2017 Indianapolis 500

Last updated
101st Indianapolis 500
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis 500
Sanctioning body IndyCar
Season 2017 IndyCar season
DateMay 28, 2017
Winner Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato
Winning team Andretti Autosport
Average speed155.395 mph (250.084 km/h)
Pole position Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon
Pole speed232.164 mph (373.632 km/h)
Fastest qualifier Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon
Rookie of the Year Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso
Most laps led Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton (50)
Pre-race ceremonies
National anthem Bebe Rexha [1]
"Back Home Again in Indiana" Jim Cornelison [2]
Starting command Tony George
Pace car Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport
Pace car driver Jeffrey Dean Morgan
StarterPaul Blevin
Honorary starter Jake Gyllenhaal & Jeff Bauman [3]
TV in the United States
Network ABC
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Scott Goodyear, Eddie Cheever
Nielsen ratings 3.6
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The 2017 Indianapolis 500 (branded as the 101st Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil for sponsorship reasons) was a Verizon IndyCar Series race held on Sunday May 28, 2017, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States. The race was the premier event and the sixth race of the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series season.

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Despite a threatening weather forecast in the days leading up to the event, the race ran its scheduled distance of 200 laps (500 miles) and was won by Japanese driver Takuma Sato of Andretti Autosport. Sato, who also finished on the podium at the 2004 U.S. Grand Prix on the road course at Indianapolis, became the first Asian driver to win the Indianapolis 500. Sato assumed the lead with six laps to go and held off Hélio Castroneves over the final fifteen miles.

Two violent crashes occurred during the month, involving Sébastien Bourdais (during time trials) and Scott Dixon (during the race), respectively. Bourdais suffered a broken pelvis and other injuries, forcing him to sit out the event, while Dixon suffered a minor ankle injury.

Alexander Rossi entered the race as the defending champion. The event also featured Fernando Alonso, the first active Formula One World Championship driver to contest the race since Teo Fabi in 1984. [4] Alonso was voted Rookie of the Year, having led 27 laps before retiring in the closing stages of the race. [5]

The month of May activities formally began on May 13 with the fourth running of the IndyCar Grand Prix on the combined road course. Practice for the Indianapolis 500 began on May 15, and time trials were held on May 20–21. Scott Dixon, the 2008 winner, won the pole position, his third career Indy pole. Dixon's qualifying speed of 232.164 mph (373.632 km/h) was the fastest pole speed since 1996. Carb Day—the traditional final day of practice, as well as the annual Pit Stop Challenge and Indy Lights Freedom 100, were held on May 26. Support races featuring the Road to Indy were also held during the month.

Race background

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a 2.5-mile oval circuit with four turns banked at 9deg. Indianapolis Oval.svg
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a 2.5-mile oval circuit with four turns banked at 9°.

The 2017 race was the third and final year contested with the Chevrolet and Honda aero kits outfitted to the Dallara DW12 chassis. Beginning in 2018, all DW12 chassis were outfitted with a universal bodywork kit. [6] Furthermore, a development freeze was implemented for 2017, and all aero kits had to adhere to the established specifications carried over from 2016.

Among the major offseason moves, Chip Ganassi Racing switched engine manufactures from Chevrolet to Honda. Conversely, A. J. Foyt Enterprises switched from Honda to Chevrolet. KV Racing Technology, who won the 2013 race with driver Tony Kanaan, was sold to Juncos Racing, an established team in the ladder system, scheduled to make its debut at the Indianapolis 500. After losing his seat at KV Racing, Sébastien Bourdais subsequently signed with Dale Coyne Racing. Among the other high-profile moves, Josef Newgarden departed Ed Carpenter Racing and joined Team Penske.

Regulations and rule changes

A series of procedural rule changes were implemented by the series for the 2017 season, however, none of the rule changes significantly affected the Indianapolis 500. [7] The IndyCar Grand Prix, which opens the on-track activities for the month, a three-day event, had only two days for the Verizon IndyCar Series. That mirrors similar changes made to other races event weekends on the schedule.

2017 IndyCar season

The 101st Indianapolis 500 was the sixth round of the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series season, and the 22nd sanctioned as part of the Indy Racing League/IndyCar Series. There were five different winners in the first five races leading up to the Indianapolis 500. The season began March 12 at St. Petersburg, with Sébastien Bourdais a surprise winner. Bourdais won from last place on the starting grid. [10] James Hinchcliffe won at Long Beach, [11] his first victory since suffering a near-fatal accident during practice for 2015 Indianapolis 500. Josef Newgarden won at Barber, [12] and defending series champion Simon Pagenaud won at Phoenix. [13] The IndyCar Grand Prix was won by Will Power, his second victory in the event.

