CONCORD, NC — May 22, 2026 — Throughout the four decades of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals, each schedule contains a rotation of new tracks to challenge drivers while leaving a share of traditional areas that have become mainstays. 

In the 2026 schedule, nine tracks have hosted a Hell Tour race for 25 years or longer, becoming storied Midwestern sites filled with history that have shaped the first 40 years of the Summer Nationals. 

Let’s take a look at the tracks that have seen it all: 

Fairbury Speedway (Fairbury, IL) 

Races Held: 39 

Most Wins: Billy Moyer (8 wins) 

2026 Date: Saturday, June 13 

The oldest active track on the Hell Tour is nestled in the small town of Fairbury, IL, which hosted the second-ever Summer Nationals race and has remained on the schedule since 1990. 

Scoring the most Feature wins at “FALS” with the Summer Nationals is Batesville, AR’s Billy Moyer, who went to Victory Lane eight times between 1994 and 2018. Shannon Babb owns the second-most with five wins. 

Held one month before the Prairie Dirt Classic at the end of July, the challenge to sweep the Summer Nationals and World of Outlaws Late Models presented by DIRTVision is daunting, but not impossible. Wisconsin’s Jimmy Mars was the first driver to sweep both events in 2005, and “Land of Lincoln” native Brian Shirley joined Mars in the exclusive club exactly 20 years later. 

Macon Speedway (Macon, IL) 

Races Held: 39 

Most Wins: Shannon Babb (5 wins) 

2026 Date: Sunday, July 5 

Becoming the home of the crown jewel of the Summer Nationals through the Herald & Review 100, the 1/5-mile bullring of Macon Speedway has seen the unlikeliest moments in history. 

Shannon Babb holds the record for the most wins in the Herald & Review 100 with five (2006, 2009, 2011, 2013-14), but he also has a unique relationship with the event. In 1997, Babb’s engine quit on him before the start of the Feature, but local driver Virgil Bilbrey gave the 23-year-old driver his Late Model as a replacement. Babb climbed up the field to cross the finish line in first, but the Moweaqua, IL native ended up 20 pounds short of what would’ve been his first Hell Tour victory. 

“The Coolest Bullring in the Country” has been an opportunity for future names of dirt Late Model racing to shine, with winners including Scott Bloomquist (1990), Billy Moyer (1994), Don O’Neal (2004), Dennis Erb Jr. (2010), Brian Shirley (2012), Bobby Pierce (2016-17, 2021), and Brandon Sheppard (2020). In the 2025 Herald & Review 100, St. Augustine, FL’s Trey Mills bested Sheppard at the finish line for his first win in the event before joining the World of Outlaws the next season. 

Kankakee County Speedway (Kankakee, IL) 

Races Held: 35  

Most Wins: Billy Moyer (8 wins) 

2026 Date: Wednesday, June 10 

Located 80 miles away from Chicago, Kankakee County Speedway has been a long-standing institution of the Summer Nationals since hosting the third-ever tour race on Independence Day 1986. 

The 1/4-mile track has been an annual stop on the Hell Tour through the early days of the year’s campaign. In 2026, it is scheduled for the second night of the opening week on June 10. 

Kankakee has also been a stepping stone for drivers vying to contend in the month-long hunt for the championship. Drivers who have won at the track before winning the overall title include Scott Bloomquist (1990), Billy Moyer (1993-94), Don O’Neal (2004), Dennis Erb Jr (2007), Bobby Pierce (2016-17), Brian Shirley (2019), and Jason Feger, joining the group in 2025. 

Farmer City Raceway (Farmer City, IL) 

Races Held: 34 

Most Wins: Billy Moyer (6 wins) 

2026 Date: Friday, June 19 

Farmer City Raceway did not join the Summer Nationals calendar until 1989. But once it did, it has never been removed. 

The Illinois 1/4-mile is unique in its shape with a former horse track surrounding the racing area, with flatter banking in Turns 1-2 and higher-banked Turns 3-4, which holds the only section of outside wall on the surface. 

Though 10 drivers from the “Land of Lincoln” have conquered the track, no driver has 3/4 of the wins that Batesville, AR’s Moyer owns at Farmer City, taking home six total victories. Indiana’s Don O’Neal and Illinois’ Babb are tied for second-most with three wins apiece. 

Oakshade Raceway (Wauseon, OH) 

Races Held: 29 

Most Wins: Shannon Babb, Matt Miller, Ashton Winger (3 wins) 

2026 Date: Saturday, July 11 

When Oakshade Raceway began hosting the Summer Nationals at the start of the 21st century, it was also the first Ohio track to be added to the schedule as the inaugural Birthday Race marked the season finale. 

Since Kevin Weaver won the night’s Feature to clinch the 2000 title, Oakshade has evolved into a traditional home to one of the final challenges on the Hell Tour that can be the decision-maker of the year’s champion. 

In last year’s visit to the Wauseon, OH track, it produced a championship-implicating moment as contenders Tyler Erb and Jason Feger made contact in the final laps, sending the No. 1 Rocket Chassis spinning as Feger’s No. 25 secured the 2025 championship in points. 

I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park (Pevely, MO) 

Races Held: 28  

Most Wins: Billy Moyer (6) 

2026 Date: Saturday, June 20 

The tight bullring of I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park has been a highlight on the Summer Nationals schedule, challenging competitors at the top of dirt Late Model racing. 

The Super Late Models visited Pevely, MO, from 1989 to 1991, then a five-year gap occurred before the track became part of the annual challenge in 1996. I-55 has seen the best drivers in dirt Late Model racing clash at the track, including co-sanctioned doubleheaders with the World of Outlaws Late Models in 2022 and 2025. 

Moyer owns the most Hell Tour victories at I-55 with six triumphs. Ed Dixon and Brandon Sheppard share second place in wins at the track with three each. Moyer and Sheppard are the only drivers to win three consecutive I-55 Features, with “Mr. Smooth” setting the benchmark from 2010 to 2012 while “Rocket Shepp” tied the record from 2017 to 2020. 

Highland Speedway (Highland, IL) 

Races Held: 27 

Most Wins: Shannon Babb (5) 

2026 Date: Saturday, July 4 

Highland Speedway has grown into a familiar favorite as it sits in the heart of the Summer Nationals schedule. 

The first trek to the track happened in 1990, with Scott Bloomquist emerging as the victor. Since 2004, the track has hosted the Hell Tour every year, with the 2026 chapter falling on America’s 250th birthday. 

The Illinois 1/4-mile earned its “World Famous” nickname through the high-tension racing while forging the names of future stars. In 2009, Steve Sheppard and Dennis Erb Jr collided in a Heat Race, then Sheppard climbed out of his car and flew onto Erb’s No. 28, receiving the “Super Shepp” moniker. In 2014, a Californian named Tyler Reddick won his first Hell Tour Feature before progressing into the NASCAR ranks and becoming a star driver and Daytona 500 champion for 23XI Racing. 

Tri-State Speedway (Haubstadt, IN) 

Races Held: 27 

Most Wins: Shannon Babb (7) 

2026 Date: Saturday, June 27 

Affectionately known as “The Class Track,” Tri-State Speedway’s wide straightaways and paperclip-like turns have made it a destination sight to watch Super Late Models during the Summer Nationals. 

The Haubstadt, IN bullring made its first run with the Late Models from 1989-91, then a visit in 1997 saw Donnie Moran take victory before the track was added to the schedule annually since 1999. In the 1999 chapter, Shannon Babb captured his first career Hell Tour win.  

Twenty-six years later, Babb’s track-high seventh win earned him a $10,000 payday and broke a tie with Billy Moyer for most Hell Tour victories all-time with 102.  

Tri-City Speedway (Granite City, IL) 

Races Held: 27 

Most Wins: Billy Moyer, Bobby Pierce (5) 

2026 Date: Friday, June 12 

Approximately 13 miles away from the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Tri-City Speedway is a keystone facility as part of the original seven tracks to host the 1986 inaugural season. 

Tri-City hosted the Summer Nationals up until 1989, then went on a seven-year hiatus from hosting until 1996. After that, there was an eight-year gap until the tour made the track an annual stop since 2004. 

The two five-time Hell Tour champions, Billy Moyer and Bobby Pierce, own the most wins at the track with five triumphs each. Tri-City is tied with Macon Speedway as the Illinois track with the most first-time Summer Nationals winners, with eight drivers. 

The 40th anniversary of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals will begin on Tuesday, June 9, at the Brownstown Bullring, with the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals racing alongside. For the full schedule and event info, visit the DIRTcar Summer Nationals website. 

How can you watch every lap of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals? Live on DIRTVision.

HELL’S NINE: Digging Into Summer Nationals’ Longest Running Tracks 

CONCORD, NC — May 22, 2026 — Throughout the four decades of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals, each schedule contains a rotation of new tracks to challenge drivers while leaving a share of traditional areas that have become mainstays. 

In the 2026 schedule, nine tracks have hosted a Hell Tour race for 25 years or longer, becoming storied Midwestern sites filled with history that have shaped the first 40 years of the Summer Nationals. 

Let’s take a look at the tracks that have seen it all: 

Fairbury Speedway (Fairbury, IL) 

Races Held: 39 

Most Wins: Billy Moyer (8 wins) 

2026 Date: Saturday, June 13 

The oldest active track on the Hell Tour is nestled in the small town of Fairbury, IL, which hosted the second-ever Summer Nationals race and has remained on the schedule since 1990. 

Scoring the most Feature wins at “FALS” with the Summer Nationals is Batesville, AR’s Billy Moyer, who went to Victory Lane eight times between 1994 and 2018. Shannon Babb owns the second-most with five wins. 

Held one month before the Prairie Dirt Classic at the end of July, the challenge to sweep the Summer Nationals and World of Outlaws Late Models presented by DIRTVision is daunting, but not impossible. Wisconsin’s Jimmy Mars was the first driver to sweep both events in 2005, and “Land of Lincoln” native Brian Shirley joined Mars in the exclusive club exactly 20 years later. 

Macon Speedway (Macon, IL) 

Races Held: 39 

Most Wins: Shannon Babb (5 wins) 

2026 Date: Sunday, July 5 

Becoming the home of the crown jewel of the Summer Nationals through the Herald & Review 100, the 1/5-mile bullring of Macon Speedway has seen the unlikeliest moments in history. 

Shannon Babb holds the record for the most wins in the Herald & Review 100 with five (2006, 2009, 2011, 2013-14), but he also has a unique relationship with the event. In 1997, Babb’s engine quit on him before the start of the Feature, but local driver Virgil Bilbrey gave the 23-year-old driver his Late Model as a replacement. Babb climbed up the field to cross the finish line in first, but the Moweaqua, IL native ended up 20 pounds short of what would’ve been his first Hell Tour victory. 

“The Coolest Bullring in the Country” has been an opportunity for future names of dirt Late Model racing to shine, with winners including Scott Bloomquist (1990), Billy Moyer (1994), Don O’Neal (2004), Dennis Erb Jr. (2010), Brian Shirley (2012), Bobby Pierce (2016-17, 2021), and Brandon Sheppard (2020). In the 2025 Herald & Review 100, St. Augustine, FL’s Trey Mills bested Sheppard at the finish line for his first win in the event before joining the World of Outlaws the next season. 

Kankakee County Speedway (Kankakee, IL) 

Races Held: 35  

Most Wins: Billy Moyer (8 wins) 

2026 Date: Wednesday, June 10 

Located 80 miles away from Chicago, Kankakee County Speedway has been a long-standing institution of the Summer Nationals since hosting the third-ever tour race on Independence Day 1986. 

The 1/4-mile track has been an annual stop on the Hell Tour through the early days of the year’s campaign. In 2026, it is scheduled for the second night of the opening week on June 10. 

Kankakee has also been a stepping stone for drivers vying to contend in the month-long hunt for the championship. Drivers who have won at the track before winning the overall title include Scott Bloomquist (1990), Billy Moyer (1993-94), Don O’Neal (2004), Dennis Erb Jr (2007), Bobby Pierce (2016-17), Brian Shirley (2019), and Jason Feger, joining the group in 2025. 

Farmer City Raceway (Farmer City, IL) 

Races Held: 34 

Most Wins: Billy Moyer (6 wins) 

2026 Date: Friday, June 19 

Farmer City Raceway did not join the Summer Nationals calendar until 1989. But once it did, it has never been removed. 

The Illinois 1/4-mile is unique in its shape with a former horse track surrounding the racing area, with flatter banking in Turns 1-2 and higher-banked Turns 3-4, which holds the only section of outside wall on the surface. 

Though 10 drivers from the “Land of Lincoln” have conquered the track, no driver has 3/4 of the wins that Batesville, AR’s Moyer owns at Farmer City, taking home six total victories. Indiana’s Don O’Neal and Illinois’ Babb are tied for second-most with three wins apiece. 

Oakshade Raceway (Wauseon, OH) 

Races Held: 29 

Most Wins: Shannon Babb, Matt Miller, Ashton Winger (3 wins) 

2026 Date: Saturday, July 11 

When Oakshade Raceway began hosting the Summer Nationals at the start of the 21st century, it was also the first Ohio track to be added to the schedule as the inaugural Birthday Race marked the season finale. 

Since Kevin Weaver won the night’s Feature to clinch the 2000 title, Oakshade has evolved into a traditional home to one of the final challenges on the Hell Tour that can be the decision-maker of the year’s champion. 

In last year’s visit to the Wauseon, OH track, it produced a championship-implicating moment as contenders Tyler Erb and Jason Feger made contact in the final laps, sending the No. 1 Rocket Chassis spinning as Feger’s No. 25 secured the 2025 championship in points. 

I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park (Pevely, MO) 

Races Held: 28  

Most Wins: Billy Moyer (6) 

2026 Date: Saturday, June 20 

The tight bullring of I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park has been a highlight on the Summer Nationals schedule, challenging competitors at the top of dirt Late Model racing. 

The Super Late Models visited Pevely, MO, from 1989 to 1991, then a five-year gap occurred before the track became part of the annual challenge in 1996. I-55 has seen the best drivers in dirt Late Model racing clash at the track, including co-sanctioned doubleheaders with the World of Outlaws Late Models in 2022 and 2025. 

Moyer owns the most Hell Tour victories at I-55 with six triumphs. Ed Dixon and Brandon Sheppard share second place in wins at the track with three each. Moyer and Sheppard are the only drivers to win three consecutive I-55 Features, with “Mr. Smooth” setting the benchmark from 2010 to 2012 while “Rocket Shepp” tied the record from 2017 to 2020. 

Highland Speedway (Highland, IL) 

Races Held: 27 

Most Wins: Shannon Babb (5) 

2026 Date: Saturday, July 4 

Highland Speedway has grown into a familiar favorite as it sits in the heart of the Summer Nationals schedule. 

The first trek to the track happened in 1990, with Scott Bloomquist emerging as the victor. Since 2004, the track has hosted the Hell Tour every year, with the 2026 chapter falling on America’s 250th birthday. 

The Illinois 1/4-mile earned its “World Famous” nickname through the high-tension racing while forging the names of future stars. In 2009, Steve Sheppard and Dennis Erb Jr collided in a Heat Race, then Sheppard climbed out of his car and flew onto Erb’s No. 28, receiving the “Super Shepp” moniker. In 2014, a Californian named Tyler Reddick won his first Hell Tour Feature before progressing into the NASCAR ranks and becoming a star driver and Daytona 500 champion for 23XI Racing. 

Tri-State Speedway (Haubstadt, IN) 

Races Held: 27 

Most Wins: Shannon Babb (7) 

2026 Date: Saturday, June 27 

Affectionately known as “The Class Track,” Tri-State Speedway’s wide straightaways and paperclip-like turns have made it a destination sight to watch Super Late Models during the Summer Nationals. 

The Haubstadt, IN bullring made its first run with the Late Models from 1989-91, then a visit in 1997 saw Donnie Moran take victory before the track was added to the schedule annually since 1999. In the 1999 chapter, Shannon Babb captured his first career Hell Tour win.  

Twenty-six years later, Babb’s track-high seventh win earned him a $10,000 payday and broke a tie with Billy Moyer for most Hell Tour victories all-time with 102.  

Tri-City Speedway (Granite City, IL) 

Races Held: 27 

Most Wins: Billy Moyer, Bobby Pierce (5) 

2026 Date: Friday, June 12 

Approximately 13 miles away from the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Tri-City Speedway is a keystone facility as part of the original seven tracks to host the 1986 inaugural season. 

Tri-City hosted the Summer Nationals up until 1989, then went on a seven-year hiatus from hosting until 1996. After that, there was an eight-year gap until the tour made the track an annual stop since 2004. 

The two five-time Hell Tour champions, Billy Moyer and Bobby Pierce, own the most wins at the track with five triumphs each. Tri-City is tied with Macon Speedway as the Illinois track with the most first-time Summer Nationals winners, with eight drivers. 

The 40th anniversary of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals will begin on Tuesday, June 9, at the Brownstown Bullring, with the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals racing alongside. For the full schedule and event info, visit the DIRTcar Summer Nationals website. 

How can you watch every lap of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals? Live on DIRTVision.

ARTICLE:https://dirtcarsummernationals.com/news/hells-nine-digging-into-summer-nationals-longest-running-tracks/

CONCORD, NC (May 22, 2026) – Summertime in the dirt Late Model world means one thing – there’s no time to rest.

June will be one of the busiest months of 2026 for teams in the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision, with nine race nights on the docket. Following the Dirt Late Model Dream at Eldora Speedway, the Series will return to competition with three-straight weeks of action at seven different tracks spanning from West Virginia to North Dakota.

Here’s a look at what’s ahead:

West Virginia Motor Speedway | RACEFEST Summer Championship (June 12-13): The signature WVMS hillside grandstand will be packed once again next month.

After sitting dormant for two years, the massive 5/8-mile track was reconfigured into a smaller 3/8-mile layout that debuted last fall. The track has seen strong turnouts of fans and racers for the regional shows they have hosted in recent months, and things are slated to get even bigger when the World of Outlaws return to the “Mountaineer State.”

Three Super Late Model races have been contested on the new layout, and Series regular Drake Troutman went to Victory Lane in the most recent one on May 3. While the World of Outlaws are new to the revamped West Virginia, the Series does have a history on the old configuration. Jackie Boggs swept a two-night weekend in 2004 before Steve Shaver did the same six years later in 2010. The most recent visit came in 2013 when Josh Richards topped a 50-lap duel.

141 Speedway | Maribel Late Model Showdown (June 19-20): Once the checkered flag falls, teams will make the 10-hour drive north to Wisconsin to begin a three-week stretch of nonstop racing in the upper Midwest.

Located 20 miles southeast of Green Bay, 141 is best known for hosting big events in the Sprint Car and IMCA worlds, but the track has a history of Late Model racing as well. Most of it has come under the Dirt Kings Late Model Tour banner, as the regional tour has been to 141 10 times, with Bonduel, WI’s Nick Anvelink leading the way with four wins.

The June doubleheader will be the first World of Outlaws appearance in the track’s history, but six Series regulars have competed there before. Dennis Erb Jr., Brent Larson, Tim McCreadie and Bobby Pierce have all turned laps in a Late Model, while Ethan Dotson and Ryan Gustin have done so in a Modified.

Ogilvie Raceway | Land of Lakes Classic (June 22): The Minnesota portion of the northern swing begins with a Monday night return to Ogilvie.

It’s been seven years since the last fendered World of Outlaws race at the 3/8-mile oval. Ogilvie appeared on the schedule in four-straight seasons from 2016 to 2019, with Josh Richards winning the inaugural visit, Chris Madden going back-to-back in 2017 and 2018 and Shane Clanton standing as the most recent winner from 2019. On the Modified side, Ryan Gustin and Dustin Sorensen are both past Ogilvie winners with the United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS) from 2012 and 2022, respectively.

I-94 emr Speedway | Fergus Falls Frenzy (June 24): Wednesday’s agenda takes the Series east to Fergus Falls, MN for I-94’s third World of Outlaws event.

This year’s stop will be the first under the ownership of James Trantina III, who recently purchased the track from Don Shaw. I-94 is the latest addition to Trantina’s growing portfolio in the racing world and beyond, which also includes Granite City Motor Park, Dan Ebert’s nationally-touring Late Model team and Collins Brothers Towing.

Frank Heckenast Jr. won the World of Outlaws debut at I-94 in 2021 before Bobby Pierce won the latest one in 2023. In addition to its World of Outlaws date, the track is also home to the WISSOTA 100 every September, which attracts hundreds of cars each year for the largest event for weekly racers in the upper Midwest.

River Cities Speedway | Grand Forks Late Model Showdown (June 26): A cornerstone track on the northern swing every summer, the World of Outlaws will roll into Grand Forks, ND for the 10th year in a row and the 19th time overall.

Last year, Nick Hoffman became the 13th different winner at River Cities with the Series in a thrilling battle around the bullring with Ashton Winger and Brian Shirley. No one has won more than twice, with Shane Clanton, Darrell Lanigan, Tim McCreadie and Brandon Sheppard each holding a spot in that club.

Nodak Speedway | Minot Mayhem (June 28): The Series made its triumphant return to Minot, ND last season after 36 years away, and it’s coming back for more in 2026.

Last year’s race saw a massive crowd descend on Nodak for the Sunday night spectacle which Tim McCreadie won after a three-wide pass for the lead. He joined Billy Moyer and Mitch Johnson as the third World of Outlaws winner at Nodak, and will try to become the track’s first two-time winner next month.

Norman County Raceway | Start to Finish Showdown (June 30): The tour returns to Minnesota for a midweek stop at Norman County, which shifts from its previous Saturday date to a Tuesday slot in 2026 as the lead-in to Deer Creek Speedway’s NAPA Auto Parts Gopher 50 on July 4th weekend.

The World of Outlaws will be heading to Ada, MN for the third year in a row as the field looks to dethrone Nick Hoffman as the king of Norman County. The Mooresville, NC driver won both previous visits, although the ways in which he won couldn’t be more different. In 2024, Kyle Bronson, Bobby Pierce and Ryan Gustin all had problems while leading, and Hoffman was in the right place at the right time to pick up the pieces and score the win. Alternatively, Hoffman was the man to beat for the entirety of last year’s race, leading all 50 laps to win by more than a second.

Find tickets and more information for every World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision event in 2026 by clicking here.

Want to watch the World of Outlaws? Stream every lap live on DIRTVision.

THE MONTH AHEAD: June Roadmap Includes New Tracks, Northern Swing

CONCORD, NC (May 22, 2026) – Summertime in the dirt Late Model world means one thing – there’s no time to rest.

June will be one of the busiest months of 2026 for teams in the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision, with nine race nights on the docket. Following the Dirt Late Model Dream at Eldora Speedway, the Series will return to competition with three-straight weeks of action at seven different tracks spanning from West Virginia to North Dakota.

Here’s a look at what’s ahead:

West Virginia Motor Speedway | RACEFEST Summer Championship (June 12-13): The signature WVMS hillside grandstand will be packed once again next month.

After sitting dormant for two years, the massive 5/8-mile track was reconfigured into a smaller 3/8-mile layout that debuted last fall. The track has seen strong turnouts of fans and racers for the regional shows they have hosted in recent months, and things are slated to get even bigger when the World of Outlaws return to the “Mountaineer State.”

Three Super Late Model races have been contested on the new layout, and Series regular Drake Troutman went to Victory Lane in the most recent one on May 3. While the World of Outlaws are new to the revamped West Virginia, the Series does have a history on the old configuration. Jackie Boggs swept a two-night weekend in 2004 before Steve Shaver did the same six years later in 2010. The most recent visit came in 2013 when Josh Richards topped a 50-lap duel.

141 Speedway | Maribel Late Model Showdown (June 19-20): Once the checkered flag falls, teams will make the 10-hour drive north to Wisconsin to begin a three-week stretch of nonstop racing in the upper Midwest.

Located 20 miles southeast of Green Bay, 141 is best known for hosting big events in the Sprint Car and IMCA worlds, but the track has a history of Late Model racing as well. Most of it has come under the Dirt Kings Late Model Tour banner, as the regional tour has been to 141 10 times, with Bonduel, WI’s Nick Anvelink leading the way with four wins.

The June doubleheader will be the first World of Outlaws appearance in the track’s history, but six Series regulars have competed there before. Dennis Erb Jr., Brent Larson, Tim McCreadie and Bobby Pierce have all turned laps in a Late Model, while Ethan Dotson and Ryan Gustin have done so in a Modified.

Ogilvie Raceway | Land of Lakes Classic (June 22): The Minnesota portion of the northern swing begins with a Monday night return to Ogilvie.

It’s been seven years since the last fendered World of Outlaws race at the 3/8-mile oval. Ogilvie appeared on the schedule in four-straight seasons from 2016 to 2019, with Josh Richards winning the inaugural visit, Chris Madden going back-to-back in 2017 and 2018 and Shane Clanton standing as the most recent winner from 2019. On the Modified side, Ryan Gustin and Dustin Sorensen are both past Ogilvie winners with the United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS) from 2012 and 2022, respectively.

I-94 emr Speedway | Fergus Falls Frenzy (June 24): Wednesday’s agenda takes the Series east to Fergus Falls, MN for I-94’s third World of Outlaws event.

This year’s stop will be the first under the ownership of James Trantina III, who recently purchased the track from Don Shaw. I-94 is the latest addition to Trantina’s growing portfolio in the racing world and beyond, which also includes Granite City Motor Park, Dan Ebert’s nationally-touring Late Model team and Collins Brothers Towing.

Frank Heckenast Jr. won the World of Outlaws debut at I-94 in 2021 before Bobby Pierce won the latest one in 2023. In addition to its World of Outlaws date, the track is also home to the WISSOTA 100 every September, which attracts hundreds of cars each year for the largest event for weekly racers in the upper Midwest.

River Cities Speedway | Grand Forks Late Model Showdown (June 26): A cornerstone track on the northern swing every summer, the World of Outlaws will roll into Grand Forks, ND for the 10th year in a row and the 19th time overall.

Last year, Nick Hoffman became the 13th different winner at River Cities with the Series in a thrilling battle around the bullring with Ashton Winger and Brian Shirley. No one has won more than twice, with Shane Clanton, Darrell Lanigan, Tim McCreadie and Brandon Sheppard each holding a spot in that club.

Nodak Speedway | Minot Mayhem (June 28): The Series made its triumphant return to Minot, ND last season after 36 years away, and it’s coming back for more in 2026.

Last year’s race saw a massive crowd descend on Nodak for the Sunday night spectacle which Tim McCreadie won after a three-wide pass for the lead. He joined Billy Moyer and Mitch Johnson as the third World of Outlaws winner at Nodak, and will try to become the track’s first two-time winner next month.

Norman County Raceway | Start to Finish Showdown (June 30): The tour returns to Minnesota for a midweek stop at Norman County, which shifts from its previous Saturday date to a Tuesday slot in 2026 as the lead-in to Deer Creek Speedway’s NAPA Auto Parts Gopher 50 on July 4th weekend.

The World of Outlaws will be heading to Ada, MN for the third year in a row as the field looks to dethrone Nick Hoffman as the king of Norman County. The Mooresville, NC driver won both previous visits, although the ways in which he won couldn’t be more different. In 2024, Kyle Bronson, Bobby Pierce and Ryan Gustin all had problems while leading, and Hoffman was in the right place at the right time to pick up the pieces and score the win. Alternatively, Hoffman was the man to beat for the entirety of last year’s race, leading all 50 laps to win by more than a second.

Find tickets and more information for every World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision event in 2026 by clicking here.

Want to watch the World of Outlaws? Stream every lap live on DIRTVision.

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/the-month-ahead-june-roadmap-includes-new-tracks-northern-swing/

JACKSONVILLE, IL (May 21, 2026) – Jacksonville Speedway has done it again.

It’s tough to live up to the hype that the Illinois bullring brings. Fans come to watch the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series expecting to see one of the best races they’ll witness all year. And that’s exactly what Jacksonville continues to provide.

The Greatest Show on Dirt rolled into the “Land of Lincoln” on Thursday for the Hy-Vee Perks 40, and the sold out grandstand was once again treated to a wild main event.

This time around it was Carson Macedo and Spencer Bayston dueling it out for the top spot while battles everywhere raged on behind them. Bayston got the early jump, but Macedo wasted no time snatching second from his brother then ripping the top around Bayston for the lead on Lap 3.

The war was far from over as Bayston reeled the Jason Johnson Racing No. 41 back in as they fought traffic. The Lebanon, IN native threw a slider, and the two traded the top spot a few times before Bayston wrestled it away. But one mistake would wind up costing the Stenhouse Jr./Marshall Racing No. 17 as Bayston pounded the wall in Turns 3 and 4, allowing Macedo to slip back around on the 18th circuit. Bayston took one last shot on a late restart, but it wasn’t enough as Macedo pulled away to the checkered flag.

“I was able to get to the top before anybody else,” Macedo said. “I don’t think they knew that it was there. Then I just got messed up in lapped traffic, and Spencer was able to get by me. Then he plowed the wall, and I was able to cross back over and get in front of him. That was kind of the race. I knew on that last restart when I had some clean air I was in a good spot. I was hoping it would lock down, but it really didn’t lock down that much. Big thanks to this team.”

Macedo became the fourth multi-time winner this season, joining David Gravel (five), Michael “Buddy” Kofoid (five), and Anthony Macri (two). The Lemoore, CA driver is up to 60 career World of Outlaws wins, becoming the 16th driver to reach that mark. He’s also the first competitor through seven Jacksonville visits for The Greatest Show on Dirt to win a pair. The 29-year-old topped the 2019 race aboard the Kyle Larson Racing No. 2.

Bayston brought the NOS Energy Drink No. 17 home second for his best finish since winning the season opener.

Polesitter Cole Macedo finished third to make the Macedo brothers bookend the podium. It marked his best finish of the season so far in the TwoC Racing No. 2C.

Sheldon Haudenschild and David Gravel completed the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

Sheldon Haudenschild laid down the Race//Ready Hottest Lap of the Night.

David Gravel clocked his ninth Simpson Quick Time of the year in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying.

Heat Races belonged to Cole Macedo (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), Joel Myers Jr. (TheGreatestStoreonDirt.com Heat Two), Carson Macedo (WIX Filters Heat Three), and Spencer Bayston (Golf Cart Services Heat Four).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Spencer Bayston.

Cole Macedo topped the Toyota Dash.

Skylar Gee won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

Emerson Axsom wheeled from 22nd to 13th to earn the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger.

Donny Schatz was the Tub O’ Towels Seventh Place Finisher.

A 10th-place effort made Kasey Jedrzejek the Five Star Bodies Rookie of the Race.

Carson Macedo set the ACME Trading Company Fast Lap.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to Joe B. Miller.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars take on a new look Memorial Day weekend event with the Stars and Stripes Salute taking the tour to Knoxville Raceway on Saturday, May 23 and Huset’s Speedway on Saturday, May 24 for $20,000-to-win each night. For tickets, CLICK HERE.

Where can you watch every World of Outlaws race? Live on DIRTVision.

Where can you see the World of Outlaws in 2026? Click to see the full schedule.

FEATURE RESULTS:

NOS Energy Drink Feature (40 Laps): 1. 41-Carson Macedo[4]; 2. 17-Spencer Bayston[2]; 3. 2C-Cole Macedo[1]; 4. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild[9]; 5. 2-David Gravel[6]; 6. 83-Michael Kofoid[5]; 7. 15-Donny Schatz[13]; 8. 19-Joel Myers Jr[7]; 9. 1S-Logan Schuchart[10]; 10. 6-Kasey Jedrzejek[16]; 11. 17B-Bill Balog[12]; 12. 45X-Rees Moran[11]; 13. 27-Emerson Axsom[22]; 14. 7A-Will Armitage[3]; 15. 7S-Chris Windom[20]; 16. 51-Ashton Torgerson[23]; 17. 16C-Skylar Gee[21]; 18. 92-Zach Daum[17]; 19. 29-Brayton Lynch[19]; 20. (DNF) 9X-Paul Nienhiser[15]; 21. (DNF) 23-Garet Williamson[18]; 22. (DNF) 51B-Joe B Miller[8]; 23. (DNF) 22-Riley Goodno[24]; 24. (DNF) 37-Bryce Norris[14]

For complete results, CLICK HERE. 

BULLRING BATTLE: Macedo Trumps Bayston for Second Jacksonville Victory

JACKSONVILLE, IL (May 21, 2026) – Jacksonville Speedway has done it again.

It’s tough to live up to the hype that the Illinois bullring brings. Fans come to watch the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series expecting to see one of the best races they’ll witness all year. And that’s exactly what Jacksonville continues to provide.

The Greatest Show on Dirt rolled into the “Land of Lincoln” on Thursday for the Hy-Vee Perks 40, and the sold out grandstand was once again treated to a wild main event.

This time around it was Carson Macedo and Spencer Bayston dueling it out for the top spot while battles everywhere raged on behind them. Bayston got the early jump, but Macedo wasted no time snatching second from his brother then ripping the top around Bayston for the lead on Lap 3.

The war was far from over as Bayston reeled the Jason Johnson Racing No. 41 back in as they fought traffic. The Lebanon, IN native threw a slider, and the two traded the top spot a few times before Bayston wrestled it away. But one mistake would wind up costing the Stenhouse Jr./Marshall Racing No. 17 as Bayston pounded the wall in Turns 3 and 4, allowing Macedo to slip back around on the 18th circuit. Bayston took one last shot on a late restart, but it wasn’t enough as Macedo pulled away to the checkered flag.

“I was able to get to the top before anybody else,” Macedo said. “I don’t think they knew that it was there. Then I just got messed up in lapped traffic, and Spencer was able to get by me. Then he plowed the wall, and I was able to cross back over and get in front of him. That was kind of the race. I knew on that last restart when I had some clean air I was in a good spot. I was hoping it would lock down, but it really didn’t lock down that much. Big thanks to this team.”

Macedo became the fourth multi-time winner this season, joining David Gravel (five), Michael “Buddy” Kofoid (five), and Anthony Macri (two). The Lemoore, CA driver is up to 60 career World of Outlaws wins, becoming the 16th driver to reach that mark. He’s also the first competitor through seven Jacksonville visits for The Greatest Show on Dirt to win a pair. The 29-year-old topped the 2019 race aboard the Kyle Larson Racing No. 2.

Bayston brought the NOS Energy Drink No. 17 home second for his best finish since winning the season opener.

Polesitter Cole Macedo finished third to make the Macedo brothers bookend the podium. It marked his best finish of the season so far in the TwoC Racing No. 2C.

Sheldon Haudenschild and David Gravel completed the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

Sheldon Haudenschild laid down the Race//Ready Hottest Lap of the Night.

David Gravel clocked his ninth Simpson Quick Time of the year in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying.

Heat Races belonged to Cole Macedo (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), Joel Myers Jr. (TheGreatestStoreonDirt.com Heat Two), Carson Macedo (WIX Filters Heat Three), and Spencer Bayston (Golf Cart Services Heat Four).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Spencer Bayston.

Cole Macedo topped the Toyota Dash.

Skylar Gee won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

Emerson Axsom wheeled from 22nd to 13th to earn the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger.

Donny Schatz was the Tub O’ Towels Seventh Place Finisher.

A 10th-place effort made Kasey Jedrzejek the Five Star Bodies Rookie of the Race.

Carson Macedo set the ACME Trading Company Fast Lap.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to Joe B. Miller.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars take on a new look Memorial Day weekend event with the Stars and Stripes Salute taking the tour to Knoxville Raceway on Saturday, May 23 and Huset’s Speedway on Saturday, May 24 for $20,000-to-win each night. For tickets, CLICK HERE.

Where can you watch every World of Outlaws race? Live on DIRTVision.

Where can you see the World of Outlaws in 2026? Click to see the full schedule.

FEATURE RESULTS:

NOS Energy Drink Feature (40 Laps): 1. 41-Carson Macedo[4]; 2. 17-Spencer Bayston[2]; 3. 2C-Cole Macedo[1]; 4. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild[9]; 5. 2-David Gravel[6]; 6. 83-Michael Kofoid[5]; 7. 15-Donny Schatz[13]; 8. 19-Joel Myers Jr[7]; 9. 1S-Logan Schuchart[10]; 10. 6-Kasey Jedrzejek[16]; 11. 17B-Bill Balog[12]; 12. 45X-Rees Moran[11]; 13. 27-Emerson Axsom[22]; 14. 7A-Will Armitage[3]; 15. 7S-Chris Windom[20]; 16. 51-Ashton Torgerson[23]; 17. 16C-Skylar Gee[21]; 18. 92-Zach Daum[17]; 19. 29-Brayton Lynch[19]; 20. (DNF) 9X-Paul Nienhiser[15]; 21. (DNF) 23-Garet Williamson[18]; 22. (DNF) 51B-Joe B Miller[8]; 23. (DNF) 22-Riley Goodno[24]; 24. (DNF) 37-Bryce Norris[14]

For complete results, CLICK HERE. 

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Cowboy Classic A-Main Postponed to Friday Night at Lucas Oil Speedway

WHEATLAND, MO (May 21, 2026) – Rain began falling at the conclusion of the second B-Main on Thursday night, forcing officials to postpone the 13th Annual Cowboy Classic A-Main until Friday night at Lucas Oil Speedway. Friday’s program will begin 30 minutes earlier than originally scheduled, with Hot Laps set for 6:00 PM. Friday, May 22 Schedule of Events:Super Stock Hot LapsLucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Hot LapsLucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Time TrialsLucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series HeatsLucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series B-MainsLucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series A-Main – Tribute to Don & Billie Gibson – 40 LapsSuper Stock HeatsSuper Stock A-MainLucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series A-Main – Thursday’s 13th Annual Cowboy Classic – 45 Laps For the latest news, results, and championship standings from the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing, visit: LucasDirt.com Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Race Summary 13th Annual Cowboy ClassicThursday, May 21, 2026Lucas Oil Speedway | Wheatland, MO Allstar Performance Time TrialsFast Time Group A: Brandon Overton | 15.306 seconds (Overall)Fast Time Group B: Jonathan Davenport | 15.347 seconds Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 76-Brandon Overton[1]; 2. 11G-Gordy Gundaker[3]; 3. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[4]; 4. 93O-Mason Oberkramer[5]; 5. 5S-Kolby Vandenbergh[6]; 6. 11H-Jeff Herzog[2]; 7. 0X-Jason Sivils[8]; 8. 32C-Cameron Harris[7]; 9. 8L-Matthew Larson[9] Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, Top Transfer): 1. 56-Tony Jackson Jr[1]; 2. 93L-Cory Lawler[3]; 3. 1-Brandon Sheppard[2]; 4. 40B-Kyle Bronson[4]; 5. 6-Clay Harris[7]; 6. 19M-Brenden Smith[5]; 7. 25B-Chevy Boyer[6]; 8. (DNS) 96X-Dalton Imhoff Cool-It Thermo-Tec Heat Race #3 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 11-Josh Rice[3]; 2. 1X-Aaron Marrant[2]; 3. 11T-Trevor Gundaker[1]; 4. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[5]; 5. 66-Eli Ross[4]; 6. 128-Kylan Garner[6]; 7. 12-Scott Crigler[7]; 8. 4X-Dalon Helm[8] Simpson Race Products Heat Race #4 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 32-Bobby Pierce[2]; 2. 49-Jonathan Davenport[1]; 3. 22F-Chris Ferguson[6]; 4. 32X-Chris Simpson[3]; 5. 60-Dan Ebert[8]; 6. 99-Devin Moran[5]; 7. 96-RC Whitwell[4]; 8. 18-Shannon Parker[7]; 9. 00-Reggie Jackson[9] MyRacePass Heat Race #5 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 58-Garrett Alberson[1]; 2. 111-Max Blair[2]; 3. 3S-Brian Shirley[4]; 4. 93-Carson Ferguson[3]; 5. 78S-Steve Stultz[5]; 6. 3W-Brennon Willard[6]; 7. 90-Brian Rickman[7]; 8. 1/4J-Jaxon Ertel[8]; 9. (DNS) 8K-Tyler Kuykendall Lucas Oil Products Heat Race #6 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 71-Hudson O’Neal[1]; 2. 18J-Chase Junghans[4]; 3. 15-Clay Stuckey[7]; 4. 8-Dillon McCowan[2]; 5. 21XXX-Neil Baggett[3]; 6. 50-Kayden Clatt[5]; 7. 24C-Brandon Conkwright[8]; 8. 7J-Ryan Johnson[6]  Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 40B-Kyle Bronson[2]; 2. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[3]; 3. 6-Clay Harris[5]; 4. 11H-Jeff Herzog[7]; 5. 66-Eli Ross[6]; 6. 93O-Mason Oberkramer[1]; 7. 5S-Kolby Vandenbergh[4]; 8. 19M-Brenden Smith[8]; 9. 8L-Matthew Larson[15]; 10. 25B-Chevy Boyer[11]; 11. 128-Kylan Garner[9]; 12. 32C-Cameron Harris[13]; 13. 12-Scott Crigler[12]; 14. 0X-Jason Sivils[10]; 15. 4X-Dalon Helm[14]; 16. (DNS) 96X-Dalton Imhoff UNOH B-Main Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 93-Carson Ferguson[2]; 2. 60-Dan Ebert[4]; 3. 99-Devin Moran[7]; 4. 8-Dillon McCowan[3]; 5. 3W-Brennon Willard[8]; 6. 24C-Brandon Conkwright[12]; 7. 18-Shannon Parker[13]; 8. 1/4J-Jaxon Ertel[14]; 9. 7J-Ryan Johnson[15]; 10. 32X-Chris Simpson[1]; 11. 78S-Steve Stultz[5]; 12. 21XXX-Neil Baggett[6]; 13. 50-Kayden Clatt[9]; 14. 96-RC Whitwell[10]; 15. 90-Brian Rickman[11]; 16. 00-Reggie Jackson[16]; 17. (DNS) 8K-Tyler Kuykendall 13th Annual Cowboy Classic | Feature Line-Up (45 Laps):Row – Car # – Driver – Hometown – Car # – Driver – Hometown1 – 76 – Brandon Overton – Evans, GA – 32 – Bobby Pierce – Oakwood, IL2 – 56 – Tony Jackson Jr – Lebanon, MO – 58 – Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM3 – 11 – Josh Rice – Crittenden, KY – 71 – Hudson O’Neal – Martinsville, IN4 – 11G – Gordy Gundaker – St. Charles, MO – 49 – Jonathan Davenport – Blairsville, GA5 – 93L – Cory Lawler – Hanover, PA – 111 – Max Blair – Centerville, PA6 – 1X – Aaron Marrant – Kearney, MO – 18J – Chase Junghans – Manhattan, KS7 – 20RT – Ricky Thornton Jr – Chandler, AZ – 22F – Chris Ferguson – Mt. Holly, NC8 – 1 – Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – 3S – Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL9 – 11T – Trevor Gundaker – St. Charles, MO – 15 – Clay Stuckey – Shreveport, LA10 – 40B – Kyle Bronson – Brandon, FL – 93 – Carson Ferguson – Lincolnton, NC11 – 22 – Daniel Hilsabeck – Earlham, IA – 60 – Dan Ebert – Lake Shore, MN12 – 99 – Devin Moran – Dresden, OH – 6 – Clay Harris – Jupiter, FL13 – 8 – Dillon McCowan – Urbana, MO

CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES 110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval Speedway, Indiana Race Advance May 21, 2026  DETROIT (May 21, 2026) – When the green flag flies on the 110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge on Sunday, the first two rows of three will include a quartet of hungry drivers looking for the 14th Chevrolet-powered win at the ‘Greatest Spectacle In Racing.’  An offseason of hard work by Chevrolet engineers, teams, drivers, and technical partners paid off with eight of the 12 drivers sporting a Bowtie advancing to the second round of Indianapolis 500 qualifying last weekend. Leading the way for Team Chevy was Alexander Rossi in the No. 20 Java House Chevrolet, whose four-lap qualifying average of 231.990mph was good enough for the middle of the front row. Starting on his right, on the outside of the front row, is Team Penske newcomer David Malukas in the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet.  “There’s nothing like the Indianapolis 500,” said Eric Warren, GM Vice President of Global Motorsports Competition. “It takes months of preparation, relentless effort and total commitment across our Chevrolet teams to be ready for race day. The work that goes on behind the scenes is tremendous, and it reflects the dedication of our GM Motorsports engineers, teams and partners and everyone working together toward this moment. It’s an honor to return to Indianapolis, to compete on such an iconic stage and to do it alongside our longstanding partners as we chase another strong result for Team Chevy.” Rossi, the 2016 Indianapolis 500 winner as a rookie, is making his fourth start with Team Chevy, finishing in the top five twice and leading laps in all three starts with Chevrolet. Malukas is making his second start with Chevrolet power, finishing second and leading a pair of laps in 2025. Keeping with the theme of recent success on the 2.5-mile Brickyard oval are second row starters Santino Ferrucci in the No. 14 Homes For Our Troops Chevrolet and Pato O’Ward in the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet. Ferrucci, who starts in the middle of the second row, has an average finish of 6.1 in his first seven Indianapolis 500 starts, the best average finish in a driver’s first seven starts. O’Ward has finished in the top six, including a pair of seconds and a third, in five of his six starts at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.  The 18 drivers on Team Chevy this year have made 126 starts in the Indianapolis 500, winning three times, starting on four poles, finishing in the top five 51 times and led 910 laps.  Chevrolet by the numbers at the Indianapolis 5002 – wins by Rick Mears and Josef Newgarden, the most by a Chevrolet-powered driver 3 – poles by Rick Mears and Josef Newgarden, the most by a Chevrolet-powered driver13 – wins at the Indianapolis 500 by Chevrolet-powered entries14 – poles at the Indianapolis 500 by Chevrolet-powered entries 37 – the races paced by a Chevrolet 64 – top five finishes, trailing only the venerable Offenhauser on the all-time list 348 – the laps led by Emerson Fittipaldi, the most by a Chevrolet-powered driver1019 – the laps led by Team Penske, the most by a Chevrolet-powered driver1948 – the first year that a Chevrolet paced the Indianapolis 5002699 – the laps led by Chevrolet-powered entries at the Indianapolis 500  Double Duty Katherine Legge makes it three straight years that a driver wearing a gold Bowtie will attempt the ‘double,’ racing 1,100 miles at two iconic events on Sunday. First up at 12:45 pm, Legge will start the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500 from the inside of the ninth row in the No. 11 e.l.f. Cosmetics Chevrolet will attempt to complete 200 laps of the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval. A pair of helicopter rides sandwich a flight from Indianapolis, Ind., to Concord, N.C., and an end destination of the Charlotte Motor Speedway, where she will jump in the No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet, sponsored by e.l.f., for the 400 laps of the 1.5-mile Charlotte Motor Speedway oval.  The driver from the U.K. is the sixth driver to attempt ‘double duty’ since the pair of races both moved to the same Sunday, joining Kyle Larson (2024 & 2025) and Robby Gordon (2002 and 2004) as drivers who were Chevrolet-powered in both races. Tony Stewart, the only driver to complete all 1,100 miles on the same day, did it in an all-General Motors effort, driving an Oldsmobile in the Indianapolis 500 and a Pontiac at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Tune-In Guide Friday, May 22 (Carb Day)NTT INDYCAR SERIES Practice – 11am (ET)/10am (CT)/9am (MT)/8am (PT) – FS1/INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218Wienie 500/NTT INDYCAR SERIES Pit Stop Competition  – 2pm (ET)/1pm (CT)/noon (MT)/11am (PT) – FOX/INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218 Sunday, May 24 (Race Day)110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge Pre-Race Show – 10am (ET)/9am (CT)/8am (MT)/7am (PT) – FOX/INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge – 12:30pm (ET)/11:30am (CT)/10:30am (MT)/9:30am (PT) – FOX/INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218For the fans  Fans visiting the Indianapolis 500 over the weekend will have several locations to see how their “life will be ‘completer’ in a Chevy.”  In the Flag Lot, adjacent to the midway, fans can get up close and personal with several Corvettes, including the newest model, the Grand Sport, a pair of 1250hp ZR1Xs, including a cutaway, and appearances by the ZR1X Pace Car when it’s not in use.Family haulers include the Traverse Z71, the Equinox RS, and the 3.4-second 0-60mph Blazer EV SS. Pick-up fans should check out the Colorado ZR2 and 250th Starts and Stripes Silverado 1500. Specialty vehicles include the Braunability Traverse, the Performance Laguna, the GM Defense ISV and the INDYCAR showcar.  Popular driver question-and-answer sessions will take place on Carb Day and Legends Day. Friday, May 22 (Carb Day):8:15 am – 8:30 am – ECR @ Chevrolet Display – Ed Carpenter and Christian Rasmussen (Alexander Rossi has the former winner photo)8:30 am – 8:45 am – Juncos Hollinger Racing – Rinus VeeKay and Sting Ray Robb2:00 pm – 2:15 pm – Team Penske @ Chevrolet Display – David Malukas, Scott McLaughlin & Josef Newgarden2:15 pm – 2:30 pm – A.J. Foyt Racing @ Chevrolet Display – Caio Collet, Santino Ferrucci and Katherine Legge2:30 pm – 2:45 pm – Abel Motorsports @Chevrolet Display – Jacob Abel Saturday, May 23 (Legends Day): 8:30 am – 8:45 am – Arrow McLaren @ Chevrolet Display – Christian Lundgaard & Nolan Siegel8:45 am – 9 am – Arrow McLaren @ Chevrolet Display – Pato O’Ward & Ryan Hunter-Reay If you are near Gate 1, fans can check out the 250th Stars and Steel Silverado, 250th Stars and Steel Corvette Z06, Tahoe Z71, Equinox RS and Suburban RST.  The Corvette ZR1X, which the winner of the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500 will receive, is located at tunnel 6.  Pacing the field  The 2026 Corvette ZR1X, America’s fastest production car, will lead the traditional 11 rows of three to the green flag for the start of the 110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge, the 37th time a Chevrolet has held that honor.  The iconic crossed flag logo, adorning the nose of every Corvette, will pace the field for the 23rd time after first pacing the “Greatest Spectacle In Racing” in 1978, the brand’s 25th anniversary year.  For fans in the stands on the outside of the 2.5-mile oval, the American hypercar, capable of sub-two-second 0 to 60mph times, will appear Admiral Blue, while fans sitting on the inside of the track will have a great view of the Arctic White half of the two-tone custom paint. Celebrating our nation’s 250th birthday, the ZR1X pace car, which has a top speed of 233mph, will feature stars-and-stripes decals, designed in tandem with the Stars and Steel Collection.

CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway ovalSpeedway, IndianaRace AdvanceMay 21, 2026  DETROIT (May 21, 2026) – When the green flag flies on the 110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge on Sunday, the first two rows of three will include a quartet of hungry drivers looking for the 14th Chevrolet-powered win at the ‘Greatest Spectacle In Racing.’  An offseason of hard work by Chevrolet engineers, teams, drivers, and technical partners paid off with eight of the 12 drivers sporting a Bowtie advancing to the second round of Indianapolis 500 qualifying last weekend. Leading the way for Team Chevy was Alexander Rossi in the No. 20 Java House Chevrolet, whose four-lap qualifying average of 231.990mph was good enough for the middle of the front row. Starting on his right, on the outside of the front row, is Team Penske newcomer David Malukas in the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet.  “There’s nothing like the Indianapolis 500,” said Eric Warren, GM Vice President of Global Motorsports Competition. “It takes months of preparation, relentless effort and total commitment across our Chevrolet teams to be ready for race day. The work that goes on behind the scenes is tremendous, and it reflects the dedication of our GM Motorsports engineers, teams and partners and everyone working together toward this moment. It’s an honor to return to Indianapolis, to compete on such an iconic stage and to do it alongside our longstanding partners as we chase another strong result for Team Chevy.” Rossi, the 2016 Indianapolis 500 winner as a rookie, is making his fourth start with Team Chevy, finishing in the top five twice and leading laps in all three starts with Chevrolet. Malukas is making his second start with Chevrolet power, finishing second and leading a pair of laps in 2025. Keeping with the theme of recent success on the 2.5-mile Brickyard oval are second row starters Santino Ferrucci in the No. 14 Homes For Our Troops Chevrolet and Pato O’Ward in the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet. Ferrucci, who starts in the middle of the second row, has an average finish of 6.1 in his first seven Indianapolis 500 starts, the best average finish in a driver’s first seven starts. O’Ward has finished in the top six, including a pair of seconds and a third, in five of his six starts at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.  The 18 drivers on Team Chevy this year have made 126 starts in the Indianapolis 500, winning three times, starting on four poles, finishing in the top five 51 times and led 910 laps.  Chevrolet by the numbers at the Indianapolis 5002 – wins by Rick Mears and Josef Newgarden, the most by a Chevrolet-powered driver 3 – poles by Rick Mears and Josef Newgarden, the most by a Chevrolet-powered driver13 – wins at the Indianapolis 500 by Chevrolet-powered entries14 – poles at the Indianapolis 500 by Chevrolet-powered entries 37 – the races paced by a Chevrolet 64 – top five finishes, trailing only the venerable Offenhauser on the all-time list 348 – the laps led by Emerson Fittipaldi, the most by a Chevrolet-powered driver1019 – the laps led by Team Penske, the most by a Chevrolet-powered driver1948 – the first year that a Chevrolet paced the Indianapolis 5002699 – the laps led by Chevrolet-powered entries at the Indianapolis 500  Double Duty Katherine Legge makes it three straight years that a driver wearing a gold Bowtie will attempt the ‘double,’ racing 1,100 miles at two iconic events on Sunday. First up at 12:45 pm, Legge will start the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500 from the inside of the ninth row in the No. 11 e.l.f. Cosmetics Chevrolet will attempt to complete 200 laps of the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval. A pair of helicopter rides sandwich a flight from Indianapolis, Ind., to Concord, N.C., and an end destination of the Charlotte Motor Speedway, where she will jump in the No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet, sponsored by e.l.f., for the 400 laps of the 1.5-mile Charlotte Motor Speedway oval.  The driver from the U.K. is the sixth driver to attempt ‘double duty’ since the pair of races both moved to the same Sunday, joining Kyle Larson (2024 & 2025) and Robby Gordon (2002 and 2004) as drivers who were Chevrolet-powered in both races. Tony Stewart, the only driver to complete all 1,100 miles on the same day, did it in an all-General Motors effort, driving an Oldsmobile in the Indianapolis 500 and a Pontiac at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Tune-In Guide Friday, May 22 (Carb Day)NTT INDYCAR SERIES Practice – 11am (ET)/10am (CT)/9am (MT)/8am (PT) – FS1/INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218Wienie 500/NTT INDYCAR SERIES Pit Stop Competition  – 2pm (ET)/1pm (CT)/noon (MT)/11am (PT) – FOX/INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218 Sunday, May 24 (Race Day)110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge Pre-Race Show – 10am (ET)/9am (CT)/8am (MT)/7am (PT) – FOX/INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge – 12:30pm (ET)/11:30am (CT)/10:30am (MT)/9:30am (PT) – FOX/INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218For the fans  Fans visiting the Indianapolis 500 over the weekend will have several locations to see how their “life will be ‘completer’ in a Chevy.”  In the Flag Lot, adjacent to the midway, fans can get up close and personal with several Corvettes, including the newest model, the Grand Sport, a pair of 1250hp ZR1Xs, including a cutaway, and appearances by the ZR1X Pace Car when it’s not in use.Family haulers include the Traverse Z71, the Equinox RS, and the 3.4-second 0-60mph Blazer EV SS. Pick-up fans should check out the Colorado ZR2 and 250th Starts and Stripes Silverado 1500. Specialty vehicles include the Braunability Traverse, the Performance Laguna, the GM Defense ISV and the INDYCAR showcar.  Popular driver question-and-answer sessions will take place on Carb Day and Legends Day. Friday, May 22 (Carb Day):8:15 am – 8:30 am – ECR @ Chevrolet Display – Ed Carpenter and Christian Rasmussen (Alexander Rossi has the former winner photo)8:30 am – 8:45 am – Juncos Hollinger Racing – Rinus VeeKay and Sting Ray Robb2:00 pm – 2:15 pm – Team Penske @ Chevrolet Display – David Malukas, Scott McLaughlin & Josef Newgarden2:15 pm – 2:30 pm – A.J. Foyt Racing @ Chevrolet Display – Caio Collet, Santino Ferrucci and Katherine Legge2:30 pm – 2:45 pm – Abel Motorsports @Chevrolet Display – Jacob Abel Saturday, May 23 (Legends Day): 8:30 am – 8:45 am – Arrow McLaren @ Chevrolet Display – Christian Lundgaard & Nolan Siegel8:45 am – 9 am – Arrow McLaren @ Chevrolet Display – Pato O’Ward & Ryan Hunter-Reay If you are near Gate 1, fans can check out the 250th Stars and Steel Silverado, 250th Stars and Steel Corvette Z06, Tahoe Z71, Equinox RS and Suburban RST.  The Corvette ZR1X, which the winner of the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500 will receive, is located at tunnel 6.  Pacing the field  The 2026 Corvette ZR1X, America’s fastest production car, will lead the traditional 11 rows of three to the green flag for the start of the 110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge, the 37th time a Chevrolet has held that honor.  The iconic crossed flag logo, adorning the nose of every Corvette, will pace the field for the 23rd time after first pacing the “Greatest Spectacle In Racing” in 1978, the brand’s 25th anniversary year.  For fans in the stands on the outside of the 2.5-mile oval, the American hypercar, capable of sub-two-second 0 to 60mph times, will appear Admiral Blue, while fans sitting on the inside of the track will have a great view of the Arctic White half of the two-tone custom paint. Celebrating our nation’s 250th birthday, the ZR1X pace car, which has a top speed of 233mph, will feature stars-and-stripes decals, designed in tandem with the Stars and Steel Collection.

Chevrolet History at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval General Motors Wins – 18 Chevrolet Wins – 13 2024 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2023 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2019 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske2018 – Will Power – Team Penske2015 – Juan Montoya – Team Penske2013 – Tony Kanaan – KV Racing Technology-SH Racing2002 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske1993 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Team Penske1992 – Al Unser, Jr. – Galles/Kraco1991 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1990 – Arie Luyendyk – Doug Shierson Racing1989 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Patrick Racing1988 – Rick Mears – Team Penske Oldsmobile Wins – 5  2001 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske2000 – Juan Montoya – Chip Ganassi Racing1999 – Kenny Brack – A.J. Foyt Racing1998 – Eddie Cheever, Jr. – Team Cheever1997 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing General Motors Poles – 20 Chevrolet Poles – 14 2025 – Robert Shwartzman – PREMA Racing2024 – Scott McLaughlin – Team Penske2019 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske2018 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2015 – Scott Dixon – Chip Ganassi Racing2014 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2013 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2012 – Ryan Briscoe – Team Penske2002 – Bruno Junqueira – Chip Ganassi Racing1991 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1990 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Team Penske1989 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1988 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1987 – Mario Andretti – Newman Haas Racing Oldsmobile Poles – 5 2001 – Scott Sharp – Kelley Racing2000 – Greg Ray – Team Menard1999 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing1998 – Billy Boat – A.J. Foyt Racing1997 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing Buick Poles – 1 1992 – Roberto Guerrero – King Motorsports General Motors Podiums – 54 Chevrolet Podiums – 38 Chevrolet Driver Podiums – Emerson Fittipaldi (4), Helio Castroneves (3), Josef Newgarden (3), Pato O’Ward (3), Tony Kanaan (2), Arie Luyendyk (2), Rick Mears (2), Simon Pagenaud (2), Will Power (2), Al Unser Jr. (2), Michael Andretti (1), Ed Carpenter (1), Santino Ferrucci (1),Felipe Giaffone (1), Scott Goodyear (1), Ryan Hunter-Reay (1), Charlie Kimball (1), David Malukas (1), Juan Montoya (1), Carlos Munoz (1), Bob Rahal (1), Paul Tracy (1), Al Unser (1) Chevrolet Team Podiums –  Team Penske (15), Arrow McLaren (3), A.J. Foyt Racing (2), Andretti Global (2), ECR (2), Galles Racing (2), KV Racing Technology (2), Patrick Racing (2), Chip Ganassi Racing (1), Doug Shierson Racing (1), Granatelli Racing (1), Kraco Enterprises (1), Mo Nunn Racing (1), Newman Haas Racing (1), Team Green (1), Walker Racing (1) Oldsmobile – 15  Oldsmobile Driver Podiums – Buddy Lazier (2), Jeff Ward (2), Michael Andretti (1), Billy Boat (1), Kenny Brack (1), Helio Castroneves (1), Eddie Cheever, Jr. (1), Gil de Ferran (1), Scott Goodyear (1), Steve Knapp (1), Arie Luyendyk (1), Juan Montoya (1), Eliseo Salazar (1) Oldsmobile Team Podiums – A.J. Foyt (3), Hemelgarn Racing (2), Team Cheever (2), Team Penske (2), Treadway Racing (2), Chip Ganassi Racing (1), ISM Racing (1), Team Green (1), Pagan Racing (1) Buick – 1 Buick Driver Podiums – Al Unser (1) Buick Team Podiums – Team Menard (1) General Motors Laps Led – 3709 Chevrolet Laps Led – 2699 Chevrolet Driver Laps Led – Emerson Fittipaldi (348), Mario Andretti (193), Simon Pagenaud (169), Ed Carpenter (144), Will Power (140), Tony Kanaan (133), Michael Andretti (132), Rick Mears (119), Helio Castroneves (98), Pato O’Ward (96), Danny Sullivan (95), Marco Andretti (90), Scott Dixon (87), Conor Daly (82), Josef Newgarden (69), Rinus VeeKay (65), Scott McLaughlin (64), Al Unser Jr. (52), Felix Rosenqvist (47), Arie Luyendyk (37), Bob Rahal (36), Bruno Junqueira (32), Alexander Rossi (30), Al Unser (27), Juan Montoya (26), A.J. Allmendinger (23), Sting Ray Robb (23), Ryan Briscoe (15), Gil de Ferran (13), Santino Ferrucci (12), Felipe Giaffone (12), James Hinchcliffe (12), Carlos Munoz (12), Alex Barron (10), Charlie Kimball (10), Christian Rasmussen (9), Robert Shwartzman (8), Spencer Pigot (7), JR Hildebrand (6), Callum Ilott (6), Oliver Askew (4), Kevin Cogan (4), Sage Karam (4), Kyle Larson (4), Jack Harvey (3), Scott Sharp (3), Rubens Barrichello (2), David Malukas (2) Chevrolet Team Laps Led – Team Penske (1019), Newman Haas Racing (325), ECR (306), Chip Ganassi Racing (179), Arrow McLaren (168), Patrick Racing (158), Andretti Global (140), Dreyer & Reinbold Racing (85), A.J. Foyt Racing (56), Galles Racing (56), KV Racing Technology (43), Doug Shierson Racing (37), Kraco Enterprises (35), Mo Nunn Racing (35), Juncos Hollinger Racing (18), King Motorsports (15), Prema Racing (8), Blair Racing (7), Kelley Racing (4), Team Cheever (3) Oldsmobile Laps Led – 996 Oldsmobile Driver Laps Led: Juan Montoya (167), Arie Luyendyk (129), Greg Ray (116), Kenny Brack (89), Tony Stewart (78), Eddie Cheever, Jr. (76), Helio Castroneves (52), Jeff Ward (52), Robby Gordon (50), John Paul, Jr. (39), Mark Dismore (29), Gil de Ferran (27), Buddy Lazier (27), Michael Andretti (16), Robbie Buhl (16), Billy Boat (13), Jimmy Vasser (5), Buzz Calkins (4), Sam Schmidt (4), Davey Hamilton (3), Scott Goodyear (2), Robbie McGehee (2) Oldsmobile Team Laps Led : Team Menard (207), Chip Ganassi Racing (185), Treadway Racing (137), Team Cheever (125), A.J. Foyt Racing (124), Team Penske (79), Team Pelfrey (39), Kelley Racing (29), Hemelgarn Racing (27), Genoa Racing (18), Team Green (16), Bradley Racing (4), Nienhouse Motorsports (3), Pagan Racing (3) Buick Laps Led – 14 Buick Driver Laps Led: Jim Crawford (8), Al Unser (4), Scott Brayton (1), Stephane Gregoire (1) Buick Team Laps Led: King Motorsports (8), Team Menard (4), Brayton Engineering (1), Formula Project (1) Manufacturer History at the Indianapolis 500 Wins (with competition)  27 – Offenhauser (1976, 1975, 1974, 1973, 1972, 1968, 1964, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1952, 1951, 1950, 1949, 1948, 1947, 1941, 1937, 1935)18 – General Motors 13 – Chevrolet (2024, 2023, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2013, 2002, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988)12 – Miller (1938, 1936, 1934, 1933, 1932, 1931, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1926, 1923, 1922)10 – Honda (2025, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2005, 2004)10 – Cosworth (1987, 1986, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978)8 – Ford (1996, 1995, 1971, 1970, 1969, 1967, 1965)5 – Oldsmobile (2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997)3 – Duesenberg (1927, 1925, 19243 – Peugeot (1919, 1918, 1913)2 – Mercedes (1994, 19152 – Maserati (1940, 1939)2 – Frontenac (1921, 1920)1 – Toyota (2003)1 – Foyt (19771 – Sparks (1946)1 – Delage (1914)1 – National (1912)1 – Marmon (1911)  Earned Poles (with competition) 23 – General Motors18 – Offenhauser (1976, 1973, 1972, 1971, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1950, 1946, 1937)14 – Miller (1938, 1935, 1934, 1933, 1932, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1927, 1926, 1925, 1924, 1923, 1922)14 – Chevrolet (2025, 2024, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2002, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987)9 – Cosworth (1986, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1977)9 – Honda (2026, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2016, 2005, 2004)7 – Ford (1993, 1970, 1969, 1967, 1966, 1965, 1964)5 – Oldsmobile (2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997)4 – Buick (1996, 1995, 1992, 1985)3 – Ballot (1921, 1920, 1919)2 – Foyt (1975, 1974)2 – Novi (1951, 1949)2 – Winfield (1948, 1940)2 – Maserati (1947, 1941)2 – Sparks (1939, 1936)2 – Wisconsin (1912, 1911)1 – Toyota (2003)1 – Mercedes (1994)1 – Pratt & Whitney (1968)1 – Cummins (1952)1 – Studebaker (1931)1 – Peugeot (1916)1 – Stutz (1915)1 – Sunbeam (1914)1 – Mercer (1913)

CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES 110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval Speedway, Indiana Media Day May 21, 2026 Row 1 – David Malukas & Alexander Rossi THE MODERATOR: We’ll get started with the front row. Starting second, great to see Alex Rossi joining us here and joined by David Malukas who will start third.How are you feeling?ALEXANDER ROSSI: Man, this is probably the most rested I’ve been going into a 500. I’ve had other commitments, but much less commitments you would usually have in this week leading up to the race.No, I feel good. It’s obviously been pretty hectic for everyone involved. Lots of things had to line up in the correct way. But feel very fortunate to be here. THE MODERATOR: Are you ready to go? How important is tomorrow? Obviously getting ready for Sunday?ALEXANDER ROSSI: Quite comfy. I spent a lot of time on couches. THE MODERATOR: Can you rate this one?ALEXANDER ROSSI: 8 out of 10. THE MODERATOR: It also can be yours if the price is right. Well, it’s great to see you both back. I know there are a lot of questions.Q. Alex, what’s going on? You came in on crutches. How are you feeling? Are you cleared to race yet?ALEXANDER ROSSI: I am cleared to race. I will have to be on crutches because it’s a non-weight-bearing injury. Fortunately to drive a race car, you don’t have to bear weight. Range of motion is good. Pain is minimal. Swelling, as you can see, I fit into my race boot. I’m good to go. Q. You don’t use that foot at all in the car?ALEXANDER ROSSI: You sure do. I guess I used it a little too much on Monday. Was out there getting it (laughter). Q. What happened Monday?ALEXANDER ROSSI: Actually the opposite of that.It’s a little bit of a weird one. I don’t know that there’s a specific answer. The Speedway is a punishing place for any sort of — it minimizes margins, I think. We just were a little bit too far out of that window.That’s the way it goes around here sometimes. Unfortunate obviously to have it happen. In some ways incredibly fortunate that it happened on a Monday after qualifying, where the ultimate true car speed isn’t as important. Very fortunate it didn’t happen on Carb Day, so the team has had quite a bit of time, unfortunately for them, to rebuild a car from scratch. It’s the car I raced last year. It’s always been a Speedway car.As I said, a trying couple of days for everyone involved in the 20 car. Also it will be a very rewarding one if we can accomplish what we think we can on Sunday. Q. Alex, you’ll be out there tomorrow?ALEXANDER ROSSI: Yes. Q. You’ve talked a lot about the ankle. You haven’t mentioned the finger. Where is the process on that? That’s completely good?ALEXANDER ROSSI: How does it look? Q. Which finger is that one?ALEXANDER ROSSI: I can’t show you that one. I’ll get in a lot of trouble (smiling). Yeah, we’re good. It’s the middle finger. Q. Have you raced through a lower-body injury like this before? If there was a percentage, what would you say it is?ALEXANDER ROSSI: For when I need to do in a race car, I’m at 99%. Yes, unfortunately I have raced with a broken big toe before.DAVID MALUKAS: Which foot was it?ALEXANDER ROSSI: Today.DAVID MALUKAS: The first one you hurt.ALEXANDER ROSSI: The right one.DAVID MALUKAS: The left one, you’re sweet. Q. Alexander, it’s good that you’re okay. The car, anytime you switch setups from one car to the next, is there a concern when you go out that it might not quite be exactly the same?ALEXANDER ROSSI: No. As I said, this is the car that we’ve used here at the Speedway many times before. All through this month, we switch race running to qual sims, that requires a whole myriad of changes. If this was all new components, a different chassis, all that sort of thing, maybe you’d start to question it a little bit.This was truly going to be our race car until some other things shifted. This was built all off-season in preparation for this month to be my race car anyways. Q. Last week Dallara won the award for that flap that came up. When your car pitched, did it engage that flap?ALEXANDER ROSSI: I wasn’t looking at that (smiling). Q. It has to be an important thing for you.ALEXANDER ROSSI: I would assume so. I can tell you, I don’t know if I’m allowed to talk about the values of the two impacts, but they were very high, and the fact that we’re here having this conversation and joking about a sore ankle is pretty amazing. Q. Alexander, can you share on a scale of 1 to 10 the level of pain you anticipate to be racing with?ALEXANDER ROSSI: If we do our jobs correctly, close to zero. Q. No painkiller shot you have to worry about for the ankle?ALEXANDER ROSSI: I didn’t say that. I said if we do our jobs correctly, close to zero.DAVID MALUKAS: He’s so funny (laughter). Q. Alexander, what did you have to do to be cleared? Did you just have to slow you could get in and out of the car, weight on the pedals?ALEXANDER ROSSI: I had to drive in a sim. Get in and out of the car in an appropriate amount of time. I had to show that I could react to instances quick enough with my right foot in the race car with the pedal and my boot on. That was done over several increments and durations with all of the stuff that will be on me.As thorough as you can be without actually being on the racetrack. Q. Will you race with a specially made boot?ALEXANDER ROSSI: There will be a brace of sorts that’s still kind of being finalized. There’s a lot of different things to consider, from a size standpoint, you got to preserve the function of being able to do that on the pedals, you have to ensure it’s providing stability, fire resistant. There’s a lot of caveats, as David unfortunately also knows.It’s been an incredible team effort from no less than 12 people in order to make this happen. Q. Did you have the procedure on your ankle in order to be able to race? If you weren’t racing, would you not have surgery and it would have been just healed?ALEXANDER ROSSI: Both injuries were, yes, a situation where even in order to consider driving, they had to stabilize it. Q. David, with this being your first front-row start, has there been any discussion about how you’re going to take the start with the team, or is it we’re just going to go for it?DAVID MALUKAS: No, just going into it like I do any race. Just watch previous race starts from that position, just getting a collection of data to see where people funnel out, funnel in. Just go with the flow. Q. Alexander, the outpouring of support from people in the racing world, how good did that feel?ALEXANDER ROSSI: Yeah, it’s incredible. This is an incredibly close community. I got texts immediately from both these guys next to me. We all understand the magnitude of what we’re doing out there. I don’t think it’s lost on anyone how you’re not guaranteed anything in this sport.Very, very appreciative for all of the nice messages. Yeah, just hope we can make everyone proud here in a couple days. Q. When Tim walked into the medical center, were you giving him a hard time or was it good?ALEXANDER ROSSI: He never got to me. He never got to me. They don’t let him that far. Q. Alexander, can you talk a bit about the psychology of almost coming to terms with almost the inevitability of crashing around this place, what your relationship is with kind of fear or the lack of it?ALEXANDER ROSSI: Yeah, I mean, unfortunately I’ve crashed twice here. Both times have been turn two. For whatever reason… Alex, that’s where you crashed?ALEXANDER ROSSI: I recovered from that. I don’t see this being any different. We crash race cars. That’s part of the job description. Been doing it my whole career, so… Doesn’t really change this week. Q. You talk about having to do that procedure to make yourself able to race. Did you ever consider after the accident not doing that and not racing?ALEXANDER ROSSI: Oh, absolutely not, no. Q. David, you’re up in the front row. Are your teammates picking on you? Giving you good advice for the start?DAVID MALUKAS: Yeah, no, I don’t think they’re picking on me. No, I mean, we just had normal conversations like we’ve always had. Just ran through debriefs.For a 500, you can win this race from whatever position truly. It makes it easier the higher up you are, but you can win it from anywhere, yeah. Q. I’m blind. Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day. What was your psychology on track? You have coms in your ears, telling you what to do. What is your instinct first? Getting feedback from the road or is it to rely on the team to let your spotters and let everyone else know what you got to do next?DAVID MALUKAS: Can you repeat the question? Q. When you’re out in the field, what is the sensation or feeling of you’re hearing your coms, everything else, you’re hearing the road. Me being blind, I want to understand how do you feel when you’re in the vehicle and what is the piece of information psychologically? Is it you are shutting everything else out and focusing on how the car feels and sounds if something is about to slip on the car, is it a feeling of the car that something is cutting loose, or is it that you rely on your spotters to say you have a flat tire?DAVID MALUKAS: I mean, it all comes down to driver feel. For us a lot of it comes through the engine and what you can feel through the seat. All our seats are custom made for us. We get a lot of that feeling how the rear end is moving to the front end.Obviously spotters are here to tell us about cars around us. When it comes to actually cars around us, what the car needs, if it’s broke, that comes down to car feeling, what we feel through our body and what the car is telling us. Q. Alexander, you seem to want to talk more about turn two in your podcast the other day. Seen a lot of cars snap loose at that same spot. Can you elaborate more about that spot, turn two.ALEXANDER ROSSI: It’s tricky because I think it’s not shaded, so it’s always kind of in the sun. I guess I do know.Turn one and turn three, even though they’re higher speeds, you have the whole straight to kind of cool the tire down. Turn four is usually protected from wind, for the most part. There’s certain directions there’s not, but for the most part it is. It stays cool.The tire saturation effect that you get in turns one and three, it just has a bigger impact in turn two because the conditions there are usually the worst. The tire is kind of already at its limit from going through turn one, then turn two is a hard corner from conditions.Turn four the tire is also at its limit, but the conditions are easier, so it’s just less traumatic.THE MODERATOR: Thank you.

Indianapolis 500 Monday Practice Results

CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway ovalSpeedway, IndianaMedia DayMay 21, 2026 Row 1 – David Malukas & Alexander Rossi THE MODERATOR: We’ll get started with the front row. Starting second, great to see Alex Rossi joining us here and joined by David Malukas who will start third.How are you feeling?ALEXANDER ROSSI: Man, this is probably the most rested I’ve been going into a 500. I’ve had other commitments, but much less commitments you would usually have in this week leading up to the race.No, I feel good. It’s obviously been pretty hectic for everyone involved. Lots of things had to line up in the correct way. But feel very fortunate to be here. THE MODERATOR: Are you ready to go? How important is tomorrow? Obviously getting ready for Sunday?ALEXANDER ROSSI: Quite comfy. I spent a lot of time on couches. THE MODERATOR: Can you rate this one?ALEXANDER ROSSI: 8 out of 10. THE MODERATOR: It also can be yours if the price is right. Well, it’s great to see you both back. I know there are a lot of questions.Q. Alex, what’s going on? You came in on crutches. How are you feeling? Are you cleared to race yet?ALEXANDER ROSSI: I am cleared to race. I will have to be on crutches because it’s a non-weight-bearing injury. Fortunately to drive a race car, you don’t have to bear weight. Range of motion is good. Pain is minimal. Swelling, as you can see, I fit into my race boot. I’m good to go. Q. You don’t use that foot at all in the car?ALEXANDER ROSSI: You sure do. I guess I used it a little too much on Monday. Was out there getting it (laughter). Q. What happened Monday?ALEXANDER ROSSI: Actually the opposite of that.It’s a little bit of a weird one. I don’t know that there’s a specific answer. The Speedway is a punishing place for any sort of — it minimizes margins, I think. We just were a little bit too far out of that window.That’s the way it goes around here sometimes. Unfortunate obviously to have it happen. In some ways incredibly fortunate that it happened on a Monday after qualifying, where the ultimate true car speed isn’t as important. Very fortunate it didn’t happen on Carb Day, so the team has had quite a bit of time, unfortunately for them, to rebuild a car from scratch. It’s the car I raced last year. It’s always been a Speedway car.As I said, a trying couple of days for everyone involved in the 20 car. Also it will be a very rewarding one if we can accomplish what we think we can on Sunday. Q. Alex, you’ll be out there tomorrow?ALEXANDER ROSSI: Yes. Q. You’ve talked a lot about the ankle. You haven’t mentioned the finger. Where is the process on that? That’s completely good?ALEXANDER ROSSI: How does it look? Q. Which finger is that one?ALEXANDER ROSSI: I can’t show you that one. I’ll get in a lot of trouble (smiling). Yeah, we’re good. It’s the middle finger. Q. Have you raced through a lower-body injury like this before? If there was a percentage, what would you say it is?ALEXANDER ROSSI: For when I need to do in a race car, I’m at 99%. Yes, unfortunately I have raced with a broken big toe before.DAVID MALUKAS: Which foot was it?ALEXANDER ROSSI: Today.DAVID MALUKAS: The first one you hurt.ALEXANDER ROSSI: The right one.DAVID MALUKAS: The left one, you’re sweet. Q. Alexander, it’s good that you’re okay. The car, anytime you switch setups from one car to the next, is there a concern when you go out that it might not quite be exactly the same?ALEXANDER ROSSI: No. As I said, this is the car that we’ve used here at the Speedway many times before. All through this month, we switch race running to qual sims, that requires a whole myriad of changes. If this was all new components, a different chassis, all that sort of thing, maybe you’d start to question it a little bit.This was truly going to be our race car until some other things shifted. This was built all off-season in preparation for this month to be my race car anyways. Q. Last week Dallara won the award for that flap that came up. When your car pitched, did it engage that flap?ALEXANDER ROSSI: I wasn’t looking at that (smiling). Q. It has to be an important thing for you.ALEXANDER ROSSI: I would assume so. I can tell you, I don’t know if I’m allowed to talk about the values of the two impacts, but they were very high, and the fact that we’re here having this conversation and joking about a sore ankle is pretty amazing. Q. Alexander, can you share on a scale of 1 to 10 the level of pain you anticipate to be racing with?ALEXANDER ROSSI: If we do our jobs correctly, close to zero. Q. No painkiller shot you have to worry about for the ankle?ALEXANDER ROSSI: I didn’t say that. I said if we do our jobs correctly, close to zero.DAVID MALUKAS: He’s so funny (laughter). Q. Alexander, what did you have to do to be cleared? Did you just have to slow you could get in and out of the car, weight on the pedals?ALEXANDER ROSSI: I had to drive in a sim. Get in and out of the car in an appropriate amount of time. I had to show that I could react to instances quick enough with my right foot in the race car with the pedal and my boot on. That was done over several increments and durations with all of the stuff that will be on me.As thorough as you can be without actually being on the racetrack. Q. Will you race with a specially made boot?ALEXANDER ROSSI: There will be a brace of sorts that’s still kind of being finalized. There’s a lot of different things to consider, from a size standpoint, you got to preserve the function of being able to do that on the pedals, you have to ensure it’s providing stability, fire resistant. There’s a lot of caveats, as David unfortunately also knows.It’s been an incredible team effort from no less than 12 people in order to make this happen. Q. Did you have the procedure on your ankle in order to be able to race? If you weren’t racing, would you not have surgery and it would have been just healed?ALEXANDER ROSSI: Both injuries were, yes, a situation where even in order to consider driving, they had to stabilize it. Q. David, with this being your first front-row start, has there been any discussion about how you’re going to take the start with the team, or is it we’re just going to go for it?DAVID MALUKAS: No, just going into it like I do any race. Just watch previous race starts from that position, just getting a collection of data to see where people funnel out, funnel in. Just go with the flow. Q. Alexander, the outpouring of support from people in the racing world, how good did that feel?ALEXANDER ROSSI: Yeah, it’s incredible. This is an incredibly close community. I got texts immediately from both these guys next to me. We all understand the magnitude of what we’re doing out there. I don’t think it’s lost on anyone how you’re not guaranteed anything in this sport.Very, very appreciative for all of the nice messages. Yeah, just hope we can make everyone proud here in a couple days. Q. When Tim walked into the medical center, were you giving him a hard time or was it good?ALEXANDER ROSSI: He never got to me. He never got to me. They don’t let him that far. Q. Alexander, can you talk a bit about the psychology of almost coming to terms with almost the inevitability of crashing around this place, what your relationship is with kind of fear or the lack of it?ALEXANDER ROSSI: Yeah, I mean, unfortunately I’ve crashed twice here. Both times have been turn two. For whatever reason… Alex, that’s where you crashed?ALEXANDER ROSSI: I recovered from that. I don’t see this being any different. We crash race cars. That’s part of the job description. Been doing it my whole career, so… Doesn’t really change this week. Q. You talk about having to do that procedure to make yourself able to race. Did you ever consider after the accident not doing that and not racing?ALEXANDER ROSSI: Oh, absolutely not, no. Q. David, you’re up in the front row. Are your teammates picking on you? Giving you good advice for the start?DAVID MALUKAS: Yeah, no, I don’t think they’re picking on me. No, I mean, we just had normal conversations like we’ve always had. Just ran through debriefs.For a 500, you can win this race from whatever position truly. It makes it easier the higher up you are, but you can win it from anywhere, yeah. Q. I’m blind. Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day. What was your psychology on track? You have coms in your ears, telling you what to do. What is your instinct first? Getting feedback from the road or is it to rely on the team to let your spotters and let everyone else know what you got to do next?DAVID MALUKAS: Can you repeat the question? Q. When you’re out in the field, what is the sensation or feeling of you’re hearing your coms, everything else, you’re hearing the road. Me being blind, I want to understand how do you feel when you’re in the vehicle and what is the piece of information psychologically? Is it you are shutting everything else out and focusing on how the car feels and sounds if something is about to slip on the car, is it a feeling of the car that something is cutting loose, or is it that you rely on your spotters to say you have a flat tire?DAVID MALUKAS: I mean, it all comes down to driver feel. For us a lot of it comes through the engine and what you can feel through the seat. All our seats are custom made for us. We get a lot of that feeling how the rear end is moving to the front end.Obviously spotters are here to tell us about cars around us. When it comes to actually cars around us, what the car needs, if it’s broke, that comes down to car feeling, what we feel through our body and what the car is telling us. Q. Alexander, you seem to want to talk more about turn two in your podcast the other day. Seen a lot of cars snap loose at that same spot. Can you elaborate more about that spot, turn two.ALEXANDER ROSSI: It’s tricky because I think it’s not shaded, so it’s always kind of in the sun. I guess I do know.Turn one and turn three, even though they’re higher speeds, you have the whole straight to kind of cool the tire down. Turn four is usually protected from wind, for the most part. There’s certain directions there’s not, but for the most part it is. It stays cool.The tire saturation effect that you get in turns one and three, it just has a bigger impact in turn two because the conditions there are usually the worst. The tire is kind of already at its limit from going through turn one, then turn two is a hard corner from conditions.Turn four the tire is also at its limit, but the conditions are easier, so it’s just less traumatic.THE MODERATOR: Thank you.

