Meet the Field of 33 for 108th Indy 500 - Page 6

The field of thirty-three is set for the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500. Team Penske swept the first row with Scott McLaughlin on pole, Will Power starting second, and Josef Newgarden rounding out the first row. The last time a team swept the first row was Team Penske in 1988 with Rick Mears winning the pole, Danny Sullivan inside of row one, and Al Unser claiming third. Before you head off to the track for Carb Day or race day, it’s time to familiarize yourself with the liveries for the thirty-three drivers.

1. Inside Row 1 – Scott McLaughlin

• Hometown – Christchurch, New Zealand
• Car Name – Pennzoil Team Penske
• Number – 3
• Entrant – Team Penske
• Engine – Chevrolet
• 4 Lap Average – 234.220 mph
• Best Indy 500 Finish – 14th (2023)

2. Middle Row 1 – Will Power

• Hometown – Toowoomba, Australia
• Car Name – Verizon Business Team Penske
• Number – 12
• Entrant – Team Penske
• Engine – Chevrolet
• 4 Lap Average – 233.917 mph
• Best Indy 500 Finish – 1st (2018)

3. Outside Row 1 – Josef Newgarden

• Hometown – Nashville, Tennessee
• Car Name – Shell Powering Progress Team Penske
• Number – 2
• Entrant – Team Penske
• Engine – Chevrolet
• 4 Lap Average – 233.808 mph
• Best Indy 500 Finish – 1st (2023)

4. Inside Row 2 – Alexander Rossi

• Hometown – Nevada City, California
• Car Name – Arrow McLaren
• Number – 7
• Entrant – Arrow McLaren
• Engine – Chevrolet
• 4 Lap Average – 233.090 mph
• Best Indy 500 Finish – 1st (2016)

5. Middle Row 2 – Kyle Larson

• Hometown – Elk Grove, California
• Car Name – Hendrickcars.com Arrow McLaren
• Number – 17
• Entrant – Arrow McLaren & Ryan Hendrick
• Engine – Chevrolet
• 4 Lap Average – 232.846 mph
• Best Indy 500 Finish – TBD (first race)

6. Outside Row 2 – Santino Ferrucci

• Hometown – Woodbury, Connecticut
• Car Name – Home For Our Troops
• Number – 14
• Entrant – A.J. Foyt Enterprises
• Engine – Chevrolet
• 4 Lap Average – 232.692 mpg
• Best Indy 500 Finish – 3rd (2023)

7. Inside Row 3 – Rinus VeeKay

• Hometown – Hoofddorp, Netherlands
• Car Name – askROI
• Number – 21
• Entrant – Ed Carpenter Racing
• Engine – Chevrolet
• 4 Lap Average – 232.610 mpg
• Best Indy 500 Finish – 8th (2021)

8. Middle Row 3 – Pato O'Ward

• Hometown – Monterrey, Mexico
• Car Name – Arrow McLaren 
• Number – 5
• Entrant – Arrow McLaren
• Engine – Chevrolet
• 4 Lap Average – 232.584 mph
• Best Indy 500 Finish – 2nd (2022)

9. Outside Row 3 – Felix Rosenqvist

• Hometown – Varnamo, Sweden
• Car Name – AutoNation/SiriusXM
• Number – 60
• Entrant – Meyer Shank Racing
• Engine – Honda
• 4 Lap Average – 232.305 mph
• Best Indy 500 Finish – 4th (2022)

10. Inside Row 4 – Takuma Sato

• Hometown – Tokyo, Japan
• Car Name – AMADA
• Number – 75
• Entrant – Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
• Engine – Honda
• 4 Lap Average – 232.171 
• Best Indy 500 Finish – 1st (2017, 2020)

11. Middle Row 4 – Kyle Kirkwood

• Hometown – Jupiter, Florida
• Car Name – AutoNation
• Number – 27
• Entrant – Andretti Global
• Engine – Honda
• 4 Lap Average – 230.993 mph
• Best Indy 500 Finish – 17th (2022)

12. Outside Row 4 – Ryan Hunter-Reay

• Hometown – Fort Lauderdale, Florida
• Car Name – DRR-CUSICK MOTORSPORTS
• Number – 23
• Entrant – DRR-CUSICK MOTORSPORTS
• Engine – Chevrolet
• 4 Lap Average – 230.567 mph
• Best Indy 500 Finish – 1st (2014)

13. Inside 5 – Colton Herta

• Hometown – Valencia, California
• Car Name – Gainbridge
• Number – 26
• Entrant – Andretti Global w/ Curb Agajanian
• Engine – Honda
• 4 Lap Average – 232.316 mph
• Best Indy 500 Finish – 8th (2020)

14. Middle Row 5 – Alex Palou

• Hometown – Barcelona, Spain
• Car Name – DHL Chip Ganassi Racing
• Number – 10
• Entrant – Chip Ganassi Racing
• Engine – Honda
• 4 Lap Average – 232.306 mph
• Best Indy 500 Finish – 2nd (2021)

15. Outside Row 5 – Calum Ilott

• Hometown – Cambridge, England
• Car Name – Arrow McLaren 
• Number – 6
• Entrant – Arrow McLaren
• Engine – Chevrolet
• 4 Lap Average – 232.230 mph
• Best Indy 500 Finish – 12th (2023)

16. Inside Row 6 – Marcus Armstrong

• Hometown – Christchurch, New Zealand
• Car Name – Ridgeline Lubricants Chip Ganassi Racing
• Number – 11
• Entrant – Chip Ganassi Racing
• Engine – Honda
• 4 Lap Average – 232.183 mph
• Best Indy 500 Finish – TBD (rookie)