Entering the month of May at Indy, Honda-powered teams were the prohibitive favorites over the Chevys. As the week began, Honda teams were even being accused of "sandbagging." [14] However, each day saw a different driver lead the speed charts, split almost evenly between both manufacturers. Honda began experiencing multiple engine failures, [15] raising significant concerns around the garage area of their reliability. [15]

Entry list

Helio Castroneves is a three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 (2001, 2002, 2009) and four-time pole position winner. Helio Castroneves 2009 Indy 500 Carb Day.JPG
Hélio Castroneves is a three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 (2001, 2002, 2009) and four-time pole position winner.
Juan Pablo Montoya is a two-time race winner (2000, 2015). Juan Pablo Montoya - August 2014 - Sarah Stierch.jpg
Juan Pablo Montoya is a two-time race winner (2000, 2015).
Scott Dixon is a former winner, and two-time former pole winner. Scott Dixon at the 2013 Grand Prix of Baltimore.jpg
Scott Dixon is a former winner, and two-time former pole winner.
Tony Kanaan is a former race winner and pole winner. Tony Kanaan 2008 Indy Japan 300.jpg
Tony Kanaan is a former race winner and pole winner.
See 2017 IndyCar Series § Teams and drivers for further information.

Former Indianapolis 500 winners that were entered include Hélio Castroneves, Juan Pablo Montoya, Buddy Lazier, Scott Dixon, Tony Kanaan, Ryan Hunter-Reay, and Alexander Rossi. Former IndyCar Series champions that entered include Lazier, Dixon, Kanaan, Hunter-Reay, Will Power and Simon Pagenaud. [16] In addition, Juan Pablo Montoya is a former CART series champion, and Sébastien Bourdais is a four-time champion of the Champ Car World Series. Montoya, after three years in a full-time role at Team Penske, went down to a part-time role for 2017, driving in the IndyCar Grand Prix and Indianapolis 500 only. [17]

On April 12, it was announced that two-time Formula 1 World Champion Fernando Alonso planned to drive a Honda with the support of McLaren for Andretti Autosport. [18] [19] Alonso skipped the 2017 Monaco Grand Prix in order to compete at Indianapolis.

Rookies that entered [16] included Alonso, Jack Harvey, [20] Ed Jones, and Zach Veach. The official entry list was released on May 14.

No.DriverTeamEngine
1 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet
2 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
4 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda
7 Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Aleshin Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
11 Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot Juncos Racing Chevrolet
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet
14 Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Muñoz A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
15 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
16 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
17 Flag of Colombia.svg Sebastián Saavedra Juncos Racing Chevrolet
18 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais
(replaced by Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Davison)
Dale Coyne Racing Honda
19 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones  R  Dale Coyne Racing Honda
20 Flag of the United States.svg Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
21 Flag of the United States.svg J. R. Hildebrand Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
22 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
24 Flag of the United States.svg Sage Karam Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet
26 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Andretti Autosport Honda
27 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport with Yorrow Honda
28 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay  W  Andretti Autosport Honda
29 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso  R  McLaren-Honda-Andretti Honda
40 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Veach  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
44 Flag of the United States.svg Buddy Lazier  W  Lazier Racing Partners Chevrolet
50 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey  R  Michael Shank Racing with Andretti Autosport Honda
63 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Pippa Mann Dale Coyne Racing Honda
77 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jay Howard Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda
83 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
88 Flag of Colombia.svg Gabby Chaves Harding Racing Chevrolet
98 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi  W  Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb Agajanian Honda
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Schedule

Race schedules — May 2017
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat


1

2

3
Testing
4

5

6
Mini-Marathon
7

8

9

10

11
Road to Indy
Practice
12
Grand Prix
Qualifying
13
IndyCar
Grand Prix
14

15
ROP
Practice
16
Practice
17
Practice
18
Practice
19
Practice
Fast Friday
20
Time Trials
21
Time Trials
22
Practice
Indy Lights Test

23

24

25
Indy Lights
Qualifying
26
Carb Day
Freedom 100
27
Legends Day
Parade
28
Indianapolis
500
29
Memorial
Day
30

31







ColorNotes
GreenPractice
Dark BlueTime trials
SilverRace day
RedRained out*
BlankNo track activity

*Includes days where track
activity was significantly limited due to rain

Testing and rookie orientation

Private testing – Friday, March 24

Graham Rahal, one of the Honda entries, participated in the first private test. Graham Rahal - August 2014 - Sarah Stierch.jpg
Graham Rahal, one of the Honda entries, participated in the first private test.