Indianapolis 500 Monday Practice Results

Chevrolet History at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval General Motors Wins – 18 Chevrolet Wins – 13 2024 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2023 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2019 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske2018 – Will Power – Team Penske2015 – Juan Montoya – Team Penske2013 – Tony Kanaan – KV Racing Technology-SH Racing2002 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske1993 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Team Penske1992 – Al Unser, Jr. – Galles/Kraco1991 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1990 – Arie Luyendyk – Doug Shierson Racing1989 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Patrick Racing1988 – Rick Mears – Team Penske Oldsmobile Wins – 5  2001 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske2000 – Juan Montoya – Chip Ganassi Racing1999 – Kenny Brack – A.J. Foyt Racing1998 – Eddie Cheever, Jr. – Team Cheever1997 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing General Motors Poles – 20 Chevrolet Poles – 14 2025 – Robert Shwartzman – PREMA Racing2024 – Scott McLaughlin – Team Penske2019 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske2018 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2015 – Scott Dixon – Chip Ganassi Racing2014 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2013 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2012 – Ryan Briscoe – Team Penske2002 – Bruno Junqueira – Chip Ganassi Racing1991 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1990 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Team Penske1989 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1988 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1987 – Mario Andretti – Newman Haas Racing Oldsmobile Poles – 5 2001 – Scott Sharp – Kelley Racing2000 – Greg Ray – Team Menard1999 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing1998 – Billy Boat – A.J. Foyt Racing1997 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing Buick Poles – 1 1992 – Roberto Guerrero – King Motorsports General Motors Podiums – 54 Chevrolet Podiums – 38 Chevrolet Driver Podiums – Emerson Fittipaldi (4), Helio Castroneves (3), Josef Newgarden (3), Pato O’Ward (3), Tony Kanaan (2), Arie Luyendyk (2), Rick Mears (2), Simon Pagenaud (2), Will Power (2), Al Unser Jr. (2), Michael Andretti (1), Ed Carpenter (1), Santino Ferrucci (1),Felipe Giaffone (1), Scott Goodyear (1), Ryan Hunter-Reay (1), Charlie Kimball (1), David Malukas (1), Juan Montoya (1), Carlos Munoz (1), Bob Rahal (1), Paul Tracy (1), Al Unser (1) Chevrolet Team Podiums –  Team Penske (15), Arrow McLaren (3), A.J. Foyt Racing (2), Andretti Global (2), ECR (2), Galles Racing (2), KV Racing Technology (2), Patrick Racing (2), Chip Ganassi Racing (1), Doug Shierson Racing (1), Granatelli Racing (1), Kraco Enterprises (1), Mo Nunn Racing (1), Newman Haas Racing (1), Team Green (1), Walker Racing (1) Oldsmobile – 15  Oldsmobile Driver Podiums – Buddy Lazier (2), Jeff Ward (2), Michael Andretti (1), Billy Boat (1), Kenny Brack (1), Helio Castroneves (1), Eddie Cheever, Jr. (1), Gil de Ferran (1), Scott Goodyear (1), Steve Knapp (1), Arie Luyendyk (1), Juan Montoya (1), Eliseo Salazar (1) Oldsmobile Team Podiums – A.J. Foyt (3), Hemelgarn Racing (2), Team Cheever (2), Team Penske (2), Treadway Racing (2), Chip Ganassi Racing (1), ISM Racing (1), Team Green (1), Pagan Racing (1) Buick – 1 Buick Driver Podiums – Al Unser (1) Buick Team Podiums – Team Menard (1) General Motors Laps Led – 3709 Chevrolet Laps Led – 2699 Chevrolet Driver Laps Led – Emerson Fittipaldi (348), Mario Andretti (193), Simon Pagenaud (169), Ed Carpenter (144), Will Power (140), Tony Kanaan (133), Michael Andretti (132), Rick Mears (119), Helio Castroneves (98), Pato O’Ward (96), Danny Sullivan (95), Marco Andretti (90), Scott Dixon (87), Conor Daly (82), Josef Newgarden (69), Rinus VeeKay (65), Scott McLaughlin (64), Al Unser Jr. (52), Felix Rosenqvist (47), Arie Luyendyk (37), Bob Rahal (36), Bruno Junqueira (32), Alexander Rossi (30), Al Unser (27), Juan Montoya (26), A.J. Allmendinger (23), Sting Ray Robb (23), Ryan Briscoe (15), Gil de Ferran (13), Santino Ferrucci (12), Felipe Giaffone (12), James Hinchcliffe (12), Carlos Munoz (12), Alex Barron (10), Charlie Kimball (10), Christian Rasmussen (9), Robert Shwartzman (8), Spencer Pigot (7), JR Hildebrand (6), Callum Ilott (6), Oliver Askew (4), Kevin Cogan (4), Sage Karam (4), Kyle Larson (4), Jack Harvey (3), Scott Sharp (3), Rubens Barrichello (2), David Malukas (2) Chevrolet Team Laps Led – Team Penske (1019), Newman Haas Racing (325), ECR (306), Chip Ganassi Racing (179), Arrow McLaren (168), Patrick Racing (158), Andretti Global (140), Dreyer & Reinbold Racing (85), A.J. Foyt Racing (56), Galles Racing (56), KV Racing Technology (43), Doug Shierson Racing (37), Kraco Enterprises (35), Mo Nunn Racing (35), Juncos Hollinger Racing (18), King Motorsports (15), Prema Racing (8), Blair Racing (7), Kelley Racing (4), Team Cheever (3) Oldsmobile Laps Led – 996 Oldsmobile Driver Laps Led: Juan Montoya (167), Arie Luyendyk (129), Greg Ray (116), Kenny Brack (89), Tony Stewart (78), Eddie Cheever, Jr. (76), Helio Castroneves (52), Jeff Ward (52), Robby Gordon (50), John Paul, Jr. (39), Mark Dismore (29), Gil de Ferran (27), Buddy Lazier (27), Michael Andretti (16), Robbie Buhl (16), Billy Boat (13), Jimmy Vasser (5), Buzz Calkins (4), Sam Schmidt (4), Davey Hamilton (3), Scott Goodyear (2), Robbie McGehee (2) Oldsmobile Team Laps Led : Team Menard (207), Chip Ganassi Racing (185), Treadway Racing (137), Team Cheever (125), A.J. Foyt Racing (124), Team Penske (79), Team Pelfrey (39), Kelley Racing (29), Hemelgarn Racing (27), Genoa Racing (18), Team Green (16), Bradley Racing (4), Nienhouse Motorsports (3), Pagan Racing (3) Buick Laps Led – 14 Buick Driver Laps Led: Jim Crawford (8), Al Unser (4), Scott Brayton (1), Stephane Gregoire (1) Buick Team Laps Led: King Motorsports (8), Team Menard (4), Brayton Engineering (1), Formula Project (1) Manufacturer History at the Indianapolis 500 Wins (with competition)  27 – Offenhauser (1976, 1975, 1974, 1973, 1972, 1968, 1964, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1952, 1951, 1950, 1949, 1948, 1947, 1941, 1937, 1935)18 – General Motors 13 – Chevrolet (2024, 2023, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2013, 2002, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988)12 – Miller (1938, 1936, 1934, 1933, 1932, 1931, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1926, 1923, 1922)10 – Honda (2025, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2005, 2004)10 – Cosworth (1987, 1986, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978)8 – Ford (1996, 1995, 1971, 1970, 1969, 1967, 1965)5 – Oldsmobile (2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997)3 – Duesenberg (1927, 1925, 19243 – Peugeot (1919, 1918, 1913)2 – Mercedes (1994, 19152 – Maserati (1940, 1939)2 – Frontenac (1921, 1920)1 – Toyota (2003)1 – Foyt (19771 – Sparks (1946)1 – Delage (1914)1 – National (1912)1 – Marmon (1911)  Earned Poles (with competition) 23 – General Motors18 – Offenhauser (1976, 1973, 1972, 1971, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1950, 1946, 1937)14 – Miller (1938, 1935, 1934, 1933, 1932, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1927, 1926, 1925, 1924, 1923, 1922)14 – Chevrolet (2025, 2024, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2002, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987)9 – Cosworth (1986, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1977)9 – Honda (2026, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2016, 2005, 2004)7 – Ford (1993, 1970, 1969, 1967, 1966, 1965, 1964)5 – Oldsmobile (2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997)4 – Buick (1996, 1995, 1992, 1985)3 – Ballot (1921, 1920, 1919)2 – Foyt (1975, 1974)2 – Novi (1951, 1949)2 – Winfield (1948, 1940)2 – Maserati (1947, 1941)2 – Sparks (1939, 1936)2 – Wisconsin (1912, 1911)1 – Toyota (2003)1 – Mercedes (1994)1 – Pratt & Whitney (1968)1 – Cummins (1952)1 – Studebaker (1931)1 – Peugeot (1916)1 – Stutz (1915)1 – Sunbeam (1914)1 – Mercer (1913)

CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES 110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval Speedway, Indiana Media Day May 21, 2026 Row 2 – Pato O’Ward & Santino Ferrucci THE MODERATOR: Great to be joined by Pato O’Ward, starting sixth. Two-time runner-up in the Indy 500. He’s led 95 laps in his previous six starts here. Starting fifth, finished in the top 10 in every Indy 500 he’s competed in. Sunday will mark his eighth appearance in the race, Santino Ferrucci. Starting fourth, two top fives in the 500, a fast day of qualifying on Sunday. Santino have the crew shirt and the fire suit. You’re ready for anything today?SANTINO FERRUCCI: We actually took the photos correct today on the Yard of Bricks that we should have done post-qualifying. Happy we got those done.PATO O’WARD: Who chose to go back? THE MODERATOR: It was a hot pit.SANTINO FERRUCCI: One-chance qualifying.PATO O’WARD: I think that was a fail (smiling). THE MODERATOR: How much importance is there for tomorrow’s two hours of qualifying?PATO O’WARD: Whatever we get tomorrow I’m going to be very grateful for. Hopefully the rain decides to at least stay away a little bit and we’ll get some running in.I want to get one full run. Very important for me. I have a new car. Regardless of it, the car will be good. It would be nice to just get a run, just pepper out anything it might have. There’s a lot of new things on it. THE MODERATOR: For a guy that wasn’t interested in qualifying that well, you qualified really well. What is your race car like?SANTINO FERRUCCI: That’s the new strategy next year. Sit out there, qualify 15th, don’t have to run the rest of the day.Our car’s really good. Obviously I got really lucky with the wreck that happened on Monday that I didn’t get caught up in it, too. Honestly, I’m happy to see it go green for the first five minutes, get the install checks in, some pit stop practice, then let it rain. Sorry (smiling).THE MODERATOR: Maybe disappointment from qualifying, but the car looks good in race trim?FELIX ROSENQVIST: It’s been good. You asked how important this Carb Day will be. It’s easy to forget how much running we’re actually doing, right?I think for us, we had some sessions where we’ve been great in traffic, some where we were a little worse. It kind of goes between there, right? A lot of drivers and teams it’s the same.You have to nail it on race day. I think it’s more for Pato and Roman and Alex, if you have a new car, that will be a very important session. For the rest of us, we just try to nail it each session. We’ll try as much in Carb Day to nail it as we do in the race. Hopefully we’re right for Sunday.PATO O’WARD: Looks cold tomorrow. THE MODERATOR: Cool off a little bit.SANTINO FERRUCCI: I don’t want it to be a hundred degrees.PATO O’WARD: I don’t think Sunday is going to be that cold.PATO O’WARD: Changing by the hour. THE MODERATOR: We’ll open it up for questions.Q. Pato, even though you believe the car is going to be set up exactly the same as the one the other day, until you get in it, is there that little bit of sense of what if this isn’t quite right?PATO O’WARD: Every car is different. Every car has its little differences to one another regardless of the setup being the same or not. There are differences. This car, I’ve had a past with this car, a good past with this car. I’m not worried. It’s been a great car to me. It’s been a great car for the team.I mean, ultimately I’m not actually worried too much about me with the car, I’m more worried about there’s a lot of new pieces on the car that you want to get some running on to just let it kind of settle in. That’s the most important part, yeah. Q. We know how popular you are in INDYCAR, especially here at the Speedway. When you see all the young kids wearing your crew shirts, what kind of feeling does that give to you?PATO O’WARD: It’s cool. It’s obviously a big part of why we do what we do, right? We want to be here to entertain people, inspire people. At the end of the day it is the greatest event in the world. I might be a little bit biased. But it’s going down this Sunday.I feel very lucky and fortunate to be in a position just to be in it. Q. I was double-checking my notes, it looks like come to Sunday’s Indy 500, it will mark your 100th career start in the INDYCAR SERIES. Six instances of INDYCAR drivers who had won in their 100th start, none of which have occurred in the 500. What would it mean for you if you were to win?SANTINO FERRUCCI: That would be quite the day.PATO O’WARD: Your first win.SANTINO FERRUCCI: A lot of firsts. I could continue on with our record. Honestly, I think Sunday, we have a great car, we have great crew, there’s no reason as to why we won’t be there.I think if we keep our heads down, worry about us, there’s no reason to why we couldn’t be doing that at the end of the day.It’s kind of wild, 100th start around this place. Just that milestone for me. Q. Does it almost feel like yesterday that you made your first?SANTINO FERRUCCI: Still feels like 2019, rookies around here. It’s been fun. It’s really fun, too, here when you have a really good car. Q. Pato, you said you had a good history with the car. Where is that car coming from?PATO O’WARD: Last year, all my race wins. Q. As far as leading into this weekend, what is that preparation? What are you trying to work with your team to make sure is right with it?PATO O’WARD: Not that I’m worried about the team. Engineering has a mind of its own sometimes with all the gadgets on the race car, the electrical. There’s all the new bits and pieces that you want to make sure you get through the whole systems check.That is the most important, just getting the systems running, connecting properly with telemetry. A lot of little things we want to make sure they turn on and the car is rolling around the Speedway with it still being able to do what it’s supposed to. That is the main focus for me tomorrow.If the car is feeling a little bit off, then we’ll make changes. But that can happen with the other car, as well. Every day here is different. It always seems to find a way to surprise you. But yeah, no, it’s going to be like nothing had happened on Monday. Q. Santino, is this the place on the schedule you feel most comfortable?SANTINO FERRUCCI: I don’t necessarily say I’m most comfortable around here. I have the mindset of just understanding it’s a long day. I’ve seen anything happen in this race. So have these guys. You just really have no idea. It’s one of those races, you’re just never out of it.I think having that mindset has just bode well for me here. Having someone like A.J. to talk to in the garage area is really helpful for me. Just a good team around us, good people, good engineers, everyone very much pushing us forward.Q. Pato, has your car ever run at the Speedway?PATO O’WARD: I think I’ve had a test or something. I don’t have any worries about it. I know it’s going to behave like it’s supposed to.Like I said, it’s a very good car. I really like this car. I don’t know why they actually removed it from me.SANTINO FERRUCCI: I have a question for you. Does it have a name? You keep talking about “this car.”PATO O’WARD: It’s got a name. It’s a she. She’s got quite the résumé (smiling). I promise to share this. I think Felix might know what is.PATO O’WARD: Don’t say it.PATO O’WARD: It’s a bit of history there.I will share the name if I win on Sunday. Q. Pato, you said you’re not worried about the car. You said after an accident like that, you’re not particularly worried about getting back in the car. Talk about that psychology of coming to terms with the inevitability of having a crash around this place, your relationship with fear or the lack of it.PATO O’WARD: Yeah, I mean, I’m a pretty big believer, especially when guys come here as rookies and they haven’t had that first shunt. After you do around here, I think anything above 50 Gs in motorsport is considered a massive hit. You’re lucky if you’re below a hundred here.I would say after the first time that I had one in my rookie year, I know Felix also had one in his rookie year, but you haven’t.SANTINO FERRUCCI: 2021, I broke my fibula here. I wrecked in Thursday practice following Takuma. I made Barstool because the guy took the selfie video.PATO O’WARD: I don’t know if you agree, but after you have that first shunt, one, you definitely feel more like a man when you get back in it. Two, I feel like it just puts some reality into your head. Like dude, you’re moving. You need to be aware of your surroundings, be careful who you’re running. You do grow quite a bit. At least I did.I would say that is the biggest part is after that first one. I’ve had three here. They’ve all been pretty solid. Yeah, I’m going to get back in it like nothing happened.Do you agree?SANTINO FERRUCCI: I had great advice by Bobby Rahal. You’re either going to lift in two, and that’s the end of your career, or you’re going to keep it flat. I’m like, All right, we’ll keep it flat.PATO O’WARD: It’s no joke. The hits here are no joke. They hurt.SANTINO FERRUCCI: You’re almost guaranteed to injure yourself.PATO O’WARD: Every time you strap into this race car, you need to realize, beyond what the safety has gone, how amazing these cars are now in protecting us, there’s only so much the human body can take. Even like a small hit can surprise you how much damage it can do.Yeah, I mean, I way much rather would be doing this than doing something else.SANTINO FERRUCCI: Same.PATO O’WARD: We’re so lucky that we are here and get to do this. We are kind of risking our lives, but this is straight-up badass. THE MODERATOR: Trying to imagine an office 5:00-to-9:00 job.PATO O’WARD: Probably a finance bro or something like that.SANTINO FERRUCCI: As someone that lives in Dallas, please no.

Indianapolis 500 Monday Practice Results

CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway ovalSpeedway, IndianaMedia DayMay 21, 2026 Row 2 – Pato O’Ward & Santino Ferrucci THE MODERATOR: Great to be joined by Pato O’Ward, starting sixth. Two-time runner-up in the Indy 500. He’s led 95 laps in his previous six starts here. Starting fifth, finished in the top 10 in every Indy 500 he’s competed in. Sunday will mark his eighth appearance in the race, Santino Ferrucci. Starting fourth, two top fives in the 500, a fast day of qualifying on Sunday. Santino have the crew shirt and the fire suit. You’re ready for anything today?SANTINO FERRUCCI: We actually took the photos correct today on the Yard of Bricks that we should have done post-qualifying. Happy we got those done.PATO O’WARD: Who chose to go back? THE MODERATOR: It was a hot pit.SANTINO FERRUCCI: One-chance qualifying.PATO O’WARD: I think that was a fail (smiling). THE MODERATOR: How much importance is there for tomorrow’s two hours of qualifying?PATO O’WARD: Whatever we get tomorrow I’m going to be very grateful for. Hopefully the rain decides to at least stay away a little bit and we’ll get some running in.I want to get one full run. Very important for me. I have a new car. Regardless of it, the car will be good. It would be nice to just get a run, just pepper out anything it might have. There’s a lot of new things on it. THE MODERATOR: For a guy that wasn’t interested in qualifying that well, you qualified really well. What is your race car like?SANTINO FERRUCCI: That’s the new strategy next year. Sit out there, qualify 15th, don’t have to run the rest of the day.Our car’s really good. Obviously I got really lucky with the wreck that happened on Monday that I didn’t get caught up in it, too. Honestly, I’m happy to see it go green for the first five minutes, get the install checks in, some pit stop practice, then let it rain. Sorry (smiling).THE MODERATOR: Maybe disappointment from qualifying, but the car looks good in race trim?FELIX ROSENQVIST: It’s been good. You asked how important this Carb Day will be. It’s easy to forget how much running we’re actually doing, right?I think for us, we had some sessions where we’ve been great in traffic, some where we were a little worse. It kind of goes between there, right? A lot of drivers and teams it’s the same.You have to nail it on race day. I think it’s more for Pato and Roman and Alex, if you have a new car, that will be a very important session. For the rest of us, we just try to nail it each session. We’ll try as much in Carb Day to nail it as we do in the race. Hopefully we’re right for Sunday.PATO O’WARD: Looks cold tomorrow. THE MODERATOR: Cool off a little bit.SANTINO FERRUCCI: I don’t want it to be a hundred degrees.PATO O’WARD: I don’t think Sunday is going to be that cold.PATO O’WARD: Changing by the hour. THE MODERATOR: We’ll open it up for questions.Q. Pato, even though you believe the car is going to be set up exactly the same as the one the other day, until you get in it, is there that little bit of sense of what if this isn’t quite right?PATO O’WARD: Every car is different. Every car has its little differences to one another regardless of the setup being the same or not. There are differences. This car, I’ve had a past with this car, a good past with this car. I’m not worried. It’s been a great car to me. It’s been a great car for the team.I mean, ultimately I’m not actually worried too much about me with the car, I’m more worried about there’s a lot of new pieces on the car that you want to get some running on to just let it kind of settle in. That’s the most important part, yeah. Q. We know how popular you are in INDYCAR, especially here at the Speedway. When you see all the young kids wearing your crew shirts, what kind of feeling does that give to you?PATO O’WARD: It’s cool. It’s obviously a big part of why we do what we do, right? We want to be here to entertain people, inspire people. At the end of the day it is the greatest event in the world. I might be a little bit biased. But it’s going down this Sunday.I feel very lucky and fortunate to be in a position just to be in it. Q. I was double-checking my notes, it looks like come to Sunday’s Indy 500, it will mark your 100th career start in the INDYCAR SERIES. Six instances of INDYCAR drivers who had won in their 100th start, none of which have occurred in the 500. What would it mean for you if you were to win?SANTINO FERRUCCI: That would be quite the day.PATO O’WARD: Your first win.SANTINO FERRUCCI: A lot of firsts. I could continue on with our record. Honestly, I think Sunday, we have a great car, we have great crew, there’s no reason as to why we won’t be there.I think if we keep our heads down, worry about us, there’s no reason to why we couldn’t be doing that at the end of the day.It’s kind of wild, 100th start around this place. Just that milestone for me. Q. Does it almost feel like yesterday that you made your first?SANTINO FERRUCCI: Still feels like 2019, rookies around here. It’s been fun. It’s really fun, too, here when you have a really good car. Q. Pato, you said you had a good history with the car. Where is that car coming from?PATO O’WARD: Last year, all my race wins. Q. As far as leading into this weekend, what is that preparation? What are you trying to work with your team to make sure is right with it?PATO O’WARD: Not that I’m worried about the team. Engineering has a mind of its own sometimes with all the gadgets on the race car, the electrical. There’s all the new bits and pieces that you want to make sure you get through the whole systems check.That is the most important, just getting the systems running, connecting properly with telemetry. A lot of little things we want to make sure they turn on and the car is rolling around the Speedway with it still being able to do what it’s supposed to. That is the main focus for me tomorrow.If the car is feeling a little bit off, then we’ll make changes. But that can happen with the other car, as well. Every day here is different. It always seems to find a way to surprise you. But yeah, no, it’s going to be like nothing had happened on Monday. Q. Santino, is this the place on the schedule you feel most comfortable?SANTINO FERRUCCI: I don’t necessarily say I’m most comfortable around here. I have the mindset of just understanding it’s a long day. I’ve seen anything happen in this race. So have these guys. You just really have no idea. It’s one of those races, you’re just never out of it.I think having that mindset has just bode well for me here. Having someone like A.J. to talk to in the garage area is really helpful for me. Just a good team around us, good people, good engineers, everyone very much pushing us forward.Q. Pato, has your car ever run at the Speedway?PATO O’WARD: I think I’ve had a test or something. I don’t have any worries about it. I know it’s going to behave like it’s supposed to.Like I said, it’s a very good car. I really like this car. I don’t know why they actually removed it from me.SANTINO FERRUCCI: I have a question for you. Does it have a name? You keep talking about “this car.”PATO O’WARD: It’s got a name. It’s a she. She’s got quite the résumé (smiling). I promise to share this. I think Felix might know what is.PATO O’WARD: Don’t say it.PATO O’WARD: It’s a bit of history there.I will share the name if I win on Sunday. Q. Pato, you said you’re not worried about the car. You said after an accident like that, you’re not particularly worried about getting back in the car. Talk about that psychology of coming to terms with the inevitability of having a crash around this place, your relationship with fear or the lack of it.PATO O’WARD: Yeah, I mean, I’m a pretty big believer, especially when guys come here as rookies and they haven’t had that first shunt. After you do around here, I think anything above 50 Gs in motorsport is considered a massive hit. You’re lucky if you’re below a hundred here.I would say after the first time that I had one in my rookie year, I know Felix also had one in his rookie year, but you haven’t.SANTINO FERRUCCI: 2021, I broke my fibula here. I wrecked in Thursday practice following Takuma. I made Barstool because the guy took the selfie video.PATO O’WARD: I don’t know if you agree, but after you have that first shunt, one, you definitely feel more like a man when you get back in it. Two, I feel like it just puts some reality into your head. Like dude, you’re moving. You need to be aware of your surroundings, be careful who you’re running. You do grow quite a bit. At least I did.I would say that is the biggest part is after that first one. I’ve had three here. They’ve all been pretty solid. Yeah, I’m going to get back in it like nothing happened.Do you agree?SANTINO FERRUCCI: I had great advice by Bobby Rahal. You’re either going to lift in two, and that’s the end of your career, or you’re going to keep it flat. I’m like, All right, we’ll keep it flat.PATO O’WARD: It’s no joke. The hits here are no joke. They hurt.SANTINO FERRUCCI: You’re almost guaranteed to injure yourself.PATO O’WARD: Every time you strap into this race car, you need to realize, beyond what the safety has gone, how amazing these cars are now in protecting us, there’s only so much the human body can take. Even like a small hit can surprise you how much damage it can do.Yeah, I mean, I way much rather would be doing this than doing something else.SANTINO FERRUCCI: Same.PATO O’WARD: We’re so lucky that we are here and get to do this. We are kind of risking our lives, but this is straight-up badass. THE MODERATOR: Trying to imagine an office 5:00-to-9:00 job.PATO O’WARD: Probably a finance bro or something like that.SANTINO FERRUCCI: As someone that lives in Dallas, please no.

Indianapolis 500 Monday Practice Results

Chevrolet History at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval General Motors Wins – 18 Chevrolet Wins – 13 2024 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2023 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2019 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske2018 – Will Power – Team Penske2015 – Juan Montoya – Team Penske2013 – Tony Kanaan – KV Racing Technology-SH Racing2002 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske1993 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Team Penske1992 – Al Unser, Jr. – Galles/Kraco1991 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1990 – Arie Luyendyk – Doug Shierson Racing1989 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Patrick Racing1988 – Rick Mears – Team Penske Oldsmobile Wins – 5  2001 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske2000 – Juan Montoya – Chip Ganassi Racing1999 – Kenny Brack – A.J. Foyt Racing1998 – Eddie Cheever, Jr. – Team Cheever1997 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing General Motors Poles – 20 Chevrolet Poles – 14 2025 – Robert Shwartzman – PREMA Racing2024 – Scott McLaughlin – Team Penske2019 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske2018 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2015 – Scott Dixon – Chip Ganassi Racing2014 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2013 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2012 – Ryan Briscoe – Team Penske2002 – Bruno Junqueira – Chip Ganassi Racing1991 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1990 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Team Penske1989 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1988 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1987 – Mario Andretti – Newman Haas Racing Oldsmobile Poles – 5 2001 – Scott Sharp – Kelley Racing2000 – Greg Ray – Team Menard1999 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing1998 – Billy Boat – A.J. Foyt Racing1997 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing Buick Poles – 1 1992 – Roberto Guerrero – King Motorsports General Motors Podiums – 54 Chevrolet Podiums – 38 Chevrolet Driver Podiums – Emerson Fittipaldi (4), Helio Castroneves (3), Josef Newgarden (3), Pato O’Ward (3), Tony Kanaan (2), Arie Luyendyk (2), Rick Mears (2), Simon Pagenaud (2), Will Power (2), Al Unser Jr. (2), Michael Andretti (1), Ed Carpenter (1), Santino Ferrucci (1),Felipe Giaffone (1), Scott Goodyear (1), Ryan Hunter-Reay (1), Charlie Kimball (1), David Malukas (1), Juan Montoya (1), Carlos Munoz (1), Bob Rahal (1), Paul Tracy (1), Al Unser (1) Chevrolet Team Podiums –  Team Penske (15), Arrow McLaren (3), A.J. Foyt Racing (2), Andretti Global (2), ECR (2), Galles Racing (2), KV Racing Technology (2), Patrick Racing (2), Chip Ganassi Racing (1), Doug Shierson Racing (1), Granatelli Racing (1), Kraco Enterprises (1), Mo Nunn Racing (1), Newman Haas Racing (1), Team Green (1), Walker Racing (1) Oldsmobile – 15  Oldsmobile Driver Podiums – Buddy Lazier (2), Jeff Ward (2), Michael Andretti (1), Billy Boat (1), Kenny Brack (1), Helio Castroneves (1), Eddie Cheever, Jr. (1), Gil de Ferran (1), Scott Goodyear (1), Steve Knapp (1), Arie Luyendyk (1), Juan Montoya (1), Eliseo Salazar (1) Oldsmobile Team Podiums – A.J. Foyt (3), Hemelgarn Racing (2), Team Cheever (2), Team Penske (2), Treadway Racing (2), Chip Ganassi Racing (1), ISM Racing (1), Team Green (1), Pagan Racing (1) Buick – 1 Buick Driver Podiums – Al Unser (1) Buick Team Podiums – Team Menard (1) General Motors Laps Led – 3709 Chevrolet Laps Led – 2699 Chevrolet Driver Laps Led – Emerson Fittipaldi (348), Mario Andretti (193), Simon Pagenaud (169), Ed Carpenter (144), Will Power (140), Tony Kanaan (133), Michael Andretti (132), Rick Mears (119), Helio Castroneves (98), Pato O’Ward (96), Danny Sullivan (95), Marco Andretti (90), Scott Dixon (87), Conor Daly (82), Josef Newgarden (69), Rinus VeeKay (65), Scott McLaughlin (64), Al Unser Jr. (52), Felix Rosenqvist (47), Arie Luyendyk (37), Bob Rahal (36), Bruno Junqueira (32), Alexander Rossi (30), Al Unser (27), Juan Montoya (26), A.J. Allmendinger (23), Sting Ray Robb (23), Ryan Briscoe (15), Gil de Ferran (13), Santino Ferrucci (12), Felipe Giaffone (12), James Hinchcliffe (12), Carlos Munoz (12), Alex Barron (10), Charlie Kimball (10), Christian Rasmussen (9), Robert Shwartzman (8), Spencer Pigot (7), JR Hildebrand (6), Callum Ilott (6), Oliver Askew (4), Kevin Cogan (4), Sage Karam (4), Kyle Larson (4), Jack Harvey (3), Scott Sharp (3), Rubens Barrichello (2), David Malukas (2) Chevrolet Team Laps Led – Team Penske (1019), Newman Haas Racing (325), ECR (306), Chip Ganassi Racing (179), Arrow McLaren (168), Patrick Racing (158), Andretti Global (140), Dreyer & Reinbold Racing (85), A.J. Foyt Racing (56), Galles Racing (56), KV Racing Technology (43), Doug Shierson Racing (37), Kraco Enterprises (35), Mo Nunn Racing (35), Juncos Hollinger Racing (18), King Motorsports (15), Prema Racing (8), Blair Racing (7), Kelley Racing (4), Team Cheever (3) Oldsmobile Laps Led – 996 Oldsmobile Driver Laps Led: Juan Montoya (167), Arie Luyendyk (129), Greg Ray (116), Kenny Brack (89), Tony Stewart (78), Eddie Cheever, Jr. (76), Helio Castroneves (52), Jeff Ward (52), Robby Gordon (50), John Paul, Jr. (39), Mark Dismore (29), Gil de Ferran (27), Buddy Lazier (27), Michael Andretti (16), Robbie Buhl (16), Billy Boat (13), Jimmy Vasser (5), Buzz Calkins (4), Sam Schmidt (4), Davey Hamilton (3), Scott Goodyear (2), Robbie McGehee (2) Oldsmobile Team Laps Led : Team Menard (207), Chip Ganassi Racing (185), Treadway Racing (137), Team Cheever (125), A.J. Foyt Racing (124), Team Penske (79), Team Pelfrey (39), Kelley Racing (29), Hemelgarn Racing (27), Genoa Racing (18), Team Green (16), Bradley Racing (4), Nienhouse Motorsports (3), Pagan Racing (3) Buick Laps Led – 14 Buick Driver Laps Led: Jim Crawford (8), Al Unser (4), Scott Brayton (1), Stephane Gregoire (1) Buick Team Laps Led: King Motorsports (8), Team Menard (4), Brayton Engineering (1), Formula Project (1) Manufacturer History at the Indianapolis 500 Wins (with competition)  27 – Offenhauser (1976, 1975, 1974, 1973, 1972, 1968, 1964, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1952, 1951, 1950, 1949, 1948, 1947, 1941, 1937, 1935)18 – General Motors 13 – Chevrolet (2024, 2023, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2013, 2002, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988)12 – Miller (1938, 1936, 1934, 1933, 1932, 1931, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1926, 1923, 1922)10 – Honda (2025, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2005, 2004)10 – Cosworth (1987, 1986, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978)8 – Ford (1996, 1995, 1971, 1970, 1969, 1967, 1965)5 – Oldsmobile (2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997)3 – Duesenberg (1927, 1925, 19243 – Peugeot (1919, 1918, 1913)2 – Mercedes (1994, 19152 – Maserati (1940, 1939)2 – Frontenac (1921, 1920)1 – Toyota (2003)1 – Foyt (19771 – Sparks (1946)1 – Delage (1914)1 – National (1912)1 – Marmon (1911)  Earned Poles (with competition) 23 – General Motors18 – Offenhauser (1976, 1973, 1972, 1971, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1950, 1946, 1937)14 – Miller (1938, 1935, 1934, 1933, 1932, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1927, 1926, 1925, 1924, 1923, 1922)14 – Chevrolet (2025, 2024, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2002, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987)9 – Cosworth (1986, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1977)9 – Honda (2026, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2016, 2005, 2004)7 – Ford (1993, 1970, 1969, 1967, 1966, 1965, 1964)5 – Oldsmobile (2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997)4 – Buick (1996, 1995, 1992, 1985)3 – Ballot (1921, 1920, 1919)2 – Foyt (1975, 1974)2 – Novi (1951, 1949)2 – Winfield (1948, 1940)2 – Maserati (1947, 1941)2 – Sparks (1939, 1936)2 – Wisconsin (1912, 1911)1 – Toyota (2003)1 – Mercedes (1994)1 – Pratt & Whitney (1968)1 – Cummins (1952)1 – Studebaker (1931)1 – Peugeot (1916)1 – Stutz (1915)1 – Sunbeam (1914)1 – Mercer (1913)

MARION CENTER, PA (May 21, 2026) – Last Friday night at Marion Center Raceway, Pennsylvania favorites Logan Zarin and Jared Miley stole the spotlight with their Connor Bobik Memorial prelim Feature wins. But they weren’t the only underdogs having an impressive night.

Marion Center might not be the first place you would expect Lake Elmo, MN’s Brent Larson to be fast at, but fast he was. As the first car to go out for Qualifying in Friday’s program, the “B1 Bomber” laid down a lap that no one else could match to earn his first Simpson Quick Time Award in four years.

Larson may have let Zarin slip by him in the first corner, but he held strong in second the rest of the way, keeping the likes of Tyler Erb, Ryan Gustin and Nick Hoffman behind him in the 25-lap Showdown. The first four months of Larson’s ninth season as a member of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision has had its highs and lows, but between his Marion Center runner-up and his full-field top five at Mississippi Thunder Speedway, Larson has proven he can be a frontrunner when everything lines up.

“You can be pretty good, and if you’re a tenth off, that can be the difference between starting on the front row and starting 12th,” Larson said. “I don’t really look into things with expectations too much. We have run well [at Marion Center] and I look forward to going there. I prefer that size track over 1/2-miles, I guess. A lot of times, when you prefer something, one or the other, you race a little bit better at those kind of places.”

Larson’s Friday showing had him excited to build on that result on Saturday until the rain moved in. The race’s new date on Wednesday, May 27, puts teams in an unusual circumstance as they prepare to chase $30,000 next week.

For a World of Outlaws team like Larson’s, they’re used to building setups for a track using notes that are a year old, if not more. Getting to go back to Marion Center only 12 days after he last raced there means he can run the exact same parts and pieces he finished second with last week, a prospect that has Larson optimistic about his chances of picking up right where he left off.

“I feel like every year you go somewhere, you learn something,” Larson said. “You’re changing things, always evolving and hopefully growing. This time around, we’ll just go back with exactly what we ran there last time. A lot of the time, from one year to the next, you probably wouldn’t copy your notes exactly. You would have learned a few things along the last season that you would apply towards where you’re at, blend your notes and blend what you’ve used. But here, we’ll go back exactly where we were and start off there. I feel like we can be a bit better, so we’ll kind of incorporate that as the night goes along.”

There may not be as many variables to consider next week as Larson is used to, but the task at hand will still be a little different. The Showdown was a 25-lap sprint contested while the sun was still up, while Wednesday’s main event will be a 60-lap contest under the lights on a significantly slicker and slower surface that will require an entirely different skillset to remain at the front.

“Things change so much in this sport,” Larson said. “As soon as you think you’ve got something figured out, then the track conditions change a little bit or somebody else figures something out. I know a lot of guys were just kind of trying things out that night because it was a prelim night, didn’t count for points or anything. You’ll see a few more guys that are pretty hot there that maybe were just mediocre last time there. It’s really hard to say. I’m hopeful, but I don’t have any expectations.”

Once the checkered flag flies at Marion Center, Larson will load up and head west to Ohio for his first visit to Wayne County Speedway since 2019. From there, all eyes will turn to Mansfield Speedway for the inaugural Blaster 57 Special on Friday and Saturday, May 29-30. If the $57,000 winner’s payout on Saturday wasn’t enough to lure racers to the revitalized track, the eye-popping figure of $5,700 to start the Feature certainly is.

As someone who has spent his career scrapping to keep the dream alive, Larson is especially appreciative of a purse structure that goes a long way toward keeping teams like his on the road.

“It’s definitely huge, just making the show is a big deal,” Larson said. “It’ll definitely help the week’s pay. Really cool to see someone paying attention to the start money like that. I haven’t looked at the pay through the whole field, but small guys really appreciate good start money like that. Hopefully, it’ll bring some cars over there for them.”

Larson and the rest of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision will continue the 2026 season at Marion Center Raceway (Wednesday, May 27), Wayne County Speedway (Thursday, May 28) and Mansfield Speedway (Friday-Saturday, May 29-30). Find tickets and more information on all three events by clicking here.

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After Strong Connor Bobik Memorial Opener, Larson Eyeing More Marion Center Speed

MARION CENTER, PA (May 21, 2026) – Last Friday night at Marion Center Raceway, Pennsylvania favorites Logan Zarin and Jared Miley stole the spotlight with their Connor Bobik Memorial prelim Feature wins. But they weren’t the only underdogs having an impressive night.

Marion Center might not be the first place you would expect Lake Elmo, MN’s Brent Larson to be fast at, but fast he was. As the first car to go out for Qualifying in Friday’s program, the “B1 Bomber” laid down a lap that no one else could match to earn his first Simpson Quick Time Award in four years.

Larson may have let Zarin slip by him in the first corner, but he held strong in second the rest of the way, keeping the likes of Tyler Erb, Ryan Gustin and Nick Hoffman behind him in the 25-lap Showdown. The first four months of Larson’s ninth season as a member of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision has had its highs and lows, but between his Marion Center runner-up and his full-field top five at Mississippi Thunder Speedway, Larson has proven he can be a frontrunner when everything lines up.

“You can be pretty good, and if you’re a tenth off, that can be the difference between starting on the front row and starting 12th,” Larson said. “I don’t really look into things with expectations too much. We have run well [at Marion Center] and I look forward to going there. I prefer that size track over 1/2-miles, I guess. A lot of times, when you prefer something, one or the other, you race a little bit better at those kind of places.”

Larson’s Friday showing had him excited to build on that result on Saturday until the rain moved in. The race’s new date on Wednesday, May 27, puts teams in an unusual circumstance as they prepare to chase $30,000 next week.

For a World of Outlaws team like Larson’s, they’re used to building setups for a track using notes that are a year old, if not more. Getting to go back to Marion Center only 12 days after he last raced there means he can run the exact same parts and pieces he finished second with last week, a prospect that has Larson optimistic about his chances of picking up right where he left off.

“I feel like every year you go somewhere, you learn something,” Larson said. “You’re changing things, always evolving and hopefully growing. This time around, we’ll just go back with exactly what we ran there last time. A lot of the time, from one year to the next, you probably wouldn’t copy your notes exactly. You would have learned a few things along the last season that you would apply towards where you’re at, blend your notes and blend what you’ve used. But here, we’ll go back exactly where we were and start off there. I feel like we can be a bit better, so we’ll kind of incorporate that as the night goes along.”

There may not be as many variables to consider next week as Larson is used to, but the task at hand will still be a little different. The Showdown was a 25-lap sprint contested while the sun was still up, while Wednesday’s main event will be a 60-lap contest under the lights on a significantly slicker and slower surface that will require an entirely different skillset to remain at the front.

“Things change so much in this sport,” Larson said. “As soon as you think you’ve got something figured out, then the track conditions change a little bit or somebody else figures something out. I know a lot of guys were just kind of trying things out that night because it was a prelim night, didn’t count for points or anything. You’ll see a few more guys that are pretty hot there that maybe were just mediocre last time there. It’s really hard to say. I’m hopeful, but I don’t have any expectations.”

Once the checkered flag flies at Marion Center, Larson will load up and head west to Ohio for his first visit to Wayne County Speedway since 2019. From there, all eyes will turn to Mansfield Speedway for the inaugural Blaster 57 Special on Friday and Saturday, May 29-30. If the $57,000 winner’s payout on Saturday wasn’t enough to lure racers to the revitalized track, the eye-popping figure of $5,700 to start the Feature certainly is.

As someone who has spent his career scrapping to keep the dream alive, Larson is especially appreciative of a purse structure that goes a long way toward keeping teams like his on the road.

“It’s definitely huge, just making the show is a big deal,” Larson said. “It’ll definitely help the week’s pay. Really cool to see someone paying attention to the start money like that. I haven’t looked at the pay through the whole field, but small guys really appreciate good start money like that. Hopefully, it’ll bring some cars over there for them.”

Larson and the rest of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision will continue the 2026 season at Marion Center Raceway (Wednesday, May 27), Wayne County Speedway (Thursday, May 28) and Mansfield Speedway (Friday-Saturday, May 29-30). Find tickets and more information on all three events by clicking here.

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CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval Speedway, Indiana Media Day May 21, 2026 Row 3 – Scott McLaughlin & Conor Daly THE MODERATOR: Continuing on with row 3. Starting ninth, the 2024 pole winner for the 500, Scott McLaughlin. Starting eighth, he’s led 82 laps in the Indy 500, 13th start, Conor Daly. You’re digging the white sofa.CONOR DALY: I like this a lot. I just asked Scott McLaughlin which F1 driver he is.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: You donated this to the cause.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: I don’t think we’ve even talked. This row hasn’t talked yet. THE MODERATOR: Do you know each other?SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: We know each other really well. We won Sebring together.CONOR DALY: Our dogs met each other. They’re friends. THE MODERATOR: What do you look forward to the most tomorrow?CONOR DALY: I mean, Switchfoot. I can’t wait for Switchfoot. Honestly, that’s going to be sick.For us personally, on a real and professional note, just hope that our car is good after we caught some debris on Monday. Kind of ripped up our floor and front wing. We have to make sure that the car is going as fast as the car was going. That’s what I worry about first.I love Carb Day. It’s awesome. We have some Wienermobiles to check out too, see how fast they can go. THE MODERATOR: You’re on Slaw Dog?SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: I’m not on that. THE MODERATOR: You’ve got your bet on Slaw Dog?CONOR DALY: He doesn’t have a big enough insurance policy. THE MODERATOR: We’ll open it up for questions.Q. Conor and Scott, how important is tomorrow in the grand scheme of things? Obviously you don’t want to damage that car, but there’s still things you can sort.CONOR DALY: Yeah, I mean, it’s a very important day for the crew, too, to add another round of practice pit stops, get everyone loose, warm. Once again, probably a different condition level than last time.There is always more research to be done at this track. There’s always more that I feel like you can get a feel for. Our session got cut short on Monday, too, with the rain.I think it feels like you spend an eternity in qualifying trim, then you’re thrown back into race trim, completely different feel. It’s a nice day to get loose again, get things going. Maybe that is the day where you find the race-winning change, that was what we needed.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: Yeah, I think for me, we blew an engine up early in the month. I lost Monday, half of Monday’s practice. I’ve always sort of felt like I had a pretty good car, but just behind the eight ball in terms of just ticking off some things.Ideally we run tomorrow just to finish off that list. I think if we run tomorrow, we’ll get through all that. Like Conor said, it’s ideal for the crew, for us to get some marks, pit boxes, big exchanges, which is really important to winning this race or at least being competitive.Yeah, sort of that last Carb Day it’s a bit of risk versus reward. Do you want to be faster? Doesn’t matter. You want to have a good feeling for what everything is and be safe at the same time knowing that you’ve got to take this chariot into the most important race of the year. Q. First time in the race box that you’ll be in for race day.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: We purposefully chose our pit box for that reason, big open out. We could have been a little bit further forward, but I wanted an open out in case of pace car periods, whatnot.Yeah, it’s nice to lay some rubber down in the box, get a feel for what your first gear feels like, as well. I wouldn’t have thought about that maybe five years ago. Now I’m probably thinking a bit ahead for the race. That’s the good part about Indy, you build on it every year. Q. Conor, how much do you get impacted by hometown support?CONOR DALY: I’m just thankful people care, honestly. That’s cool. I’m very lucky to get to do this, to hopefully give them something to cheer for.I feel like over the last few years, we’ve been able to at least one-up something, whether that’s lead lap, this year is my best qualifying. We’re hopefully giving them something to be excited about. We’ve got a great race car.It does mean a lot. It means the world to have people that actually care to see you put your whole life into this game that we’re playing. Q. Conor, you’re the only Indiana-born driver in the field, living in downtown Indianapolis. How important is all of the extracurriculars to the month of May for you?CONOR DALY: I mean, I love getting out there and doing all the things. It definitely is a lot. This month goes by so fast I feel like, especially because I probably overload my schedule. I don’t mind doing it because it is the best month of the year. It’s very meaningful to go out and interact with the folks that do support this sport, but also myself.Yeah, I love it. I’ll get out there and do as much as I can to a certain point. Yeah, it means a lot to be able to interact with people that support me. Q. After what happened on Monday, have you had a chance to look at the new pieces? What have they told you about it?CONOR DALY: Yeah, I mean, if you look at the floor, it looked like I ran over a hatchet and it was going down the right side of the underwing.They did a great job, though. Thankfully it looks as though it’s brand-new again, which is great. I guess I’ll find out tomorrow if it feels the same. Q. Scott, after what happened last year, were there any added extra points of emphasis of trying to get back?SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: Not really. I mean, I’ve been saying sort of all week, I feel like last year sucked and stunk, but it’s part of my journey. I feel like I’ve gotten years of experience in one. It was a tough thing. I never wish that upon my worst enemy, as I’ve said. It’s something that I’ve grown from, for sure. It put a lot of perspective in my life.Yeah, no doubt I’ve come back stronger for it. I don’t think I’m driving any differently this year just because of it. I’m just looking forward to getting back into the race, create a new storyline, getting on with it. I’d love to go zero to hero, of course, but at the same time driving with emotion like that, it’s probably a detriment. I just got to go out there, execute, see what I’ve got.CONOR DALY: Join me on lap one.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: When I saw Conor was starting next to me, I was like, Shit, not again. The guy peed his pants last year. You got diapers on this year?CONOR DALY: Yeah, for sure (laughter). Q. If y’all are coming to the white flag in the lead, who is the one guy or lady you don’t want behind you?SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: I don’t care.CONOR DALY: I just hope I’m in traffic like Alex was last year so no one can pass me.Q. Just a curiosity of who you trust, who you’re racing against in that moment.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: Personally, I don’t think you can trust anyone at that point for the biggest race of the year. Everyone is prepared to do what they need to do to win the race.CONOR DALY: Yeah, I mean, as much as I like Scott, probably respect goes out the window and you’re just going at each other as hard as possible. Respectfully attacking you with everything I’ve got.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: Exactly. Q. Conor, last year Ryan was in the car you’re in. With this one-off entry, a missed timing on the fueling ended up his day. What is the communication like to make sure you got everything you got?CONOR DALY: I think the team learned a lot from that. They’ve been doing research for months on how to get everything nailed when it comes to refueling, the stops, strategy, everything.We’re not worried about it. We’re just going to move forward one stop at a time. This race is almost an endurance race. You have to be patient. You can’t make a mistake, but stay in the fight, stay towards the sharp end. We’re going to try to be there for the last 30 laps. THE MODERATOR: You going again?CONOR DALY: That is my religious experience before the race. Going to go there no matter what, rain or shine (smiling).How do you beat Alex? Honestly, it’s been on display. That team has executed perfectly every time given the chance to do that. You can’t make mistakes up against them. I’ve been a spectator all year so I’ve just got to watch it. You guys have to fight against him all the time.They’re very good. But they’re not impossible to beat. You just have to execute at the highest level and do the best job possible because you know they will. To be the best, you got to beat the best.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: I think for me the start line, honestly, part of the reason why I wanted to become a U.S. citizen is this race, because of how amazing the pageantry and how we celebrate our troops. When they play “Taps,” it’s hard not to get emotional, to be honest. 400,000 people at this race, not one person is making a sound. I fell in love with this race even more even before I was a driver.On the topic of Alex, like I agree with Conor in some ways. At the end of the day, he’s not impossible to beat. He’s solid. The team is at the peak of their power. They’ve got pace, strategy, they’ve got confidence.I’ve been in that point in my career at different times back in Supercars, whatever it was. You’ve always got someone chasing you. The hardest part is being able to stay there. He’s been able to do that for a very long time, which is kudos to him.We’ve been working hard to be better. And I definitely feel like if you’re one-on-one with him, I’ll back myself to the tilt. That’s how you’ve got to think, how you’ve got to believe. He’s done a very good job. No mistakes. Put some pressure on them, see what we can do. Q. Conor, you’ve driven for a lot of different times. You don’t have loads of continuity at this race. As a driver, is it preferable to have the continuity, or is it beneficial bringing in different philosophies?CONOR DALY: I mean, I think I’ve got used to not being in the most ideal position in my career. Yeah, would be awesome to have continuity. I don’t even know what that word means.This team, thankfully, I know the people, they do know me, although there’s been a year in between. That has helped us from where we started. It continues to help us because I have the same engineer.Yeah, I think all of it has been helpful for our effort this month. I think it’s shown clearly. Q. Is there more pressure or expectation given it could lead to other opportunities?CONOR DALY: Go big or go home. Yeah, this is the only thing I’ve got. I’m going to leave it all out there, honestly. Yeah, that’s the only chance I have.Q. Obviously racing can be quite a physical sport. Sometimes drivers have to get in the car when they’re still injured, like possibly in Rossi’s case this weekend. Can you talk about the mindset of getting into the car and having a race when you’re not feeling physically 100%.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: To be honest, outside of like an illness — touch wood — I’ve been in the clear. Regardless, it’s something you never want to do. At the same time I think we want to do it as much as we can. As long as we get cleared, we’ll race in whatever state we’re in.Yeah, Rossi, I really want him to race. He’s a past winner and someone that’s super good around here. You hate to see what happened to him on Monday. Same with Pato and everyone. Just glad everyone’s okay.Yeah, you would get in the car no matter what, if you got cleared.CONOR DALY: Yeah, I mean, we saw Josef get bolted back together and jumped in the car like a week later a couple years ago. Rinus had the same thing when he got injured. He missed very minimal time.We’re a bunch of psychos, honestly. If you have this job, you’re very lucky to have this job, so you don’t want to let that go away at all.Like I said with Alex, you have to rip his limbs off to have him not in that car. Same for me. I have to be in the worst possible form ever to not be in a race car. If you have that chance, you never want to let that go. Q. Conor, things come up good for you on Sunday, what is the first thing you buy from the card shop?CONOR DALY: Taking things one day at a time. We’ll think about that when we get there. One lap, one pit stop, one day at a time.The card shop? He thinks I’m going to buy a lot of Pokemon cards, which I am obviously.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: If you won the 500, what would you buy?CONOR DALY: I would buy a lot of Pokemon cards. Chevy. No, you get a free Chevy. Never mind.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: I don’t know. Not going to say it.THE MODERATOR: Good luck on Sunday.

