| CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES Bommarito Automotive Group 5001.25-mile, four turn oval Madison, Illinois Saturday Qualifying Report June 6, 2026 MADISON, Illinois (June 6, 2026) – David Malukas, the top qualifying Chevrolet-powered driver, will start on the front row for the fourth time in the first nine races of the season. The 24-year-old driver of the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet averaged 173.244mph over two laps of the 1.25-mile, four-turn oval. His teammates, Scott McLaughlin in the No. 3 DEX Team Penske Chevrolet and Josef Newgarden in the No. 2 Astemo Team Penske Chevrolet, along with Pato O’Ward in the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet and Alexander Rossi in the No. 20 ECR Java House Chevrolet, made it five Team Chevy drivers in the top ten. O’Ward was the quickest driver in the lone 60-minute practice session before qualifying, with a late lap at 172.696mph, which was almost four-tenths of a mile per hour better than the next best driver. Malukas, Rossi, and McLaughlin were also in the top ten. O’Ward also had the quickest trap speed into Turn 3 at 182.709mph. Bommarito Automotive Group 500 qualifying results  What They’re Saying – Qualifying – Bommarito Automotive Group 500 David Malukas, No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet qualified 2nd:“It was incredible. That car was perfect. Obviously, there was so much of a guessing game from practice one with temperatures, with this new tire compound, all of that, and where we wanted to put the car, and this team got it right where it needed to be. I made a mistake on a lap. I got a little bit too excited going into turn one, so lap two was a little bit down. So, hopefully, it’s enough to keep it, but either way, we’re here with the front row start at this amazing track, so really good job to this Team Penske Verizon Chevy team.” Scott McLaughlin, No. 3 DEX Team Penske Chevrolet qualified 5th:“It was a good run. I think these guys are going to probably go a little bit quicker, as the track gets a little bit faster, but really solid there, and the DEX Energy in Chevy looks great. I love it. I hope the fans like it, too, because it’s my favorite livery of all the time.” Josef Newgarden, No. 2 Astemo Team Penske Chevrolet qualified 8th:“We definitely have something we can work with. The team’s doing a great job. Excited for the race, excited to get the highline in tonight and see, what kind of show we can produce for tomorrow night. It’s pretty gripped up out there. It’s warm, but we’re got a little less power than last year, less downforce. So, it’s a different configuration. We will see how it races. I don’t think anyone’s got an answer for you, but it feels gripped up for how hot it is.” Pato O’Ward, No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet qualified 9th: Alexander Rossi, No. 20 ECR Java House Chevrolet qualified 10th:“It was good. It’s tricky with the wind conditions and the higher track temperatures than this morning. But the ECR cars have been phenomenal on short ovals for the past year-ish. So, I knew I had a good package. It was just about going out there and executing.” Rinus VeeKay, No. 76 Juncos Hollinger Chevrolet qualified 13th:“It was a good run. We had a good car this morning. I never did a quali run. We did a baseline run this morning, then crashed. So, I had a bit more grip than I thought I was going have today, and the car was set up perfectly, so great job by the team. Confidence wasn’t really hurt by this morning, so just happy to get it over with. Getting qualifying done and knowing that the car was good.” Santino Ferrucci, No. 14 Homes For Our Troops Chevrolet qualified 15th:“I’m really happy with the car. I think the Homes For Our Troops Chevrolet is really quick. Obviously, I think it’s a bit of a bummer with the weather right now, because it’s just getting cooler and cooler, and so everybody’s just gonna go faster and faster. Nothing we can do about that.“I’ve been off the back here before and finished in the top five. This race, it’s so long, it’s kind of chaotic, you can definitely pass, and there’s multiple lanes, but having a good qualifying, is just helpful for when we go to Road America too, for pit box selection. It’s got more consequences moving forward than it does tomorrow.” Christian Lundgaard, No. 7 VELO Arrow McLaren Chevrolet qualified 16th: Christian Rasmussen, No. 21 Splenda Chevrolet qualified 19th:“I’m not very happy with my qualifying run there. I think we kind of missed the balance in qualifying. Just way too tight in one end and on the looser side, and the other end. So, it was just frustrating run because I think we had a better car in P1 than we did in qualifying. So, we just didn’t really improve, whether that be conditions or our changes, I don’t know. But we have shown that we can come from the