A private manufacturers test for Honda teams was scheduled for Friday March 24. The test was moved up one day due to inclement weather predicted for Saturday. [21] Three Honda teams, Chip Ganassi Racing, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, and Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, tested along with one Chevy team (Team Penske). A total of eleven drivers took to the track on a warm, but windy day. No incidents were reported. [22] Speeds were not reported. Attention during the test focused on Ganassi taking their first laps at the Speedway with Honda power since 2013, after a highly publicized switch from Chevrolet to Honda during the offseason. [23]

Private testing — Participants
No.DriverTeamEngine
1 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet
2 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Chevrolet
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda
7 Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Aleshin Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet
15 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
83 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing Honda

Private testing – Sunday, April 2

Simon Pagenaud was among the drivers who participated in testing. Simon Pagenaud Le Mans drivers parade 2011 crop.jpg
Simon Pagenaud was among the drivers who participated in testing.

A private test conducted by Chevrolet teams was scheduled for Saturday April 1. [24] Cold temperatures postponed the test until Sunday April 2. [25] Three Chevrolet teams were scheduled to participate. [26] No incidents were reported. [27]

Private testing — Participants
No.DriverTeamEngine
1 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet
2 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Chevrolet
4 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet
14 Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Muñoz A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
20 Flag of the United States.svg Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
21 Flag of the United States.svg J. R. Hildebrand Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet

Private testing – Wednesday May 3

A private test was scheduled for May 3 involving Fernando Alonso. [28] Marco Andretti started the day off, shaking the car down shortly after 9:00 a.m. Alonso took to the track and passed all three phases of his rookie test. [29] Alonso completed 110 laps with a best lap of 222.548 mph. Due to rain approaching the area, the test schedule for the day was slightly compressed, in order to complete all three phases before the weather arrived. [30] The test was broadcast as a live stream through IndyCar's social media channels, with combined live viewership of the test was estimated to be in excess of 2 million. [31]

Private test — Participant
No.DriverTeamEngine
29 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso  R  McLaren-Honda-Andretti Honda

Rookie orientation – Monday May 15

Fernando Alonso completed the three-phase rookie test on May 3 during a private test session. Alonso 2016.jpg
Fernando Alonso completed the three-phase rookie test on May 3 during a private test session.

The Rookie Orientation Program (ROP) was scheduled for Monday from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. [32] Four rookies were slated to participate in the session, Fernando Alonso, Jack Harvey, Ed Jones, and Zach Veach. Track time for refresher tests was also available for Jay Howard, Oriol Servià, and Sebastián Saavedra. The three-phase rookie test requirements for 2017 consisted of ten laps at 205-210 mph, fifteen laps at 210-215 mph, and fifteen laps at over 215 mph. The two-phase refresher test consists of ten laps at 210-215 mph and fifteen laps at over 215 mph. [33]

Alonso had passed his rookie test previously on May 3, [33] but was permitted the additional track time during the session. Ed Jones passed his rookie test at 1:08 p.m., [33] while Jack Harvey experienced gearbox trouble, which delayed him taking to the track for almost one hour. Harvey passed only the first phase of the test after fuel pressure issues sidelined him even further. [34] Veach made no attempt to complete his rookie program, turning in only three laps late in the session. Veterans Howard, Servià, and Saavedra all completed their refresher programs during this time.

Top Practice Speeds — Rookie Orientation & Refresher Tests
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineSpeed
129 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso  R  McLaren-Honda-Andretti Honda 221.634
216 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 220.759
319 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones  R  Dale Coyne Racing Honda 219.288
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Practice

Monday, May 15

Marco Andretti led practice on May 15. Marco Andretti at Carb Day 2015 - Stierch.jpg
Marco Andretti led practice on May 15.
Top Practice Speeds — Practice
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineSpeed
127 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport with Yorrow Honda 226.338
29 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 225.296
320 Flag of the United States.svg Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 224.969
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Tuesday, May 16

Will Power went fastest on May 16. Will Power at Carb Day 2015 - Stierch.jpg
Will Power went fastest on May 16.
Top Practice Speeds — Practice
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineSpeed
112 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 224.656
23 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Chevrolet 224.287
388 Flag of Colombia.svg Gabby Chaves Harding Racing Chevrolet 223.991
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Wednesday, May 17