Indianapolis 500 Monday Practice Results

CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway ovalSpeedway, IndianaMedia DayMay 21, 2026 Row 3 – Scott McLaughlin & Conor Daly THE MODERATOR: Continuing on with row 3. Starting ninth, the 2024 pole winner for the 500, Scott McLaughlin. Starting eighth, he’s led 82 laps in the Indy 500, 13th start, Conor Daly. You’re digging the white sofa.CONOR DALY: I like this a lot. I just asked Scott McLaughlin which F1 driver he is.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: You donated this to the cause.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: I don’t think we’ve even talked. This row hasn’t talked yet. THE MODERATOR: Do you know each other?SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: We know each other really well. We won Sebring together.CONOR DALY: Our dogs met each other. They’re friends. THE MODERATOR: What do you look forward to the most tomorrow?CONOR DALY: I mean, Switchfoot. I can’t wait for Switchfoot. Honestly, that’s going to be sick.For us personally, on a real and professional note, just hope that our car is good after we caught some debris on Monday. Kind of ripped up our floor and front wing. We have to make sure that the car is going as fast as the car was going. That’s what I worry about first.I love Carb Day. It’s awesome. We have some Wienermobiles to check out too, see how fast they can go. THE MODERATOR: You’re on Slaw Dog?SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: I’m not on that. THE MODERATOR: You’ve got your bet on Slaw Dog?CONOR DALY: He doesn’t have a big enough insurance policy. THE MODERATOR: We’ll open it up for questions.Q. Conor and Scott, how important is tomorrow in the grand scheme of things? Obviously you don’t want to damage that car, but there’s still things you can sort.CONOR DALY: Yeah, I mean, it’s a very important day for the crew, too, to add another round of practice pit stops, get everyone loose, warm. Once again, probably a different condition level than last time.There is always more research to be done at this track. There’s always more that I feel like you can get a feel for. Our session got cut short on Monday, too, with the rain.I think it feels like you spend an eternity in qualifying trim, then you’re thrown back into race trim, completely different feel. It’s a nice day to get loose again, get things going. Maybe that is the day where you find the race-winning change, that was what we needed.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: Yeah, I think for me, we blew an engine up early in the month. I lost Monday, half of Monday’s practice. I’ve always sort of felt like I had a pretty good car, but just behind the eight ball in terms of just ticking off some things.Ideally we run tomorrow just to finish off that list. I think if we run tomorrow, we’ll get through all that. Like Conor said, it’s ideal for the crew, for us to get some marks, pit boxes, big exchanges, which is really important to winning this race or at least being competitive.Yeah, sort of that last Carb Day it’s a bit of risk versus reward. Do you want to be faster? Doesn’t matter. You want to have a good feeling for what everything is and be safe at the same time knowing that you’ve got to take this chariot into the most important race of the year. Q. First time in the race box that you’ll be in for race day.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: We purposefully chose our pit box for that reason, big open out. We could have been a little bit further forward, but I wanted an open out in case of pace car periods, whatnot.Yeah, it’s nice to lay some rubber down in the box, get a feel for what your first gear feels like, as well. I wouldn’t have thought about that maybe five years ago. Now I’m probably thinking a bit ahead for the race. That’s the good part about Indy, you build on it every year. Q. Conor, how much do you get impacted by hometown support?CONOR DALY: I’m just thankful people care, honestly. That’s cool. I’m very lucky to get to do this, to hopefully give them something to cheer for.I feel like over the last few years, we’ve been able to at least one-up something, whether that’s lead lap, this year is my best qualifying. We’re hopefully giving them something to be excited about. We’ve got a great race car.It does mean a lot. It means the world to have people that actually care to see you put your whole life into this game that we’re playing. Q. Conor, you’re the only Indiana-born driver in the field, living in downtown Indianapolis. How important is all of the extracurriculars to the month of May for you?CONOR DALY: I mean, I love getting out there and doing all the things. It definitely is a lot. This month goes by so fast I feel like, especially because I probably overload my schedule. I don’t mind doing it because it is the best month of the year. It’s very meaningful to go out and interact with the folks that do support this sport, but also myself.Yeah, I love it. I’ll get out there and do as much as I can to a certain point. Yeah, it means a lot to be able to interact with people that support me. Q. After what happened on Monday, have you had a chance to look at the new pieces? What have they told you about it?CONOR DALY: Yeah, I mean, if you look at the floor, it looked like I ran over a hatchet and it was going down the right side of the underwing.They did a great job, though. Thankfully it looks as though it’s brand-new again, which is great. I guess I’ll find out tomorrow if it feels the same. Q. Scott, after what happened last year, were there any added extra points of emphasis of trying to get back?SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: Not really. I mean, I’ve been saying sort of all week, I feel like last year sucked and stunk, but it’s part of my journey. I feel like I’ve gotten years of experience in one. It was a tough thing. I never wish that upon my worst enemy, as I’ve said. It’s something that I’ve grown from, for sure. It put a lot of perspective in my life.Yeah, no doubt I’ve come back stronger for it. I don’t think I’m driving any differently this year just because of it. I’m just looking forward to getting back into the race, create a new storyline, getting on with it. I’d love to go zero to hero, of course, but at the same time driving with emotion like that, it’s probably a detriment. I just got to go out there, execute, see what I’ve got.CONOR DALY: Join me on lap one.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: When I saw Conor was starting next to me, I was like, Shit, not again. The guy peed his pants last year. You got diapers on this year?CONOR DALY: Yeah, for sure (laughter). Q. If y’all are coming to the white flag in the lead, who is the one guy or lady you don’t want behind you?SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: I don’t care.CONOR DALY: I just hope I’m in traffic like Alex was last year so no one can pass me.Q. Just a curiosity of who you trust, who you’re racing against in that moment.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: Personally, I don’t think you can trust anyone at that point for the biggest race of the year. Everyone is prepared to do what they need to do to win the race.CONOR DALY: Yeah, I mean, as much as I like Scott, probably respect goes out the window and you’re just going at each other as hard as possible. Respectfully attacking you with everything I’ve got.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: Exactly. Q. Conor, last year Ryan was in the car you’re in. With this one-off entry, a missed timing on the fueling ended up his day. What is the communication like to make sure you got everything you got?CONOR DALY: I think the team learned a lot from that. They’ve been doing research for months on how to get everything nailed when it comes to refueling, the stops, strategy, everything.We’re not worried about it. We’re just going to move forward one stop at a time. This race is almost an endurance race. You have to be patient. You can’t make a mistake, but stay in the fight, stay towards the sharp end. We’re going to try to be there for the last 30 laps. THE MODERATOR: You going again?CONOR DALY: That is my religious experience before the race. Going to go there no matter what, rain or shine (smiling).How do you beat Alex? Honestly, it’s been on display. That team has executed perfectly every time given the chance to do that. You can’t make mistakes up against them. I’ve been a spectator all year so I’ve just got to watch it. You guys have to fight against him all the time.They’re very good. But they’re not impossible to beat. You just have to execute at the highest level and do the best job possible because you know they will. To be the best, you got to beat the best.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: I think for me the start line, honestly, part of the reason why I wanted to become a U.S. citizen is this race, because of how amazing the pageantry and how we celebrate our troops. When they play “Taps,” it’s hard not to get emotional, to be honest. 400,000 people at this race, not one person is making a sound. I fell in love with this race even more even before I was a driver.On the topic of Alex, like I agree with Conor in some ways. At the end of the day, he’s not impossible to beat. He’s solid. The team is at the peak of their power. They’ve got pace, strategy, they’ve got confidence.I’ve been in that point in my career at different times back in Supercars, whatever it was. You’ve always got someone chasing you. The hardest part is being able to stay there. He’s been able to do that for a very long time, which is kudos to him.We’ve been working hard to be better. And I definitely feel like if you’re one-on-one with him, I’ll back myself to the tilt. That’s how you’ve got to think, how you’ve got to believe. He’s done a very good job. No mistakes. Put some pressure on them, see what we can do. Q. Conor, you’ve driven for a lot of different times. You don’t have loads of continuity at this race. As a driver, is it preferable to have the continuity, or is it beneficial bringing in different philosophies?CONOR DALY: I mean, I think I’ve got used to not being in the most ideal position in my career. Yeah, would be awesome to have continuity. I don’t even know what that word means.This team, thankfully, I know the people, they do know me, although there’s been a year in between. That has helped us from where we started. It continues to help us because I have the same engineer.Yeah, I think all of it has been helpful for our effort this month. I think it’s shown clearly. Q. Is there more pressure or expectation given it could lead to other opportunities?CONOR DALY: Go big or go home. Yeah, this is the only thing I’ve got. I’m going to leave it all out there, honestly. Yeah, that’s the only chance I have.Q. Obviously racing can be quite a physical sport. Sometimes drivers have to get in the car when they’re still injured, like possibly in Rossi’s case this weekend. Can you talk about the mindset of getting into the car and having a race when you’re not feeling physically 100%.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: To be honest, outside of like an illness — touch wood — I’ve been in the clear. Regardless, it’s something you never want to do. At the same time I think we want to do it as much as we can. As long as we get cleared, we’ll race in whatever state we’re in.Yeah, Rossi, I really want him to race. He’s a past winner and someone that’s super good around here. You hate to see what happened to him on Monday. Same with Pato and everyone. Just glad everyone’s okay.Yeah, you would get in the car no matter what, if you got cleared.CONOR DALY: Yeah, I mean, we saw Josef get bolted back together and jumped in the car like a week later a couple years ago. Rinus had the same thing when he got injured. He missed very minimal time.We’re a bunch of psychos, honestly. If you have this job, you’re very lucky to have this job, so you don’t want to let that go away at all.Like I said with Alex, you have to rip his limbs off to have him not in that car. Same for me. I have to be in the worst possible form ever to not be in a race car. If you have that chance, you never want to let that go. Q. Conor, things come up good for you on Sunday, what is the first thing you buy from the card shop?CONOR DALY: Taking things one day at a time. We’ll think about that when we get there. One lap, one pit stop, one day at a time.The card shop? He thinks I’m going to buy a lot of Pokemon cards, which I am obviously.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: If you won the 500, what would you buy?CONOR DALY: I would buy a lot of Pokemon cards. Chevy. No, you get a free Chevy. Never mind.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: I don’t know. Not going to say it.THE MODERATOR: Good luck on Sunday.

Indianapolis 500 Monday Practice Results

Chevrolet History at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval General Motors Wins – 18 Chevrolet Wins – 13 2024 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2023 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2019 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske2018 – Will Power – Team Penske2015 – Juan Montoya – Team Penske2013 – Tony Kanaan – KV Racing Technology-SH Racing2002 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske1993 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Team Penske1992 – Al Unser, Jr. – Galles/Kraco1991 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1990 – Arie Luyendyk – Doug Shierson Racing1989 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Patrick Racing1988 – Rick Mears – Team Penske Oldsmobile Wins – 5  2001 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske2000 – Juan Montoya – Chip Ganassi Racing1999 – Kenny Brack – A.J. Foyt Racing1998 – Eddie Cheever, Jr. – Team Cheever1997 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing General Motors Poles – 20 Chevrolet Poles – 14 2025 – Robert Shwartzman – PREMA Racing2024 – Scott McLaughlin – Team Penske2019 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske2018 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2015 – Scott Dixon – Chip Ganassi Racing2014 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2013 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2012 – Ryan Briscoe – Team Penske2002 – Bruno Junqueira – Chip Ganassi Racing1991 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1990 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Team Penske1989 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1988 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1987 – Mario Andretti – Newman Haas Racing Oldsmobile Poles – 5 2001 – Scott Sharp – Kelley Racing2000 – Greg Ray – Team Menard1999 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing1998 – Billy Boat – A.J. Foyt Racing1997 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing Buick Poles – 1 1992 – Roberto Guerrero – King Motorsports General Motors Podiums – 54 Chevrolet Podiums – 38 Chevrolet Driver Podiums – Emerson Fittipaldi (4), Helio Castroneves (3), Josef Newgarden (3), Pato O’Ward (3), Tony Kanaan (2), Arie Luyendyk (2), Rick Mears (2), Simon Pagenaud (2), Will Power (2), Al Unser Jr. (2), Michael Andretti (1), Ed Carpenter (1), Santino Ferrucci (1),Felipe Giaffone (1), Scott Goodyear (1), Ryan Hunter-Reay (1), Charlie Kimball (1), David Malukas (1), Juan Montoya (1), Carlos Munoz (1), Bob Rahal (1), Paul Tracy (1), Al Unser (1) Chevrolet Team Podiums –  Team Penske (15), Arrow McLaren (3), A.J. Foyt Racing (2), Andretti Global (2), ECR (2), Galles Racing (2), KV Racing Technology (2), Patrick Racing (2), Chip Ganassi Racing (1), Doug Shierson Racing (1), Granatelli Racing (1), Kraco Enterprises (1), Mo Nunn Racing (1), Newman Haas Racing (1), Team Green (1), Walker Racing (1) Oldsmobile – 15  Oldsmobile Driver Podiums – Buddy Lazier (2), Jeff Ward (2), Michael Andretti (1), Billy Boat (1), Kenny Brack (1), Helio Castroneves (1), Eddie Cheever, Jr. (1), Gil de Ferran (1), Scott Goodyear (1), Steve Knapp (1), Arie Luyendyk (1), Juan Montoya (1), Eliseo Salazar (1) Oldsmobile Team Podiums – A.J. Foyt (3), Hemelgarn Racing (2), Team Cheever (2), Team Penske (2), Treadway Racing (2), Chip Ganassi Racing (1), ISM Racing (1), Team Green (1), Pagan Racing (1) Buick – 1 Buick Driver Podiums – Al Unser (1) Buick Team Podiums – Team Menard (1) General Motors Laps Led – 3709 Chevrolet Laps Led – 2699 Chevrolet Driver Laps Led – Emerson Fittipaldi (348), Mario Andretti (193), Simon Pagenaud (169), Ed Carpenter (144), Will Power (140), Tony Kanaan (133), Michael Andretti (132), Rick Mears (119), Helio Castroneves (98), Pato O’Ward (96), Danny Sullivan (95), Marco Andretti (90), Scott Dixon (87), Conor Daly (82), Josef Newgarden (69), Rinus VeeKay (65), Scott McLaughlin (64), Al Unser Jr. (52), Felix Rosenqvist (47), Arie Luyendyk (37), Bob Rahal (36), Bruno Junqueira (32), Alexander Rossi (30), Al Unser (27), Juan Montoya (26), A.J. Allmendinger (23), Sting Ray Robb (23), Ryan Briscoe (15), Gil de Ferran (13), Santino Ferrucci (12), Felipe Giaffone (12), James Hinchcliffe (12), Carlos Munoz (12), Alex Barron (10), Charlie Kimball (10), Christian Rasmussen (9), Robert Shwartzman (8), Spencer Pigot (7), JR Hildebrand (6), Callum Ilott (6), Oliver Askew (4), Kevin Cogan (4), Sage Karam (4), Kyle Larson (4), Jack Harvey (3), Scott Sharp (3), Rubens Barrichello (2), David Malukas (2) Chevrolet Team Laps Led – Team Penske (1019), Newman Haas Racing (325), ECR (306), Chip Ganassi Racing (179), Arrow McLaren (168), Patrick Racing (158), Andretti Global (140), Dreyer & Reinbold Racing (85), A.J. Foyt Racing (56), Galles Racing (56), KV Racing Technology (43), Doug Shierson Racing (37), Kraco Enterprises (35), Mo Nunn Racing (35), Juncos Hollinger Racing (18), King Motorsports (15), Prema Racing (8), Blair Racing (7), Kelley Racing (4), Team Cheever (3) Oldsmobile Laps Led – 996 Oldsmobile Driver Laps Led: Juan Montoya (167), Arie Luyendyk (129), Greg Ray (116), Kenny Brack (89), Tony Stewart (78), Eddie Cheever, Jr. (76), Helio Castroneves (52), Jeff Ward (52), Robby Gordon (50), John Paul, Jr. (39), Mark Dismore (29), Gil de Ferran (27), Buddy Lazier (27), Michael Andretti (16), Robbie Buhl (16), Billy Boat (13), Jimmy Vasser (5), Buzz Calkins (4), Sam Schmidt (4), Davey Hamilton (3), Scott Goodyear (2), Robbie McGehee (2) Oldsmobile Team Laps Led : Team Menard (207), Chip Ganassi Racing (185), Treadway Racing (137), Team Cheever (125), A.J. Foyt Racing (124), Team Penske (79), Team Pelfrey (39), Kelley Racing (29), Hemelgarn Racing (27), Genoa Racing (18), Team Green (16), Bradley Racing (4), Nienhouse Motorsports (3), Pagan Racing (3) Buick Laps Led – 14 Buick Driver Laps Led: Jim Crawford (8), Al Unser (4), Scott Brayton (1), Stephane Gregoire (1) Buick Team Laps Led: King Motorsports (8), Team Menard (4), Brayton Engineering (1), Formula Project (1) Manufacturer History at the Indianapolis 500 Wins (with competition)  27 – Offenhauser (1976, 1975, 1974, 1973, 1972, 1968, 1964, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1952, 1951, 1950, 1949, 1948, 1947, 1941, 1937, 1935)18 – General Motors 13 – Chevrolet (2024, 2023, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2013, 2002, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988)12 – Miller (1938, 1936, 1934, 1933, 1932, 1931, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1926, 1923, 1922)10 – Honda (2025, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2005, 2004)10 – Cosworth (1987, 1986, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978)8 – Ford (1996, 1995, 1971, 1970, 1969, 1967, 1965)5 – Oldsmobile (2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997)3 – Duesenberg (1927, 1925, 19243 – Peugeot (1919, 1918, 1913)2 – Mercedes (1994, 19152 – Maserati (1940, 1939)2 – Frontenac (1921, 1920)1 – Toyota (2003)1 – Foyt (19771 – Sparks (1946)1 – Delage (1914)1 – National (1912)1 – Marmon (1911)  Earned Poles (with competition) 23 – General Motors18 – Offenhauser (1976, 1973, 1972, 1971, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1950, 1946, 1937)14 – Miller (1938, 1935, 1934, 1933, 1932, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1927, 1926, 1925, 1924, 1923, 1922)14 – Chevrolet (2025, 2024, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2002, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987)9 – Cosworth (1986, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1977)9 – Honda (2026, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2016, 2005, 2004)7 – Ford (1993, 1970, 1969, 1967, 1966, 1965, 1964)5 – Oldsmobile (2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997)4 – Buick (1996, 1995, 1992, 1985)3 – Ballot (1921, 1920, 1919)2 – Foyt (1975, 1974)2 – Novi (1951, 1949)2 – Winfield (1948, 1940)2 – Maserati (1947, 1941)2 – Sparks (1939, 1936)2 – Wisconsin (1912, 1911)1 – Toyota (2003)1 – Mercedes (1994)1 – Pratt & Whitney (1968)1 – Cummins (1952)1 – Studebaker (1931)1 – Peugeot (1916)1 – Stutz (1915)1 – Sunbeam (1914)1 – Mercer (1913)

CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval Speedway, Indiana Media Day May 21, 2026 Row 3 – Scott McLaughlin & Conor Daly THE MODERATOR: Continuing on with row 3. Starting ninth, the 2024 pole winner for the 500, Scott McLaughlin. Starting eighth, he’s led 82 laps in the Indy 500, 13th start, Conor Daly. You’re digging the white sofa.CONOR DALY: I like this a lot. I just asked Scott McLaughlin which F1 driver he is.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: You donated this to the cause.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: I don’t think we’ve even talked. This row hasn’t talked yet. THE MODERATOR: Do you know each other?SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: We know each other really well. We won Sebring together.CONOR DALY: Our dogs met each other. They’re friends. THE MODERATOR: What do you look forward to the most tomorrow?CONOR DALY: I mean, Switchfoot. I can’t wait for Switchfoot. Honestly, that’s going to be sick.For us personally, on a real and professional note, just hope that our car is good after we caught some debris on Monday. Kind of ripped up our floor and front wing. We have to make sure that the car is going as fast as the car was going. That’s what I worry about first.I love Carb Day. It’s awesome. We have some Wienermobiles to check out too, see how fast they can go. THE MODERATOR: You’re on Slaw Dog?SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: I’m not on that. THE MODERATOR: You’ve got your bet on Slaw Dog?CONOR DALY: He doesn’t have a big enough insurance policy. THE MODERATOR: We’ll open it up for questions.Q. Conor and Scott, how important is tomorrow in the grand scheme of things? Obviously you don’t want to damage that car, but there’s still things you can sort.CONOR DALY: Yeah, I mean, it’s a very important day for the crew, too, to add another round of practice pit stops, get everyone loose, warm. Once again, probably a different condition level than last time.There is always more research to be done at this track. There’s always more that I feel like you can get a feel for. Our session got cut short on Monday, too, with the rain.I think it feels like you spend an eternity in qualifying trim, then you’re thrown back into race trim, completely different feel. It’s a nice day to get loose again, get things going. Maybe that is the day where you find the race-winning change, that was what we needed.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: Yeah, I think for me, we blew an engine up early in the month. I lost Monday, half of Monday’s practice. I’ve always sort of felt like I had a pretty good car, but just behind the eight ball in terms of just ticking off some things.Ideally we run tomorrow just to finish off that list. I think if we run tomorrow, we’ll get through all that. Like Conor said, it’s ideal for the crew, for us to get some marks, pit boxes, big exchanges, which is really important to winning this race or at least being competitive.Yeah, sort of that last Carb Day it’s a bit of risk versus reward. Do you want to be faster? Doesn’t matter. You want to have a good feeling for what everything is and be safe at the same time knowing that you’ve got to take this chariot into the most important race of the year. Q. First time in the race box that you’ll be in for race day.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: We purposefully chose our pit box for that reason, big open out. We could have been a little bit further forward, but I wanted an open out in case of pace car periods, whatnot.Yeah, it’s nice to lay some rubber down in the box, get a feel for what your first gear feels like, as well. I wouldn’t have thought about that maybe five years ago. Now I’m probably thinking a bit ahead for the race. That’s the good part about Indy, you build on it every year. Q. Conor, how much do you get impacted by hometown support?CONOR DALY: I’m just thankful people care, honestly. That’s cool. I’m very lucky to get to do this, to hopefully give them something to cheer for.I feel like over the last few years, we’ve been able to at least one-up something, whether that’s lead lap, this year is my best qualifying. We’re hopefully giving them something to be excited about. We’ve got a great race car.It does mean a lot. It means the world to have people that actually care to see you put your whole life into this game that we’re playing. Q. Conor, you’re the only Indiana-born driver in the field, living in downtown Indianapolis. How important is all of the extracurriculars to the month of May for you?CONOR DALY: I mean, I love getting out there and doing all the things. It definitely is a lot. This month goes by so fast I feel like, especially because I probably overload my schedule. I don’t mind doing it because it is the best month of the year. It’s very meaningful to go out and interact with the folks that do support this sport, but also myself.Yeah, I love it. I’ll get out there and do as much as I can to a certain point. Yeah, it means a lot to be able to interact with people that support me. Q. After what happened on Monday, have you had a chance to look at the new pieces? What have they told you about it?CONOR DALY: Yeah, I mean, if you look at the floor, it looked like I ran over a hatchet and it was going down the right side of the underwing.They did a great job, though. Thankfully it looks as though it’s brand-new again, which is great. I guess I’ll find out tomorrow if it feels the same. Q. Scott, after what happened last year, were there any added extra points of emphasis of trying to get back?SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: Not really. I mean, I’ve been saying sort of all week, I feel like last year sucked and stunk, but it’s part of my journey. I feel like I’ve gotten years of experience in one. It was a tough thing. I never wish that upon my worst enemy, as I’ve said. It’s something that I’ve grown from, for sure. It put a lot of perspective in my life.Yeah, no doubt I’ve come back stronger for it. I don’t think I’m driving any differently this year just because of it. I’m just looking forward to getting back into the race, create a new storyline, getting on with it. I’d love to go zero to hero, of course, but at the same time driving with emotion like that, it’s probably a detriment. I just got to go out there, execute, see what I’ve got.CONOR DALY: Join me on lap one.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: When I saw Conor was starting next to me, I was like, Shit, not again. The guy peed his pants last year. You got diapers on this year?CONOR DALY: Yeah, for sure (laughter). Q. If y’all are coming to the white flag in the lead, who is the one guy or lady you don’t want behind you?SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: I don’t care.CONOR DALY: I just hope I’m in traffic like Alex was last year so no one can pass me.Q. Just a curiosity of who you trust, who you’re racing against in that moment.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: Personally, I don’t think you can trust anyone at that point for the biggest race of the year. Everyone is prepared to do what they need to do to win the race.CONOR DALY: Yeah, I mean, as much as I like Scott, probably respect goes out the window and you’re just going at each other as hard as possible. Respectfully attacking you with everything I’ve got.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: Exactly. Q. Conor, last year Ryan was in the car you’re in. With this one-off entry, a missed timing on the fueling ended up his day. What is the communication like to make sure you got everything you got?CONOR DALY: I think the team learned a lot from that. They’ve been doing research for months on how to get everything nailed when it comes to refueling, the stops, strategy, everything.We’re not worried about it. We’re just going to move forward one stop at a time. This race is almost an endurance race. You have to be patient. You can’t make a mistake, but stay in the fight, stay towards the sharp end. We’re going to try to be there for the last 30 laps. THE MODERATOR: You going again?CONOR DALY: That is my religious experience before the race. Going to go there no matter what, rain or shine (smiling).How do you beat Alex? Honestly, it’s been on display. That team has executed perfectly every time given the chance to do that. You can’t make mistakes up against them. I’ve been a spectator all year so I’ve just got to watch it. You guys have to fight against him all the time.They’re very good. But they’re not impossible to beat. You just have to execute at the highest level and do the best job possible because you know they will. To be the best, you got to beat the best.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: I think for me the start line, honestly, part of the reason why I wanted to become a U.S. citizen is this race, because of how amazing the pageantry and how we celebrate our troops. When they play “Taps,” it’s hard not to get emotional, to be honest. 400,000 people at this race, not one person is making a sound. I fell in love with this race even more even before I was a driver.On the topic of Alex, like I agree with Conor in some ways. At the end of the day, he’s not impossible to beat. He’s solid. The team is at the peak of their power. They’ve got pace, strategy, they’ve got confidence.I’ve been in that point in my career at different times back in Supercars, whatever it was. You’ve always got someone chasing you. The hardest part is being able to stay there. He’s been able to do that for a very long time, which is kudos to him.We’ve been working hard to be better. And I definitely feel like if you’re one-on-one with him, I’ll back myself to the tilt. That’s how you’ve got to think, how you’ve got to believe. He’s done a very good job. No mistakes. Put some pressure on them, see what we can do. Q. Conor, you’ve driven for a lot of different times. You don’t have loads of continuity at this race. As a driver, is it preferable to have the continuity, or is it beneficial bringing in different philosophies?CONOR DALY: I mean, I think I’ve got used to not being in the most ideal position in my career. Yeah, would be awesome to have continuity. I don’t even know what that word means.This team, thankfully, I know the people, they do know me, although there’s been a year in between. That has helped us from where we started. It continues to help us because I have the same engineer.Yeah, I think all of it has been helpful for our effort this month. I think it’s shown clearly. Q. Is there more pressure or expectation given it could lead to other opportunities?CONOR DALY: Go big or go home. Yeah, this is the only thing I’ve got. I’m going to leave it all out there, honestly. Yeah, that’s the only chance I have.Q. Obviously racing can be quite a physical sport. Sometimes drivers have to get in the car when they’re still injured, like possibly in Rossi’s case this weekend. Can you talk about the mindset of getting into the car and having a race when you’re not feeling physically 100%.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: To be honest, outside of like an illness — touch wood — I’ve been in the clear. Regardless, it’s something you never want to do. At the same time I think we want to do it as much as we can. As long as we get cleared, we’ll race in whatever state we’re in.Yeah, Rossi, I really want him to race. He’s a past winner and someone that’s super good around here. You hate to see what happened to him on Monday. Same with Pato and everyone. Just glad everyone’s okay.Yeah, you would get in the car no matter what, if you got cleared.CONOR DALY: Yeah, I mean, we saw Josef get bolted back together and jumped in the car like a week later a couple years ago. Rinus had the same thing when he got injured. He missed very minimal time.We’re a bunch of psychos, honestly. If you have this job, you’re very lucky to have this job, so you don’t want to let that go away at all.Like I said with Alex, you have to rip his limbs off to have him not in that car. Same for me. I have to be in the worst possible form ever to not be in a race car. If you have that chance, you never want to let that go. Q. Conor, things come up good for you on Sunday, what is the first thing you buy from the card shop?CONOR DALY: Taking things one day at a time. We’ll think about that when we get there. One lap, one pit stop, one day at a time.The card shop? He thinks I’m going to buy a lot of Pokemon cards, which I am obviously.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: If you won the 500, what would you buy?CONOR DALY: I would buy a lot of Pokemon cards. Chevy. No, you get a free Chevy. Never mind.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: I don’t know. Not going to say it.THE MODERATOR: Good luck on Sunday.

Indianapolis 500 Monday Practice Results

CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway ovalSpeedway, IndianaMedia DayMay 21, 2026 Row 3 – Scott McLaughlin & Conor Daly THE MODERATOR: Continuing on with row 3. Starting ninth, the 2024 pole winner for the 500, Scott McLaughlin. Starting eighth, he’s led 82 laps in the Indy 500, 13th start, Conor Daly. You’re digging the white sofa.CONOR DALY: I like this a lot. I just asked Scott McLaughlin which F1 driver he is.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: You donated this to the cause.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: I don’t think we’ve even talked. This row hasn’t talked yet. THE MODERATOR: Do you know each other?SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: We know each other really well. We won Sebring together.CONOR DALY: Our dogs met each other. They’re friends. THE MODERATOR: What do you look forward to the most tomorrow?CONOR DALY: I mean, Switchfoot. I can’t wait for Switchfoot. Honestly, that’s going to be sick.For us personally, on a real and professional note, just hope that our car is good after we caught some debris on Monday. Kind of ripped up our floor and front wing. We have to make sure that the car is going as fast as the car was going. That’s what I worry about first.I love Carb Day. It’s awesome. We have some Wienermobiles to check out too, see how fast they can go. THE MODERATOR: You’re on Slaw Dog?SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: I’m not on that. THE MODERATOR: You’ve got your bet on Slaw Dog?CONOR DALY: He doesn’t have a big enough insurance policy. THE MODERATOR: We’ll open it up for questions.Q. Conor and Scott, how important is tomorrow in the grand scheme of things? Obviously you don’t want to damage that car, but there’s still things you can sort.CONOR DALY: Yeah, I mean, it’s a very important day for the crew, too, to add another round of practice pit stops, get everyone loose, warm. Once again, probably a different condition level than last time.There is always more research to be done at this track. There’s always more that I feel like you can get a feel for. Our session got cut short on Monday, too, with the rain.I think it feels like you spend an eternity in qualifying trim, then you’re thrown back into race trim, completely different feel. It’s a nice day to get loose again, get things going. Maybe that is the day where you find the race-winning change, that was what we needed.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: Yeah, I think for me, we blew an engine up early in the month. I lost Monday, half of Monday’s practice. I’ve always sort of felt like I had a pretty good car, but just behind the eight ball in terms of just ticking off some things.Ideally we run tomorrow just to finish off that list. I think if we run tomorrow, we’ll get through all that. Like Conor said, it’s ideal for the crew, for us to get some marks, pit boxes, big exchanges, which is really important to winning this race or at least being competitive.Yeah, sort of that last Carb Day it’s a bit of risk versus reward. Do you want to be faster? Doesn’t matter. You want to have a good feeling for what everything is and be safe at the same time knowing that you’ve got to take this chariot into the most important race of the year. Q. First time in the race box that you’ll be in for race day.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: We purposefully chose our pit box for that reason, big open out. We could have been a little bit further forward, but I wanted an open out in case of pace car periods, whatnot.Yeah, it’s nice to lay some rubber down in the box, get a feel for what your first gear feels like, as well. I wouldn’t have thought about that maybe five years ago. Now I’m probably thinking a bit ahead for the race. That’s the good part about Indy, you build on it every year. Q. Conor, how much do you get impacted by hometown support?CONOR DALY: I’m just thankful people care, honestly. That’s cool. I’m very lucky to get to do this, to hopefully give them something to cheer for.I feel like over the last few years, we’ve been able to at least one-up something, whether that’s lead lap, this year is my best qualifying. We’re hopefully giving them something to be excited about. We’ve got a great race car.It does mean a lot. It means the world to have people that actually care to see you put your whole life into this game that we’re playing. Q. Conor, you’re the only Indiana-born driver in the field, living in downtown Indianapolis. How important is all of the extracurriculars to the month of May for you?CONOR DALY: I mean, I love getting out there and doing all the things. It definitely is a lot. This month goes by so fast I feel like, especially because I probably overload my schedule. I don’t mind doing it because it is the best month of the year. It’s very meaningful to go out and interact with the folks that do support this sport, but also myself.Yeah, I love it. I’ll get out there and do as much as I can to a certain point. Yeah, it means a lot to be able to interact with people that support me. Q. After what happened on Monday, have you had a chance to look at the new pieces? What have they told you about it?CONOR DALY: Yeah, I mean, if you look at the floor, it looked like I ran over a hatchet and it was going down the right side of the underwing.They did a great job, though. Thankfully it looks as though it’s brand-new again, which is great. I guess I’ll find out tomorrow if it feels the same. Q. Scott, after what happened last year, were there any added extra points of emphasis of trying to get back?SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: Not really. I mean, I’ve been saying sort of all week, I feel like last year sucked and stunk, but it’s part of my journey. I feel like I’ve gotten years of experience in one. It was a tough thing. I never wish that upon my worst enemy, as I’ve said. It’s something that I’ve grown from, for sure. It put a lot of perspective in my life.Yeah, no doubt I’ve come back stronger for it. I don’t think I’m driving any differently this year just because of it. I’m just looking forward to getting back into the race, create a new storyline, getting on with it. I’d love to go zero to hero, of course, but at the same time driving with emotion like that, it’s probably a detriment. I just got to go out there, execute, see what I’ve got.CONOR DALY: Join me on lap one.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: When I saw Conor was starting next to me, I was like, Shit, not again. The guy peed his pants last year. You got diapers on this year?CONOR DALY: Yeah, for sure (laughter). Q. If y’all are coming to the white flag in the lead, who is the one guy or lady you don’t want behind you?SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: I don’t care.CONOR DALY: I just hope I’m in traffic like Alex was last year so no one can pass me.Q. Just a curiosity of who you trust, who you’re racing against in that moment.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: Personally, I don’t think you can trust anyone at that point for the biggest race of the year. Everyone is prepared to do what they need to do to win the race.CONOR DALY: Yeah, I mean, as much as I like Scott, probably respect goes out the window and you’re just going at each other as hard as possible. Respectfully attacking you with everything I’ve got.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: Exactly. Q. Conor, last year Ryan was in the car you’re in. With this one-off entry, a missed timing on the fueling ended up his day. What is the communication like to make sure you got everything you got?CONOR DALY: I think the team learned a lot from that. They’ve been doing research for months on how to get everything nailed when it comes to refueling, the stops, strategy, everything.We’re not worried about it. We’re just going to move forward one stop at a time. This race is almost an endurance race. You have to be patient. You can’t make a mistake, but stay in the fight, stay towards the sharp end. We’re going to try to be there for the last 30 laps. THE MODERATOR: You going again?CONOR DALY: That is my religious experience before the race. Going to go there no matter what, rain or shine (smiling).How do you beat Alex? Honestly, it’s been on display. That team has executed perfectly every time given the chance to do that. You can’t make mistakes up against them. I’ve been a spectator all year so I’ve just got to watch it. You guys have to fight against him all the time.They’re very good. But they’re not impossible to beat. You just have to execute at the highest level and do the best job possible because you know they will. To be the best, you got to beat the best.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: I think for me the start line, honestly, part of the reason why I wanted to become a U.S. citizen is this race, because of how amazing the pageantry and how we celebrate our troops. When they play “Taps,” it’s hard not to get emotional, to be honest. 400,000 people at this race, not one person is making a sound. I fell in love with this race even more even before I was a driver.On the topic of Alex, like I agree with Conor in some ways. At the end of the day, he’s not impossible to beat. He’s solid. The team is at the peak of their power. They’ve got pace, strategy, they’ve got confidence.I’ve been in that point in my career at different times back in Supercars, whatever it was. You’ve always got someone chasing you. The hardest part is being able to stay there. He’s been able to do that for a very long time, which is kudos to him.We’ve been working hard to be better. And I definitely feel like if you’re one-on-one with him, I’ll back myself to the tilt. That’s how you’ve got to think, how you’ve got to believe. He’s done a very good job. No mistakes. Put some pressure on them, see what we can do. Q. Conor, you’ve driven for a lot of different times. You don’t have loads of continuity at this race. As a driver, is it preferable to have the continuity, or is it beneficial bringing in different philosophies?CONOR DALY: I mean, I think I’ve got used to not being in the most ideal position in my career. Yeah, would be awesome to have continuity. I don’t even know what that word means.This team, thankfully, I know the people, they do know me, although there’s been a year in between. That has helped us from where we started. It continues to help us because I have the same engineer.Yeah, I think all of it has been helpful for our effort this month. I think it’s shown clearly. Q. Is there more pressure or expectation given it could lead to other opportunities?CONOR DALY: Go big or go home. Yeah, this is the only thing I’ve got. I’m going to leave it all out there, honestly. Yeah, that’s the only chance I have.Q. Obviously racing can be quite a physical sport. Sometimes drivers have to get in the car when they’re still injured, like possibly in Rossi’s case this weekend. Can you talk about the mindset of getting into the car and having a race when you’re not feeling physically 100%.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: To be honest, outside of like an illness — touch wood — I’ve been in the clear. Regardless, it’s something you never want to do. At the same time I think we want to do it as much as we can. As long as we get cleared, we’ll race in whatever state we’re in.Yeah, Rossi, I really want him to race. He’s a past winner and someone that’s super good around here. You hate to see what happened to him on Monday. Same with Pato and everyone. Just glad everyone’s okay.Yeah, you would get in the car no matter what, if you got cleared.CONOR DALY: Yeah, I mean, we saw Josef get bolted back together and jumped in the car like a week later a couple years ago. Rinus had the same thing when he got injured. He missed very minimal time.We’re a bunch of psychos, honestly. If you have this job, you’re very lucky to have this job, so you don’t want to let that go away at all.Like I said with Alex, you have to rip his limbs off to have him not in that car. Same for me. I have to be in the worst possible form ever to not be in a race car. If you have that chance, you never want to let that go. Q. Conor, things come up good for you on Sunday, what is the first thing you buy from the card shop?CONOR DALY: Taking things one day at a time. We’ll think about that when we get there. One lap, one pit stop, one day at a time.The card shop? He thinks I’m going to buy a lot of Pokemon cards, which I am obviously.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: If you won the 500, what would you buy?CONOR DALY: I would buy a lot of Pokemon cards. Chevy. No, you get a free Chevy. Never mind.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: I don’t know. Not going to say it.THE MODERATOR: Good luck on Sunday.

