{"id":14553,"date":"2023-05-25T08:00:55","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T12:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/?p=14553"},"modified":"2023-08-27T08:25:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T12:25:10","slug":"indycar-starting-lineup-for-2023-indianapolis-500","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2023\/05\/25\/indycar-starting-lineup-for-2023-indianapolis-500\/","title":{"rendered":"IndyCar: Starting Lineup for 2023 Indianapolis 500"},"content":{"rendered":"

This Sunday, May 28th is the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500<\/strong>. The 200-lap race will run on the 2.5-mile oval at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway<\/strong>.<\/h3>\n

The starting grid consists of 11 rows of three drivers from this past weekend’s qualifying sessions. Rows 1-2 were locked in after the Fast Six on Sunday<\/a>. Rows 5-10 were set on the 1st day of qualifying this past Saturday and Row 11 was finalized during last chance qualifying Sunday.<\/p>\n

Sitting on the pole is 2021 series champion and current points leader Alex Palou<\/strong>, who set\u00a0the fastest four-lap average in Indianapolis 500 qualifying history at 234.217 MPH.<\/p>\n

Row 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. (10) Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing – 234.217
\n2. (21) Rinus VeeKay, Ed Carpenter Racing – 234.211
\n3. (6) Felix Rosenqvist, Arrow McLaren – 234.114<\/p>\n

Row 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

4. (14) Santino Ferrucci, A.J. Foyt Racing – 233.661
\n5. (5) Pato O’Ward, Arrow McLaren – 233.158
\n6. (9) Scott Dixon (W), Chip Ganassi Racing – 233.151<\/p>\n

Row 3<\/strong><\/p>\n

7. (7) Alexander Rossi (W), Arrow McLaren – 233.110
\n8. (11) Takuma Sato (W), Chip Ganassi Racing – 233.098
\n9. (66) Tony Kanaan (W), Arrow McLaren – 233.076<\/p>\n

Row 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

10. (8) Marcus Ericsson (W), Chip Ganassi Racing – 232.889
\n11. (55) Benjamin Pedersen (R), A.J. Foyt Racing – 232.671
\n12. (12) Will Power (W), Team Penske – 232.635<\/p>\n

Row 5<\/strong><\/p>\n

13. (33) Ed Carpenter, Ed Carpenter Racing – 232.689
\n14. (3) Scott McLaughlin, Team Penske – 232.677
\n15. (27) Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Autosport – 232.662<\/p>\n

Row 6<\/strong><\/p>\n

16. (20) Conor Daly, Ed Carpenter Racing – 232.433
\n17. (2) Josef Newgarden, Team Penske – 232.402
\n18. (23) Ryan Hunter-Reay (W), Dreyer & Reinbold Racing – 232.133<\/p>\n

Row 7<\/strong><\/p>\n

19. (28) Romain Grosjean, Andretti Autosport – 231.997
\n20. (06) Helio Castroneves (W), Meyer Shank Racing – 231.954
\n21. (26) Colton Herta, Andretti Autosport – 231.951<\/p>\n

Row 8<\/strong><\/p>\n

22. (60) Simon Pagenaud (W), Meyer Shank Racing – 231.878
\n23. (18) David Malukas, Dale Coyne Racing – 231.769
\n24. (98) Marco Andretti, Andretti Autosport – 231.682<\/p>\n

Row 9<\/strong><\/p>\n

25. (29) Devlin DeFrancesco, Andretti Autosport – 231.353
\n26. (78) Agustin Canapino (R), Juncos Hollinger Racing- 231.320
\n27. (77) Callum Ilott, Juncos Hollinger Racing – 231.182<\/p>\n

Row 10<\/strong><\/p>\n

28. (50) R.C. Enerson (R), Abel Motorsports – 231.129
\n29. (44) Katherine Legge, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing – 231.070
\n30. (45) Christian Lundgaard, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing – 229.649<\/p>\n

Row 11<\/strong><\/p>\n

31. (51) Sting Ray Robb (R), Dale Coyne Racing – 229.549
\n32. (30) Jack Harvey, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing – 229.166
\n33. (24) Graham Rahal<\/a>, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing – 231.648<\/p>\n

The 107th Indianapolis 500 is scheduled for Sunday, May 28 at 12:45 a.m. ET on NBC.<\/p>\n

UP NEXT:<\/strong> Final Practice – 11:00 a.m. ET, Friday, May 26th<\/p>\n

Featured Image Credit: Chris Owens\/Penske Entertainment<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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