Ed Carpenter held the fastest overall and "no-tow" lap on Wednesday GoPro Grand Prix 2015 30 - Stierch.jpg
Ed Carpenter held the fastest overall and "no-tow" lap on Wednesday
Top Practice Speeds — Practice
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineSpeed
120 Flag of the United States.svg Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 222.894
29 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 222.599
321 Flag of the United States.svg J. R. Hildebrand Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 220.553
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Thursday, May 18

Jay Howard set the fastest time of month up to May 18 Jay Howard 2008 Indy 500 Second Qual Day.jpg
Jay Howard set the fastest time of month up to May 18
Top Practice Speeds — Practice
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineSpeed
177 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jay Howard Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 226.744
228 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 225.826
327 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport with Yorrow Honda 225.709
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Fast Friday — Friday, May 19

Sebastien Bourdais led the speed chart on "Fast Friday". Sebastien bourdais.JPG
Sebastien Bourdais led the speed chart on "Fast Friday".
Top Practice Speeds — Practice
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineSpeed
118 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais Dale Coyne Racing Honda 233.116
228 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 232.132
326 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Andretti Autosport Honda 231.969
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Time trials first day

First Day — Saturday, May 20

Takuma Sato made the Fast Nine Shootout. Takuma Sato - August 2014 - Sarah Stierch.jpg
Takuma Sato made the Fast Nine Shootout.

The first day of time trials locks in the 33 cars that will comprise the starting field, and determines the nine cars eligible to participate in the Fast Nine Shootout for the pole position on Sunday. The start of qualifications was delayed until 4:01 p.m. due to a heavy thunderstorm. As a result of the delays, all drivers were given only one qualifying attempt. [43]

Sébastien Bourdais crash

The day was marred by a heavy accident involving Sébastien Bourdais. After completing his first two laps at 231.472 mph and 231.595 mph (the two fastest laps of the day), Bourdais lost control and crashed nearly head-on into the SAFER Barrier in turn two and did a half-flip before coming to rest upright part-way down the backstretch. Bourdais was extracted from his car and immediately sent to Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital where he was diagnosed with multiple pelvic fractures and a hip fracture, rendering him unable to compete in the race. [44]

Remainder of day 1

Despite Honda's dominance in the speed charts during the week, it was Chevrolet driver Ed Carpenter who turned the fastest attempt of the day, with a four lap average of 230.468 mph. Joining him in the Fast Nine were Takuma Sato, Scott Dixon, J. R. Hildebrand, Alexander Rossi, Will Power, Fernando Alonso, Tony Kanaan, and Marco Andretti. Rookie Ed Jones was the first driver outside the Fast Nine. Team Penske was surprisingly lackluster during the session, with four of the team's five drivers failing to make the Fast Nine; Power being the lone exception. [45] Rookie Zach Veach made no attempt to qualify on the day due to damage from a crash in the previous day's practice. [46] [47] The only other minor incident of the day involved Pippa Mann, the first car out to qualify on the green track. After a clean first lap, the car stepped out in turn three and nearly tagged the wall in the north short chute. Mann's last three laps dropped off substantially, but she completed the four-lap run 219.282 mph, the slowest car of the day.

Pos.No.DriverTeamEngineSpeed
Fast Nine Qualifiers
120 Flag of the United States.svg Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 230.468
226 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Andretti Autosport Honda 230.382
39 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 230.333
421 Flag of the United States.svg J. R. Hildebrand Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 230.205
598 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi  W  Andretti Herta Autosport Honda 230.148
612 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 230.072
729 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso  R  Andretti Autosport Honda 230.034
810 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 230.007
927 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport with Yorrow Honda 229.924
Positions 10-33
1019 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones  R  Dale Coyne Racing Honda 229.717
1183 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 229.713
128 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 229.636
1328 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay  W  Andretti Autosport Honda 229.533
143 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 229.390
157 Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Aleshin Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 229.217
1615 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 228.835
172 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 228.696
1822 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 228.645
195 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 228.557
201 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 228.393
2124 Flag of the United States.svg Sage Karam Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet 227.943
2277 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jay Howard Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 227.853
2314 Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Muñoz A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 227.438
2416 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 227.150
2550 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey  R  Andretti Autosport Honda 226.894
2688 Flag of Colombia.svg Gabby Chaves Harding Racing Chevrolet 226.875
274 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 225.912
2817 Flag of Colombia.svg Sebastián Saavedra Juncos Racing Chevrolet 225.815
2911 Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot Juncos Racing Chevrolet 223.631
3044 Flag of the United States.svg Buddy Lazier  W  Lazier Partners Racing Chevrolet 221.427
3163 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Pippa Mann Dale Coyne Racing Honda 219.282
18 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais Dale Coyne Racing Honda Crash
40 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Veach  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet No Attempt
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Time trials second day

