the last row. Roger Penske delivered the command for drivers to start their engines after a 42-minute delay for rain — a pause that had already put Larson's double attempt in jeopardy. The NASCAR star had a 4 p.m. deadline to leave Indianapolis to make it to Charlotte, where the Coca-Cola 600 is his priority. Only one driver has ever completed all 1,100 miles — Tony Stewart in 2001. Larson's bid failed last year because a rain delay in Indianapolis made him miss the Coca-Cola 600. Larson could be seen checking his watch from inside his car as he waited for Penske's command. He's starting second in Charlotte and started 19th in the Indy 500. Pato O'Ward, a two-time Indy 500 runner-up, and two-time reigning IndyCar champion Alex Palou were the co-favorites, listed at +500 by BetMGM when the race began. O'Ward started third and would be the first Mexican winner; Palou, winner of four of the first five races this season, would be the first Spanish winner should he earn his first career victory on an oval track. ___
Reuters
24-05-2025
- Automotive
- Reuters
Indy 500 Carb Day: Josef Newgarden paces field at final practice
May 24 - On Carburetion Day, better known as Carb Day, at the Indianapolis 500 on Friday, the fastest car perhaps fittingly belonged to the two-time defending champion. Josef Newgarden led the final practice before the fabled race with a top lap of 225.687 mph. "Good final run here," Newgarden told reporters at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. "Excited to check the car off again and work with the team. I'm really excited for Sunday. The main show. Everything we work for." The American is trying to become the first driver in the sport's history to win three straight Indianapolis 500s. Setting Newgarden back, Team Penske was penalized during qualifying when Newgarden and teammate Will Power had illegal modified attenuators on their cars. Newgarden will start No. 32 out of 33 cars in the field Sunday. No driver has ever started farther back than 28th in an Indy 500 field and went on to win. --Ryan Hunter-Reay's No. 23 Chevrolet caught fire during practice, and his Dreyer & Reinbold Racing team will have to rebuild his car in time for Sunday. Hunter-Reay said on the Fox broadcast that he felt a cold liquid on his left side and his engine began to smoke as he exited pit lane. He wiggled out through the window just in time. "I looked like Ace Ventura trying to get out of the rhino," Hunter-Reay quipped. Graham Rahal also encountered some smoke, as a mechanical failure forced him to pull over during practice. His car will need a new engine for Sunday. --Kyle Larson got in one last day of prep work at IMS as he readies himself to attempt "the Double" -- completing the Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte in the same day. "I think (IndyCar is) a little different than NASCAR with the drafting and not knowing what people's objectives really were, but it doesn't hurt (to be fast in multi-lap runs)," Larson said Friday, per NASCAR Wire Service. "I feel good about my balance, so yeah, I feel like we're pretty decent. There are a couple guys that are really good also, but I feel like things feel good." Larson set out to achieve the Double last year, but rain affected both races and he wound up unable to complete a lap at the Coca-Cola 600. Larson will drive the No. 17 McLaren Arrow Chevrolet in Indianapolis and will start on the seventh row of the grid. "I would prefer to start further forward, but I think you've just got to be smartly aggressive and patient all at the same time back when you start beyond the first few rows," Larson said. "I think our car handles good in the pack so just got to be smart about it. You can't be too aggressive because if you try to push too much and get tightness and have to lift then you're going to give up a spot potentially. Just got to watch out when you make your moves." --Casey Irsay Foyt, daughter of the late Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, was named the honorary starter for the Indianapolis 500. Jim Irsay died Wednesday at 65 years old. He had been the primary owner of the Colts since 1997, when his father Robert Irsay passed away. Now Irsay Foyt represents the third generation of her family to control the team. She is married to former IndyCar driver A.J. Foyt IV. "As Indianapolis prepares for a special weekend that showcases our city's unmatched ability to successfully host massive global sporting events, it's incredibly appropriate and especially meaningful to celebrate Jim's contributions to our city and state," Penske Entertainment President and CEO Mark Miles said in a statement. "Put simply, the Indianapolis we know and love would not be remotely possible without Jim." --Field Level Media