back. We didn’t have a great qualifying here last year, either, but we’re still finished on the podium, so I’m excited to see what we can do in the race. But, coming in with a contract, extension is very nice. A little bit of security for the next couple of years, and I know where I’m going to be, which is nice. We’ll just keep improving, keep getting better as a team. We need to sort out these qualifying. That’s first on my list.” Caio Collet, No. 4 Combitrans Amazonia Chevrolet qualified 20th:“I think the car was much better than what I expected to be, to be honest, and I didn’t extract really the potential of it. Did a small mistake in my first lap. The second lap was decent, but I missed quite a bit in the first lap. But I think we have a good solid baseline. “Last year (some of) the guys had a really good race starting from the back. Santino, last year he had a rough qualifying and finished in the top five. So here it’s a race that if you have a good car and a good clean strategy, you can really move forward, and hopefully we can improve a couple of things in the car and move forward tomorrow.” Nolan Siegel, No. 6 Deloitte Arrow McLaren Chevrolet qualified 22nd: Sting Ray Robb, No. 77 Juncos Hollinger – Goodheart Chevrolet qualified 25th:“It’s tricky conditions out there. The balance didn’t feel too bad. It just felt like overall grip. We were missing it a little bit for some reason. So, it’s a bit odd. I don’t know why we lack so much pace, but, disappointing. I think it’s very hot. And this track is ever evolving in a day like this where we’re so limited on track time coming into it. I think that we were just, or I was, just expecting a little bit more than that.”Tune-In Guide Saturday, June 7Bommarito Automotive Group 500 (260 laps)– 9pm (ET)/8pm (CT)/7pm (MT)/6pm (PT) – FOX/INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218 |
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| Plant Visit Christian Rasmussen, the driver of the No. 21 Splenda Chevrolet, made a 45-minute drive west into Missouri on Friday morning to visit Wentzville Assembly. The 4.2-million-square-foot General Motors plant builds mid-size pickup trucks (Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon) and full-size vans (Chevrolet Express and GMC Safari). The ECR driver, who had his first career podium at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway last year, took part in a tour of the plant, stopping along the way to snap pictures with and sign autographs for the plant employees. As part of the visit, 10 lucky employees had the chance to eat lunch with the Chevrolet-powered driver before the Danish driver met with leadership. Built in 1983, Wentzville Assembly employs 4,500 and, as part of the program between the track, Chevrolet and INDYCAR, has distributed 2,500 tickets across the two-day Bommarito Automotive Group 500 for employees and their families to enjoy the event. |
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| An all-Chevrolet podium of Pato O’Ward (Arrow McLaren), Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) and Will Power (Team Penske) celebrate at World Wide Technology Raceway At Gateway in 2021. |
| CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIESBommarito Automotive Group 5001.25-mile, four turn ovalMadison, IllinoisSaturday Qualifying ReportJune 6, 2026 MADISON, Illinois (June 6, 2026) – David Malukas, the top qualifying Chevrolet-powered driver, will start on the front row for the fourth time in the first nine races of the season. The 24-year-old driver of the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet averaged 173.244mph over two laps of the 1.25-mile, four-turn oval. His teammates, Scott McLaughlin in the No. 3 DEX Team Penske Chevrolet and Josef Newgarden in the No. 2 Astemo Team Penske Chevrolet, along with Pato O’Ward in the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet and Alexander Rossi in the No. 20 ECR Java House Chevrolet, made it five Team Chevy drivers in the top ten. O’Ward was the quickest driver in the lone 60-minute practice session before qualifying, with a late lap at 172.696mph, which was almost four-tenths of a mile per hour better than the next best driver. Malukas, Rossi, and McLaughlin were also in the top ten. O’Ward also had the quickest trap speed into Turn 3 at 182.709mph. Bommarito Automotive Group 500 qualifying results What They’re Saying – Qualifying – Bommarito Automotive Group 500 David Malukas, No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet qualified 2nd:“It was incredible. That car was perfect. Obviously, there was so much of a guessing game from practice one with temperatures, with this new tire compound, all of that, and where we wanted to put the car, and this team got it right where it needed to be. I made a mistake on a lap. I got a little bit too excited going into turn one, so lap