Positions 33 through 10 — Sunday, May 21

Ryan Hunter-Reay led the 10th-33rd group of qualifiers. Ryan Hunter Reay 2007 Mid Ohio.jpg
Ryan Hunter-Reay led the 10th-33rd group of qualifiers.

Early showers slightly delayed the morning warm-up session, but the skies stayed clear for the rest of the day and qualifying was run as scheduled. Prior to qualifying, Dale Coyne Racing announced that James Davison would fill in for the injured Bourdais in the No. 18 car. [48] As Davison had not driven in a Verizon IndyCar Series race since 2015, he was prohibited from participating in Sunday's qualifying session under Rule 4.3.8.7, an Indianapolis 500-specific rule mandating a driver who had not participated in an oval race prior to the previous year's Indianapolis 500 pass the refresher test (the second and third phases of the rookie test). Furthermore, the backup #18 car needed to be converted from road course to oval trim.

The group from positions 10-33 began qualifying first at 2:45 p.m., running in the reverse order of how drivers qualified in the previous day's session. Zach Veach, having made no attempt on Saturday, was first on course. The day saw, for most drivers, faster speeds thanks to lower temperatures and more rubber on the track than the previous day. Ryan Hunter-Reay was fastest of the session with a four-lap average of 231.442 mph; nearly a full mph faster than anyone else in the first group. Alongside him in the 4th row were Ed Jones and Oriol Servià. Team Penske once again struggled, with Juan Pablo Montoya in 18th being their highest qualifier in the group. No major incidents occurred during the session, though a few drivers, including Jack Harvey and Charlie Kimball, scraped the wall in turn 2 during their runs.

Pos.No.DriverTeamEngineSpeed
Positions 10-33
1028 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay  W  Andretti Autosport Honda 231.442
1119 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones  R  Dale Coyne Racing Honda 230.578
1216 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 230.309
137 Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Aleshin Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 230.271
1415 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 230.253
158 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 230.068
1683 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 229.956
175 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 229.860
1822 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 229.565
193 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 229.515
2077 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jay Howard Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 229.414
2124 Flag of the United States.svg Sage Karam Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet 229.380
222 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 228.501
231 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 228.093
2414 Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Muñoz A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 227.921
2588 Flag of Colombia.svg Gabby Chaves Harding Racing Chevrolet 226.921
264 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 226.439
2750 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey  R  Andretti Autosport Honda 225.742
2863 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Pippa Mann Dale Coyne Racing Honda 225.008
2911 Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot Juncos Racing Chevrolet 224.052
3044 Flag of the United States.svg Buddy Lazier  W  Lazier Partners Racing Chevrolet 223.417
3117 Flag of Colombia.svg Sebastián Saavedra Juncos Racing Chevrolet 221.142
3240 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Veach  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 221.081
18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Davison Dale Coyne Racing Honda NT / 136 Pts
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NOTE: Per INDYCAR Rule 8.4.9, Davison, who was ineligible to participate in qualifying, was classified by the Entrant Points of the #18 car during the current season.

Firestone Fast 9 — Sunday, May 21

Scott Dixon won the pole position, his third career Indy 500 pole. Scott Dixon - Carb Day 2015 - Stierch 2.jpg
Scott Dixon won the pole position, his third career Indy 500 pole.

Fast Nine qualifying began at 5:00 p.m., with each driver given one shot to reach pole position. Scott Dixon took the pole position with a four-lap average of 232.164 mph; the fastest four-lap average since Arie Luyendyk's track record run in 1996. In addition, his first lap of 232.565 mph was the fastest since Luyendyk's track-record 237.498 mph lap, also in 1996. The run was the third fastest pole speed in 500 history, behind only Scott Brayton's 1996 run and Roberto Guerrero's 1992 run. Joining Dixon on the front row were Ed Carpenter, the highest qualified Chevrolet, and defending winner Alexander Rossi. Fernando Alonso stunned during the session, qualifying fifth in his first ever start on an oval circuit. [49]

Alonso's day did not start out entirely smooth, as Honda officials ordered a last-minute engine change in the car. After examining data from the engine, it was decided to install a new engine, with only an hour and a half until the car was due to be in line for technical inspection. The team scrambled to finish the work, and got the car prepared with only minutes to spare. Takuma Sato had a potential front row starting position until his handling went away on his final two laps, and he subsequently brushed the wall in turn two.