17. Middle Row 6 – Ed Carpenter

• Hometown – Indianapolis, Indiana
• Car Name – Guy Care
• Number – 20
• Entrant – Ed Carpenter Racing
• Engine – Chevrolet
• 4 Lap Average – 232.017 mph
• Best Indy 500 Finish – 2nd (2018)

18. Outside Row 6 – Kyffin Simpson

• Hometown – Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
• Car Name – Journie Rewards Chip Ganassi Racing 
• Number – 4
• Entrant – Chip Ganassi Racing
• Engine – Honda
• 4 Lap Average – 231.948 mph
• Best Indy 500 Finish – TBD (rookie)

19. Inside Row 7 – Marco Andretti

• Hometown – Nazareth, Pennsylvania
• Car Name – MAPEI/Curb
• Number – 98
• Entrant – Andretti Herta w/ Marco & Curb-Agajanian
• Engine – Honda
• 4 Lap Average – 231.890 mph
• Best Indy 500 Finish – 2nd (2006)

20. Middle Row 7 – Helio Castroneves

• Hometown – Sao Paulo, Brazil
• Car Name – Cliffs
• Number – 06
• Entrant – Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian
• Engine – Honda
• 4 Lap Average – 231.871 mph
• Best Indy 500 Finish – 1st (2001, 2002, 2009, 2021)

21. Outside Row 7 – Scott Dixon

• Hometown – Auckland, New Zealand
• Car Name – PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing 
• Number – 9
• Entrant – Chip Ganassi Racing
• Engine – Honda
• 4 Lap Average – 231.851 mph
• Best Indy 500 Finish – 1st (2008)

22. Inside Row 8 – Agustin Canapino

• Hometown – Arrecifes, Argentina 
• Car Name – Juncos Hollinger Racing
• Number – 78
• Entrant – Juncos Hollinger Racing
• Engine – Chevrolet
• 4 Lap Average – 231.847 mph
• Best Indy 500 Finish – 26th (2203)

23. Middle Row 8 – Sting Ray Robb

• Hometown – Payette, Idaho
• Car Name – Goodheart Vet/Pray.com
• Number – 41
• Entrant – A.J. Foyt Enterprises
• Engine – Chevrolet
• 4 Lap Average – 231.826 mph
• Best Indy 500 Finish – 31st (2023)

24. Outside Row 8 – Christian Rasmussen

• Hometown – Copenhagen, Denmark
• Car Name – Ed Carpenter Racing
• Number – 33
• Entrant – Ed Carpenter Racing
• Engine – Chevrolet
• 4 Lap Average – 231.682 mph
• Best Indy 500 Finish – TBD (rookie)

25. Inside Row 9 – Tom Blomqvist

• Hometown – Cambridge, England
• Car Name – AutoNation/Arctic Wolf
• Number – 66
• Entrant – Meyer Shank Racing
• Engine – Honda
• 4 Lap Average – 231.578 mph 
• Best Indy 500 Finish – TBD (rookie)

26. Middle Row 9 – Romain Grosjean

• Hometown – Geneva, Switzerland
• Car Name – Juncos Hollinger Racing
• Number – 77
• Entrant – Juncos Hollinger Racing
• Engine – Chevrolet
• 4 Lap Average – 231.514 mph
• Best Indy 500 Finish – 30th (2023)

27. Outside Row 9 – Linus Lundqvist

• Hometown – Stockholm, Sweden
• Car Name – American Legion Chip Ganassi Racing
• Number – 8
• Entrant – Chip Ganassi Racing
• Engine – Honda
• 4 Lap Average – 231.506 mph 
• Best Indy 500 Finish – TBD (rookie)

28. Inside Row 10 – Christian Lundgaard

• Hometown – Hedensted, Denmark
• Car Name – Hy-Vee
• Number – 45
• Entrant – Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
• Engine – Honda
• 4 Lap Average – 231.465 mph 
• Best Indy 500 Finish – 18th (2022)

29. Middle Row 10 – Conor Daly

• Hometown – Noblesville, Indiana
• Car Name – DRR-CUSICK MOTORSPORTS
• Number – 24
• Entrant – DRR-CUSICK MOTORSPORTS
• Engine – Chevrolet
• 4 Lap Average – 231.243 mph
• Best Indy 500 Finish – 6th (2022)

30. Outside Row 10 – Pietro Fittipaldi

• Hometown – Miami, Florida
• Car Name – 5-hour ENERGY
• Number – 30
• Entrant – Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
• Engine – Honda
• 4 Lap Average – 231.100 mph
• Best Indy 500 Finish – 25th (2021)

31. Inside Row 11 – Katherine Legge

• Hometown – Guildford, England
• Car Name – e.l.f. Cosmetics
• Number – 51
• Entrant – Dale Coyne Racing with RWR
• Engine – Honda
• 4 Lap Average – 230.092 mph
• Best Indy 500 Finish – 22nd (2012)

32. Middle Row 11 – Marcus Ericsson

• Hometown – Kulma, Sweden
• Car Name – Delaware Life
• Number – 28
• Entrant – Andretti Global
• Engine – Honda
• 4 Lap Average – 230.027 mph
• Best Indy 500 Finish – 1st (2022)

33. Outside Row 12 – Graham Rahal

• Hometown – 
• Car Name – New Albany, Ohio
• Number – 15
• Entrant – Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
• Engine – Honda
• 4 Lap Average – 229.974 mph
• Best Indy 500 Finish – 3rd (2011, 2020)