two was a little bit down. So, hopefully, it’s enough to keep it, but either way, we’re here with the front row start at this amazing track, so really good job to this Team Penske Verizon Chevy team.” Scott McLaughlin, No. 3 DEX Team Penske Chevrolet qualified 5th:“It was a good run. I think these guys are going to probably go a little bit quicker, as the track gets a little bit faster, but really solid there, and the DEX Energy in Chevy looks great. I love it. I hope the fans like it, too, because it’s my favorite livery of all the time.” Josef Newgarden, No. 2 Astemo Team Penske Chevrolet qualified 8th:“We definitely have something we can work with. The team’s doing a great job. Excited for the race, excited to get the highline in tonight and see, what kind of show we can produce for tomorrow night. It’s pretty gripped up out there. It’s warm, but we’re got a little less power than last year, less downforce. So, it’s a different configuration. We will see how it races. I don’t think anyone’s got an answer for you, but it feels gripped up for how hot it is.” Pato O’Ward, No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet qualified 9th: Alexander Rossi, No. 20 ECR Java House Chevrolet qualified 10th:“It was good. It’s tricky with the wind conditions and the higher track temperatures than this morning. But the ECR cars have been phenomenal on short ovals for the past year-ish. So, I knew I had a good package. It was just about going out there and executing.” Rinus VeeKay, No. 76 Juncos Hollinger Chevrolet qualified 13th:“It was a good run. We had a good car this morning. I never did a quali run. We did a baseline run this morning, then crashed. So, I had a bit more grip than I thought I was going have today, and the car was set up perfectly, so great job by the team. Confidence wasn’t really hurt by this morning, so just happy to get it over with. Getting qualifying done and knowing that the car was good.” Santino Ferrucci, No. 14 Homes For Our Troops Chevrolet qualified 15th:“I’m really happy with the car. I think the Homes For Our Troops Chevrolet is really quick. Obviously, I think it’s a bit of a bummer with the weather right now, because it’s just getting cooler and cooler, and so everybody’s just gonna go faster and faster. Nothing we can do about that.“I’ve been off the back here before and finished in the top five. This race, it’s so long, it’s kind of chaotic, you can definitely pass, and there’s multiple lanes, but having a good qualifying, is just helpful for when we go to Road America too, for pit box selection. It’s got more consequences moving forward than it does tomorrow.” Christian Lundgaard, No. 7 VELO Arrow McLaren Chevrolet qualified 16th: Christian Rasmussen, No. 21 Splenda Chevrolet qualified 19th:“I’m not very happy with my qualifying run there. I think we kind of missed the balance in qualifying. Just way too tight in one end and on the looser side, and the other end. So, it was just frustrating run because I think we had a better car in P1 than we did in qualifying. So, we just didn’t really improve, whether that be conditions or our changes, I don’t know. But we have shown that we can come from the back. We didn’t have a great qualifying here last year, either, but we’re still finished on the podium, so I’m excited to see what we can do in the race. But, coming in with a contract, extension is very nice. A little bit of security for the next couple of years, and I know where I’m going to be, which is nice. We’ll just keep improving, keep getting better as a team. We need to sort out these qualifying. That’s first on my list.” Caio Collet, No. 4 Combitrans Amazonia Chevrolet qualified 20th:“I think the car was much better than what I expected to be, to be honest, and I didn’t extract really the potential of it. Did a small mistake in my first lap. The second lap was decent, but I missed quite a bit in the first lap. But I think we have a good solid baseline. “Last year (some of) the guys had a really good race starting from the back. Santino, last year he had a rough qualifying and finished in the top five. So here it’s a race that if you have a good car and a good clean strategy, you can really move forward, and hopefully we can improve a couple of things in the car and move forward tomorrow.” Nolan Siegel, No. 6 Deloitte Arrow McLaren Chevrolet qualified 22nd: Sting Ray Robb, No. 77 Juncos Hollinger – Goodheart Chevrolet qualified 25th:“It’s tricky conditions out there. The balance didn’t feel too bad. It just felt like overall grip. We were missing it a little bit for some reason. So, it’s a bit odd. I don’t know why we lack so much pace, but, disappointing. I think it’s very hot. And this track is ever evolving in a day like this where we’re so limited on track time coming into it. I think that we were just, or I was, just expecting a little bit more than that.”Tune-In Guide Saturday, June 7Bommarito Automotive Group 500 (260 laps)– 9pm (ET)/8pm (CT)/7pm (MT)/6pm (PT) – FOX/INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218 |