Indianapolis 500 Monday Practice Results

Chevrolet History at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval General Motors Wins – 18 Chevrolet Wins – 13 2024 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2023 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2019 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske2018 – Will Power – Team Penske2015 – Juan Montoya – Team Penske2013 – Tony Kanaan – KV Racing Technology-SH Racing2002 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske1993 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Team Penske1992 – Al Unser, Jr. – Galles/Kraco1991 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1990 – Arie Luyendyk – Doug Shierson Racing1989 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Patrick Racing1988 – Rick Mears – Team Penske Oldsmobile Wins – 5  2001 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske2000 – Juan Montoya – Chip Ganassi Racing1999 – Kenny Brack – A.J. Foyt Racing1998 – Eddie Cheever, Jr. – Team Cheever1997 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing General Motors Poles – 20 Chevrolet Poles – 14 2025 – Robert Shwartzman – PREMA Racing2024 – Scott McLaughlin – Team Penske2019 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske2018 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2015 – Scott Dixon – Chip Ganassi Racing2014 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2013 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2012 – Ryan Briscoe – Team Penske2002 – Bruno Junqueira – Chip Ganassi Racing1991 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1990 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Team Penske1989 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1988 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1987 – Mario Andretti – Newman Haas Racing Oldsmobile Poles – 5 2001 – Scott Sharp – Kelley Racing2000 – Greg Ray – Team Menard1999 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing1998 – Billy Boat – A.J. Foyt Racing1997 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing Buick Poles – 1 1992 – Roberto Guerrero – King Motorsports General Motors Podiums – 54 Chevrolet Podiums – 38 Chevrolet Driver Podiums – Emerson Fittipaldi (4), Helio Castroneves (3), Josef Newgarden (3), Pato O’Ward (3), Tony Kanaan (2), Arie Luyendyk (2), Rick Mears (2), Simon Pagenaud (2), Will Power (2), Al Unser Jr. (2), Michael Andretti (1), Ed Carpenter (1), Santino Ferrucci (1),Felipe Giaffone (1), Scott Goodyear (1), Ryan Hunter-Reay (1), Charlie Kimball (1), David Malukas (1), Juan Montoya (1), Carlos Munoz (1), Bob Rahal (1), Paul Tracy (1), Al Unser (1) Chevrolet Team Podiums –  Team Penske (15), Arrow McLaren (3), A.J. Foyt Racing (2), Andretti Global (2), ECR (2), Galles Racing (2), KV Racing Technology (2), Patrick Racing (2), Chip Ganassi Racing (1), Doug Shierson Racing (1), Granatelli Racing (1), Kraco Enterprises (1), Mo Nunn Racing (1), Newman Haas Racing (1), Team Green (1), Walker Racing (1) Oldsmobile – 15  Oldsmobile Driver Podiums – Buddy Lazier (2), Jeff Ward (2), Michael Andretti (1), Billy Boat (1), Kenny Brack (1), Helio Castroneves (1), Eddie Cheever, Jr. (1), Gil de Ferran (1), Scott Goodyear (1), Steve Knapp (1), Arie Luyendyk (1), Juan Montoya (1), Eliseo Salazar (1) Oldsmobile Team Podiums – A.J. Foyt (3), Hemelgarn Racing (2), Team Cheever (2), Team Penske (2), Treadway Racing (2), Chip Ganassi Racing (1), ISM Racing (1), Team Green (1), Pagan Racing (1) Buick – 1 Buick Driver Podiums – Al Unser (1) Buick Team Podiums – Team Menard (1) General Motors Laps Led – 3709 Chevrolet Laps Led – 2699 Chevrolet Driver Laps Led – Emerson Fittipaldi (348), Mario Andretti (193), Simon Pagenaud (169), Ed Carpenter (144), Will Power (140), Tony Kanaan (133), Michael Andretti (132), Rick Mears (119), Helio Castroneves (98), Pato O’Ward (96), Danny Sullivan (95), Marco Andretti (90), Scott Dixon (87), Conor Daly (82), Josef Newgarden (69), Rinus VeeKay (65), Scott McLaughlin (64), Al Unser Jr. (52), Felix Rosenqvist (47), Arie Luyendyk (37), Bob Rahal (36), Bruno Junqueira (32), Alexander Rossi (30), Al Unser (27), Juan Montoya (26), A.J. Allmendinger (23), Sting Ray Robb (23), Ryan Briscoe (15), Gil de Ferran (13), Santino Ferrucci (12), Felipe Giaffone (12), James Hinchcliffe (12), Carlos Munoz (12), Alex Barron (10), Charlie Kimball (10), Christian Rasmussen (9), Robert Shwartzman (8), Spencer Pigot (7), JR Hildebrand (6), Callum Ilott (6), Oliver Askew (4), Kevin Cogan (4), Sage Karam (4), Kyle Larson (4), Jack Harvey (3), Scott Sharp (3), Rubens Barrichello (2), David Malukas (2) Chevrolet Team Laps Led – Team Penske (1019), Newman Haas Racing (325), ECR (306), Chip Ganassi Racing (179), Arrow McLaren (168), Patrick Racing (158), Andretti Global (140), Dreyer & Reinbold Racing (85), A.J. Foyt Racing (56), Galles Racing (56), KV Racing Technology (43), Doug Shierson Racing (37), Kraco Enterprises (35), Mo Nunn Racing (35), Juncos Hollinger Racing (18), King Motorsports (15), Prema Racing (8), Blair Racing (7), Kelley Racing (4), Team Cheever (3) Oldsmobile Laps Led – 996 Oldsmobile Driver Laps Led: Juan Montoya (167), Arie Luyendyk (129), Greg Ray (116), Kenny Brack (89), Tony Stewart (78), Eddie Cheever, Jr. (76), Helio Castroneves (52), Jeff Ward (52), Robby Gordon (50), John Paul, Jr. (39), Mark Dismore (29), Gil de Ferran (27), Buddy Lazier (27), Michael Andretti (16), Robbie Buhl (16), Billy Boat (13), Jimmy Vasser (5), Buzz Calkins (4), Sam Schmidt (4), Davey Hamilton (3), Scott Goodyear (2), Robbie McGehee (2) Oldsmobile Team Laps Led : Team Menard (207), Chip Ganassi Racing (185), Treadway Racing (137), Team Cheever (125), A.J. Foyt Racing (124), Team Penske (79), Team Pelfrey (39), Kelley Racing (29), Hemelgarn Racing (27), Genoa Racing (18), Team Green (16), Bradley Racing (4), Nienhouse Motorsports (3), Pagan Racing (3) Buick Laps Led – 14 Buick Driver Laps Led: Jim Crawford (8), Al Unser (4), Scott Brayton (1), Stephane Gregoire (1) Buick Team Laps Led: King Motorsports (8), Team Menard (4), Brayton Engineering (1), Formula Project (1) Manufacturer History at the Indianapolis 500 Wins (with competition)  27 – Offenhauser (1976, 1975, 1974, 1973, 1972, 1968, 1964, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1952, 1951, 1950, 1949, 1948, 1947, 1941, 1937, 1935)18 – General Motors 13 – Chevrolet (2024, 2023, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2013, 2002, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988)12 – Miller (1938, 1936, 1934, 1933, 1932, 1931, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1926, 1923, 1922)10 – Honda (2025, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2005, 2004)10 – Cosworth (1987, 1986, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978)8 – Ford (1996, 1995, 1971, 1970, 1969, 1967, 1965)5 – Oldsmobile (2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997)3 – Duesenberg (1927, 1925, 19243 – Peugeot (1919, 1918, 1913)2 – Mercedes (1994, 19152 – Maserati (1940, 1939)2 – Frontenac (1921, 1920)1 – Toyota (2003)1 – Foyt (19771 – Sparks (1946)1 – Delage (1914)1 – National (1912)1 – Marmon (1911)  Earned Poles (with competition) 23 – General Motors18 – Offenhauser (1976, 1973, 1972, 1971, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1950, 1946, 1937)14 – Miller (1938, 1935, 1934, 1933, 1932, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1927, 1926, 1925, 1924, 1923, 1922)14 – Chevrolet (2025, 2024, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2002, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987)9 – Cosworth (1986, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1977)9 – Honda (2026, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2016, 2005, 2004)7 – Ford (1993, 1970, 1969, 1967, 1966, 1965, 1964)5 – Oldsmobile (2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997)4 – Buick (1996, 1995, 1992, 1985)3 – Ballot (1921, 1920, 1919)2 – Foyt (1975, 1974)2 – Novi (1951, 1949)2 – Winfield (1948, 1940)2 – Maserati (1947, 1941)2 – Sparks (1939, 1936)2 – Wisconsin (1912, 1911)1 – Toyota (2003)1 – Mercedes (1994)1 – Pratt & Whitney (1968)1 – Cummins (1952)1 – Studebaker (1931)1 – Peugeot (1916)1 – Stutz (1915)1 – Sunbeam (1914)1 – Mercer (1913)

CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval Speedway, Indiana Media Day May 21, 2026 Row 4 – Rinus VeeKay THE MODERATOR: Starting 11th, wasn’t that long ago when he set the record for the highest starting spot by a teenager when he started fourth in 2020,  Rinus VeeKay. THE MODERATOR: How much are you looking forward to a couple hours of race time tomorrow?RINUS VEEKAY: Yeah, that will be nice. Hopefully we can get something in, even with, like, the shorter practice day on Monday, it’s just nice to kind of shake that qualifying weekend off and get into race running.The conditions are consistently changing as well. It will be nice to get a bit more race running in. Would have loved to do a little bit more during last week. Looking at the weather now, we should be good for at least one or two hours. I’m excited. Q. How important is it to have the trust of the drivers in front of you and behind you at the start the race?RINUS VEEKAY: I mean, it’s nice knowing how the Indy 500 has been at least from my previous six starts. Everybody knows the race isn’t won in the first lap, the first corner. You see a big difference compared to road courses, street courses, even short oval races, because everybody knows it’s 500 miles.It is nice. It’s just important knowing there’s one less variable that you don’t have to watch your mirrors every time. Like Scott said, most important just to stay out of trouble. That’s rule number one around the Speedway. Q. Rinus, you look at your history in this race, you usually qualify pretty well, but drop positions throughout the race. What do you feel you’ve learned to gain positions going into this year?RINUS VEEKAY: Yeah, I mean, this has always been one of those races that you have to win, right? My first five shots at it, discounting last year, I had one of the fastest cars with Ed Carpenter Racing at the time. I always felt like this is a place we had to win where we had the car. I put a lot of pressure on myself.I had this expectation on myself that I’ve got the car, now I’ve got to win the race. And then it’s places, even off track, like coming into pit lane, where I get greedy. There’s things that happen that you shouldn’t be too greedy in pit lane. It’s a straightforward thing.The 500 last year we didn’t have the pace. We had to work in a different way to find pace and make passes happen.I’m super relaxed this year. I don’t feel like I’m expecting anything from myself except maximizing everything I do inside and outside the car, just like the other 17 races we do this year.I want to have a shot at fighting in the top five. If I maximize, I’m confident I can do that, the team can do that. They’re really fast in pit lane. At that point the Speedway decides what happens. Maybe we do finish fifth, maybe we have a battle at going for the win.Yeah, as long as I can just decide my own fate and stay clean, have a good race, race hard, and build up this race toward the last 50 laps, that’s going to be my goal.I learned earlier this year, in Phoenix, there’s some moves you shouldn’t make, some things you shouldn’t make that early in the race to stay in contention.

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CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway ovalSpeedway, IndianaMedia DayMay 21, 2026 Row 4 – Rinus VeeKay THE MODERATOR: Starting 11th, wasn’t that long ago when he set the record for the highest starting spot by a teenager when he started fourth in 2020,  Rinus VeeKay. THE MODERATOR: How much are you looking forward to a couple hours of race time tomorrow?RINUS VEEKAY: Yeah, that will be nice. Hopefully we can get something in, even with, like, the shorter practice day on Monday, it’s just nice to kind of shake that qualifying weekend off and get into race running.The conditions are consistently changing as well. It will be nice to get a bit more race running in. Would have loved to do a little bit more during last week. Looking at the weather now, we should be good for at least one or two hours. I’m excited. Q. How important is it to have the trust of the drivers in front of you and behind you at the start the race?RINUS VEEKAY: I mean, it’s nice knowing how the Indy 500 has been at least from my previous six starts. Everybody knows the race isn’t won in the first lap, the first corner. You see a big difference compared to road courses, street courses, even short oval races, because everybody knows it’s 500 miles.It is nice. It’s just important knowing there’s one less variable that you don’t have to watch your mirrors every time. Like Scott said, most important just to stay out of trouble. That’s rule number one around the Speedway. Q. Rinus, you look at your history in this race, you usually qualify pretty well, but drop positions throughout the race. What do you feel you’ve learned to gain positions going into this year?RINUS VEEKAY: Yeah, I mean, this has always been one of those races that you have to win, right? My first five shots at it, discounting last year, I had one of the fastest cars with Ed Carpenter Racing at the time. I always felt like this is a place we had to win where we had the car. I put a lot of pressure on myself.I had this expectation on myself that I’ve got the car, now I’ve got to win the race. And then it’s places, even off track, like coming into pit lane, where I get greedy. There’s things that happen that you shouldn’t be too greedy in pit lane. It’s a straightforward thing.The 500 last year we didn’t have the pace. We had to work in a different way to find pace and make passes happen.I’m super relaxed this year. I don’t feel like I’m expecting anything from myself except maximizing everything I do inside and outside the car, just like the other 17 races we do this year.I want to have a shot at fighting in the top five. If I maximize, I’m confident I can do that, the team can do that. They’re really fast in pit lane. At that point the Speedway decides what happens. Maybe we do finish fifth, maybe we have a battle at going for the win.Yeah, as long as I can just decide my own fate and stay clean, have a good race, race hard, and build up this race toward the last 50 laps, that’s going to be my goal.I learned earlier this year, in Phoenix, there’s some moves you shouldn’t make, some things you shouldn’t make that early in the race to stay in contention.

Indianapolis 500 Monday Practice Results

Chevrolet History at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval General Motors Wins – 18 Chevrolet Wins – 13 2024 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2023 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2019 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske2018 – Will Power – Team Penske2015 – Juan Montoya – Team Penske2013 – Tony Kanaan – KV Racing Technology-SH Racing2002 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske1993 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Team Penske1992 – Al Unser, Jr. – Galles/Kraco1991 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1990 – Arie Luyendyk – Doug Shierson Racing1989 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Patrick Racing1988 – Rick Mears – Team Penske Oldsmobile Wins – 5  2001 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske2000 – Juan Montoya – Chip Ganassi Racing1999 – Kenny Brack – A.J. Foyt Racing1998 – Eddie Cheever, Jr. – Team Cheever1997 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing General Motors Poles – 20 Chevrolet Poles – 14 2025 – Robert Shwartzman – PREMA Racing2024 – Scott McLaughlin – Team Penske2019 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske2018 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2015 – Scott Dixon – Chip Ganassi Racing2014 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2013 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2012 – Ryan Briscoe – Team Penske2002 – Bruno Junqueira – Chip Ganassi Racing1991 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1990 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Team Penske1989 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1988 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1987 – Mario Andretti – Newman Haas Racing Oldsmobile Poles – 5 2001 – Scott Sharp – Kelley Racing2000 – Greg Ray – Team Menard1999 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing1998 – Billy Boat – A.J. Foyt Racing1997 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing Buick Poles – 1 1992 – Roberto Guerrero – King Motorsports General Motors Podiums – 54 Chevrolet Podiums – 38 Chevrolet Driver Podiums – Emerson Fittipaldi (4), Helio Castroneves (3), Josef Newgarden (3), Pato O’Ward (3), Tony Kanaan (2), Arie Luyendyk (2), Rick Mears (2), Simon Pagenaud (2), Will Power (2), Al Unser Jr. (2), Michael Andretti (1), Ed Carpenter (1), Santino Ferrucci (1),Felipe Giaffone (1), Scott Goodyear (1), Ryan Hunter-Reay (1), Charlie Kimball (1), David Malukas (1), Juan Montoya (1), Carlos Munoz (1), Bob Rahal (1), Paul Tracy (1), Al Unser (1) Chevrolet Team Podiums –  Team Penske (15), Arrow McLaren (3), A.J. Foyt Racing (2), Andretti Global (2), ECR (2), Galles Racing (2), KV Racing Technology (2), Patrick Racing (2), Chip Ganassi Racing (1), Doug Shierson Racing (1), Granatelli Racing (1), Kraco Enterprises (1), Mo Nunn Racing (1), Newman Haas Racing (1), Team Green (1), Walker Racing (1) Oldsmobile – 15  Oldsmobile Driver Podiums – Buddy Lazier (2), Jeff Ward (2), Michael Andretti (1), Billy Boat (1), Kenny Brack (1), Helio Castroneves (1), Eddie Cheever, Jr. (1), Gil de Ferran (1), Scott Goodyear (1), Steve Knapp (1), Arie Luyendyk (1), Juan Montoya (1), Eliseo Salazar (1) Oldsmobile Team Podiums – A.J. Foyt (3), Hemelgarn Racing (2), Team Cheever (2), Team Penske (2), Treadway Racing (2), Chip Ganassi Racing (1), ISM Racing (1), Team Green (1), Pagan Racing (1) Buick – 1 Buick Driver Podiums – Al Unser (1) Buick Team Podiums – Team Menard (1) General Motors Laps Led – 3709 Chevrolet Laps Led – 2699 Chevrolet Driver Laps Led – Emerson Fittipaldi (348), Mario Andretti (193), Simon Pagenaud (169), Ed Carpenter (144), Will Power (140), Tony Kanaan (133), Michael Andretti (132), Rick Mears (119), Helio Castroneves (98), Pato O’Ward (96), Danny Sullivan (95), Marco Andretti (90), Scott Dixon (87), Conor Daly (82), Josef Newgarden (69), Rinus VeeKay (65), Scott McLaughlin (64), Al Unser Jr. (52), Felix Rosenqvist (47), Arie Luyendyk (37), Bob Rahal (36), Bruno Junqueira (32), Alexander Rossi (30), Al Unser (27), Juan Montoya (26), A.J. Allmendinger (23), Sting Ray Robb (23), Ryan Briscoe (15), Gil de Ferran (13), Santino Ferrucci (12), Felipe Giaffone (12), James Hinchcliffe (12), Carlos Munoz (12), Alex Barron (10), Charlie Kimball (10), Christian Rasmussen (9), Robert Shwartzman (8), Spencer Pigot (7), JR Hildebrand (6), Callum Ilott (6), Oliver Askew (4), Kevin Cogan (4), Sage Karam (4), Kyle Larson (4), Jack Harvey (3), Scott Sharp (3), Rubens Barrichello (2), David Malukas (2) Chevrolet Team Laps Led – Team Penske (1019), Newman Haas Racing (325), ECR (306), Chip Ganassi Racing (179), Arrow McLaren (168), Patrick Racing (158), Andretti Global (140), Dreyer & Reinbold Racing (85), A.J. Foyt Racing (56), Galles Racing (56), KV Racing Technology (43), Doug Shierson Racing (37), Kraco Enterprises (35), Mo Nunn Racing (35), Juncos Hollinger Racing (18), King Motorsports (15), Prema Racing (8), Blair Racing (7), Kelley Racing (4), Team Cheever (3) Oldsmobile Laps Led – 996 Oldsmobile Driver Laps Led: Juan Montoya (167), Arie Luyendyk (129), Greg Ray (116), Kenny Brack (89), Tony Stewart (78), Eddie Cheever, Jr. (76), Helio Castroneves (52), Jeff Ward (52), Robby Gordon (50), John Paul, Jr. (39), Mark Dismore (29), Gil de Ferran (27), Buddy Lazier (27), Michael Andretti (16), Robbie Buhl (16), Billy Boat (13), Jimmy Vasser (5), Buzz Calkins (4), Sam Schmidt (4), Davey Hamilton (3), Scott Goodyear (2), Robbie McGehee (2) Oldsmobile Team Laps Led : Team Menard (207), Chip Ganassi Racing (185), Treadway Racing (137), Team Cheever (125), A.J. Foyt Racing (124), Team Penske (79), Team Pelfrey (39), Kelley Racing (29), Hemelgarn Racing (27), Genoa Racing (18), Team Green (16), Bradley Racing (4), Nienhouse Motorsports (3), Pagan Racing (3) Buick Laps Led – 14 Buick Driver Laps Led: Jim Crawford (8), Al Unser (4), Scott Brayton (1), Stephane Gregoire (1) Buick Team Laps Led: King Motorsports (8), Team Menard (4), Brayton Engineering (1), Formula Project (1) Manufacturer History at the Indianapolis 500 Wins (with competition)  27 – Offenhauser (1976, 1975, 1974, 1973, 1972, 1968, 1964, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1952, 1951, 1950, 1949, 1948, 1947, 1941, 1937, 1935)18 – General Motors 13 – Chevrolet (2024, 2023, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2013, 2002, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988)12 – Miller (1938, 1936, 1934, 1933, 1932, 1931, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1926, 1923, 1922)10 – Honda (2025, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2005, 2004)10 – Cosworth (1987, 1986, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978)8 – Ford (1996, 1995, 1971, 1970, 1969, 1967, 1965)5 – Oldsmobile (2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997)3 – Duesenberg (1927, 1925, 19243 – Peugeot (1919, 1918, 1913)2 – Mercedes (1994, 19152 – Maserati (1940, 1939)2 – Frontenac (1921, 1920)1 – Toyota (2003)1 – Foyt (19771 – Sparks (1946)1 – Delage (1914)1 – National (1912)1 – Marmon (1911)  Earned Poles (with competition) 23 – General Motors18 – Offenhauser (1976, 1973, 1972, 1971, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1950, 1946, 1937)14 – Miller (1938, 1935, 1934, 1933, 1932, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1927, 1926, 1925, 1924, 1923, 1922)14 – Chevrolet (2025, 2024, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2002, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987)9 – Cosworth (1986, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1977)9 – Honda (2026, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2016, 2005, 2004)7 – Ford (1993, 1970, 1969, 1967, 1966, 1965, 1964)5 – Oldsmobile (2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997)4 – Buick (1996, 1995, 1992, 1985)3 – Ballot (1921, 1920, 1919)2 – Foyt (1975, 1974)2 – Novi (1951, 1949)2 – Winfield (1948, 1940)2 – Maserati (1947, 1941)2 – Sparks (1939, 1936)2 – Wisconsin (1912, 1911)1 – Toyota (2003)1 – Mercedes (1994)1 – Pratt & Whitney (1968)1 – Cummins (1952)1 – Studebaker (1931)1 – Peugeot (1916)1 – Stutz (1915)1 – Sunbeam (1914)1 – Mercer (1913)

CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval Speedway, Indiana Media Day May 21, 2026 Row 5 – Ed Carpenter & Christian Rasmussen THE MODERATOR: Moving on to row 5, starting 15th, good oven to Christian Rasmussen. And starting 13th, making his 23rd start in the 500, three-time pole winner for the race, runner-up in 2018, Ed Carpenter.Ed and I were just talking before the qualifying penalty post tech, we would have had the second oldest row in Indianapolis 500 history.ED CARPENTER: Do you ever think I’ve been doing this half of my life? THE MODERATOR: When does it hit you that you are back for the Indianapolis 500?ED CARPENTER: I think so, even on qualifying weekend it was going to be really reasonable to be in the top six or even further back than where we are. It’s been so competitive. That was qualifying. I’m seeing the same thing through race running.It’s really going to be a fight. As this race has progressed over the years, the manufacturers we have with Chevrolet and Honda both doing such a great job, you don’t have the attrition you used to have, can get away with less and less mistakes when Helio and I started.Seems like people back then would drive away with a fuel hose and still come back to win. You can’t get away with stuff like that anymore. You have to be nearly perfect to come out on top, which is what makes the challenge that much more rewarding. CHRISTIAN RASMUSSEN: I’m just glad I’m taking the average age down here (laughter).I’m in great company here. Obviously four wins, pole positions and front rows. I’m around some very experienced guys. Yeah, like Ed was touching on, we’ve had strong cars all month. I think both me and Ed were slightly disappointed with where we ended up in qualifying ’cause we felt like we had more than that.Yeah, just very excited going into Sunday. See what we can do. THE MODERATOR: Open it up for questions.Q. Ed, the year you finished second, did you have the feeling you did everything you did to win it but the track chose somebody else?ED CARPENTER: We didn’t really do anything wrong. Will had a little bit better final pit exchange, but it wasn’t like we had anything go wrong or it was a bad out lap. It was just the way it falls.On that day, whichever one of us came out in the lead, the way the weather was, both of us were going to have a hard time getting by the other.Finishing second here is tough. Q. Ed and Helio, when you talk about old man row, what does it mean to you over two decades later to be still racing against each other?ED CARPENTER: Helio’s ears don’t work well anymore. Mine are hanging on (laughter).He asked essentially what it’s still like to be doing this for so long.Helio kind of answered it earlier when we were joking about our age. I think both of us feel really, really strong. We’re both active in our teams. Even though we don’t get behind the wheel as much, it doesn’t feel foreign. We’re both part owners in our team, active and engaged.When you step in the car, for me it actually gets a lot easier. I find these two weeks to be kind of like a vacation relative to the other 17 weekends. Still enjoyable. Still feel really confident and good behind the wheel.Yeah, I’m enjoying it. Q. Christian, after Phoenix you said you felt good about the fact you had the best car on two of the last three ovals. Do you have that same level of confidence that you can have the best car on Sunday?CHRISTIAN RASMUSSEN: We all hope that we have the best car. But I think what the other guys also touched on, it doesn’t necessarily — having the best car is not always enough. It’s a long race. There’s a lot of variables during the Indy 500 with yellows and all of the stuff that can happen and obviously the 32 other variables that are on track.No, we’ll just have to go out and execute the best we can and see what we end up with on Sunday. Q. Ed, are you confident that Alex will be in the car tomorrow? Do you have a standby driver if need be?ED CARPENTER: We do have some contingencies. I think we should be finding out probably while I’m sitting here if he’s at least good to go for tomorrow. He’s been clearing all the hurdles that medical is looking for.Hopefully we’ll have news sooner than later. Q. Ed, Alex mentioned he was running last year’s car, that the underwing and front wing had been tested at the open test in April. Y’all had extra gearboxes prepared. A lot of other teams might have more risk not having all those extra parts. Is that something you spearheaded, having extra pieces prepared?ED CARPENTER: I mean, I think we come here with a high level of preparation. We’ve all been doing this long enough, things happen. You can’t just come here with three race cars and think that may be enough.So yeah, the car that he’s going to was initially going to be one of the three speedway cars. Same level of body fit. Confident in everything that’s going on.From my perspective, we’ll see tomorrow, but I expect it’s going to feel like he’s in the exact same car. Q. Christian, going back to Phoenix a few months ago, you had a car that could have won the race, then made contact with Will Power, cut a tire, finished 14th. As a driver, how do you compartmentalize that and move on from a race that got away?CHRISTIAN RASMUSSEN: I don’t know. For me it was an easy one to move on from. Obviously you always want to have race wins. But coming in on the first oval of the race and kind of feeling that we started where we left off last season, I think when you look at it, two out of the last three oval races, we’ve really been the car to beat. We got it done in Milwaukee. Obviously didn’t in Nashville and didn’t in Phoenix either. We were still up there all day and running up front.I think that weekend just gave me confidence. You always look back at what you could have done differently to change the outcome. I mean, hindsight is 20/20.I think we did a good job. I think we did everything right that weekend. We were running up front. That’s just the risks of racing.Again, back to what I said before: there’s 32 other variables here. A little bit less on the other tracks. That’s just part of racing sometimes. ED CARPENTER: Same thing. The way Helio described the open test, the emotions, it really does feel just like coming back home. It’s such a privilege to compete here, to still have opportunities to drive such a great car with a great team, to go out and try to accomplish what I’ve been working for my whole career. I still feel fully capable of doing that; otherwise, I wouldn’t be here.HELIO CASTRONEVES: I tell you what, being in the stand, you learn a lot. As a driver before full-time, I didn’t know what’s going on much. Sometimes I was getting pissed off. Now I’m still getting pissed off, but I understand they have a lot more information than us that we can apply and use it.I feel that I’m actually even more complete, when you come to a race like this, to understand what we need to do, correct the things, mistakes that we had the past, so we don’t do it again.THE MODERATOR: Guys, thanks for coming up. Good luck on Sunday.

Indianapolis 500 Monday Practice Results

CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway ovalSpeedway, IndianaMedia DayMay 21, 2026 Row 5 – Ed Carpenter & Christian Rasmussen THE MODERATOR: Moving on to row 5, starting 15th, good oven to Christian Rasmussen. And starting 13th, making his 23rd start in the 500, three-time pole winner for the race, runner-up in 2018, Ed Carpenter.Ed and I were just talking before the qualifying penalty post tech, we would have had the second oldest row in Indianapolis 500 history.ED CARPENTER: Do you ever think I’ve been doing this half of my life? THE MODERATOR: When does it hit you that you are back for the Indianapolis 500?ED CARPENTER: I think so, even on qualifying weekend it was going to be really reasonable to be in the top six or even further back than where we are. It’s been so competitive. That was qualifying. I’m seeing the same thing through race running.It’s really going to be a fight. As this race has progressed over the years, the manufacturers we have with Chevrolet and Honda both doing such a great job, you don’t have the attrition you used to have, can get away with less and less mistakes when Helio and I started.Seems like people back then would drive away with a fuel hose and still come back to win. You can’t get away with stuff like that anymore. You have to be nearly perfect to come out on top, which is what makes the challenge that much more rewarding. CHRISTIAN RASMUSSEN: I’m just glad I’m taking the average age down here (laughter).I’m in great company here. Obviously four wins, pole positions and front rows. I’m around some very experienced guys. Yeah, like Ed was touching on, we’ve had strong cars all month. I think both me and Ed were slightly disappointed with where we ended up in qualifying ’cause we felt like we had more than that.Yeah, just very excited going into Sunday. See what we can do. THE MODERATOR: Open it up for questions.Q. Ed, the year you finished second, did you have the feeling you did everything you did to win it but the track chose somebody else?ED CARPENTER: We didn’t really do anything wrong. Will had a little bit better final pit exchange, but it wasn’t like we had anything go wrong or it was a bad out lap. It was just the way it falls.On that day, whichever one of us came out in the lead, the way the weather was, both of us were going to have a hard time getting by the other.Finishing second here is tough. Q. Ed and Helio, when you talk about old man row, what does it mean to you over two decades later to be still racing against each other?ED CARPENTER: Helio’s ears don’t work well anymore. Mine are hanging on (laughter).He asked essentially what it’s still like to be doing this for so long.Helio kind of answered it earlier when we were joking about our age. I think both of us feel really, really strong. We’re both active in our teams. Even though we don’t get behind the wheel as much, it doesn’t feel foreign. We’re both part owners in our team, active and engaged.When you step in the car, for me it actually gets a lot easier. I find these two weeks to be kind of like a vacation relative to the other 17 weekends. Still enjoyable. Still feel really confident and good behind the wheel.Yeah, I’m enjoying it. Q. Christian, after Phoenix you said you felt good about the fact you had the best car on two of the last three ovals. Do you have that same level of confidence that you can have the best car on Sunday?CHRISTIAN RASMUSSEN: We all hope that we have the best car. But I think what the other guys also touched on, it doesn’t necessarily — having the best car is not always enough. It’s a long race. There’s a lot of variables during the Indy 500 with yellows and all of the stuff that can happen and obviously the 32 other variables that are on track.No, we’ll just have to go out and execute the best we can and see what we end up with on Sunday. Q. Ed, are you confident that Alex will be in the car tomorrow? Do you have a standby driver if need be?ED CARPENTER: We do have some contingencies. I think we should be finding out probably while I’m sitting here if he’s at least good to go for tomorrow. He’s been clearing all the hurdles that medical is looking for.Hopefully we’ll have news sooner than later. Q. Ed, Alex mentioned he was running last year’s car, that the underwing and front wing had been tested at the open test in April. Y’all had extra gearboxes prepared. A lot of other teams might have more risk not having all those extra parts. Is that something you spearheaded, having extra pieces prepared?ED CARPENTER: I mean, I think we come here with a high level of preparation. We’ve all been doing this long enough, things happen. You can’t just come here with three race cars and think that may be enough.So yeah, the car that he’s going to was initially going to be one of the three speedway cars. Same level of body fit. Confident in everything that’s going on.From my perspective, we’ll see tomorrow, but I expect it’s going to feel like he’s in the exact same car. Q. Christian, going back to Phoenix a few months ago, you had a car that could have won the race, then made contact with Will Power, cut a tire, finished 14th. As a driver, how do you compartmentalize that and move on from a race that got away?CHRISTIAN RASMUSSEN: I don’t know. For me it was an easy one to move on from. Obviously you always want to have race wins. But coming in on the first oval of the race and kind of feeling that we started where we left off last season, I think when you look at it, two out of the last three oval races, we’ve really been the car to beat. We got it done in Milwaukee. Obviously didn’t in Nashville and didn’t in Phoenix either. We were still up there all day and running up front.I think that weekend just gave me confidence. You always look back at what you could have done differently to change the outcome. I mean, hindsight is 20/20.I think we did a good job. I think we did everything right that weekend. We were running up front. That’s just the risks of racing.Again, back to what I said before: there’s 32 other variables here. A little bit less on the other tracks. That’s just part of racing sometimes. ED CARPENTER: Same thing. The way Helio described the open test, the emotions, it really does feel just like coming back home. It’s such a privilege to compete here, to still have opportunities to drive such a great car with a great team, to go out and try to accomplish what I’ve been working for my whole career. I still feel fully capable of doing that; otherwise, I wouldn’t be here.HELIO CASTRONEVES: I tell you what, being in the stand, you learn a lot. As a driver before full-time, I didn’t know what’s going on much. Sometimes I was getting pissed off. Now I’m still getting pissed off, but I understand they have a lot more information than us that we can apply and use it.I feel that I’m actually even more complete, when you come to a race like this, to understand what we need to do, correct the things, mistakes that we had the past, so we don’t do it again.THE MODERATOR: Guys, thanks for coming up. Good luck on Sunday.

Indianapolis 500 Monday Practice Results

Chevrolet History at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval General Motors Wins – 18 Chevrolet Wins – 13 2024 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2023 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2019 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske2018 – Will Power – Team Penske2015 – Juan Montoya – Team Penske2013 – Tony Kanaan – KV Racing Technology-SH Racing2002 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske1993 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Team Penske1992 – Al Unser, Jr. – Galles/Kraco1991 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1990 – Arie Luyendyk – Doug Shierson Racing1989 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Patrick Racing1988 – Rick Mears – Team Penske Oldsmobile Wins – 5  2001 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske2000 – Juan Montoya – Chip Ganassi Racing1999 – Kenny Brack – A.J. Foyt Racing1998 – Eddie Cheever, Jr. – Team Cheever1997 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing General Motors Poles – 20 Chevrolet Poles – 14 2025 – Robert Shwartzman – PREMA Racing2024 – Scott McLaughlin – Team Penske2019 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske2018 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2015 – Scott Dixon – Chip Ganassi Racing2014 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2013 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2012 – Ryan Briscoe – Team Penske2002 – Bruno Junqueira – Chip Ganassi Racing1991 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1990 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Team Penske1989 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1988 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1987 – Mario Andretti – Newman Haas Racing Oldsmobile Poles – 5 2001 – Scott Sharp – Kelley Racing2000 – Greg Ray – Team Menard1999 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing1998 – Billy Boat – A.J. Foyt Racing1997 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing Buick Poles – 1 1992 – Roberto Guerrero – King Motorsports General Motors Podiums – 54 Chevrolet Podiums – 38 Chevrolet Driver Podiums – Emerson Fittipaldi (4), Helio Castroneves (3), Josef Newgarden (3), Pato O’Ward (3), Tony Kanaan (2), Arie Luyendyk (2), Rick Mears (2), Simon Pagenaud (2), Will Power (2), Al Unser Jr. (2), Michael Andretti (1), Ed Carpenter (1), Santino Ferrucci (1),Felipe Giaffone (1), Scott Goodyear (1), Ryan Hunter-Reay (1), Charlie Kimball (1), David Malukas (1), Juan Montoya (1), Carlos Munoz (1), Bob Rahal (1), Paul Tracy (1), Al Unser (1) Chevrolet Team Podiums –  Team Penske (15), Arrow McLaren (3), A.J. Foyt Racing (2), Andretti Global (2), ECR (2), Galles Racing (2), KV Racing Technology (2), Patrick Racing (2), Chip Ganassi Racing (1), Doug Shierson Racing (1), Granatelli Racing (1), Kraco Enterprises (1), Mo Nunn Racing (1), Newman Haas Racing (1), Team Green (1), Walker Racing (1) Oldsmobile – 15  Oldsmobile Driver Podiums – Buddy Lazier (2), Jeff Ward (2), Michael Andretti (1), Billy Boat (1), Kenny Brack (1), Helio Castroneves (1), Eddie Cheever, Jr. (1), Gil de Ferran (1), Scott Goodyear (1), Steve Knapp (1), Arie Luyendyk (1), Juan Montoya (1), Eliseo Salazar (1) Oldsmobile Team Podiums – A.J. Foyt (3), Hemelgarn Racing (2), Team Cheever (2), Team Penske (2), Treadway Racing (2), Chip Ganassi Racing (1), ISM Racing (1), Team Green (1), Pagan Racing (1) Buick – 1 Buick Driver Podiums – Al Unser (1) Buick Team Podiums – Team Menard (1) General Motors Laps Led – 3709 Chevrolet Laps Led – 2699 Chevrolet Driver Laps Led – Emerson Fittipaldi (348), Mario Andretti (193), Simon Pagenaud (169), Ed Carpenter (144), Will Power (140), Tony Kanaan (133), Michael Andretti (132), Rick Mears (119), Helio Castroneves (98), Pato O’Ward (96), Danny Sullivan (95), Marco Andretti (90), Scott Dixon (87), Conor Daly (82), Josef Newgarden (69), Rinus VeeKay (65), Scott McLaughlin (64), Al Unser Jr. (52), Felix Rosenqvist (47), Arie Luyendyk (37), Bob Rahal (36), Bruno Junqueira (32), Alexander Rossi (30), Al Unser (27), Juan Montoya (26), A.J. Allmendinger (23), Sting Ray Robb (23), Ryan Briscoe (15), Gil de Ferran (13), Santino Ferrucci (12), Felipe Giaffone (12), James Hinchcliffe (12), Carlos Munoz (12), Alex Barron (10), Charlie Kimball (10), Christian Rasmussen (9), Robert Shwartzman (8), Spencer Pigot (7), JR Hildebrand (6), Callum Ilott (6), Oliver Askew (4), Kevin Cogan (4), Sage Karam (4), Kyle Larson (4), Jack Harvey (3), Scott Sharp (3), Rubens Barrichello (2), David Malukas (2) Chevrolet Team Laps Led – Team Penske (1019), Newman Haas Racing (325), ECR (306), Chip Ganassi Racing (179), Arrow McLaren (168), Patrick Racing (158), Andretti Global (140), Dreyer & Reinbold Racing (85), A.J. Foyt Racing (56), Galles Racing (56), KV Racing Technology (43), Doug Shierson Racing (37), Kraco Enterprises (35), Mo Nunn Racing (35), Juncos Hollinger Racing (18), King Motorsports (15), Prema Racing (8), Blair Racing (7), Kelley Racing (4), Team Cheever (3) Oldsmobile Laps Led – 996 Oldsmobile Driver Laps Led: Juan Montoya (167), Arie Luyendyk (129), Greg Ray (116), Kenny Brack (89), Tony Stewart (78), Eddie Cheever, Jr. (76), Helio Castroneves (52), Jeff Ward (52), Robby Gordon (50), John Paul, Jr. (39), Mark Dismore (29), Gil de Ferran (27), Buddy Lazier (27), Michael Andretti (16), Robbie Buhl (16), Billy Boat (13), Jimmy Vasser (5), Buzz Calkins (4), Sam Schmidt (4), Davey Hamilton (3), Scott Goodyear (2), Robbie McGehee (2) Oldsmobile Team Laps Led : Team Menard (207), Chip Ganassi Racing (185), Treadway Racing (137), Team Cheever (125), A.J. Foyt Racing (124), Team Penske (79), Team Pelfrey (39), Kelley Racing (29), Hemelgarn Racing (27), Genoa Racing (18), Team Green (16), Bradley Racing (4), Nienhouse Motorsports (3), Pagan Racing (3) Buick Laps Led – 14 Buick Driver Laps Led: Jim Crawford (8), Al Unser (4), Scott Brayton (1), Stephane Gregoire (1) Buick Team Laps Led: King Motorsports (8), Team Menard (4), Brayton Engineering (1), Formula Project (1) Manufacturer History at the Indianapolis 500 Wins (with competition)  27 – Offenhauser (1976, 1975, 1974, 1973, 1972, 1968, 1964, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1952, 1951, 1950, 1949, 1948, 1947, 1941, 1937, 1935)18 – General Motors 13 – Chevrolet (2024, 2023, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2013, 2002, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988)12 – Miller (1938, 1936, 1934, 1933, 1932, 1931, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1926, 1923, 1922)10 – Honda (2025, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2005, 2004)10 – Cosworth (1987, 1986, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978)8 – Ford (1996, 1995, 1971, 1970, 1969, 1967, 1965)5 – Oldsmobile (2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997)3 – Duesenberg (1927, 1925, 19243 – Peugeot (1919, 1918, 1913)2 – Mercedes (1994, 19152 – Maserati (1940, 1939)2 – Frontenac (1921, 1920)1 – Toyota (2003)1 – Foyt (19771 – Sparks (1946)1 – Delage (1914)1 – National (1912)1 – Marmon (1911)  Earned Poles (with competition) 23 – General Motors18 – Offenhauser (1976, 1973, 1972, 1971, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1950, 1946, 1937)14 – Miller (1938, 1935, 1934, 1933, 1932, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1927, 1926, 1925, 1924, 1923, 1922)14 – Chevrolet (2025, 2024, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2002, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987)9 – Cosworth (1986, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1977)9 – Honda (2026, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2016, 2005, 2004)7 – Ford (1993, 1970, 1969, 1967, 1966, 1965, 1964)5 – Oldsmobile (2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997)4 – Buick (1996, 1995, 1992, 1985)3 – Ballot (1921, 1920, 1919)2 – Foyt (1975, 1974)2 – Novi (1951, 1949)2 – Winfield (1948, 1940)2 – Maserati (1947, 1941)2 – Sparks (1939, 1936)2 – Wisconsin (1912, 1911)1 – Toyota (2003)1 – Mercedes (1994)1 – Pratt & Whitney (1968)1 – Cummins (1952)1 – Studebaker (1931)1 – Peugeot (1916)1 – Stutz (1915)1 – Sunbeam (1914)1 – Mercer (1913)

CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval Speedway, Indiana Media Day May 21, 2026 Row 6 – Christian Lundgaard THE MODERATOR: Joined by row 6 on the big white couch, changing up the vibe a little bit. Christian Lundgaard starts 18th.  How is your Media Day so far?CHRISTIAN LUNDGAARD: This is my beginning. I’ve done a bunch of signatures so far. THE MODERATOR: A light start.CHRISTIAN LUNDGAARD: Yep. THE MODERATOR: How much work do you have for tomorrow? Ready for Sunday.CHRISTIAN LUNDGAARD: Yeah, I mean, it’s an interesting day ’cause you want to go out and learn the last bit of piece, but you also want to keep your race car safe, right? Last practice. There’s more to lose than there is to gain.Last year it worked out for Ryan Hunter-Reay. His car burnt down at Carb Day, they had to get his pit stop car and it ended up being a great race car.For the 5 car, they’re going to go out and figure out how the new car is. Q. Christian, after finishing seventh last year, what did you have to work on to make this year better than last year?CHRISTIAN LUNDGAARD: Going faster is really the easy answer. Q. Was it a traffic thing?CHRISTIAN LUNDGAARD: I think we were a little slower this year than we anticipated to be in qualifying trim. I think if you speak to any driver, everyone is going to echo that. Pretty much the conditions were pretty tough on qualifying day.I think we just seemed to lack more pace than we thought we had. In race pace, I think we were better than we were last year. I think we are in a better position.I feel a lot more comfortable this year. I think we gained something very early in the week Tuesday and Wednesday just from a comfort level of being happier with the rear of the car moving a lot more than usual. If that’s the tires this year, if it’s just the track condition, not really sure.Again, I think what Marcus said, one of the Marcuses, obviously Monday the track felt pretty good, but obviously very gusty and windy.I think it all comes down to what the conditions are going to be on Sunday, yeah. Q. You started to struggle about number 29 the other day.THE MODERATOR: Wow, calling you out.CHRISTIAN LUNDGAARD: Post qualifying. Q. Christian, with most of your success coming on street and road courses, what are you looking to try to figure out on ovals and specifically here?CHRISTIAN LUNDGAARD: Well, survive, first of all. I mean, what am I going to try to figure out? Obviously road courses and street courses comes more natural. I think we’ve had some decent results. How we get there is what we need to get better at in many ways.I think I’ve had so many good results on street courses or road courses where I didn’t really feel like I deserved them, then I’ve had some where I feel like I deserved more. I think that’s the same for ovals.At the end of the day around here you have to be in the race and many things can happen. But for sure we do need to find some more speed, some more natural speed. Q. Christian, how much did you learn last year? The first few times you were here, maybe you struggled in the machine you were in. With McLaren, how much did you learn competing more towards the front?CHRISTIAN LUNDGAARD: Definitely had to unlearn a lot of things, undo many things. I think last year was kind of not a year but at Indy specifically just a learning process of trying to figure some stuff out.Interestingly enough, I think Ryan verified a lot of things that not necessarily I was complaining about last year, but trying to figure out that was different between the Rahal car and the McLaren car. I think we’re working a lot closer together now. I think it’s very good that we have Ryan for all of us to really verify some of the things. He has a tremendous amount of credibility but also just experience. He knows what’s car is supposed to feel like.We all know Pato can drive whatever. You can probably take a wheel off and he’s still going to wheel the thing. We’re not really in that mindset.Obviously the team is pretty much built around that, which makes a lot of sense. Pato has been there for, what, seven years now. We’re obviously trying to improve as a team. I think we’re a lot better this year. Obviously Ryan coming in is a great addition for us, and a great addition for me, as well. Q. You all come from European racing backgrounds. Ovals aren’t too big. What were your impressions of this when you were racing in Europe? What were the surprises or differences you learned when you came over?CHRISTIAN LUNDGAARD: I think we all probably share knowing what speed feels like, but I think there is a different level to qualifying boost around here. When I moved over here, the way that I always explained it to other European drivers is it’s driving at Monza at the end of the straight, just turn hard left but don’t lift.Obviously the feel is very different in the car. I think we all know what the Indy 500 was before we came here. I knew how big of an event it is, how incredibly hard and tough it is to win. I think we all enjoy that challenge and we want to be a part of that history. THE MODERATOR: Guys, thanks for coming up. Have a great day tomorrow, even better day on Sunday.