Pos.No.DriverTeamEngineSpeed
Firestone Fast Nine Shootout
19 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 232.164
220 Flag of the United States.svg Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 231.664
398 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi Andretti Herta Autosport Honda 231.487
426 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Andretti Autosport Honda 231.365
529 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso  R  Andretti Autosport Honda 231.300
621 Flag of the United States.svg J. R. Hildebrand Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 230.889
710 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 230.828
827 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport with Yarrow Honda 230.474
912 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 230.200

Post-qualifying practice & Carb Day

Post-qualifying practice — Monday, May 22

Max Chilton went fastest in post-qualifying practice Max Chilton 2.jpg
Max Chilton went fastest in post-qualifying practice
Top practice speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineSpeed
18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 228.592
219 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones  R  Dale Coyne Racing Honda 228.118
39 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 227.165
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Carb Day practice — Friday, May 26

Helio Castroneves turned the fastest lap during Carb Day practice. Helio Castroneves at Pit Stop Challenge - 2015 - Stierch.jpg
Hélio Castroneves turned the fastest lap during Carb Day practice.
Top practice speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineSpeed
13 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Chevrolet 227.377
226 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Andretti Autosport Honda 226.802
310 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 226.757
OFFICIAL REPORT

Pit Stop Challenge

The Pit Stop Challenge was scheduled for Friday May 26. For the first time in event history, the finals were a best-of-three format. [51] In addition, the set up was revised such that both cars start the race on asphalt pavement. Previously, one lane was asphalt and one was concrete, putting one lane at a grip disadvantage. Due to an earlier engine failure in James Hinchcliffe's #5 car, Hinchcliffe drove Jay Howard's #77 car for the Pit Stop Challenge.

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
            
77 Schmidt Peterson
(James Hinchcliffe)
12.112
3 Team Penske
(Hélio Castroneves)
13.658
3 Team Penske
(Hélio Castroneves)
12.211
24 Dreyer & Reinbold
(Sage Karam)
14.149
77 Schmidt Peterson
(James Hinchcliffe)
12.297
15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan
(Graham Rahal)
14.378
20 Ed Carpenter
(Ed Carpenter)
18.654
(+5)
15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan
(Graham Rahal)
14.635
77 Schmidt Peterson
(James Hinchcliffe)
1
12 Team Penske
(Will Power)
2
12 Team Penske
(Will Power)
12.138
7 Schmidt Peterson
(Mikhail Aleshin)
14.108
83 Ganassi Racing
(Charlie Kimball)
13.722
7 Schmidt Peterson
(Mikhail Aleshin)
13.294
12 Team Penske
(Will Power)
11.955
9 Ganassi Racing
(Scott Dixon)
12.476
28 Andretti Autosport
(Ryan Hunter-Reay)
16.284
9 Ganassi Racing
(Scott Dixon)
12.692

In the second quarterfinals heat, Ed Carpenter was assessed a 5-second penalty due to an unsecured lug nut on the left-front wheel. In the final round, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports (James Hinchcliffe) faced Team Penske (Will Power) in a best two-out-of-three matchup. By virtue of the fastest individual time during the semifinals, Power was awarded lane choice for the first finals heats, and selected the left lane. The teams swapped for the second heat. Power had the best time from the first two finals heats, and was awarded lane choice for the third and final heat. He subsequently selected the left lane again.

Starting grid

(R) = Indianapolis 500 rookie; (W) = Former Indianapolis 500 winner

RowInsideMiddleOutside
19 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon (W)20 Flag of the United States.svg Ed Carpenter 98 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi (W)
226 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato 29 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso (R)21 Flag of the United States.svg J. R. Hildebrand
310 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan (W)27 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti 12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power
428 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay (W)19 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones (R)16 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià
57 Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Aleshin 15 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal 8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton
683 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Kimball 5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe 22 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya (W)
73 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves (W)77 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jay Howard 24 Flag of the United States.svg Sage Karam
82 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden 1 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud 14 Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Muñoz
988 Flag of Colombia.svg Gabby Chaves 4 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly 50 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey (R)
1063 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Pippa Mann 11 Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot 44 Flag of the United States.svg Buddy Lazier (W)
1117 Flag of Colombia.svg Sebastián Saavedra 40 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Veach (R)18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Davison