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| Plant Visit Christian Rasmussen, the driver of the No. 21 Splenda Chevrolet, made a 45-minute drive west into Missouri on Friday morning to visit Wentzville Assembly. The 4.2-million-square-foot General Motors plant builds mid-size pickup trucks (Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon) and full-size vans (Chevrolet Express and GMC Safari). The ECR driver, who had his first career podium at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway last year, took part in a tour of the plant, stopping along the way to snap pictures with and sign autographs for the plant employees. As part of the visit, 10 lucky employees had the chance to eat lunch with the Chevrolet-powered driver before the Danish driver met with leadership. Built in 1983, Wentzville Assembly employs 4,500 and, as part of the program between the track, Chevrolet and INDYCAR, has distributed 2,500 tickets across the two-day Bommarito Automotive Group 500 for employees and their families to enjoy the event. |
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| An all-Chevrolet podium of Pato O’Ward (Arrow McLaren), Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) and Will Power (Team Penske) celebrate at World Wide Technology Raceway At Gateway in 2021. |
| Chevrolet at World Wide Technology Raceway At Gateway General Motors Wins: 8 Chevrolet Wins: 7 2024 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2022 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2021 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2020 Race #2 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2018 – Will Power – Team Penske2017 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2002 – Gil de Ferran – Team Penske Oldsmobile Wins: 1 2001 – Al Unser, Jr. – Galles Racing General Motors Poles: 9 Chevrolet Poles: 8 2025 – Will Power – Team Penske2024 – Scott McLaughlin – Team Penske2023 – Scott McLaughlin – Team Penske2022 – Will Power – Team Penske2021 – Will Power – Team Penske2020 Race #1 – Will Power – Team Penske2019 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2017 – Will Power – Team Penske2002 – Gil de Ferran – Team Penske Oldsmobile Poles: 1 2001 – Sam Hornish – Panther Racing General Motors Podiums: 25 Chevrolet Podiums 22 Chevrolet driver podiums at World Wide Technology Raceway At Gateway: Josef Newgarden (5), Pato O’Ward (5), Scott McLaughlin (3), Will Power (2), Alex Barron (1), Ed Carpenter (1), Helio Castroneves (1), Gil de Ferran (1), Tony Kanaan (1), Simon Pagenaud (1) and Christian Rasmussen (1) Chevrolet team podiums at World Wide Technology Raceway At Gateway: Team Penske (13), Arrow McLaren (5), Ed Carpenter Racing (2), A.J. Foyt Racing (1), Blair Racing (1) Oldsmobile Podiums: 3 Oldsmobile driver podiums at World Wide Technology Raceway At Gateway: Mark Dismore (1), Sam Hornish (1) and Al Unser, Jr. (1). Oldsmobile team podiums at World Wide Technology Raceway At Gateway: Galles Racing (1), Kelley Racing (1), and Panther Racing (1) General Motors Laps Led: 1966 Chevrolet Laps Led: 1801 Chevrolet laps led by driver at World Wide Technology Raceway At Gateway: Josef Newgarden (624), Will Power (450), Pato O’Ward (167), Helio Castroneves (137), Scott McLaughlin (130), Gil de Ferran (81), David Malukas (67), Conor Daly (37), Alex Barron (29), Sebastien Bourdais (18), Simon Pagenaud (14), Alexander Rossi (14), Santino Ferrucci (8), Sting Ray Robb (8), Nolan Siegel (8), Callum Ilott (5), Felipe Giafone (2), Christian Rasmussen (1) and Felix Rosenqvist (1) Chevrolet laps led by team at World Wide Technology Raceway At Gateway: Team Penske (1436), Arrow McLaren (188), A.J. Foyt Racing (101), Juncos Hollinger Racing (36), Blair Racing (29), Prema Racing (5), ECR (3), Mo Nunn Racing (2) and Carlin (1). Oldsmobile Laps Led: 165 Oldsmobile laps led by driver at World Wide Technology Raceway At Gateway: Sam Hornish (81), Al Unser, Jr. (75), Mark Dismore (8), and Airton Dare (1) Oldsmobile laps led by team at World Wide Technology Raceway At Gateway: Panther Racing (81), Galles Racing (75), Kelley Racing (8) and Team Xtreme (1) Manufacturer history at World Wide Technology Raceway At Gateway Wins – General Motors (8)Chevrolet (7) – 2024, 2022, 2021, 2020 R2, 2018, 2017, 2002Honda (5) – 2025, 2023, 2020 R1, 2019, 1998Toyota (2) – 2003, 2000Oldsmobile (1) – 2001Ford (1) – 1999Mercedes (1) – 1997 Earned Poles – 16 (in 2018, the field was set by championship points due to weather)General Motors (9)Chevrolet (8) – 2025, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 R1, 2019, 2017, 2002Honda (2) – 2020 R2, 1999Toyota (2) – 2003, 2000Oldsmobile (1) – 2001Mercedes (1) – 1998Ford (1) – 1997 |