Indianapolis 500 Monday Practice Results

CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway ovalSpeedway, IndianaMedia DayMay 21, 2026 Row 6 – Christian Lundgaard THE MODERATOR: Joined by row 6 on the big white couch, changing up the vibe a little bit. Christian Lundgaard starts 18th.  How is your Media Day so far?CHRISTIAN LUNDGAARD: This is my beginning. I’ve done a bunch of signatures so far. THE MODERATOR: A light start.CHRISTIAN LUNDGAARD: Yep. THE MODERATOR: How much work do you have for tomorrow? Ready for Sunday.CHRISTIAN LUNDGAARD: Yeah, I mean, it’s an interesting day ’cause you want to go out and learn the last bit of piece, but you also want to keep your race car safe, right? Last practice. There’s more to lose than there is to gain.Last year it worked out for Ryan Hunter-Reay. His car burnt down at Carb Day, they had to get his pit stop car and it ended up being a great race car.For the 5 car, they’re going to go out and figure out how the new car is. Q. Christian, after finishing seventh last year, what did you have to work on to make this year better than last year?CHRISTIAN LUNDGAARD: Going faster is really the easy answer. Q. Was it a traffic thing?CHRISTIAN LUNDGAARD: I think we were a little slower this year than we anticipated to be in qualifying trim. I think if you speak to any driver, everyone is going to echo that. Pretty much the conditions were pretty tough on qualifying day.I think we just seemed to lack more pace than we thought we had. In race pace, I think we were better than we were last year. I think we are in a better position.I feel a lot more comfortable this year. I think we gained something very early in the week Tuesday and Wednesday just from a comfort level of being happier with the rear of the car moving a lot more than usual. If that’s the tires this year, if it’s just the track condition, not really sure.Again, I think what Marcus said, one of the Marcuses, obviously Monday the track felt pretty good, but obviously very gusty and windy.I think it all comes down to what the conditions are going to be on Sunday, yeah. Q. You started to struggle about number 29 the other day.THE MODERATOR: Wow, calling you out.CHRISTIAN LUNDGAARD: Post qualifying. Q. Christian, with most of your success coming on street and road courses, what are you looking to try to figure out on ovals and specifically here?CHRISTIAN LUNDGAARD: Well, survive, first of all. I mean, what am I going to try to figure out? Obviously road courses and street courses comes more natural. I think we’ve had some decent results. How we get there is what we need to get better at in many ways.I think I’ve had so many good results on street courses or road courses where I didn’t really feel like I deserved them, then I’ve had some where I feel like I deserved more. I think that’s the same for ovals.At the end of the day around here you have to be in the race and many things can happen. But for sure we do need to find some more speed, some more natural speed. Q. Christian, how much did you learn last year? The first few times you were here, maybe you struggled in the machine you were in. With McLaren, how much did you learn competing more towards the front?CHRISTIAN LUNDGAARD: Definitely had to unlearn a lot of things, undo many things. I think last year was kind of not a year but at Indy specifically just a learning process of trying to figure some stuff out.Interestingly enough, I think Ryan verified a lot of things that not necessarily I was complaining about last year, but trying to figure out that was different between the Rahal car and the McLaren car. I think we’re working a lot closer together now. I think it’s very good that we have Ryan for all of us to really verify some of the things. He has a tremendous amount of credibility but also just experience. He knows what’s car is supposed to feel like.We all know Pato can drive whatever. You can probably take a wheel off and he’s still going to wheel the thing. We’re not really in that mindset.Obviously the team is pretty much built around that, which makes a lot of sense. Pato has been there for, what, seven years now. We’re obviously trying to improve as a team. I think we’re a lot better this year. Obviously Ryan coming in is a great addition for us, and a great addition for me, as well. Q. You all come from European racing backgrounds. Ovals aren’t too big. What were your impressions of this when you were racing in Europe? What were the surprises or differences you learned when you came over?CHRISTIAN LUNDGAARD: I think we all probably share knowing what speed feels like, but I think there is a different level to qualifying boost around here. When I moved over here, the way that I always explained it to other European drivers is it’s driving at Monza at the end of the straight, just turn hard left but don’t lift.Obviously the feel is very different in the car. I think we all know what the Indy 500 was before we came here. I knew how big of an event it is, how incredibly hard and tough it is to win. I think we all enjoy that challenge and we want to be a part of that history. THE MODERATOR: Guys, thanks for coming up. Have a great day tomorrow, even better day on Sunday.

Indianapolis 500 Monday Practice Results

Chevrolet History at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval General Motors Wins – 18 Chevrolet Wins – 13 2024 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2023 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2019 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske2018 – Will Power – Team Penske2015 – Juan Montoya – Team Penske2013 – Tony Kanaan – KV Racing Technology-SH Racing2002 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske1993 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Team Penske1992 – Al Unser, Jr. – Galles/Kraco1991 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1990 – Arie Luyendyk – Doug Shierson Racing1989 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Patrick Racing1988 – Rick Mears – Team Penske Oldsmobile Wins – 5  2001 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske2000 – Juan Montoya – Chip Ganassi Racing1999 – Kenny Brack – A.J. Foyt Racing1998 – Eddie Cheever, Jr. – Team Cheever1997 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing General Motors Poles – 20 Chevrolet Poles – 14 2025 – Robert Shwartzman – PREMA Racing2024 – Scott McLaughlin – Team Penske2019 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske2018 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2015 – Scott Dixon – Chip Ganassi Racing2014 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2013 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2012 – Ryan Briscoe – Team Penske2002 – Bruno Junqueira – Chip Ganassi Racing1991 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1990 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Team Penske1989 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1988 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1987 – Mario Andretti – Newman Haas Racing Oldsmobile Poles – 5 2001 – Scott Sharp – Kelley Racing2000 – Greg Ray – Team Menard1999 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing1998 – Billy Boat – A.J. Foyt Racing1997 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing Buick Poles – 1 1992 – Roberto Guerrero – King Motorsports General Motors Podiums – 54 Chevrolet Podiums – 38 Chevrolet Driver Podiums – Emerson Fittipaldi (4), Helio Castroneves (3), Josef Newgarden (3), Pato O’Ward (3), Tony Kanaan (2), Arie Luyendyk (2), Rick Mears (2), Simon Pagenaud (2), Will Power (2), Al Unser Jr. (2), Michael Andretti (1), Ed Carpenter (1), Santino Ferrucci (1),Felipe Giaffone (1), Scott Goodyear (1), Ryan Hunter-Reay (1), Charlie Kimball (1), David Malukas (1), Juan Montoya (1), Carlos Munoz (1), Bob Rahal (1), Paul Tracy (1), Al Unser (1) Chevrolet Team Podiums –  Team Penske (15), Arrow McLaren (3), A.J. Foyt Racing (2), Andretti Global (2), ECR (2), Galles Racing (2), KV Racing Technology (2), Patrick Racing (2), Chip Ganassi Racing (1), Doug Shierson Racing (1), Granatelli Racing (1), Kraco Enterprises (1), Mo Nunn Racing (1), Newman Haas Racing (1), Team Green (1), Walker Racing (1) Oldsmobile – 15  Oldsmobile Driver Podiums – Buddy Lazier (2), Jeff Ward (2), Michael Andretti (1), Billy Boat (1), Kenny Brack (1), Helio Castroneves (1), Eddie Cheever, Jr. (1), Gil de Ferran (1), Scott Goodyear (1), Steve Knapp (1), Arie Luyendyk (1), Juan Montoya (1), Eliseo Salazar (1) Oldsmobile Team Podiums – A.J. Foyt (3), Hemelgarn Racing (2), Team Cheever (2), Team Penske (2), Treadway Racing (2), Chip Ganassi Racing (1), ISM Racing (1), Team Green (1), Pagan Racing (1) Buick – 1 Buick Driver Podiums – Al Unser (1) Buick Team Podiums – Team Menard (1) General Motors Laps Led – 3709 Chevrolet Laps Led – 2699 Chevrolet Driver Laps Led – Emerson Fittipaldi (348), Mario Andretti (193), Simon Pagenaud (169), Ed Carpenter (144), Will Power (140), Tony Kanaan (133), Michael Andretti (132), Rick Mears (119), Helio Castroneves (98), Pato O’Ward (96), Danny Sullivan (95), Marco Andretti (90), Scott Dixon (87), Conor Daly (82), Josef Newgarden (69), Rinus VeeKay (65), Scott McLaughlin (64), Al Unser Jr. (52), Felix Rosenqvist (47), Arie Luyendyk (37), Bob Rahal (36), Bruno Junqueira (32), Alexander Rossi (30), Al Unser (27), Juan Montoya (26), A.J. Allmendinger (23), Sting Ray Robb (23), Ryan Briscoe (15), Gil de Ferran (13), Santino Ferrucci (12), Felipe Giaffone (12), James Hinchcliffe (12), Carlos Munoz (12), Alex Barron (10), Charlie Kimball (10), Christian Rasmussen (9), Robert Shwartzman (8), Spencer Pigot (7), JR Hildebrand (6), Callum Ilott (6), Oliver Askew (4), Kevin Cogan (4), Sage Karam (4), Kyle Larson (4), Jack Harvey (3), Scott Sharp (3), Rubens Barrichello (2), David Malukas (2) Chevrolet Team Laps Led – Team Penske (1019), Newman Haas Racing (325), ECR (306), Chip Ganassi Racing (179), Arrow McLaren (168), Patrick Racing (158), Andretti Global (140), Dreyer & Reinbold Racing (85), A.J. Foyt Racing (56), Galles Racing (56), KV Racing Technology (43), Doug Shierson Racing (37), Kraco Enterprises (35), Mo Nunn Racing (35), Juncos Hollinger Racing (18), King Motorsports (15), Prema Racing (8), Blair Racing (7), Kelley Racing (4), Team Cheever (3) Oldsmobile Laps Led – 996 Oldsmobile Driver Laps Led: Juan Montoya (167), Arie Luyendyk (129), Greg Ray (116), Kenny Brack (89), Tony Stewart (78), Eddie Cheever, Jr. (76), Helio Castroneves (52), Jeff Ward (52), Robby Gordon (50), John Paul, Jr. (39), Mark Dismore (29), Gil de Ferran (27), Buddy Lazier (27), Michael Andretti (16), Robbie Buhl (16), Billy Boat (13), Jimmy Vasser (5), Buzz Calkins (4), Sam Schmidt (4), Davey Hamilton (3), Scott Goodyear (2), Robbie McGehee (2) Oldsmobile Team Laps Led : Team Menard (207), Chip Ganassi Racing (185), Treadway Racing (137), Team Cheever (125), A.J. Foyt Racing (124), Team Penske (79), Team Pelfrey (39), Kelley Racing (29), Hemelgarn Racing (27), Genoa Racing (18), Team Green (16), Bradley Racing (4), Nienhouse Motorsports (3), Pagan Racing (3) Buick Laps Led – 14 Buick Driver Laps Led: Jim Crawford (8), Al Unser (4), Scott Brayton (1), Stephane Gregoire (1) Buick Team Laps Led: King Motorsports (8), Team Menard (4), Brayton Engineering (1), Formula Project (1) Manufacturer History at the Indianapolis 500 Wins (with competition)  27 – Offenhauser (1976, 1975, 1974, 1973, 1972, 1968, 1964, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1952, 1951, 1950, 1949, 1948, 1947, 1941, 1937, 1935)18 – General Motors 13 – Chevrolet (2024, 2023, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2013, 2002, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988)12 – Miller (1938, 1936, 1934, 1933, 1932, 1931, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1926, 1923, 1922)10 – Honda (2025, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2005, 2004)10 – Cosworth (1987, 1986, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978)8 – Ford (1996, 1995, 1971, 1970, 1969, 1967, 1965)5 – Oldsmobile (2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997)3 – Duesenberg (1927, 1925, 19243 – Peugeot (1919, 1918, 1913)2 – Mercedes (1994, 19152 – Maserati (1940, 1939)2 – Frontenac (1921, 1920)1 – Toyota (2003)1 – Foyt (19771 – Sparks (1946)1 – Delage (1914)1 – National (1912)1 – Marmon (1911)  Earned Poles (with competition) 23 – General Motors18 – Offenhauser (1976, 1973, 1972, 1971, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1950, 1946, 1937)14 – Miller (1938, 1935, 1934, 1933, 1932, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1927, 1926, 1925, 1924, 1923, 1922)14 – Chevrolet (2025, 2024, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2002, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987)9 – Cosworth (1986, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1977)9 – Honda (2026, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2016, 2005, 2004)7 – Ford (1993, 1970, 1969, 1967, 1966, 1965, 1964)5 – Oldsmobile (2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997)4 – Buick (1996, 1995, 1992, 1985)3 – Ballot (1921, 1920, 1919)2 – Foyt (1975, 1974)2 – Novi (1951, 1949)2 – Winfield (1948, 1940)2 – Maserati (1947, 1941)2 – Sparks (1939, 1936)2 – Wisconsin (1912, 1911)1 – Toyota (2003)1 – Mercedes (1994)1 – Pratt & Whitney (1968)1 – Cummins (1952)1 – Studebaker (1931)1 – Peugeot (1916)1 – Stutz (1915)1 – Sunbeam (1914)1 – Mercer (1913)

CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES 110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval Speedway, Indiana Media DayMay 21, 2026 Row 7 – Nolan Siegel THE MODERATOR: We’ll go ahead and continue on with row 7 here at Indy 500 media day. Starting 20th back in his second start in the 500, finished the season in 10th at the Sonsio Grand Prix, driving the No. 6 NTT DATA Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, we welcome in Nolan Siegel. THE MODERATOR: .Tell me about your preparation the last couple weeks, what’s it been like, and how anxious are you to hop in a car, hopefully, weather permitting, for two hours tomorrow?NOLAN SIEGEL: I’m very excited. We’ve had a very smooth month so far. Happy with our race car, happy in traffic, a lot more comfortable than last year. Looking forward to getting back in. Hopefully the rain holds off tomorrow. We’ll see.Honestly, I left Monday kind of saying, if I was to just jump into the race in that car, I would be happy. I think we’re in a really good spot and looking forward to getting back at it. THE MODERATOR: Honestly, Sunday’s conditions, a little cooler than what you experienced in practice group running prior. Certainly got all the notes for that when it comes to that.Open it up for questions.Q. We already have heard that maybe there’s a lot of people with confidence in their cars. Do you feel like you already have the car, or still have any doubts of little things in order to go to the race?NOLAN SIEGEL: I think the doubts for me come with condition changes. I think there are a lot of people that have felt very strong in one set of conditions and then they change and it has kind of flipped the grid around, which is what we saw in qualifying.A lot of people that felt strong, including us, like Friday felt super strong, and then come out on Sunday when it was 10 degrees hotter or whatever it was and kind of completely flipped the script.We’ll see what the conditions are on Sunday, and I think that that will kind of dictate who’s strong and who’s weak, and I think there will be some surprises if the conditions do change compared to tomorrow or Monday. Q. Nolan, last year you had Kyle Larson as the fourth Arrow McLaren and now you’ve got Ryan Hunter-Reay, series champion, Indy 500 winner. How much have you been able to learn from him to help increase your program this year?NOLAN SIEGEL: Yeah, a huge amount. Ryan’s been involved with the team the whole season leading up to now as well. It’s been nice to get a chance to get to know him before he jumped in as a driver this month at the 500. Having him and TK together as well is just a huge wealth of experience for me to pull from I think for the whole team, it’s not just me — obviously I’m the least experienced, but for Pato and Christian and for all of the engineers, just having people like Ryan that have been successful in INDYCAR, been successful at the 500 with different teams in different situations, I think is super, super valuable, and it’s pushed the whole team forward. Q. Looking at the speeds over here, the only difference is 4/10,000 of a second. Is it crazy to think about two different teams and you’re so close on the speed chart here?NOLAN SIEGEL: That’s what makes this place so difficult. The margins are extremely small. Like Louis said, you can make small changes that takes you from a very happy car to a very unhappy car or an unhappy car to a happy car, I think. Yeah, you miss it by a little bit, and that’s what makes the difference, and that’s what makes it so difficult. Q. Nolan, just a quick one for you. We spoke to different members of the Arrow McLaren after qualifying, and there was a fair bit of head scratching going on. With the hot temperatures, one car went one way and the other car went the other way. As a team collectively, do you feel like through that experience you’re more prepared for the changing weather conditions that could come on Sunday?NOLAN SIEGEL: For sure. With the condition change, we all sort of missed it a little bit in qualifying, which was frustrating because we’ve been very happy in general all month, and I think again much stronger than last year as a team.So to miss it in qualifying was a little bit of a disappointment, but it definitely taught us a lot. I think we’re better prepared for the condition change that’s coming this weekend.I don’t think we knew how big a difference it was going to be given that we’ve kind of been running in cool, cloudy conditions all month and just underestimated that change a little bit, I think.Looking forward to Sunday now having had that experience, but at the same time, I think a lot of other people have the same story and are going to be a lot stronger as well. It’s not just us that are learning. We’ll see. Hopefully we’ve learned more than others. Q. Nolan, you actually said you’re doing something wrong if you don’t get at least two in a season.NOLAN SIEGEL: Yeah, I feel like I’ve had a very under the radar, chill season so far, and I have not been flipped off yet. I think I need to up the aggression a little bit. Q. Today is actually Global Accessibility Awareness Day. I’m blind. So if I were to express to my friends that are blind, what do you hear in the car? Is it the comms that keeps you focused, or is it the feeling of the road and the car?NOLAN SIEGEL: I think it’s a mixture of everything, to be honest. It’s kind of such an all-consuming experience driving the race car, and I think that’s part of what makes it enjoyable is there’s the sound, the feel, the focus that’s required.It’s very difficult to think about anything else in that moment, and I think that’s kind of what makes it enjoyable and almost like calming and zen at times. It’s like a full sensory experience, which is quite cool.It’s nice to have a time where you can’t think about anything else. THE MODERATOR: Thanks so much for coming up on the big white couch today. Have a great rest of your Media Day. Good luck tomorrow. Have a great day tomorrow.

Indianapolis 500 Monday Practice Results

CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway ovalSpeedway, IndianaMedia DayMay 21, 2026 Row 7 – Nolan Siegel THE MODERATOR: We’ll go ahead and continue on with row 7 here at Indy 500 media day. Starting 20th back in his second start in the 500, finished the season in 10th at the Sonsio Grand Prix, driving the No. 6 NTT DATA Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, we welcome in Nolan Siegel. THE MODERATOR: .Tell me about your preparation the last couple weeks, what’s it been like, and how anxious are you to hop in a car, hopefully, weather permitting, for two hours tomorrow?NOLAN SIEGEL: I’m very excited. We’ve had a very smooth month so far. Happy with our race car, happy in traffic, a lot more comfortable than last year. Looking forward to getting back in. Hopefully the rain holds off tomorrow. We’ll see.Honestly, I left Monday kind of saying, if I was to just jump into the race in that car, I would be happy. I think we’re in a really good spot and looking forward to getting back at it. THE MODERATOR: Honestly, Sunday’s conditions, a little cooler than what you experienced in practice group running prior. Certainly got all the notes for that when it comes to that.Open it up for questions.Q. We already have heard that maybe there’s a lot of people with confidence in their cars. Do you feel like you already have the car, or still have any doubts of little things in order to go to the race?NOLAN SIEGEL: I think the doubts for me come with condition changes. I think there are a lot of people that have felt very strong in one set of conditions and then they change and it has kind of flipped the grid around, which is what we saw in qualifying.A lot of people that felt strong, including us, like Friday felt super strong, and then come out on Sunday when it was 10 degrees hotter or whatever it was and kind of completely flipped the script.We’ll see what the conditions are on Sunday, and I think that that will kind of dictate who’s strong and who’s weak, and I think there will be some surprises if the conditions do change compared to tomorrow or Monday. Q. Nolan, last year you had Kyle Larson as the fourth Arrow McLaren and now you’ve got Ryan Hunter-Reay, series champion, Indy 500 winner. How much have you been able to learn from him to help increase your program this year?NOLAN SIEGEL: Yeah, a huge amount. Ryan’s been involved with the team the whole season leading up to now as well. It’s been nice to get a chance to get to know him before he jumped in as a driver this month at the 500. Having him and TK together as well is just a huge wealth of experience for me to pull from I think for the whole team, it’s not just me — obviously I’m the least experienced, but for Pato and Christian and for all of the engineers, just having people like Ryan that have been successful in INDYCAR, been successful at the 500 with different teams in different situations, I think is super, super valuable, and it’s pushed the whole team forward. Q. Looking at the speeds over here, the only difference is 4/10,000 of a second. Is it crazy to think about two different teams and you’re so close on the speed chart here?NOLAN SIEGEL: That’s what makes this place so difficult. The margins are extremely small. Like Louis said, you can make small changes that takes you from a very happy car to a very unhappy car or an unhappy car to a happy car, I think. Yeah, you miss it by a little bit, and that’s what makes the difference, and that’s what makes it so difficult. Q. Nolan, just a quick one for you. We spoke to different members of the Arrow McLaren after qualifying, and there was a fair bit of head scratching going on. With the hot temperatures, one car went one way and the other car went the other way. As a team collectively, do you feel like through that experience you’re more prepared for the changing weather conditions that could come on Sunday?NOLAN SIEGEL: For sure. With the condition change, we all sort of missed it a little bit in qualifying, which was frustrating because we’ve been very happy in general all month, and I think again much stronger than last year as a team.So to miss it in qualifying was a little bit of a disappointment, but it definitely taught us a lot. I think we’re better prepared for the condition change that’s coming this weekend.I don’t think we knew how big a difference it was going to be given that we’ve kind of been running in cool, cloudy conditions all month and just underestimated that change a little bit, I think.Looking forward to Sunday now having had that experience, but at the same time, I think a lot of other people have the same story and are going to be a lot stronger as well. It’s not just us that are learning. We’ll see. Hopefully we’ve learned more than others. Q. Nolan, you actually said you’re doing something wrong if you don’t get at least two in a season.NOLAN SIEGEL: Yeah, I feel like I’ve had a very under the radar, chill season so far, and I have not been flipped off yet. I think I need to up the aggression a little bit. Q. Today is actually Global Accessibility Awareness Day. I’m blind. So if I were to express to my friends that are blind, what do you hear in the car? Is it the comms that keeps you focused, or is it the feeling of the road and the car?NOLAN SIEGEL: I think it’s a mixture of everything, to be honest. It’s kind of such an all-consuming experience driving the race car, and I think that’s part of what makes it enjoyable is there’s the sound, the feel, the focus that’s required.It’s very difficult to think about anything else in that moment, and I think that’s kind of what makes it enjoyable and almost like calming and zen at times. It’s like a full sensory experience, which is quite cool.It’s nice to have a time where you can’t think about anything else. THE MODERATOR: Thanks so much for coming up on the big white couch today. Have a great rest of your Media Day. Good luck tomorrow. Have a great day tomorrow. 

Indianapolis 500 Monday Practice Results

Chevrolet History at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval General Motors Wins – 18 Chevrolet Wins – 13 2024 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2023 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2019 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske2018 – Will Power – Team Penske2015 – Juan Montoya – Team Penske2013 – Tony Kanaan – KV Racing Technology-SH Racing2002 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske1993 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Team Penske1992 – Al Unser, Jr. – Galles/Kraco1991 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1990 – Arie Luyendyk – Doug Shierson Racing1989 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Patrick Racing1988 – Rick Mears – Team Penske Oldsmobile Wins – 5  2001 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske2000 – Juan Montoya – Chip Ganassi Racing1999 – Kenny Brack – A.J. Foyt Racing1998 – Eddie Cheever, Jr. – Team Cheever1997 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing General Motors Poles – 20 Chevrolet Poles – 14 2025 – Robert Shwartzman – PREMA Racing2024 – Scott McLaughlin – Team Penske2019 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske2018 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2015 – Scott Dixon – Chip Ganassi Racing2014 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2013 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2012 – Ryan Briscoe – Team Penske2002 – Bruno Junqueira – Chip Ganassi Racing1991 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1990 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Team Penske1989 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1988 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1987 – Mario Andretti – Newman Haas Racing Oldsmobile Poles – 5 2001 – Scott Sharp – Kelley Racing2000 – Greg Ray – Team Menard1999 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing1998 – Billy Boat – A.J. Foyt Racing1997 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing Buick Poles – 1 1992 – Roberto Guerrero – King Motorsports General Motors Podiums – 54 Chevrolet Podiums – 38 Chevrolet Driver Podiums – Emerson Fittipaldi (4), Helio Castroneves (3), Josef Newgarden (3), Pato O’Ward (3), Tony Kanaan (2), Arie Luyendyk (2), Rick Mears (2), Simon Pagenaud (2), Will Power (2), Al Unser Jr. (2), Michael Andretti (1), Ed Carpenter (1), Santino Ferrucci (1),Felipe Giaffone (1), Scott Goodyear (1), Ryan Hunter-Reay (1), Charlie Kimball (1), David Malukas (1), Juan Montoya (1), Carlos Munoz (1), Bob Rahal (1), Paul Tracy (1), Al Unser (1) Chevrolet Team Podiums –  Team Penske (15), Arrow McLaren (3), A.J. Foyt Racing (2), Andretti Global (2), ECR (2), Galles Racing (2), KV Racing Technology (2), Patrick Racing (2), Chip Ganassi Racing (1), Doug Shierson Racing (1), Granatelli Racing (1), Kraco Enterprises (1), Mo Nunn Racing (1), Newman Haas Racing (1), Team Green (1), Walker Racing (1) Oldsmobile – 15  Oldsmobile Driver Podiums – Buddy Lazier (2), Jeff Ward (2), Michael Andretti (1), Billy Boat (1), Kenny Brack (1), Helio Castroneves (1), Eddie Cheever, Jr. (1), Gil de Ferran (1), Scott Goodyear (1), Steve Knapp (1), Arie Luyendyk (1), Juan Montoya (1), Eliseo Salazar (1) Oldsmobile Team Podiums – A.J. Foyt (3), Hemelgarn Racing (2), Team Cheever (2), Team Penske (2), Treadway Racing (2), Chip Ganassi Racing (1), ISM Racing (1), Team Green (1), Pagan Racing (1) Buick – 1 Buick Driver Podiums – Al Unser (1) Buick Team Podiums – Team Menard (1) General Motors Laps Led – 3709 Chevrolet Laps Led – 2699 Chevrolet Driver Laps Led – Emerson Fittipaldi (348), Mario Andretti (193), Simon Pagenaud (169), Ed Carpenter (144), Will Power (140), Tony Kanaan (133), Michael Andretti (132), Rick Mears (119), Helio Castroneves (98), Pato O’Ward (96), Danny Sullivan (95), Marco Andretti (90), Scott Dixon (87), Conor Daly (82), Josef Newgarden (69), Rinus VeeKay (65), Scott McLaughlin (64), Al Unser Jr. (52), Felix Rosenqvist (47), Arie Luyendyk (37), Bob Rahal (36), Bruno Junqueira (32), Alexander Rossi (30), Al Unser (27), Juan Montoya (26), A.J. Allmendinger (23), Sting Ray Robb (23), Ryan Briscoe (15), Gil de Ferran (13), Santino Ferrucci (12), Felipe Giaffone (12), James Hinchcliffe (12), Carlos Munoz (12), Alex Barron (10), Charlie Kimball (10), Christian Rasmussen (9), Robert Shwartzman (8), Spencer Pigot (7), JR Hildebrand (6), Callum Ilott (6), Oliver Askew (4), Kevin Cogan (4), Sage Karam (4), Kyle Larson (4), Jack Harvey (3), Scott Sharp (3), Rubens Barrichello (2), David Malukas (2) Chevrolet Team Laps Led – Team Penske (1019), Newman Haas Racing (325), ECR (306), Chip Ganassi Racing (179), Arrow McLaren (168), Patrick Racing (158), Andretti Global (140), Dreyer & Reinbold Racing (85), A.J. Foyt Racing (56), Galles Racing (56), KV Racing Technology (43), Doug Shierson Racing (37), Kraco Enterprises (35), Mo Nunn Racing (35), Juncos Hollinger Racing (18), King Motorsports (15), Prema Racing (8), Blair Racing (7), Kelley Racing (4), Team Cheever (3) Oldsmobile Laps Led – 996 Oldsmobile Driver Laps Led: Juan Montoya (167), Arie Luyendyk (129), Greg Ray (116), Kenny Brack (89), Tony Stewart (78), Eddie Cheever, Jr. (76), Helio Castroneves (52), Jeff Ward (52), Robby Gordon (50), John Paul, Jr. (39), Mark Dismore (29), Gil de Ferran (27), Buddy Lazier (27), Michael Andretti (16), Robbie Buhl (16), Billy Boat (13), Jimmy Vasser (5), Buzz Calkins (4), Sam Schmidt (4), Davey Hamilton (3), Scott Goodyear (2), Robbie McGehee (2) Oldsmobile Team Laps Led : Team Menard (207), Chip Ganassi Racing (185), Treadway Racing (137), Team Cheever (125), A.J. Foyt Racing (124), Team Penske (79), Team Pelfrey (39), Kelley Racing (29), Hemelgarn Racing (27), Genoa Racing (18), Team Green (16), Bradley Racing (4), Nienhouse Motorsports (3), Pagan Racing (3) Buick Laps Led – 14 Buick Driver Laps Led: Jim Crawford (8), Al Unser (4), Scott Brayton (1), Stephane Gregoire (1) Buick Team Laps Led: King Motorsports (8), Team Menard (4), Brayton Engineering (1), Formula Project (1) Manufacturer History at the Indianapolis 500 Wins (with competition)  27 – Offenhauser (1976, 1975, 1974, 1973, 1972, 1968, 1964, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1952, 1951, 1950, 1949, 1948, 1947, 1941, 1937, 1935)18 – General Motors 13 – Chevrolet (2024, 2023, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2013, 2002, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988)12 – Miller (1938, 1936, 1934, 1933, 1932, 1931, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1926, 1923, 1922)10 – Honda (2025, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2005, 2004)10 – Cosworth (1987, 1986, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978)8 – Ford (1996, 1995, 1971, 1970, 1969, 1967, 1965)5 – Oldsmobile (2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997)3 – Duesenberg (1927, 1925, 19243 – Peugeot (1919, 1918, 1913)2 – Mercedes (1994, 19152 – Maserati (1940, 1939)2 – Frontenac (1921, 1920)1 – Toyota (2003)1 – Foyt (19771 – Sparks (1946)1 – Delage (1914)1 – National (1912)1 – Marmon (1911)  Earned Poles (with competition) 23 – General Motors18 – Offenhauser (1976, 1973, 1972, 1971, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1950, 1946, 1937)14 – Miller (1938, 1935, 1934, 1933, 1932, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1927, 1926, 1925, 1924, 1923, 1922)14 – Chevrolet (2025, 2024, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2002, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987)9 – Cosworth (1986, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1977)9 – Honda (2026, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2016, 2005, 2004)7 – Ford (1993, 1970, 1969, 1967, 1966, 1965, 1964)5 – Oldsmobile (2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997)4 – Buick (1996, 1995, 1992, 1985)3 – Ballot (1921, 1920, 1919)2 – Foyt (1975, 1974)2 – Novi (1951, 1949)2 – Winfield (1948, 1940)2 – Maserati (1947, 1941)2 – Sparks (1939, 1936)2 – Wisconsin (1912, 1911)1 – Toyota (2003)1 – Mercedes (1994)1 – Pratt & Whitney (1968)1 – Cummins (1952)1 – Studebaker (1931)1 – Peugeot (1916)1 – Stutz (1915)1 – Sunbeam (1914)1 – Mercer (1913)

CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway ovalSpeedway, IndianaMedia DayMay 21, 2026 Row 8 – Josef Newgarden & Ryan Hunter-Reay THE MODERATOR: Starting 24th, it wasn’t that long ago he was competing on his first oval, now Sunday will be his fourth Indy 500, driver of the No. 18 BMAX.IO Honda for Dale Coyne Racing, it’s Romain Grosjean.Starting 23rd, two-time NTT INDYCAR Series champion, two-time Indy 500 champion as well, a race winner earlier this season on his first oval of the season, 2026, at Phoenix Raceway, driver of the No. 2 Shell Fuel Rewards Team Penske Chevrolet, it’s Josef Newgarden.Starting 22nd, 2014 Indy 500 winner, 2012 INDYCAR Series champion, making his 18th start in the Indy 500, driver of the No. 31 PrizePicks Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, it’s Ryan Hunter-Reay. THE MODERATOR: You felt pretty good about Monday, didn’t you?RYAN HUNTER-REAY: I did until I saw his speed. You were rapid, yeah, on Monday.I was happy with the car. That was kind of our first real solid race running day. We just had some issues on the other days, had some electrical issues, hybrid failure, this, that, and the other. We had a front wing issue. Yeah, it went straight forward, and the car was good. We worked on it through the day, yeah. There we are. THE MODERATOR: Fastest Monday, does that — just hanging out.JOSEF NEWGARDEN: I just love you, Dave. It’s so nice to see you, especially in the couch setup. It’s relaxed.RYAN HUNTER-REAY: Very relaxed. No laces even, we’re so relaxed. THE MODERATOR: Anyway, fastest Monday, will it translate into a great race day for you, Josef?JOSEF NEWGARDEN: Hard to say. It’s always hard to say. I think we’re in a similar position that we’ve been in the last couple of years here. We’ve got a great team as always. We’ve got a good car underneath us.I’m in good spirits, and I feel really positive about what we’re doing and what we have, but that only gets you so much and so far. Race day is its own thing.That’s when the car’s got to be its best is on that day. So we’ll see what the weather does. But we’ve been pretty flexible as far as having a good range on the car, different weather conditions. We just — like I said, we’ve got to get it right on Sunday. That’s the day that’s going to count.We’ll see. None of us know what’s going to happen, but we’ve got to be prepared to ebb and flow with the race as it transpires and give ourselves an opportunity. I think that’s what the Indianapolis 500 is always about. It’s about giving yourself a chance. THE MODERATOR: With that, open it up for questions.Q. For both Josef and Ryan, you were in a similar position last year, Josef, you were even further back, but what is the key to making that move, and what is your confidence level you can do that again?RYAN HUNTER-REAY: I miss starting up higher, just making the day a little easier.JOSEF NEWGARDEN: The preference is to start up front, but you saw with Ryan, I think Ryan’s a master of this too. He just knows — he knows how to put a great race together.At the end of the day, it’s what matters here. You can kind of pound the drum on that all day, but until you really understand it, it’s just about — you don’t even have to have the fastest car on the day necessarily. You’ve got to be pretty good. You can’t be bad.You can just have a good, decent car, have a good team underneath you, and make the right moves at the right time, which is really what these guys did. They gave themselves an opportunity to win the race, and that’s 90 percent of the battle is doing that, is getting yourself in position and then trying to close the deal.That’s the last little bit is closing the deal, but you’ve got to be in the fight first. Q. Is that something we’re understanding, like how to get yourself in position and get in the fight, as you said, does that just come with experience here?RYAN HUNTER-REAY: Yeah, it just comes with experience, I think. He’s one of the best at doing it as well. Like you have to know when to go, you have to know when to pull back a bit.You can start the race and feel like you’re doomed, the car’s not right, whatever, you’ve got some understeer, and you don’t like it. Well, as you go through those stops, you tune it. You’ve always got to keep yourself in a positive state and always charging hard.Yeah, you get used to it through years of doing it here for sure. Q. Josef, you talked about having the car ready on race day is the most important thing, but with the limitations you’ve had, everyone has had going into that — and no one knows better having crossed the bricks first twice — what the challenges are going to bring. How hard is it to have that confidence if you don’t have time to get the car where you want and need it?JOSEF NEWGARDEN: Yeah, it can be tough. If you don’t have a good cadence to the month and you’ve never had — or you haven’t had many good sessions, it’s hard to feel confident about what’s going on. That’s kind of 360. You want to instill confidence in the mechanics and what they’re doing and you want them to be in good spirits. You want the driver certainly to feel confident in the car underneath them.For us, I think we’re in a good spot. It’s hard to speak for everybody. I will say I think everyone looks pretty good this year, more so than I’ve ever seen. I see a lot of good cars in the pack. It seems like there could be a lot of confident people out there on Sunday. Q. Josef, with where your teammates are starting, did the team tell you if there was anything they found on the car after qualifying that was wrong with the run?JOSEF NEWGARDEN: I’m not sure, just that’s what she had. That’s what she had on Sunday. It’s a different story going into the race now. I feel really good about where we’re at.I wish we could have been — you know, it’s got nothing to do with the race. I just hate losing out the points. That’s the toughest thing to me is it’s 12 points up for grabs that we just let wash away. Other than that, I think the race car is in a good spot. Q. Ryan, the team dynamic, you with Pato and Christian and Nolan, what has that been like over the course of the last several days here on track?RYAN HUNTER-REAY: It’s been a lot of fun working with them. I’ve worked with the team and embedded with the team since the beginning of the season, even preseason testing, so I’ve been at every race. I have a really good relationship with them. I have a really good relationship with the engineers as well.Our whole mentality coming into this month was to work together as a team, and we’ve done that. So it’s crazy how quickly that week can go by, though, because you’ve got Tuesday, Wednesday, you’re kind of doing the race running stuff. Thursday already time to start prepping for fast Friday, going to qual sims and all that.Yeah, it’s been great. Had a great time with them personally as well, just getting to know them as people and drivers and looking forward to working with them in the future. THE MODERATOR: To that point, Tony Kanaan was that conversation after the race last year to start the process. An opportunity to work with TK again. Has it been as much fun as you thought?RYAN HUNTER-REAY: Absolutely. TK was a good friend, and ended up coming around, now he’s my boss. Just got to get him on the right day. It’s all good. He’s great. In the short amount of time he’s been there, the team has gone through a lot of transitional phases. It was Schmidt, and then it was Arrow McLaren partnership and then the acquisition.It’s gone through many phases, and he’s done a great job with it. I look forward to seeing where this project, this team, this group is going in the future. Q. Ryan, last year you had to go to the backup car in your race, and now you’ve got Pato and Alex, just from a (audio interruption)?RYAN HUNTER-REAY: Well, I started the race in a pit stop practice car. So it wasn’t really a backup. It literally had an electric motor in it 48 hours prior. It’s wild because you have to kind of — if he gets Carb Day, that’s all right. He’s going to know what he has. You just get on with it, right?Like Josef said, you have a well-balanced car. If your car is good in traffic, it doesn’t need to be the fastest thing out there. You get a good driver behind the wheel of a car that’s in the window, and you’re going to be all right.Yeah, I went into turn 1, lap 1 of the race without having driven a lap in it. Hopefully they won’t be in that scenario, same with Romain. Q. One for Josef as well if I may. Just the challenge of going back to back here, you know what that’s like. Alex is going into this week chasing that. How big of an achievement is that, and how much did it take out of you to win it twice in a row?JOSEF NEWGARDEN: You know, I just — I don’t know. I feel a little different about it now. The answer that I would give you is when we won the first one in ’23, I was kind of at peace with the fact that we might never win this race. It just kind of comes back to what we were talking about.You can be excellent on the day, you can be the best driver, you can be the best team, and that does not guarantee a victory. It’s just there’s so much that has to go right to win this race. You know that, when you win it one time, you’re really appreciative. That’s how I was. It was unexpected to win it and certainly very unexpected to win it twice.I don’t think anything really changes when you win the race and then you’re trying to go back to back. You’re going through the same process. You’re putting in the same sort of effort. You just hope that you can get the cards two times in a row, and the likelihood of it is pretty low. Doesn’t mean it can’t happen.We have a lot of future ahead of this race, so we’ll see what the future brings for the results. But it is, it’s hard to have everything go your way on the day at this race. That’s what makes it so incredible to win it. There’s a lot that has to go right. Q. Josef and Ryan, you both have so much experience around this place. You’ve both driven through the traffic around this place. I know you’re on opposing teams, but is there a sense of sort of you know the guy that you’re near, if you’re working through the pack together, would you do it together to get towards the front and then gloves off on that last stint?RYAN HUNTER-REAY: Yeah, Josef and I have been racing each other for a very long time, so we’ve got a lot of respect for one another and in how we conduct ourselves on the racetrack. If I could throw a jab or a hook on the back of your car, I would definitely do that, if that’s available. I don’t think it is.Yeah, we’ll get through it as we need to. Like I said before, experience certainly does help in that regard here at Indy.JOSEF NEWGARDEN: Yeah, it’s tough. The nice thing is you have to have a good kind of book in place. What I mean is you kind of compile your notes on everybody in the field, and you sort of at least get a couple passes by hopefully most cars during practice, and you sort of know what you’re working with.It’s nice when you’re racing people that you feel like you can race a certain way and you can trust. It’s almost impossible to help each other work through the field. We’re going to run our own races. It’s just nice to be next to some people that you trust is probably the only thing about it.Certainly when it comes down to the end, it’s every man for himself. We’re all trying to win this race. It would be fun if it’s Ryan and me and we can have a shootout, but we’re both going to be going for it. That’s the way it is. You’re going to try and win the race as best you can.THE MODERATOR: It’s going to be fascinating to watch you on race day come from row 8. Good luck. Have a great day tomorrow and see you on Sunday.