Withdrew

Race

First half

Start

Race day saw temperatures in the mid 70 °F (21 °C) range with partly cloudy skies. For the first time since 2014, all 33 cars were able to take the green flag to start the race. At the start, Scott Dixon moved into the lead, while Will Power managed to jump up to second from his ninth place start. However, he soon faded and Tony Kanaan moved into second. On lap 6, Kanaan moved past his teammate Dixon for the lead, while Alexander Rossi held third. Indy 500 rookie Fernando Alonso made a slow start, but quickly began moving his way back up to sixth by lap 19. As pit stops neared, Dixon began to slip down the order, losing second to Rossi and third to Ed Carpenter. The first round of stops came at lap 29, with Kanaan being the first of the leaders to pit. After the sequence, however, Carpenter had moved into the lead, with Rossi second, Alonso third, Kanaan fourth, and Takuma Sato fifth. During the cycle, Jay Howard ran out of fuel, placing him several laps off the pace.

The Andretti Autosport teammates Rossi and Alonso soon dispatched Carpenter, and on lap 37 Alonso moved into the lead. The two dueled for the lead, with Rossi taking back the lead on lap 43, before Alonso returned the favor on lap 48.

Lap 53 crash & red flag

On the 53rd lap of the race, Jay Howard drifted wide in turn 2 after being passed by Ryan Hunter-Reay, sending him into the wall. [53] Howard's car drifted across the track after the impact and straight into the path of Scott Dixon. [54] Dixon's car was launched off the back of Howard's, sending Dixon into an airborne flip, before crashing down into the inside wall and piercing a hole in the catch fencing. [55] The force of the crash ripped nearly the entire rear assembly from Dixon's machine. Miraculously, neither Dixon nor Howard were injured in the incident. However, extensive repairs were needed for the catch fencing, forcing the race to be red flagged. [56] After 18 minutes of red flag time for the repairs, cars were fired back up and the race resumed under caution with Fernando Alonso still in the lead after subsequent yellow flag pit stops. During the caution, Hélio Castroneves was forced to make repairs to his car after taking minor damage in his attempt to avoid Dixon's car, forcing him back to 22nd.

Second quarter

When racing finally resumed, Alonso held the lead over his teammates Rossi and Takuma Sato. On lap 61, Rossi returned to the lead, while Sato and Ryan Hunter-Reay both moved past Alonso for position. On lap 65, Sato moved into the lead for the first time of the race. Two laps later came the race's second caution period, as Conor Daly lost control of his car in turn 3 and crashed into the outside wall while trying to make a pass. [57] In the midst of the wreck, Jack Harvey spun attempting to avoid Daly's debris, sending him into the inside wall in the North "short-chute," taking him out of the race as well. During the caution, Castroneves was assessed a drive-through penalty for jumping the previous restart.

The next restart saw Rossi move back around Sato for the lead, while both Hunter-Reay and Tony Kanaan moved around Sato in the following laps to move themselves into second and third respectively. This green flag run was short-lived, though, as caution flew once again on lap 81 as a winglet from Marco Andretti's car broke off and landed on the course on the front straight. The majority of the field elected to pit during the caution, with Hunter-Reay leading Rossi and Alonso out of the pit lane. However, Will Power, Max Chilton, and Hélio Castroneves elected to stay out having made pit stops only six laps earlier during the previous caution, thus placing the trio at the head of the race.

The restart saw Chilton immediately snag the lead away from Power, but by lap 86, those that had pitted during the caution returned to the head of the field. Power began to fall back, while Castroneves and Chilton remained toward the front end of the field. On lap 96, Castroneves moved into the lead of the race after passing Hunter-Reay, while Kanaan moved back into the top five after passing his teammate Chilton.

Second half

Halfway

On lap 104, Castroneves, still off sequence from the previous caution, surrendered the lead to make a pit stop, opening up the cycle of green flag stops while handing the lead back to Hunter-Reay. The majority of the field came in around lap 110, with Hunter-Reay resuming the lead with a margin over three seconds to his teammate Rossi. Alonso, Castroneves, and Power rounded out the top five. The gaps were erased on lap 122, when Buddy Lazier lost control of his car in turn 2 and hit the wall, bringing an end to the former winner's day. During the ensuing caution, Sage Karam's race came to an end when a dead battery caused him to grind to a halt on course.