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CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway ovalSpeedway, IndianaMedia DayMay 21, 2026 Row 8 – Josef Newgarden & Ryan Hunter-Reay THE MODERATOR: Starting 24th, it wasn’t that long ago he was competing on his first oval, now Sunday will be his fourth Indy 500, driver of the No. 18 BMAX.IO Honda for Dale Coyne Racing, it’s Romain Grosjean.Starting 23rd, two-time NTT INDYCAR Series champion, two-time Indy 500 champion as well, a race winner earlier this season on his first oval of the season, 2026, at Phoenix Raceway, driver of the No. 2 Shell Fuel Rewards Team Penske Chevrolet, it’s Josef Newgarden.Starting 22nd, 2014 Indy 500 winner, 2012 INDYCAR Series champion, making his 18th start in the Indy 500, driver of the No. 31 PrizePicks Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, it’s Ryan Hunter-Reay. THE MODERATOR: You felt pretty good about Monday, didn’t you?RYAN HUNTER-REAY: I did until I saw his speed. You were rapid, yeah, on Monday.I was happy with the car. That was kind of our first real solid race running day. We just had some issues on the other days, had some electrical issues, hybrid failure, this, that, and the other. We had a front wing issue. Yeah, it went straight forward, and the car was good. We worked on it through the day, yeah. There we are. THE MODERATOR: Fastest Monday, does that — just hanging out.JOSEF NEWGARDEN: I just love you, Dave. It’s so nice to see you, especially in the couch setup. It’s relaxed.RYAN HUNTER-REAY: Very relaxed. No laces even, we’re so relaxed. THE MODERATOR: Anyway, fastest Monday, will it translate into a great race day for you, Josef?JOSEF NEWGARDEN: Hard to say. It’s always hard to say. I think we’re in a similar position that we’ve been in the last couple of years here. We’ve got a great team as always. We’ve got a good car underneath us.I’m in good spirits, and I feel really positive about what we’re doing and what we have, but that only gets you so much and so far. Race day is its own thing.That’s when the car’s got to be its best is on that day. So we’ll see what the weather does. But we’ve been pretty flexible as far as having a good range on the car, different weather conditions. We just — like I said, we’ve got to get it right on Sunday. That’s the day that’s going to count.We’ll see. None of us know what’s going to happen, but we’ve got to be prepared to ebb and flow with the race as it transpires and give ourselves an opportunity. I think that’s what the Indianapolis 500 is always about. It’s about giving yourself a chance. THE MODERATOR: With that, open it up for questions.Q. For both Josef and Ryan, you were in a similar position last year, Josef, you were even further back, but what is the key to making that move, and what is your confidence level you can do that again?RYAN HUNTER-REAY: I miss starting up higher, just making the day a little easier.JOSEF NEWGARDEN: The preference is to start up front, but you saw with Ryan, I think Ryan’s a master of this too. He just knows — he knows how to put a great race together.At the end of the day, it’s what matters here. You can kind of pound the drum on that all day, but until you really understand it, it’s just about — you don’t even have to have the fastest car on the day necessarily. You’ve got to be pretty good. You can’t be bad.You can just have a good, decent car, have a good team underneath you, and make the right moves at the right time, which is really what these guys did. They gave themselves an opportunity to win the race, and that’s 90 percent of the battle is doing that, is getting yourself in position and then trying to close the deal.That’s the last little bit is closing the deal, but you’ve got to be in the fight first. Q. Is that something we’re understanding, like how to get yourself in position and get in the fight, as you said, does that just come with experience here?RYAN HUNTER-REAY: Yeah, it just comes with experience, I think. He’s one of the best at doing it as well. Like you have to know when to go, you have to know when to pull back a bit.You can start the race and feel like you’re doomed, the car’s not right, whatever, you’ve got some understeer, and you don’t like it. Well, as you go through those stops, you tune it. You’ve always got to keep yourself in a positive state and always charging hard.Yeah, you get used to it through years of doing it here for sure. Q. Josef, you talked about having the car ready on race day is the most important thing, but with the limitations you’ve had, everyone has had going into that — and no one knows better having crossed the bricks first twice — what the challenges are going to bring. How hard is it to have that confidence if you don’t have time to get the car where you want and need it?JOSEF NEWGARDEN: Yeah, it can be tough. If you don’t have a good cadence to the month and you’ve never had — or you haven’t had many good sessions, it’s hard to feel confident about what’s going on. That’s kind of 360. You want to instill confidence in the mechanics and what they’re doing and you want them to be in good spirits. You want the driver certainly to feel confident in the car underneath them.For us, I think we’re in a good spot. It’s hard to speak for everybody. I will say I think everyone looks pretty good this year, more so than I’ve ever seen. I see a lot of good cars in the pack. It seems like there could be a lot of confident people out there on Sunday. Q. Josef, with where your teammates are starting, did the team tell you if there was anything they found on the car after qualifying that was wrong with the run?JOSEF NEWGARDEN: I’m not sure, just that’s what she had. That’s what she had on Sunday. It’s a different story going into the race now. I feel really good about where we’re at.I wish we could have been — you know, it’s got nothing to do with the race. I just hate losing out the points. That’s the toughest thing to me is it’s 12 points up for grabs that we just let wash away. Other than that, I think the race car is in a good spot. Q. Ryan, the team dynamic, you with Pato and Christian and Nolan, what has that been like over the course of the last several days here on track?RYAN HUNTER-REAY: It’s been a lot of fun working with them. I’ve worked with the team and embedded with the team since the beginning of the season, even preseason testing, so I’ve been at every race. I have a really good relationship with them. I have a really good relationship with the engineers as well.Our whole mentality coming into this month was to work together as a team, and we’ve done that. So it’s crazy how quickly that week can go by, though, because you’ve got Tuesday, Wednesday, you’re kind of doing the race running stuff. Thursday already time to start prepping for fast Friday, going to qual sims and all that.Yeah, it’s been great. Had a great time with them personally as well, just getting to know them as people and drivers and looking forward to working with them in the future. THE MODERATOR: To that point, Tony Kanaan was that conversation after the race last year to start the process. An opportunity to work with TK again. Has it been as much fun as you thought?RYAN HUNTER-REAY: Absolutely. TK was a good friend, and ended up coming around, now he’s my boss. Just got to get him on the right day. It’s all good. He’s great. In the short amount of time he’s been there, the team has gone through a lot of transitional phases. It was Schmidt, and then it was Arrow McLaren partnership and then the acquisition.It’s gone through many phases, and he’s done a great job with it. I look forward to seeing where this project, this team, this group is going in the future. Q. Ryan, last year you had to go to the backup car in your race, and now you’ve got Pato and Alex, just from a (audio interruption)?RYAN HUNTER-REAY: Well, I started the race in a pit stop practice car. So it wasn’t really a backup. It literally had an electric motor in it 48 hours prior. It’s wild because you have to kind of — if he gets Carb Day, that’s all right. He’s going to know what he has. You just get on with it, right?Like Josef said, you have a well-balanced car. If your car is good in traffic, it doesn’t need to be the fastest thing out there. You get a good driver behind the wheel of a car that’s in the window, and you’re going to be all right.Yeah, I went into turn 1, lap 1 of the race without having driven a lap in it. Hopefully they won’t be in that scenario, same with Romain. Q. One for Josef as well if I may. Just the challenge of going back to back here, you know what that’s like. Alex is going into this week chasing that. How big of an achievement is that, and how much did it take out of you to win it twice in a row?JOSEF NEWGARDEN: You know, I just — I don’t know. I feel a little different about it now. The answer that I would give you is when we won the first one in ’23, I was kind of at peace with the fact that we might never win this race. It just kind of comes back to what we were talking about.You can be excellent on the day, you can be the best driver, you can be the best team, and that does not guarantee a victory. It’s just there’s so much that has to go right to win this race. You know that, when you win it one time, you’re really appreciative. That’s how I was. It was unexpected to win it and certainly very unexpected to win it twice.I don’t think anything really changes when you win the race and then you’re trying to go back to back. You’re going through the same process. You’re putting in the same sort of effort. You just hope that you can get the cards two times in a row, and the likelihood of it is pretty low. Doesn’t mean it can’t happen.We have a lot of future ahead of this race, so we’ll see what the future brings for the results. But it is, it’s hard to have everything go your way on the day at this race. That’s what makes it so incredible to win it. There’s a lot that has to go right. Q. Josef and Ryan, you both have so much experience around this place. You’ve both driven through the traffic around this place. I know you’re on opposing teams, but is there a sense of sort of you know the guy that you’re near, if you’re working through the pack together, would you do it together to get towards the front and then gloves off on that last stint?RYAN HUNTER-REAY: Yeah, Josef and I have been racing each other for a very long time, so we’ve got a lot of respect for one another and in how we conduct ourselves on the racetrack. If I could throw a jab or a hook on the back of your car, I would definitely do that, if that’s available. I don’t think it is.Yeah, we’ll get through it as we need to. Like I said before, experience certainly does help in that regard here at Indy.JOSEF NEWGARDEN: Yeah, it’s tough. The nice thing is you have to have a good kind of book in place. What I mean is you kind of compile your notes on everybody in the field, and you sort of at least get a couple passes by hopefully most cars during practice, and you sort of know what you’re working with.It’s nice when you’re racing people that you feel like you can race a certain way and you can trust. It’s almost impossible to help each other work through the field. We’re going to run our own races. It’s just nice to be next to some people that you trust is probably the only thing about it.Certainly when it comes down to the end, it’s every man for himself. We’re all trying to win this race. It would be fun if it’s Ryan and me and we can have a shootout, but we’re both going to be going for it. That’s the way it is. You’re going to try and win the race as best you can.THE MODERATOR: It’s going to be fascinating to watch you on race day come from row 8. Good luck. Have a great day tomorrow and see you on Sunday.

Indianapolis 500 Monday Practice Results

Chevrolet History at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval General Motors Wins – 18 Chevrolet Wins – 13 2024 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2023 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2019 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske2018 – Will Power – Team Penske2015 – Juan Montoya – Team Penske2013 – Tony Kanaan – KV Racing Technology-SH Racing2002 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske1993 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Team Penske1992 – Al Unser, Jr. – Galles/Kraco1991 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1990 – Arie Luyendyk – Doug Shierson Racing1989 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Patrick Racing1988 – Rick Mears – Team Penske Oldsmobile Wins – 5  2001 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske2000 – Juan Montoya – Chip Ganassi Racing1999 – Kenny Brack – A.J. Foyt Racing1998 – Eddie Cheever, Jr. – Team Cheever1997 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing General Motors Poles – 20 Chevrolet Poles – 14 2025 – Robert Shwartzman – PREMA Racing2024 – Scott McLaughlin – Team Penske2019 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske2018 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2015 – Scott Dixon – Chip Ganassi Racing2014 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2013 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2012 – Ryan Briscoe – Team Penske2002 – Bruno Junqueira – Chip Ganassi Racing1991 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1990 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Team Penske1989 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1988 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1987 – Mario Andretti – Newman Haas Racing Oldsmobile Poles – 5 2001 – Scott Sharp – Kelley Racing2000 – Greg Ray – Team Menard1999 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing1998 – Billy Boat – A.J. Foyt Racing1997 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing Buick Poles – 1 1992 – Roberto Guerrero – King Motorsports General Motors Podiums – 54 Chevrolet Podiums – 38 Chevrolet Driver Podiums – Emerson Fittipaldi (4), Helio Castroneves (3), Josef Newgarden (3), Pato O’Ward (3), Tony Kanaan (2), Arie Luyendyk (2), Rick Mears (2), Simon Pagenaud (2), Will Power (2), Al Unser Jr. (2), Michael Andretti (1), Ed Carpenter (1), Santino Ferrucci (1),Felipe Giaffone (1), Scott Goodyear (1), Ryan Hunter-Reay (1), Charlie Kimball (1), David Malukas (1), Juan Montoya (1), Carlos Munoz (1), Bob Rahal (1), Paul Tracy (1), Al Unser (1) Chevrolet Team Podiums –  Team Penske (15), Arrow McLaren (3), A.J. Foyt Racing (2), Andretti Global (2), ECR (2), Galles Racing (2), KV Racing Technology (2), Patrick Racing (2), Chip Ganassi Racing (1), Doug Shierson Racing (1), Granatelli Racing (1), Kraco Enterprises (1), Mo Nunn Racing (1), Newman Haas Racing (1), Team Green (1), Walker Racing (1) Oldsmobile – 15  Oldsmobile Driver Podiums – Buddy Lazier (2), Jeff Ward (2), Michael Andretti (1), Billy Boat (1), Kenny Brack (1), Helio Castroneves (1), Eddie Cheever, Jr. (1), Gil de Ferran (1), Scott Goodyear (1), Steve Knapp (1), Arie Luyendyk (1), Juan Montoya (1), Eliseo Salazar (1) Oldsmobile Team Podiums – A.J. Foyt (3), Hemelgarn Racing (2), Team Cheever (2), Team Penske (2), Treadway Racing (2), Chip Ganassi Racing (1), ISM Racing (1), Team Green (1), Pagan Racing (1) Buick – 1 Buick Driver Podiums – Al Unser (1) Buick Team Podiums – Team Menard (1) General Motors Laps Led – 3709 Chevrolet Laps Led – 2699 Chevrolet Driver Laps Led – Emerson Fittipaldi (348), Mario Andretti (193), Simon Pagenaud (169), Ed Carpenter (144), Will Power (140), Tony Kanaan (133), Michael Andretti (132), Rick Mears (119), Helio Castroneves (98), Pato O’Ward (96), Danny Sullivan (95), Marco Andretti (90), Scott Dixon (87), Conor Daly (82), Josef Newgarden (69), Rinus VeeKay (65), Scott McLaughlin (64), Al Unser Jr. (52), Felix Rosenqvist (47), Arie Luyendyk (37), Bob Rahal (36), Bruno Junqueira (32), Alexander Rossi (30), Al Unser (27), Juan Montoya (26), A.J. Allmendinger (23), Sting Ray Robb (23), Ryan Briscoe (15), Gil de Ferran (13), Santino Ferrucci (12), Felipe Giaffone (12), James Hinchcliffe (12), Carlos Munoz (12), Alex Barron (10), Charlie Kimball (10), Christian Rasmussen (9), Robert Shwartzman (8), Spencer Pigot (7), JR Hildebrand (6), Callum Ilott (6), Oliver Askew (4), Kevin Cogan (4), Sage Karam (4), Kyle Larson (4), Jack Harvey (3), Scott Sharp (3), Rubens Barrichello (2), David Malukas (2) Chevrolet Team Laps Led – Team Penske (1019), Newman Haas Racing (325), ECR (306), Chip Ganassi Racing (179), Arrow McLaren (168), Patrick Racing (158), Andretti Global (140), Dreyer & Reinbold Racing (85), A.J. Foyt Racing (56), Galles Racing (56), KV Racing Technology (43), Doug Shierson Racing (37), Kraco Enterprises (35), Mo Nunn Racing (35), Juncos Hollinger Racing (18), King Motorsports (15), Prema Racing (8), Blair Racing (7), Kelley Racing (4), Team Cheever (3) Oldsmobile Laps Led – 996 Oldsmobile Driver Laps Led: Juan Montoya (167), Arie Luyendyk (129), Greg Ray (116), Kenny Brack (89), Tony Stewart (78), Eddie Cheever, Jr. (76), Helio Castroneves (52), Jeff Ward (52), Robby Gordon (50), John Paul, Jr. (39), Mark Dismore (29), Gil de Ferran (27), Buddy Lazier (27), Michael Andretti (16), Robbie Buhl (16), Billy Boat (13), Jimmy Vasser (5), Buzz Calkins (4), Sam Schmidt (4), Davey Hamilton (3), Scott Goodyear (2), Robbie McGehee (2) Oldsmobile Team Laps Led : Team Menard (207), Chip Ganassi Racing (185), Treadway Racing (137), Team Cheever (125), A.J. Foyt Racing (124), Team Penske (79), Team Pelfrey (39), Kelley Racing (29), Hemelgarn Racing (27), Genoa Racing (18), Team Green (16), Bradley Racing (4), Nienhouse Motorsports (3), Pagan Racing (3) Buick Laps Led – 14 Buick Driver Laps Led: Jim Crawford (8), Al Unser (4), Scott Brayton (1), Stephane Gregoire (1) Buick Team Laps Led: King Motorsports (8), Team Menard (4), Brayton Engineering (1), Formula Project (1) Manufacturer History at the Indianapolis 500 Wins (with competition)  27 – Offenhauser (1976, 1975, 1974, 1973, 1972, 1968, 1964, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1952, 1951, 1950, 1949, 1948, 1947, 1941, 1937, 1935)18 – General Motors 13 – Chevrolet (2024, 2023, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2013, 2002, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988)12 – Miller (1938, 1936, 1934, 1933, 1932, 1931, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1926, 1923, 1922)10 – Honda (2025, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2005, 2004)10 – Cosworth (1987, 1986, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978)8 – Ford (1996, 1995, 1971, 1970, 1969, 1967, 1965)5 – Oldsmobile (2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997)3 – Duesenberg (1927, 1925, 19243 – Peugeot (1919, 1918, 1913)2 – Mercedes (1994, 19152 – Maserati (1940, 1939)2 – Frontenac (1921, 1920)1 – Toyota (2003)1 – Foyt (19771 – Sparks (1946)1 – Delage (1914)1 – National (1912)1 – Marmon (1911)  Earned Poles (with competition) 23 – General Motors18 – Offenhauser (1976, 1973, 1972, 1971, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1950, 1946, 1937)14 – Miller (1938, 1935, 1934, 1933, 1932, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1927, 1926, 1925, 1924, 1923, 1922)14 – Chevrolet (2025, 2024, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2002, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987)9 – Cosworth (1986, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1977)9 – Honda (2026, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2016, 2005, 2004)7 – Ford (1993, 1970, 1969, 1967, 1966, 1965, 1964)5 – Oldsmobile (2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997)4 – Buick (1996, 1995, 1992, 1985)3 – Ballot (1921, 1920, 1919)2 – Foyt (1975, 1974)2 – Novi (1951, 1949)2 – Winfield (1948, 1940)2 – Maserati (1947, 1941)2 – Sparks (1939, 1936)2 – Wisconsin (1912, 1911)1 – Toyota (2003)1 – Mercedes (1994)1 – Pratt & Whitney (1968)1 – Cummins (1952)1 – Studebaker (1931)1 – Peugeot (1916)1 – Stutz (1915)1 – Sunbeam (1914)1 – Mercer (1913)

May 21, 2026 (Sanford, North Carolina) – Peterson Racing is proud to announce a partnership with Purple Heart Homes for the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series event at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Austin Green will pilot the No. 87 Purple Heart Homes Chevrolet in the running of the Charbroil 300 at the 1.5-mile speed plant in Concord, North Carolina this Saturday, May 23, 2026. Co-founded by two combat-wounded veterans, Purple Heart Homes has been bringing communities together to provide safe, barrier-free housing solutions for qualified veterans since its founding in 2008. A nonprofit organization based in Statesville, North Carolina, Purple Heart Homes supports service-connected disabled and senior veterans from all eras across all 50 states and Puerto Rico through a growing network of local chapters. Programs include critical home repairs and renovations to help veterans live independently in their homes, homeownership programs and transitional housing through partnerships with other nonprofit organizations. Learn more at purplehearthomesusa.org.”

PETERSON RACING PARTNERS WITH PURPLE HEART HOMES AT CHARLOTTE May 21, 2026 (Sanford, North Carolina) – Peterson Racing is proud to announce a partnership with Purple Heart Homes for the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series event at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Austin Green will pilot the No. 87 Purple Heart Homes Chevrolet in the running of the Charbroil 300 at the 1.5-mile speed plant in Concord, North Carolina this Saturday, May 23, 2026. Co-founded by two combat-wounded veterans, Purple Heart Homes has been bringing communities together to provide safe, barrier-free housing solutions for qualified veterans since its founding in 2008. A nonprofit organization based in Statesville, North Carolina, Purple Heart Homes supports service-connected disabled and senior veterans from all eras across all 50 states and Puerto Rico through a growing network of local chapters. Programs include critical home repairs and renovations to help veterans live independently in their homes, homeownership programs and transitional housing through partnerships with other nonprofit organizations. Learn more at purplehearthomesusa.org.”

“Purple Heart Homes is honored to partner with Peterson Racing and Austin Green for the Charbroil 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway”, stated Jennifer Gipp, Vice President of Philanthropy & Marketing.  “There’s no weekend more fitting than Memorial Day weekend to share our mission with race fans across the country. Seeing the No. 87 Chevrolet wrapped in Purple Heart Homes branding is a powerful tribute to the service-connected disabled and aging Veterans we serve every day. We’re grateful to Peterson Racing for this platform to honor those who have sacrificed so much for our nation.” Austin and the Peterson Racing team are coming off two strong performances with their No. 87 Chevrolet at Watkins Glen and Dover. The group looks to continue the strong showing at a home race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Austin has a strong background at the 1.5-mile facility featured by leading 53 of 100 laps on his way to a victory in last year’s ARCA Menards Series event at the track as well as a runner up in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series event on the Roval course. “I’m excited to represent Purple Heart Homes and 3Dimensional Services on Memorial Day weekend at my home track,” stated Austin. “I’m looking forward to building on the momentum we’ve had from the past couple of weeks. Thank you to Mr. Peterson and our entire team.”The running of the Charbroil 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway will be held on Saturday May 23, 2026, at 5:00 pm ET.  The race will be televised LIVE on the CW and can be heard on Performance Racing Network (PRN).

CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway ovalSpeedway, IndianaMedia DayMay 21, 2026 Row 10 – Jacob AbelTHE MODERATOR: We continue on with row 10 this morning. Starting 30th, it’s been a long journey, so happy to see him in the Indianapolis 500, driver of the No. 51 Abel Construction Chevrolet for Abel Motorsports, Jacob Abel. – We’ve got Carb Day tomorrow. Ideally, weather permitting, two hours of practice, and then we look ahead to Sunday. How much work do you still have to do on your car that you feel like before you get ready for Sunday’s race? Before you really feel ready for Sunday’s race?JACOB ABEL: I think for us it’s going to be a lot of procedural stuff. We haven’t done an INDYCAR race as a team together ever really. We did this race three years ago, some of the same guys, and we’ve got a bunch of people that have some experience, but for us it’s all working together on pit stops, strategy things, all sorts of stuff like that is probably the most important for us.Still need to work a little bit in traffic. Feel pretty good about our car, though. We’ve kind of spent the most work on that definitely throughout the month.Yeah, I think for us it’s kind of going to be getting the nerves out of our crew and all of that for pit stops and kind of getting me a little bit more up to speed here too.Dennis can speak to this too, but the pit lane entry here is kind of unlike anything else. The braking and all of that is really tricky. So trying to maximize that and working up to it as much as possible. THE MODERATOR: Just generally speaking for you, I know last year there was a lot of heartbreak involved in that. How much do you allow yourself now to look ahead to what trying to figure going to be like going into turn 1 and the opening lap and all the ceremonial things that you missed out on that you long for, but now you have the opportunity to be a part of?JACOB ABEL: Yeah, it’s still surreal. Last year was surreal, to be honest, getting up to that point, and then obviously I wasn’t able to take part of it.So I’ve been trying to really enjoy every single step of the week and really soak it all in. I’m excited for everything. I wish the weather was a little bit better, a little bit warmer, but yes, this is stuff I’ve been looking forward to my entire life. Still doesn’t feel real at all. I don’t know when it will.Sunday morning is still going to be pretty emotional, but I’m excited and full focus on the task at hand. THE MODERATOR: Let’s open it up for questions.Q. Couple questions for Jacob. With what happened last year and then coming back this year, how did that maybe change your appreciation for this place or deepen your appreciation for this place?JACOB ABEL: Yeah, it’s humbling for sure. Just when I thought I didn’t need to appreciate it any more, I’ve been a huge fan of this event my whole, entire life. My first race was the 98th running back in, I think it was 2014 then. So I’ve been to pretty much every single one since as a fan and then slowly working more and more closer to being a driver.Then obviously last year getting super close, basically as close as you can possibly get to it. Yeah, it’s made me respect it even more.Like I said, I’ve always looked up to this race, but you don’t truly understand it until it gets so close and then you can’t have it. Yeah, it’s just making me enjoy everything that much more, just getting here at the start of practice the beginning of last week, it’s so exciting.As a young driver, you never know how many chances you’re going to have at this. I don’t know how many chances I’m going to have at this. I would love to do this race every year for the rest of my life, but the reality of that is tough, and up until about a month and a half ago or maybe close to two months ago, I didn’t know if I was ever going to get to experience it again.Just to be here and enjoy it, I think is probably the biggest thing. Sunday is certainly going to be pretty special. Q. It’s like a flashback to our conversation at Daytona. I wanted to also ask, one of the cooler things with your team, with this program, in 2023 the guys that were part of the INDY NXT program were the guys that built that car that came here, but they didn’t get a chance to run it obviously. This year they do. This year a lot of those guys on this crew are all from the INDY NXT program. So the opportunity to just kind of see a little bit of a dream fulfilled for them to be part of this program with you?JACOB ABEL: Yeah, I think it speaks so much to our INDY NXT team’s skill set and experience because it basically is our whole, entire INDY NXT program has kind of gathered around this one car and building it and making it as fast as possible.On a personal note, it’s also just super special to me because these are people that they were all a part of my INDY NXT career, and basically every step of the ladder up until that point. So it’s very rewarding as just an overall experience for me to be able to share that with them.We’re all new to it. It’s kind of new to all of us, but it’s cool because we’re not new to each other at all. So we don’t have to build those levels of communication or anything like that or trust. I know my engineer trusts my feedback, and I trust that he is going to make good changes. That’s, I think, one of the biggest parts about that relationship in the first place.It’s been more just about implementing it into an INDYCAR at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway — because that’s not a super big deal or anything.Yeah, it’s been super fun, super special, super rewarding experience, and it makes it all that much more emotional for sure. THE MODERATOR: Some of those guys are real daredevils, go back to roadsters and whatnot.Q. For both of you, when you have so little experience of this place, how do you judge when you’ve got the car as good as you can get it? As rookies, it must be incredibly difficult to say, well, it’s handling like this, and then Dale or your dad say, no, that’s as good as it gets, you need to expect that. How do you judge when enough is enough?JACOB ABEL: Yeah, I think it’s tricky for sure. You saw it on Monday, it’s hard to say when it’s too much until it’s like really too much. Yeah, it bites for sure.You have to respect this place. I think for me personally, I’m just taking what experience I do have from ovals and stuff, but I think even still, this place is so much different than any other oval we ever race at.Then you add in how extended the practice is and all of that, you have so much time to work up to it. Like Dennis said, we’re so used to these very quick weekends, and you have to be up to speed on lap 2 and just be maximizing everything fully to the limit.Here you do need to be exceptionally patient because these cars, the teams work year-round on making these cars as good as they possibly can, and you don’t want to hurt that. It’s really their baby, especially with qualifying and all of that. So you just need to take care of everything.For me it’s leaning on everyone around me, leaning on the data, times, and all of that a little bit, but I think more so it’s just kind of how you feel in traffic, how you’re able to kind of suck up to the people in front of you, passing people, or people passing you easily or not. I think it’s a lot of feel for sure.But yeah, it’s a good point. It definitely is hard to know when is too much without fully going over the limit. Q. Jacob, question for you. You said you’re working with INDY NXT team, and I know last year you were with an INDYCAR team. Are you working with someone for your own driving ability, like a coach or someone?JACOB ABEL: Yeah, I always have. I’ve always worked with Spencer Pigot. He’s spotting for me this weekend as well. He’s spotted for me the past four or five years. I have him to help on the driving side of things and share a little of that experience, because I obviously don’t have a teammate. Then Charlie Kimball is also on my radio calling strategy. He obviously has a lot of experience around here too.While I don’t have a teammate that’s out there, and I think that definitely hurts us a little bit for sure, I do have a lot of experienced minds in my corner, and I think that definitely helps a lot.

Indianapolis 500 Monday Practice Results

CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway ovalSpeedway, IndianaMedia DayMay 21, 2026 Row 10 – Jacob AbelTHE MODERATOR: We continue on with row 10 this morning. Starting 30th, it’s been a long journey, so happy to see him in the Indianapolis 500, driver of the No. 51 Abel Construction Chevrolet for Abel Motorsports, Jacob Abel. – We’ve got Carb Day tomorrow. Ideally, weather permitting, two hours of practice, and then we look ahead to Sunday. How much work do you still have to do on your car that you feel like before you get ready for Sunday’s race? Before you really feel ready for Sunday’s race?JACOB ABEL: I think for us it’s going to be a lot of procedural stuff. We haven’t done an INDYCAR race as a team together ever really. We did this race three years ago, some of the same guys, and we’ve got a bunch of people that have some experience, but for us it’s all working together on pit stops, strategy things, all sorts of stuff like that is probably the most important for us.Still need to work a little bit in traffic. Feel pretty good about our car, though. We’ve kind of spent the most work on that definitely throughout the month.Yeah, I think for us it’s kind of going to be getting the nerves out of our crew and all of that for pit stops and kind of getting me a little bit more up to speed here too.Dennis can speak to this too, but the pit lane entry here is kind of unlike anything else. The braking and all of that is really tricky. So trying to maximize that and working up to it as much as possible. THE MODERATOR: Just generally speaking for you, I know last year there was a lot of heartbreak involved in that. How much do you allow yourself now to look ahead to what trying to figure going to be like going into turn 1 and the opening lap and all the ceremonial things that you missed out on that you long for, but now you have the opportunity to be a part of?JACOB ABEL: Yeah, it’s still surreal. Last year was surreal, to be honest, getting up to that point, and then obviously I wasn’t able to take part of it.So I’ve been trying to really enjoy every single step of the week and really soak it all in. I’m excited for everything. I wish the weather was a little bit better, a little bit warmer, but yes, this is stuff I’ve been looking forward to my entire life. Still doesn’t feel real at all. I don’t know when it will.Sunday morning is still going to be pretty emotional, but I’m excited and full focus on the task at hand. THE MODERATOR: Let’s open it up for questions.Q. Couple questions for Jacob. With what happened last year and then coming back this year, how did that maybe change your appreciation for this place or deepen your appreciation for this place?JACOB ABEL: Yeah, it’s humbling for sure. Just when I thought I didn’t need to appreciate it any more, I’ve been a huge fan of this event my whole, entire life. My first race was the 98th running back in, I think it was 2014 then. So I’ve been to pretty much every single one since as a fan and then slowly working more and more closer to being a driver.Then obviously last year getting super close, basically as close as you can possibly get to it. Yeah, it’s made me respect it even more.Like I said, I’ve always looked up to this race, but you don’t truly understand it until it gets so close and then you can’t have it. Yeah, it’s just making me enjoy everything that much more, just getting here at the start of practice the beginning of last week, it’s so exciting.As a young driver, you never know how many chances you’re going to have at this. I don’t know how many chances I’m going to have at this. I would love to do this race every year for the rest of my life, but the reality of that is tough, and up until about a month and a half ago or maybe close to two months ago, I didn’t know if I was ever going to get to experience it again.Just to be here and enjoy it, I think is probably the biggest thing. Sunday is certainly going to be pretty special. Q. It’s like a flashback to our conversation at Daytona. I wanted to also ask, one of the cooler things with your team, with this program, in 2023 the guys that were part of the INDY NXT program were the guys that built that car that came here, but they didn’t get a chance to run it obviously. This year they do. This year a lot of those guys on this crew are all from the INDY NXT program. So the opportunity to just kind of see a little bit of a dream fulfilled for them to be part of this program with you?JACOB ABEL: Yeah, I think it speaks so much to our INDY NXT team’s skill set and experience because it basically is our whole, entire INDY NXT program has kind of gathered around this one car and building it and making it as fast as possible.On a personal note, it’s also just super special to me because these are people that they were all a part of my INDY NXT career, and basically every step of the ladder up until that point. So it’s very rewarding as just an overall experience for me to be able to share that with them.We’re all new to it. It’s kind of new to all of us, but it’s cool because we’re not new to each other at all. So we don’t have to build those levels of communication or anything like that or trust. I know my engineer trusts my feedback, and I trust that he is going to make good changes. That’s, I think, one of the biggest parts about that relationship in the first place.It’s been more just about implementing it into an INDYCAR at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway — because that’s not a super big deal or anything.Yeah, it’s been super fun, super special, super rewarding experience, and it makes it all that much more emotional for sure. THE MODERATOR: Some of those guys are real daredevils, go back to roadsters and whatnot.Q. For both of you, when you have so little experience of this place, how do you judge when you’ve got the car as good as you can get it? As rookies, it must be incredibly difficult to say, well, it’s handling like this, and then Dale or your dad say, no, that’s as good as it gets, you need to expect that. How do you judge when enough is enough?JACOB ABEL: Yeah, I think it’s tricky for sure. You saw it on Monday, it’s hard to say when it’s too much until it’s like really too much. Yeah, it bites for sure.You have to respect this place. I think for me personally, I’m just taking what experience I do have from ovals and stuff, but I think even still, this place is so much different than any other oval we ever race at.Then you add in how extended the practice is and all of that, you have so much time to work up to it. Like Dennis said, we’re so used to these very quick weekends, and you have to be up to speed on lap 2 and just be maximizing everything fully to the limit.Here you do need to be exceptionally patient because these cars, the teams work year-round on making these cars as good as they possibly can, and you don’t want to hurt that. It’s really their baby, especially with qualifying and all of that. So you just need to take care of everything.For me it’s leaning on everyone around me, leaning on the data, times, and all of that a little bit, but I think more so it’s just kind of how you feel in traffic, how you’re able to kind of suck up to the people in front of you, passing people, or people passing you easily or not. I think it’s a lot of feel for sure.But yeah, it’s a good point. It definitely is hard to know when is too much without fully going over the limit. Q. Jacob, question for you. You said you’re working with INDY NXT team, and I know last year you were with an INDYCAR team. Are you working with someone for your own driving ability, like a coach or someone?JACOB ABEL: Yeah, I always have. I’ve always worked with Spencer Pigot. He’s spotting for me this weekend as well. He’s spotted for me the past four or five years. I have him to help on the driving side of things and share a little of that experience, because I obviously don’t have a teammate. Then Charlie Kimball is also on my radio calling strategy. He obviously has a lot of experience around here too.While I don’t have a teammate that’s out there, and I think that definitely hurts us a little bit for sure, I do have a lot of experienced minds in my corner, and I think that definitely helps a lot.

Indianapolis 500 Monday Practice Results

Chevrolet History at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval General Motors Wins – 18 Chevrolet Wins – 13 2024 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2023 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2019 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske2018 – Will Power – Team Penske2015 – Juan Montoya – Team Penske2013 – Tony Kanaan – KV Racing Technology-SH Racing2002 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske1993 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Team Penske1992 – Al Unser, Jr. – Galles/Kraco1991 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1990 – Arie Luyendyk – Doug Shierson Racing1989 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Patrick Racing1988 – Rick Mears – Team Penske Oldsmobile Wins – 5  2001 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske2000 – Juan Montoya – Chip Ganassi Racing1999 – Kenny Brack – A.J. Foyt Racing1998 – Eddie Cheever, Jr. – Team Cheever1997 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing General Motors Poles – 20 Chevrolet Poles – 14 2025 – Robert Shwartzman – PREMA Racing2024 – Scott McLaughlin – Team Penske2019 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske2018 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2015 – Scott Dixon – Chip Ganassi Racing2014 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2013 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2012 – Ryan Briscoe – Team Penske2002 – Bruno Junqueira – Chip Ganassi Racing1991 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1990 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Team Penske1989 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1988 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1987 – Mario Andretti – Newman Haas Racing Oldsmobile Poles – 5 2001 – Scott Sharp – Kelley Racing2000 – Greg Ray – Team Menard1999 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing1998 – Billy Boat – A.J. Foyt Racing1997 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing Buick Poles – 1 1992 – Roberto Guerrero – King Motorsports General Motors Podiums – 54 Chevrolet Podiums – 38 Chevrolet Driver Podiums – Emerson Fittipaldi (4), Helio Castroneves (3), Josef Newgarden (3), Pato O’Ward (3), Tony Kanaan (2), Arie Luyendyk (2), Rick Mears (2), Simon Pagenaud (2), Will Power (2), Al Unser Jr. (2), Michael Andretti (1), Ed Carpenter (1), Santino Ferrucci (1),Felipe Giaffone (1), Scott Goodyear (1), Ryan Hunter-Reay (1), Charlie Kimball (1), David Malukas (1), Juan Montoya (1), Carlos Munoz (1), Bob Rahal (1), Paul Tracy (1), Al Unser (1) Chevrolet Team Podiums –  Team Penske (15), Arrow McLaren (3), A.J. Foyt Racing (2), Andretti Global (2), ECR (2), Galles Racing (2), KV Racing Technology (2), Patrick Racing (2), Chip Ganassi Racing (1), Doug Shierson Racing (1), Granatelli Racing (1), Kraco Enterprises (1), Mo Nunn Racing (1), Newman Haas Racing (1), Team Green (1), Walker Racing (1) Oldsmobile – 15  Oldsmobile Driver Podiums – Buddy Lazier (2), Jeff Ward (2), Michael Andretti (1), Billy Boat (1), Kenny Brack (1), Helio Castroneves (1), Eddie Cheever, Jr. (1), Gil de Ferran (1), Scott Goodyear (1), Steve Knapp (1), Arie Luyendyk (1), Juan Montoya (1), Eliseo Salazar (1) Oldsmobile Team Podiums – A.J. Foyt (3), Hemelgarn Racing (2), Team Cheever (2), Team Penske (2), Treadway Racing (2), Chip Ganassi Racing (1), ISM Racing (1), Team Green (1), Pagan Racing (1) Buick – 1 Buick Driver Podiums – Al Unser (1) Buick Team Podiums – Team Menard (1) General Motors Laps Led – 3709 Chevrolet Laps Led – 2699 Chevrolet Driver Laps Led – Emerson Fittipaldi (348), Mario Andretti (193), Simon Pagenaud (169), Ed Carpenter (144), Will Power (140), Tony Kanaan (133), Michael Andretti (132), Rick Mears (119), Helio Castroneves (98), Pato O’Ward (96), Danny Sullivan (95), Marco Andretti (90), Scott Dixon (87), Conor Daly (82), Josef Newgarden (69), Rinus VeeKay (65), Scott McLaughlin (64), Al Unser Jr. (52), Felix Rosenqvist (47), Arie Luyendyk (37), Bob Rahal (36), Bruno Junqueira (32), Alexander Rossi (30), Al Unser (27), Juan Montoya (26), A.J. Allmendinger (23), Sting Ray Robb (23), Ryan Briscoe (15), Gil de Ferran (13), Santino Ferrucci (12), Felipe Giaffone (12), James Hinchcliffe (12), Carlos Munoz (12), Alex Barron (10), Charlie Kimball (10), Christian Rasmussen (9), Robert Shwartzman (8), Spencer Pigot (7), JR Hildebrand (6), Callum Ilott (6), Oliver Askew (4), Kevin Cogan (4), Sage Karam (4), Kyle Larson (4), Jack Harvey (3), Scott Sharp (3), Rubens Barrichello (2), David Malukas (2) Chevrolet Team Laps Led – Team Penske (1019), Newman Haas Racing (325), ECR (306), Chip Ganassi Racing (179), Arrow McLaren (168), Patrick Racing (158), Andretti Global (140), Dreyer & Reinbold Racing (85), A.J. Foyt Racing (56), Galles Racing (56), KV Racing Technology (43), Doug Shierson Racing (37), Kraco Enterprises (35), Mo Nunn Racing (35), Juncos Hollinger Racing (18), King Motorsports (15), Prema Racing (8), Blair Racing (7), Kelley Racing (4), Team Cheever (3) Oldsmobile Laps Led – 996 Oldsmobile Driver Laps Led: Juan Montoya (167), Arie Luyendyk (129), Greg Ray (116), Kenny Brack (89), Tony Stewart (78), Eddie Cheever, Jr. (76), Helio Castroneves (52), Jeff Ward (52), Robby Gordon (50), John Paul, Jr. (39), Mark Dismore (29), Gil de Ferran (27), Buddy Lazier (27), Michael Andretti (16), Robbie Buhl (16), Billy Boat (13), Jimmy Vasser (5), Buzz Calkins (4), Sam Schmidt (4), Davey Hamilton (3), Scott Goodyear (2), Robbie McGehee (2) Oldsmobile Team Laps Led : Team Menard (207), Chip Ganassi Racing (185), Treadway Racing (137), Team Cheever (125), A.J. Foyt Racing (124), Team Penske (79), Team Pelfrey (39), Kelley Racing (29), Hemelgarn Racing (27), Genoa Racing (18), Team Green (16), Bradley Racing (4), Nienhouse Motorsports (3), Pagan Racing (3) Buick Laps Led – 14 Buick Driver Laps Led: Jim Crawford (8), Al Unser (4), Scott Brayton (1), Stephane Gregoire (1) Buick Team Laps Led: King Motorsports (8), Team Menard (4), Brayton Engineering (1), Formula Project (1) Manufacturer History at the Indianapolis 500 Wins (with competition)  27 – Offenhauser (1976, 1975, 1974, 1973, 1972, 1968, 1964, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1952, 1951, 1950, 1949, 1948, 1947, 1941, 1937, 1935)18 – General Motors 13 – Chevrolet (2024, 2023, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2013, 2002, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988)12 – Miller (1938, 1936, 1934, 1933, 1932, 1931, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1926, 1923, 1922)10 – Honda (2025, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2005, 2004)10 – Cosworth (1987, 1986, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978)8 – Ford (1996, 1995, 1971, 1970, 1969, 1967, 1965)5 – Oldsmobile (2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997)3 – Duesenberg (1927, 1925, 19243 – Peugeot (1919, 1918, 1913)2 – Mercedes (1994, 19152 – Maserati (1940, 1939)2 – Frontenac (1921, 1920)1 – Toyota (2003)1 – Foyt (19771 – Sparks (1946)1 – Delage (1914)1 – National (1912)1 – Marmon (1911)  Earned Poles (with competition) 23 – General Motors18 – Offenhauser (1976, 1973, 1972, 1971, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1950, 1946, 1937)14 – Miller (1938, 1935, 1934, 1933, 1932, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1927, 1926, 1925, 1924, 1923, 1922)14 – Chevrolet (2025, 2024, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2002, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987)9 – Cosworth (1986, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1977)9 – Honda (2026, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2016, 2005, 2004)7 – Ford (1993, 1970, 1969, 1967, 1966, 1965, 1964)5 – Oldsmobile (2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997)4 – Buick (1996, 1995, 1992, 1985)3 – Ballot (1921, 1920, 1919)2 – Foyt (1975, 1974)2 – Novi (1951, 1949)2 – Winfield (1948, 1940)2 – Maserati (1947, 1941)2 – Sparks (1939, 1936)2 – Wisconsin (1912, 1911)1 – Toyota (2003)1 – Mercedes (1994)1 – Pratt & Whitney (1968)1 – Cummins (1952)1 – Studebaker (1931)1 – Peugeot (1916)1 – Stutz (1915)1 – Sunbeam (1914)1 – Mercer (1913)

CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway ovalSpeedway, IndianaMedia DayMay 21, 2026 Row 11 – Sting Ray Robb, Caio Collet and Jack Harvey THE MODERATOR: Good morning, everyone. Welcome to Indianapolis 500 Media Day. Changing up the vibe a little bit up here. Maybe loosening things up a little bit. We’ll see what kind of conversations we get out of all this as we roll through the 11 rows of three.One exception. Graham Rahal’s golf outing is happening. So Graham and Mick Schumacher will join us at the end of the day today.We’ll work our way up through the field. Starting with row 11, starting 33rd, making his ninth appearance in the 500, a rising star in American Motorsports, driving the No. 24 DRR INVST Chevrolet for Dreyer & Reinbold, please welcome Jack Harvey.Starting 32nd, a rookie making big waves this month driving the No. 4 — you pronounce it. Combitrans Amazonian Chevrolet, for AJ Foyt Enterprises, Caio Collet.Starting 31st, making his fourth Indy 500 appearance, driver of the No. 77 Juncos Hollinger Goodheart Chevrolet, it’s Sting Ray Robb.It’s Media Day today. You’ve got a lot of interviews in front of you. At what point do you get talked out of the Indy 500? STING RAY ROBB: I don’t think Jack’s ever going to get talked out. THE MODERATOR: That’s a good point. This is a special race, right? Hopefully the weather holds off. See how it all plays out. All of you looking forward to getting going tomorrow and then on Sunday? JACK HARVEY: Absolutely. It’s the biggest race in the world, certainly one of. It’s the only one I’m scheduled to do really. I mean, it’s not that funny — it’s funny, but it’s not that funny. I think what it gives me is I don’t mind doing all of the media stuff actually. Every sponsor event, every media event, interview — I’ve been milking this day for as long as I can.I’m trying to extend the Indy 500 into the week of Detroit as long as I can.STING RAY ROBB: Careful what you wish for. The weather is not quite –JACK HARVEY: I’ll do it on Thursday, I don’t care. We have to extend this month as long as we can. THE MODERATOR: I understand. Before you get back to your real life or your real job or whatever.JACK HARVEY: I was just talking about that. That’s fun too. THE MODERATOR: Caio, your car is really fast. I know you’re looking forward to Sunday.CAIO COLLET: Of course. We have a really fast car. I think we had a good month. My team worked really hard this month for me, and I was comfortable with the first laps. It was a little bit of a setback qualifying, but I think we have a fast car and a long race ahead. THE MODERATOR: Sting Ray, qualifying, just watching you throttle and up, it was kind of a handful on qualifying. You only had one shot at it, but you made it through cleanly, right?STING RAY ROBB: Yeah, I mean, clean is a — yeah – THE MODERATOR: A couple of squirrely moments out there?STING RAY ROBB: Yeah, it was disappointing. With the car setup we have, we know we have a fast race car. We had to take a risk in qualifying, running no strakes like the rest of the field it seemed like. That was a bit of a mistake, hindsight. I think that Rinus, it really paid out for him, just with the conditions being right and the time of day and being one of the first cars to go out. The track temp went up, ambient temp went up. We just didn’t have it.It’s frustrating. I know we have a good race car. Where we’re starting is not indicative where we’re going to finish by any means. THE MODERATOR: You give it a “Whew” when he talked about no strakes?JACK HARVEY: I did. Sting Ray is crazy. I felt bad for everyone in the 24, but I thought Caio has done an amazing job from the open test to the way he qualified.I was bummed for us, but I was bummed for you too. I think you’ve done awesome this month.CAIO COLLET: Thank you.JACK HARVEY: And Sting Ray, I love this guy. He’s growing a mustache. I don’t know if you guys can see it where you are. THE MODERATOR: Are you growing a mustache?STING RAY ROBB: It’s a little dirt on my lip. I apologize to anyone who had to see it. The whole 77 crew decided to do it for the month of May. I tried to join the vibe. I should have started in January. THE MODERATOR: Nice of you to admit that. We’ll open it up for questions.Q. Jack, this one is sort of for you, looking at the conditions we’ve had so far this past week, like Thursday when we got here last week, it was hot. Sunday was very hot. We complained of being sunburnt. Now almost like an English summer’s day out here.JACK HARVEY: It’s beautiful outside. Q. Absolutely freezing. How much is that going to impact how you set the car up for Carb Day knowing it could be different again come race day?JACK HARVEY: Our plan right now is to go out how we finished on Monday, truthfully. It’s so difficult to try and predict where the track might be just from a temperature stance, but also now with so much rain, how much grip may or may not be on the track as well.We’re going to limit those variables, go with what we know at least what works on Monday. I thought we were pretty quick, and we could dice a decent amount. So that’s good.I think we tried to not be too smart in this moment and go with what we knew and adapt on Carb Day if we get it in. Q. I’ve been going on and on about this, but this goes for one of you guys. How much does the tailwind impact getting into the corners?CAIO COLLET: It’s a different car when you have wind. When you have back wind, it’s completely different. Like qualifying, for example, 1 and 4 felt really, really good, like you’re driving with 100 kilos more of force. Then you go to 2 and 3 with the back wind, it’s like the rear wing is off. It’s completely different. It’s really nice to adapt for the teams with the conditions. You need to nail what you have and especially with the tools, you need to be proactive. So it’s cool. Q. Caio, as a rookie, is this month what you expected it to be, or have there been some big surprises you weren’t expecting coming into this month with all the different activities, festivities, and different things you’ve had to do as first timer here?CAIO COLLET: I don’t think you can understand how big is the race until you actually do it and until you actually start to be a part of it.Last year was my first time watching and being here during the month, but when you’re actually driving, like the atmosphere of the team, it’s really impressive, the fans that you get in front of the garage. Then when you go and drive your car up to pit lane like on fast Friday and qualifying, they start to cheer you on, the fans. It’s really awesome to be part of this.I don’t think you understand how big is the race until you are actually in it. It’s really impressive. THE MODERATOR: Sting Ray, you want to add to that?STING RAY ROBB: Yeah, as a rookie, it’s intimidating. 2023 is where it was back to full capacity. I’d been there in 2021 and 2022, and as a fan, seeing the half full stands, it was like, oh, yeah, it’s a big event, right? Show up in 2023, and I had to put my blockers on because I was like this is overwhelming.Especially when you do the driver introductions on race day. I remember looking up at the crowd and seeing everyone there, and the track seems smaller on race day. Going down to turn 1 when the first race starts, it’s like a half width track it feels like. And you’re three wide, so it definitely doesn’t help things. It’s definitely a fun month to be a rookie at. Q. Jack, you lost, what, two rows worth of spots, I think, with the penalty and all. Does that change your attitude towards the start at all or the strategy at the start of the race at all or not?JACK HARVEY: I was pretty bummed with that qualifying run. We had an issue with our fifth gear. Down the back straight, we were hitting the top speed we wanted to. Going into turn 1, we were missing like 5 miles an hour.Generally I was bummed, realistically going from 29th to 33rd, more so as a pride thing. I was really trying to avoid the last row party, in all fairness, done that disco dance a couple times. Really more so bummed because I thought we had a car capable of being in the top 12.To answer your actual question, no, doesn’t change anything about our strategy, how we’re going to be at the start. I know we’re going to go forward. To be honest, I think it hurts me the most, when I said it to Caio, you couldn’t even write the speeds down here, Dave? No time, no speed. That’s savage. THE MODERATOR: It was late at night when we did it. We ran out of time.STING RAY ROBB: Unfortunately for Jack here, the last time we were at a last row party was together. We’ve got to agree to not do this again.JACK HARVEY: Here we are doing it again. I don’t know if I’m the problem or you’re the problem.STING RAY ROBB: Yes, team effort here. THE MODERATOR: You brought a plus one. It’s good. Last row party is tonight, by the way.Q. I’ve got one for Sting Ray. You spoke after qualifying the potential that the run had to perhaps dent the confidence in the race car as well. Did you manage to find anything back on Monday and help you get more comfortable with the car?STING RAY ROBB: Monday was great. I felt like we could race pretty well. Felt like we had a decent pace. We put the strakes back on like a normal person would. The car has natural speed, sucks up well on the straights. Trying to find the balance in the turn was good once we had the downforce back in the car.We were out of that window on qualifying day. We were too trimmed for the conditions. When you have that, the car is going to do everything you don’t want it to. It’s going to understeer, it’s going to oversteer. Like Caio said with the wind, it’s different every turn.You have to be proactive on your tools, and even when I was proactive with the tools, you get both things in the same turn. It’s pretty frustrating to have a qualifying like that because it does dent your confidence. Only having one shot really screws with your head because you don’t have the chance to go redo it. Q. You’ve had a lot of experience here. You’ve experienced leading the race, but then also having to fight to make the race in 2023. How do you feel about those experiences of dealing with multiple different cars will help you race your way forward?STING RAY ROBB: 2023, I was happy to be inside the 33. When we were in the last row, Bump Day with Jack and Graham, I remember just thinking like, please, Lord, let this happen. I just want to be in the race. I don’t care where I start. We snuck it in.Obviously the race didn’t go to plan because we just really lacked speed, and our balance was really bad.2024 was the exact contrast. We started mid-pack, but I had a great car, great strategy, led laps. I’ve seen both ends of the field, it seems like here, and I know that we have the potential to do well. So I know that in order to get to the front with those experience that’s I’ve had, it’s going to take kind of a long day and a lot of effort and a lot of risk to do that. It’s unfortunate we’re starting in the last row, but it’s not impossible to have a decent day. Q. This one’s for Caio. Sorry about the disqualification, but now that you’re starting in the back row and your car’s really, really good, have you had a lot of practice doing passing out there?CAIO COLLET: I think on Monday, last week as well, we had a little bit of practice. But Monday was when everyone started to drive only with race cars, a lot of fuel and a lot of laps. I think I felt quite comfortable. When you’re behind the pack, it changes a bit, the approach as well, and what we’re doing with the car changes a little bit and the strategy as well with the team.We had to adapt a bit, but hopefully we can do some good strategies, good pit stops, and move forward. Q. Sting Ray, I heard you were one of three drivers who got to coach the Weinermobile driver. Can you talk to me about that experience?STING RAY ROBB: We did that on media day earlier this year, which was a lot of fun. I think there were several drivers that got to do it. I think I’ll be crew chiefing one of the wieniemobiles this year for the Wienie 500. Is that tomorrow? THE MODERATOR: It is tomorrow, yes.JACK HARVEY: Which wienie are you on?STING RAY ROBB: Great question. THE MODERATOR: Are you going to ride along with them?STING RAY ROBB: I wish. Actually, I don’t know how that works. I think I’ll be getting a radio and calling the shots for them. I’ll tell them when to pass. I’ll be their spotter, eyes in the sky or something.JACK HARVEY: Have you got a good reference for how you’re going to do this? Wienie jokes, I’m clearly talking about.STING RAY ROBB: I’ll be fine. Don’t worry about it.JACK HARVEY: Could you give us one?STING RAY ROBB: No.JACK HARVEY: Please.STING RAY ROBB: I think the jokes write themselves. You’ve just got to watch how it plays out, and then it’s great. THE MODERATOR: You want to “relish” that opportunity, I guess.JACK HARVEY: That was good, Dave. Nice. You’re good at this stuff. Q. It’s good that you “mustard” the courage to get that pun out. For Sting Ray and Jack, you all had the last row party a couple years ago. They gave you a check for the amount of money for the starting positions. Did you keep those checks? Did you cash them? What did you do with them?STING RAY ROBB: I don’t think we get any cash, unfortunately.THE MODERATOR: You get 32 cents, 31 cents, actually. There’s like a big check.JACK HARVEY: I’ve never cashed it. I would feel ridiculous, cashing for 33 cents.Q. I imagine you take the picture on your phone with the big check.JACK HARVEY: I keep the sign and everything. Actually, I think I’ve got the checks somewhere.STING RAY ROBB: I think I do as well. They’re stored away deep in a locker at the very bottom, never to be looked at again hopefully.JACK HARVEY: I was hoping we were going to keep the 3-for-3 jokes going on from the “relish” to the “mustard.” THE MODERATOR: Nothing?STING RAY ROBB: Can’t “catch up,” can you?JACK HARVEY: (Indiscernible) I don’t know.STING RAY ROBB: It was a ketchup joke, I’m sorry.JACK HARVEY: Did I miss that one then?STING RAY ROBB: I’ll work on it. This is practice for tomorrow. THE MODERATOR: Guys, thanks a lot. We’ll get you back on your way.Once again, Jack Harvey, Caio Collet, Sting Ray Robb. Good luck tomorrow and certainly on Sunday.

Chevrolet History at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval General Motors Wins – 18 Chevrolet Wins – 13 2024 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2023 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2019 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske2018 – Will Power – Team Penske2015 – Juan Montoya – Team Penske2013 – Tony Kanaan – KV Racing Technology-SH Racing2002 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske1993 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Team Penske1992 – Al Unser, Jr. – Galles/Kraco1991 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1990 – Arie Luyendyk – Doug Shierson Racing1989 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Patrick Racing1988 – Rick Mears – Team Penske Oldsmobile Wins – 5  2001 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske2000 – Juan Montoya – Chip Ganassi Racing1999 – Kenny Brack – A.J. Foyt Racing1998 – Eddie Cheever, Jr. – Team Cheever1997 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing General Motors Poles – 20 Chevrolet Poles – 14 2025 – Robert Shwartzman – PREMA Racing2024 – Scott McLaughlin – Team Penske2019 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske2018 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2015 – Scott Dixon – Chip Ganassi Racing2014 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2013 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2012 – Ryan Briscoe – Team Penske2002 – Bruno Junqueira – Chip Ganassi Racing1991 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1990 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Team Penske1989 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1988 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1987 – Mario Andretti – Newman Haas Racing Oldsmobile Poles – 5 2001 – Scott Sharp – Kelley Racing2000 – Greg Ray – Team Menard1999 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing1998 – Billy Boat – A.J. Foyt Racing1997 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing Buick Poles – 1 1992 – Roberto Guerrero – King Motorsports General Motors Podiums – 54 Chevrolet Podiums – 38 Chevrolet Driver Podiums – Emerson Fittipaldi (4), Helio Castroneves (3), Josef Newgarden (3), Pato O’Ward (3), Tony Kanaan (2), Arie Luyendyk (2), Rick Mears (2), Simon Pagenaud (2), Will Power (2), Al Unser Jr. (2), Michael Andretti (1), Ed Carpenter (1), Santino Ferrucci (1),Felipe Giaffone (1), Scott Goodyear (1), Ryan Hunter-Reay (1), Charlie Kimball (1), David Malukas (1), Juan Montoya (1), Carlos Munoz (1), Bob Rahal (1), Paul Tracy (1), Al Unser (1) Chevrolet Team Podiums –  Team Penske (15), Arrow McLaren (3), A.J. Foyt Racing (2), Andretti Global (2), ECR (2), Galles Racing (2), KV Racing Technology (2), Patrick Racing (2), Chip Ganassi Racing (1), Doug Shierson Racing (1), Granatelli Racing (1), Kraco Enterprises (1), Mo Nunn Racing (1), Newman Haas Racing (1), Team Green (1), Walker Racing (1) Oldsmobile – 15  Oldsmobile Driver Podiums – Buddy Lazier (2), Jeff Ward (2), Michael Andretti (1), Billy Boat (1), Kenny Brack (1), Helio Castroneves (1), Eddie Cheever, Jr. (1), Gil de Ferran (1), Scott Goodyear (1), Steve Knapp (1), Arie Luyendyk (1), Juan Montoya (1), Eliseo Salazar (1) Oldsmobile Team Podiums – A.J. Foyt (3), Hemelgarn Racing (2), Team Cheever (2), Team Penske (2), Treadway Racing (2), Chip Ganassi Racing (1), ISM Racing (1), Team Green (1), Pagan Racing (1) Buick – 1 Buick Driver Podiums – Al Unser (1) Buick Team Podiums – Team Menard (1) General Motors Laps Led – 3709 Chevrolet Laps Led – 2699 Chevrolet Driver Laps Led – Emerson Fittipaldi (348), Mario Andretti (193), Simon Pagenaud (169), Ed Carpenter (144), Will Power (140), Tony Kanaan (133), Michael Andretti (132), Rick Mears (119), Helio Castroneves (98), Pato O’Ward (96), Danny Sullivan (95), Marco Andretti (90), Scott Dixon (87), Conor Daly (82), Josef Newgarden (69), Rinus VeeKay (65), Scott McLaughlin (64), Al Unser Jr. (52), Felix Rosenqvist (47), Arie Luyendyk (37), Bob Rahal (36), Bruno Junqueira (32), Alexander Rossi (30), Al Unser (27), Juan Montoya (26), A.J. Allmendinger (23), Sting Ray Robb (23), Ryan Briscoe (15), Gil de Ferran (13), Santino Ferrucci (12), Felipe Giaffone (12), James Hinchcliffe (12), Carlos Munoz (12), Alex Barron (10), Charlie Kimball (10), Christian Rasmussen (9), Robert Shwartzman (8), Spencer Pigot (7), JR Hildebrand (6), Callum Ilott (6), Oliver Askew (4), Kevin Cogan (4), Sage Karam (4), Kyle Larson (4), Jack Harvey (3), Scott Sharp (3), Rubens Barrichello (2), David Malukas (2) Chevrolet Team Laps Led – Team Penske (1019), Newman Haas Racing (325), ECR (306), Chip Ganassi Racing (179), Arrow McLaren (168), Patrick Racing (158), Andretti Global (140), Dreyer & Reinbold Racing (85), A.J. Foyt Racing (56), Galles Racing (56), KV Racing Technology (43), Doug Shierson Racing (37), Kraco Enterprises (35), Mo Nunn Racing (35), Juncos Hollinger Racing (18), King Motorsports (15), Prema Racing (8), Blair Racing (7), Kelley Racing (4), Team Cheever (3) Oldsmobile Laps Led – 996 Oldsmobile Driver Laps Led: Juan Montoya (167), Arie Luyendyk (129), Greg Ray (116), Kenny Brack (89), Tony Stewart (78), Eddie Cheever, Jr. (76), Helio Castroneves (52), Jeff Ward (52), Robby Gordon (50), John Paul, Jr. (39), Mark Dismore (29), Gil de Ferran (27), Buddy Lazier (27), Michael Andretti (16), Robbie Buhl (16), Billy Boat (13), Jimmy Vasser (5), Buzz Calkins (4), Sam Schmidt (4), Davey Hamilton (3), Scott Goodyear (2), Robbie McGehee (2) Oldsmobile Team Laps Led : Team Menard (207), Chip Ganassi Racing (185), Treadway Racing (137), Team Cheever (125), A.J. Foyt Racing (124), Team Penske (79), Team Pelfrey (39), Kelley Racing (29), Hemelgarn Racing (27), Genoa Racing (18), Team Green (16), Bradley Racing (4), Nienhouse Motorsports (3), Pagan Racing (3) Buick Laps Led – 14 Buick Driver Laps Led: Jim Crawford (8), Al Unser (4), Scott Brayton (1), Stephane Gregoire (1) Buick Team Laps Led: King Motorsports (8), Team Menard (4), Brayton Engineering (1), Formula Project (1) Manufacturer History at the Indianapolis 500 Wins (with competition)  27 – Offenhauser (1976, 1975, 1974, 1973, 1972, 1968, 1964, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1952, 1951, 1950, 1949, 1948, 1947, 1941, 1937, 1935)18 – General Motors 13 – Chevrolet (2024, 2023, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2013, 2002, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988)12 – Miller (1938, 1936, 1934, 1933, 1932, 1931, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1926, 1923, 1922)10 – Honda (2025, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2005, 2004)10 – Cosworth (1987, 1986, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978)8 – Ford (1996, 1995, 1971, 1970, 1969, 1967, 1965)5 – Oldsmobile (2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997)3 – Duesenberg (1927, 1925, 19243 – Peugeot (1919, 1918, 1913)2 – Mercedes (1994, 19152 – Maserati (1940, 1939)2 – Frontenac (1921, 1920)1 – Toyota (2003)1 – Foyt (19771 – Sparks (1946)1 – Delage (1914)1 – National (1912)1 – Marmon (1911)  Earned Poles (with competition) 23 – General Motors18 – Offenhauser (1976, 1973, 1972, 1971, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1950, 1946, 1937)14 – Miller (1938, 1935, 1934, 1933, 1932, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1927, 1926, 1925, 1924, 1923, 1922)14 – Chevrolet (2025, 2024, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2002, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987)9 – Cosworth (1986, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1977)9 – Honda (2026, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2016, 2005, 2004)7 – Ford (1993, 1970, 1969, 1967, 1966, 1965, 1964)5 – Oldsmobile (2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997)4 – Buick (1996, 1995, 1992, 1985)3 – Ballot (1921, 1920, 1919)2 – Foyt (1975, 1974)2 – Novi (1951, 1949)2 – Winfield (1948, 1940)2 – Maserati (1947, 1941)2 – Sparks (1939, 1936)2 – Wisconsin (1912, 1911)1 – Toyota (2003)1 – Mercedes (1994)1 – Pratt & Whitney (1968)1 – Cummins (1952)1 – Studebaker (1931)1 – Peugeot (1916)1 – Stutz (1915)1 – Sunbeam (1914)1 – Mercer (1913)

CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway ovalSpeedway, IndianaMedia DayMay 21, 2026 Row 11 – Sting Ray Robb, Caio Collet and Jack Harvey THE MODERATOR: Good morning, everyone. Welcome to Indianapolis 500 Media Day. Changing up the vibe a little bit up here. Maybe loosening things up a little bit. We’ll see what kind of conversations we get out of all this as we roll through the 11 rows of three.One exception. Graham Rahal’s golf outing is happening. So Graham and Mick Schumacher will join us at the end of the day today.We’ll work our way up through the field. Starting with row 11, starting 33rd, making his ninth appearance in the 500, a rising star in American Motorsports, driving the No. 24 DRR INVST Chevrolet for Dreyer & Reinbold, please welcome Jack Harvey.Starting 32nd, a rookie making big waves this month driving the No. 4 — you pronounce it. Combitrans Amazonian Chevrolet, for AJ Foyt Enterprises, Caio Collet.Starting 31st, making his fourth Indy 500 appearance, driver of the No. 77 Juncos Hollinger Goodheart Chevrolet, it’s Sting Ray Robb.It’s Media Day today. You’ve got a lot of interviews in front of you. At what point do you get talked out of the Indy 500? STING RAY ROBB: I don’t think Jack’s ever going to get talked out. THE MODERATOR: That’s a good point. This is a special race, right? Hopefully the weather holds off. See how it all plays out. All of you looking forward to getting going tomorrow and then on Sunday? JACK HARVEY: Absolutely. It’s the biggest race in the world, certainly one of. It’s the only one I’m scheduled to do really. I mean, it’s not that funny — it’s funny, but it’s not that funny. I think what it gives me is I don’t mind doing all of the media stuff actually. Every sponsor event, every media event, interview — I’ve been milking this day for as long as I can.I’m trying to extend the Indy 500 into the week of Detroit as long as I can.STING RAY ROBB: Careful what you wish for. The weather is not quite –JACK HARVEY: I’ll do it on Thursday, I don’t care. We have to extend this month as long as we can. THE MODERATOR: I understand. Before you get back to your real life or your real job or whatever.JACK HARVEY: I was just talking about that. That’s fun too. THE MODERATOR: Caio, your car is really fast. I know you’re looking forward to Sunday.CAIO COLLET: Of course. We have a really fast car. I think we had a good month. My team worked really hard this month for me, and I was comfortable with the first laps. It was a little bit of a setback qualifying, but I think we have a fast car and a long race ahead. THE MODERATOR: Sting Ray, qualifying, just watching you throttle and up, it was kind of a handful on qualifying. You only had one shot at it, but you made it through cleanly, right?STING RAY ROBB: Yeah, I mean, clean is a — yeah – THE MODERATOR: A couple of squirrely moments out there?STING RAY ROBB: Yeah, it was disappointing. With the car setup we have, we know we have a fast race car. We had to take a risk in qualifying, running no strakes like the rest of the field it seemed like. That was a bit of a mistake, hindsight. I think that Rinus, it really paid out for him, just with the conditions being right and the time of day and being one of the first cars to go out. The track temp went up, ambient temp went up. We just didn’t have it.It’s frustrating. I know we have a good race car. Where we’re starting is not indicative where we’re going to finish by any means. THE MODERATOR: You give it a “Whew” when he talked about no strakes?JACK HARVEY: I did. Sting Ray is crazy. I felt bad for everyone in the 24, but I thought Caio has done an amazing job from the open test to the way he qualified.I was bummed for us, but I was bummed for you too. I think you’ve done awesome this month.CAIO COLLET: Thank you.JACK HARVEY: And Sting Ray, I love this guy. He’s growing a mustache. I don’t know if you guys can see it where you are. THE MODERATOR: Are you growing a mustache?STING RAY ROBB: It’s a little dirt on my lip. I apologize to anyone who had to see it. The whole 77 crew decided to do it for the month of May. I tried to join the vibe. I should have started in January. THE MODERATOR: Nice of you to admit that. We’ll open it up for questions.Q. Jack, this one is sort of for you, looking at the conditions we’ve had so far this past week, like Thursday when we got here last week, it was hot. Sunday was very hot. We complained of being sunburnt. Now almost like an English summer’s day out here.JACK HARVEY: It’s beautiful outside. Q. Absolutely freezing. How much is that going to impact how you set the car up for Carb Day knowing it could be different again come race day?JACK HARVEY: Our plan right now is to go out how we finished on Monday, truthfully. It’s so difficult to try and predict where the track might be just from a temperature stance, but also now with so much rain, how much grip may or may not be on the track as well.We’re going to limit those variables, go with what we know at least what works on Monday. I thought we were pretty quick, and we could dice a decent amount. So that’s good.I think we tried to not be too smart in this moment and go with what we knew and adapt on Carb Day if we get it in. Q. I’ve been going on and on about this, but this goes for one of you guys. How much does the tailwind impact getting into the corners?CAIO COLLET: It’s a different car when you have wind. When you have back wind, it’s completely different. Like qualifying, for example, 1 and 4 felt really, really good, like you’re driving with 100 kilos more of force. Then you go to 2 and 3 with the back wind, it’s like the rear wing is off. It’s completely different. It’s really nice to adapt for the teams with the conditions. You need to nail what you have and especially with the tools, you need to be proactive. So it’s cool. Q. Caio, as a rookie, is this month what you expected it to be, or have there been some big surprises you weren’t expecting coming into this month with all the different activities, festivities, and different things you’ve had to do as first timer here?CAIO COLLET: I don’t think you can understand how big is the race until you actually do it and until you actually start to be a part of it.Last year was my first time watching and being here during the month, but when you’re actually driving, like the atmosphere of the team, it’s really impressive, the fans that you get in front of the garage. Then when you go and drive your car up to pit lane like on fast Friday and qualifying, they start to cheer you on, the fans. It’s really awesome to be part of this.I don’t think you understand how big is the race until you are actually in it. It’s really impressive. THE MODERATOR: Sting Ray, you want to add to that?STING RAY ROBB: Yeah, as a rookie, it’s intimidating. 2023 is where it was back to full capacity. I’d been there in 2021 and 2022, and as a fan, seeing the half full stands, it was like, oh, yeah, it’s a big event, right? Show up in 2023, and I had to put my blockers on because I was like this is overwhelming.Especially when you do the driver introductions on race day. I remember looking up at the crowd and seeing everyone there, and the track seems smaller on race day. Going down to turn 1 when the first race starts, it’s like a half width track it feels like. And you’re three wide, so it definitely doesn’t help things. It’s definitely a fun month to be a rookie at. Q. Jack, you lost, what, two rows worth of spots, I think, with the penalty and all. Does that change your attitude towards the start at all or the strategy at the start of the race at all or not?JACK HARVEY: I was pretty bummed with that qualifying run. We had an issue with our fifth gear. Down the back straight, we were hitting the top speed we wanted to. Going into turn 1, we were missing like 5 miles an hour.Generally I was bummed, realistically going from 29th to 33rd, more so as a pride thing. I was really trying to avoid the last row party, in all fairness, done that disco dance a couple times. Really more so bummed because I thought we had a car capable of being in the top 12.To answer your actual question, no, doesn’t change anything about our strategy, how we’re going to be at the start. I know we’re going to go forward. To be honest, I think it hurts me the most, when I said it to Caio, you couldn’t even write the speeds down here, Dave? No time, no speed. That’s savage. THE MODERATOR: It was late at night when we did it. We ran out of time.STING RAY ROBB: Unfortunately for Jack here, the last time we were at a last row party was together. We’ve got to agree to not do this again.JACK HARVEY: Here we are doing it again. I don’t know if I’m the problem or you’re the problem.STING RAY ROBB: Yes, team effort here. THE MODERATOR: You brought a plus one. It’s good. Last row party is tonight, by the way.Q. I’ve got one for Sting Ray. You spoke after qualifying the potential that the run had to perhaps dent the confidence in the race car as well. Did you manage to find anything back on Monday and help you get more comfortable with the car?STING RAY ROBB: Monday was great. I felt like we could race pretty well. Felt like we had a decent pace. We put the strakes back on like a normal person would. The car has natural speed, sucks up well on the straights. Trying to find the balance in the turn was good once we had the downforce back in the car.We were out of that window on qualifying day. We were too trimmed for the conditions. When you have that, the car is going to do everything you don’t want it to. It’s going to understeer, it’s going to oversteer. Like Caio said with the wind, it’s different every turn.You have to be proactive on your tools, and even when I was proactive with the tools, you get both things in the same turn. It’s pretty frustrating to have a qualifying like that because it does dent your confidence. Only having one shot really screws with your head because you don’t have the chance to go redo it. Q. You’ve had a lot of experience here. You’ve experienced leading the race, but then also having to fight to make the race in 2023. How do you feel about those experiences of dealing with multiple different cars will help you race your way forward?STING RAY ROBB: 2023, I was happy to be inside the 33. When we were in the last row, Bump Day with Jack and Graham, I remember just thinking like, please, Lord, let this happen. I just want to be in the race. I don’t care where I start. We snuck it in.Obviously the race didn’t go to plan because we just really lacked speed, and our balance was really bad.2024 was the exact contrast. We started mid-pack, but I had a great car, great strategy, led laps. I’ve seen both ends of the field, it seems like here, and I know that we have the potential to do well. So I know that in order to get to the front with those experience that’s I’ve had, it’s going to take kind of a long day and a lot of effort and a lot of risk to do that. It’s unfortunate we’re starting in the last row, but it’s not impossible to have a decent day. Q. This one’s for Caio. Sorry about the disqualification, but now that you’re starting in the back row and your car’s really, really good, have you had a lot of practice doing passing out there?CAIO COLLET: I think on Monday, last week as well, we had a little bit of practice. But Monday was when everyone started to drive only with race cars, a lot of fuel and a lot of laps. I think I felt quite comfortable. When you’re behind the pack, it changes a bit, the approach as well, and what we’re doing with the car changes a little bit and the strategy as well with the team.We had to adapt a bit, but hopefully we can do some good strategies, good pit stops, and move forward. Q. Sting Ray, I heard you were one of three drivers who got to coach the Weinermobile driver. Can you talk to me about that experience?STING RAY ROBB: We did that on media day earlier this year, which was a lot of fun. I think there were several drivers that got to do it. I think I’ll be crew chiefing one of the wieniemobiles this year for the Wienie 500. Is that tomorrow? THE MODERATOR: It is tomorrow, yes.JACK HARVEY: Which wienie are you on?STING RAY ROBB: Great question. THE MODERATOR: Are you going to ride along with them?STING RAY ROBB: I wish. Actually, I don’t know how that works. I think I’ll be getting a radio and calling the shots for them. I’ll tell them when to pass. I’ll be their spotter, eyes in the sky or something.JACK HARVEY: Have you got a good reference for how you’re going to do this? Wienie jokes, I’m clearly talking about.STING RAY ROBB: I’ll be fine. Don’t worry about it.JACK HARVEY: Could you give us one?STING RAY ROBB: No.JACK HARVEY: Please.STING RAY ROBB: I think the jokes write themselves. You’ve just got to watch how it plays out, and then it’s great. THE MODERATOR: You want to “relish” that opportunity, I guess.JACK HARVEY: That was good, Dave. Nice. You’re good at this stuff. Q. It’s good that you “mustard” the courage to get that pun out. For Sting Ray and Jack, you all had the last row party a couple years ago. They gave you a check for the amount of money for the starting positions. Did you keep those checks? Did you cash them? What did you do with them?STING RAY ROBB: I don’t think we get any cash, unfortunately.THE MODERATOR: You get 32 cents, 31 cents, actually. There’s like a big check.JACK HARVEY: I’ve never cashed it. I would feel ridiculous, cashing for 33 cents.Q. I imagine you take the picture on your phone with the big check.JACK HARVEY: I keep the sign and everything. Actually, I think I’ve got the checks somewhere.STING RAY ROBB: I think I do as well. They’re stored away deep in a locker at the very bottom, never to be looked at again hopefully.JACK HARVEY: I was hoping we were going to keep the 3-for-3 jokes going on from the “relish” to the “mustard.” THE MODERATOR: Nothing?STING RAY ROBB: Can’t “catch up,” can you?JACK HARVEY: (Indiscernible) I don’t know.STING RAY ROBB: It was a ketchup joke, I’m sorry.JACK HARVEY: Did I miss that one then?STING RAY ROBB: I’ll work on it. This is practice for tomorrow. THE MODERATOR: Guys, thanks a lot. We’ll get you back on your way.Once again, Jack Harvey, Caio Collet, Sting Ray Robb. Good luck tomorrow and certainly on Sunday.

Chevrolet History at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval General Motors Wins – 18 Chevrolet Wins – 13 2024 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2023 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2019 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske2018 – Will Power – Team Penske2015 – Juan Montoya – Team Penske2013 – Tony Kanaan – KV Racing Technology-SH Racing2002 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske1993 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Team Penske1992 – Al Unser, Jr. – Galles/Kraco1991 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1990 – Arie Luyendyk – Doug Shierson Racing1989 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Patrick Racing1988 – Rick Mears – Team Penske Oldsmobile Wins – 5  2001 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske2000 – Juan Montoya – Chip Ganassi Racing1999 – Kenny Brack – A.J. Foyt Racing1998 – Eddie Cheever, Jr. – Team Cheever1997 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing General Motors Poles – 20 Chevrolet Poles – 14 2025 – Robert Shwartzman – PREMA Racing2024 – Scott McLaughlin – Team Penske2019 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske2018 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2015 – Scott Dixon – Chip Ganassi Racing2014 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2013 – Ed Carpenter – Ed Carpenter Racing2012 – Ryan Briscoe – Team Penske2002 – Bruno Junqueira – Chip Ganassi Racing1991 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1990 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Team Penske1989 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1988 – Rick Mears – Team Penske1987 – Mario Andretti – Newman Haas Racing Oldsmobile Poles – 5 2001 – Scott Sharp – Kelley Racing2000 – Greg Ray – Team Menard1999 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing1998 – Billy Boat – A.J. Foyt Racing1997 – Arie Luyendyk – Treadway Racing Buick Poles – 1 1992 – Roberto Guerrero – King Motorsports General Motors Podiums – 54 Chevrolet Podiums – 38 Chevrolet Driver Podiums – Emerson Fittipaldi (4), Helio Castroneves (3), Josef Newgarden (3), Pato O’Ward (3), Tony Kanaan (2), Arie Luyendyk (2), Rick Mears (2), Simon Pagenaud (2), Will Power (2), Al Unser Jr. (2), Michael Andretti (1), Ed Carpenter (1), Santino Ferrucci (1),Felipe Giaffone (1), Scott Goodyear (1), Ryan Hunter-Reay (1), Charlie Kimball (1), David Malukas (1), Juan Montoya (1), Carlos Munoz (1), Bob Rahal (1), Paul Tracy (1), Al Unser (1) Chevrolet Team Podiums –  Team Penske (15), Arrow McLaren (3), A.J. Foyt Racing (2), Andretti Global (2), ECR (2), Galles Racing (2), KV Racing Technology (2), Patrick Racing (2), Chip Ganassi Racing (1), Doug Shierson Racing (1), Granatelli Racing (1), Kraco Enterprises (1), Mo Nunn Racing (1), Newman Haas Racing (1), Team Green (1), Walker Racing (1) Oldsmobile – 15  Oldsmobile Driver Podiums – Buddy Lazier (2), Jeff Ward (2), Michael Andretti (1), Billy Boat (1), Kenny Brack (1), Helio Castroneves (1), Eddie Cheever, Jr. (1), Gil de Ferran (1), Scott Goodyear (1), Steve Knapp (1), Arie Luyendyk (1), Juan Montoya (1), Eliseo Salazar (1) Oldsmobile Team Podiums – A.J. Foyt (3), Hemelgarn Racing (2), Team Cheever (2), Team Penske (2), Treadway Racing (2), Chip Ganassi Racing (1), ISM Racing (1), Team Green (1), Pagan Racing (1) Buick – 1 Buick Driver Podiums – Al Unser (1) Buick Team Podiums – Team Menard (1) General Motors Laps Led – 3709 Chevrolet Laps Led – 2699 Chevrolet Driver Laps Led – Emerson Fittipaldi (348), Mario Andretti (193), Simon Pagenaud (169), Ed Carpenter (144), Will Power (140), Tony Kanaan (133), Michael Andretti (132), Rick Mears (119), Helio Castroneves (98), Pato O’Ward (96), Danny Sullivan (95), Marco Andretti (90), Scott Dixon (87), Conor Daly (82), Josef Newgarden (69), Rinus VeeKay (65), Scott McLaughlin (64), Al Unser Jr. (52), Felix Rosenqvist (47), Arie Luyendyk (37), Bob Rahal (36), Bruno Junqueira (32), Alexander Rossi (30), Al Unser (27), Juan Montoya (26), A.J. Allmendinger (23), Sting Ray Robb (23), Ryan Briscoe (15), Gil de Ferran (13), Santino Ferrucci (12), Felipe Giaffone (12), James Hinchcliffe (12), Carlos Munoz (12), Alex Barron (10), Charlie Kimball (10), Christian Rasmussen (9), Robert Shwartzman (8), Spencer Pigot (7), JR Hildebrand (6), Callum Ilott (6), Oliver Askew (4), Kevin Cogan (4), Sage Karam (4), Kyle Larson (4), Jack Harvey (3), Scott Sharp (3), Rubens Barrichello (2), David Malukas (2) Chevrolet Team Laps Led – Team Penske (1019), Newman Haas Racing (325), ECR (306), Chip Ganassi Racing (179), Arrow McLaren (168), Patrick Racing (158), Andretti Global (140), Dreyer & Reinbold Racing (85), A.J. Foyt Racing (56), Galles Racing (56), KV Racing Technology (43), Doug Shierson Racing (37), Kraco Enterprises (35), Mo Nunn Racing (35), Juncos Hollinger Racing (18), King Motorsports (15), Prema Racing (8), Blair Racing (7), Kelley Racing (4), Team Cheever (3) Oldsmobile Laps Led – 996 Oldsmobile Driver Laps Led: Juan Montoya (167), Arie Luyendyk (129), Greg Ray (116), Kenny Brack (89), Tony Stewart (78), Eddie Cheever, Jr. (76), Helio Castroneves (52), Jeff Ward (52), Robby Gordon (50), John Paul, Jr. (39), Mark Dismore (29), Gil de Ferran (27), Buddy Lazier (27), Michael Andretti (16), Robbie Buhl (16), Billy Boat (13), Jimmy Vasser (5), Buzz Calkins (4), Sam Schmidt (4), Davey Hamilton (3), Scott Goodyear (2), Robbie McGehee (2) Oldsmobile Team Laps Led : Team Menard (207), Chip Ganassi Racing (185), Treadway Racing (137), Team Cheever (125), A.J. Foyt Racing (124), Team Penske (79), Team Pelfrey (39), Kelley Racing (29), Hemelgarn Racing (27), Genoa Racing (18), Team Green (16), Bradley Racing (4), Nienhouse Motorsports (3), Pagan Racing (3) Buick Laps Led – 14 Buick Driver Laps Led: Jim Crawford (8), Al Unser (4), Scott Brayton (1), Stephane Gregoire (1) Buick Team Laps Led: King Motorsports (8), Team Menard (4), Brayton Engineering (1), Formula Project (1) Manufacturer History at the Indianapolis 500 Wins (with competition)  27 – Offenhauser (1976, 1975, 1974, 1973, 1972, 1968, 1964, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1952, 1951, 1950, 1949, 1948, 1947, 1941, 1937, 1935)18 – General Motors 13 – Chevrolet (2024, 2023, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2013, 2002, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988)12 – Miller (1938, 1936, 1934, 1933, 1932, 1931, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1926, 1923, 1922)10 – Honda (2025, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2005, 2004)10 – Cosworth (1987, 1986, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978)8 – Ford (1996, 1995, 1971, 1970, 1969, 1967, 1965)5 – Oldsmobile (2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997)3 – Duesenberg (1927, 1925, 19243 – Peugeot (1919, 1918, 1913)2 – Mercedes (1994, 19152 – Maserati (1940, 1939)2 – Frontenac (1921, 1920)1 – Toyota (2003)1 – Foyt (19771 – Sparks (1946)1 – Delage (1914)1 – National (1912)1 – Marmon (1911)  Earned Poles (with competition) 23 – General Motors18 – Offenhauser (1976, 1973, 1972, 1971, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1950, 1946, 1937)14 – Miller (1938, 1935, 1934, 1933, 1932, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1927, 1926, 1925, 1924, 1923, 1922)14 – Chevrolet (2025, 2024, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2002, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987)9 – Cosworth (1986, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1977)9 – Honda (2026, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2016, 2005, 2004)7 – Ford (1993, 1970, 1969, 1967, 1966, 1965, 1964)5 – Oldsmobile (2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997)4 – Buick (1996, 1995, 1992, 1985)3 – Ballot (1921, 1920, 1919)2 – Foyt (1975, 1974)2 – Novi (1951, 1949)2 – Winfield (1948, 1940)2 – Maserati (1947, 1941)2 – Sparks (1939, 1936)2 – Wisconsin (1912, 1911)1 – Toyota (2003)1 – Mercedes (1994)1 – Pratt & Whitney (1968)1 – Cummins (1952)1 – Studebaker (1931)1 – Peugeot (1916)1 – Stutz (1915)1 – Sunbeam (1914)1 – Mercer (1913)

ENNIS, TX (May 21, 2026) — Tickets for the Stampede of Speed including the Stars of Texas Music Festival and the NHRA Texas Fall Nationals are on sale now. The sixth annual Stampede of Speed, the 10-day family-friendly Texas themed country music festival and NHRA Countdown event, will bring some of the biggest names in music and racing to the Texas Motorplex, October 9-18. Opening weekend will feature the Stars of Texas Music Festival, October 9-11, with a three-day headliner line-up including Aaron Watson (Friday), Brad Paisley (Saturday) and Travis Tritt (Sunday). Beginning on Wednesday, October 14, the biggest names in sportsman and professional NHRA drag racing will begin closing in on the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series world championship and celebrating the 75^th anniversary of the NHRA, with qualifying sessions through Saturday before tens of thousands of fans will be thrilled by final eliminations on Sunday, October 18. Single day and weekend tickets are available now at www.stampedeofspeed.com and there is even a ten-day ticket option that allows fans to join us for all the unforgettable moments of this historic event. 

 
“Our three-day line-up of acts will be a real barnburner for country music fans. You add in the 75^th anniversary of the NHRA with racing legends events and the Countdown and it will be nearly two weeks of incredible entertainment,” said Christie Meyer Johnson, Texas Motorplex co-owner. “The entire family will be able to enjoy multiple days of music or racing. When you look at the value of our full day tickets, we are excited to be offering families a chance to come to Texas Motorplex and not break the bank. When my family built the Texas Motorplex over 40 years ago, we knew we wanted to have a facility that could provide a great entertainment value and that is what we are looking to build on this year.”
 
Last year the Texas Motorplex celebrated 40 years of racing and entertainment and in 2026 the facility is looking to build on its amazing legacy. Fans will be thrilled by the biggest names in drag racing competing for the Mission Foods Drag Racing Series world championships as well as the JEGS All-Star Race and the JEGS Friday Night Live event, October 16. Plans are in the works through the racing events to celebrate and highlight the NHRA’s 75 years of professional drag racing including celebrating Hall of Fame driver and Texas Motorplex track owner Billy Meyer. During the Stampede of Speed fans from across the country will be treated to country music, drag racing, bull riding, a massive beer expo, BBQ contests, vendors and this year’s ten days of speed and music will continue to raise the bar.
 
“Starting with the free cattle drive through downtown Waxahachie on Friday at high noon the Stars of Texas Music Festival will be a true cavalcade of Texas-themed entertainment with bull riding, a beer expo, BBQ contests, drag racing and so much family fun entertainment,” said Meyer Johnson. “Saturday’s and Sunday’s concerts will be capped off with magical lantern releases which is always an emotional moment. Our goal is to make sure that the fans that come from across the country leave with a Texas-size smile on their faces.”
 
Tickets for the Stars of Texas Music Festival and the entire NHRA Texas Fall Nationals Stampede of Speed are on sale now at www.texasmotorplex.com and www.stampedeofspeed.com. 

Event: Coca-Cola 600Date/Time: Sunday, May 24, 2026, 6 p.m. ETLocation: Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North CarolinaLayout: 1.5-Mile OvalTV/Radio: Prime Video, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Charlotte Motor Speedway’s 600 Miles of Remembrance has become a Memorial Day weekend tradition for the NASCAR Cup Series, with each car in the Coca-Cola 600 carrying the name of a fallen service member on its windshield.This year, Josh Berry and the No. 21 eero Ford Mustang Dark Horse team will honor John Calvin Morgan of Fayette County, Georgia, who lost his life on Nov. 29, 1944, during the Battle of Leyte Island, one of the pivotal campaigns in the Pacific during World War II.Morgan grew up in a family of sharecroppers and enlisted in the U.S. Army at age 29. He served with the 184th Infantry, 2nd Battalion Medical Department, where he worked as a medic.In one of his final letters home, Morgan expressed hope that the war would soon end so he could return home to help his family with the harvest. In February 1945, the Morgan family received word that he had been posthumously awarded the Purple Heart in recognition of his service and sacrifice.Five years later, Morgan’s remains were returned home and laid to rest in the family cemetery. While an early monument honoring fallen service members in Fayette County unintentionally omitted his name and several others who served in World War II, a later memorial in a county park corrected those oversights.Now, more than 80 years later, Morgan’s legacy will be recognized at Charlotte Motor Speedway, where his sister, niece and several members of his family are expected to attend the race weekend.For Berry and the No. 21 eero team, NASCAR’s longest race also presents an opportunity to regain momentum after a challenging stretch on intermediate tracks.“We’ve certainly had our troubles,” Berry said in a recent interview. “Intermediate tracks have been our biggest disappointment.”Ironically, it wasn’t that long ago that intermediate tracks were among the team’s stronger tracks.“The focus is to get back to that performance level as quickly as possible,” Berry said. “I feel good about the relationship with [crew chief] Miles [Stanley]. We’re working hard to get performance back where we want.“It’s tough in this sport. It’s all about learning and moving forward.”Practice for the Coca-Cola 600 is scheduled for Saturday at 1:30 p.m. ET, followed by qualifying at 2:40 p.m. ET.Sunday’s 400-lap, 600-mile race is scheduled to begin shortly after 6 p.m. ET, with Stage 1 concluding at Lap 100, Stage 2 at Lap 200 and Stage 3 at Lap 300.Prime Video will carry television coverage throughout the weekend.

Josh BerryAge: 35 (Oct. 22, 1990)Hometown: Hendersonville, TennesseeCrew Chief: Miles StanleyIG: @joshberry88X: @joshberry