Racing resumed on lap 129, with Hunter-Reay ahead of Alonso and Rossi. One lap later, though, Alonso moved back into the lead of the race. No sooner was the pass complete when caution waved again, this time for debris on the front straight. The brief caution ended on lap 135, with Alonso and Hunter-Reay switching the lead back and forth before Alonso won out on lap 136. However, pre-race concerns about Honda reliability came to fruition that same lap, as Hunter-Reay's engine suddenly began to smoke on the back straight before slowing and coming to a halt just before the pit entrance. [58] Caution once again waved. Most leaders pitted under this period, Alonso leading the field off pit lane. Rossi, however, suffered major fueling issues, dropping him down outside the top 20. Several drivers elected not to pit during the period, including Max Chilton, Charlie Kimball, J. R. Hildebrand, James Davison, and Ed Jones.

The restart saw Kimball grab the lead from Chilton, but caution waved near immediately, as Ed Carpenter did a half spin and punched a hole in the sidepod of Mikhail Aleshin's car, breaking Carpenter's front wing and sending debris across the track in turn 1. Racing resumed on lap 147, with Chilton quickly moving back around Kimball. On lap 149, Graham Rahal's hope of Indy victory was dashed when a deflating tire forced him to pit under green.

Fourth quarter

With the race drawing to its closing stages, Hélio Castroneves began moving back up the field, and by lap 151 moved into fourth, while James Davison moved into second ahead of him. Further back, Takuma Sato began moving back toward the front, moving to eighth by the end of lap 163. On lap 166, Chilton made what would be his final pit stop, moving James Davison to the lead. Davison, by leading a lap, became the first driver since Alex Tagliani in the 2016 Indianapolis 500 to lead laps after starting last. Caution flew nearly immediately after this, as Charlie Kimball's engine gave up in similar fashion to Hunter-Reay's. [59] At the same time, rookie Zach Veach rolled to a halt on the back straight, his day done as well. Nearly the entire field pitted during the caution, with Ed Jones and Castroneves leading the charge off pit lane. However, having just made a green flag stop, Chilton resumed the lead of the race. The running order was now Chilton, Jones, Castroneves, Davison, and Sato.

Racing resumed with Chilton in control, but Castroneves began to duel with Jones for second. Behind them, Sato moved to fourth after passing Davison. Eventually, Sato managed to pass both Castroneves and Jones, allowing him to pursue Chilton ahead. Behind them, other Honda cars began attempting to move forward, but on lap 179, Fernando Alonso (then running 7th) fell out of the race as his engine failed coming down the front straight; the third Honda failure of the race. [60] Caution once again bunched up the field. Alonso's retirement meant that none of the three McLaren cars scheduled to race that weekend finished their respective races (as both Stoffel Vandoorne and Jenson Button, the latter subbing for Alonso, crashed out of the Monaco Grand Prix in separate incidents).

Racing resumed on lap 184, with Castroneves managing to take third away from Jones. Just behind, chaos erupted in the field when Davison and Oriol Servià made contact in turn 1 triggering a multi-car pile-up that involved Davison, Servia, Will Power, James Hinchcliffe, and Josef Newgarden. [61] Of the five, only Newgarden was able to resume, but only after losing several laps.

Finish

Takuma Sato after winning the Indianapolis 500 race event on May 28, 2017 - Indianapolis Indiana USA Takuma Sato May 28 2017 Indy 500.jpg
Takuma Sato after winning the Indianapolis 500 race event on May 28, 2017 - Indianapolis Indiana USA

Racing resumed with 11 laps to go with Chilton maintaining his lead over Sato. On lap 192, Castroneves was able to make a pass on Sato for second. One lap later, he managed to move around Chilton, placing the Brazilian in the lead of the race. However, Sato passed Chilton shortly thereafter and, one lap later, moved around Castroneves to take the lead. Castroneves made one last attempt to pass Sato with three laps to go, but was ultimately unable to catch back up to Sato. Takuma Sato took victory by just .2011 seconds over Castroneves, while Jones came across the line in third. [62] By taking the win, Sato became both the first driver from Japan and the first driver from Asia to take victory in the 500. Sato also became the first driver to win the Indianapolis 500 and finish on the podium in a United States Grand Prix hosted at Indianapolis, having finished third in 2004. It also marked the first time since 2011 that the winner of the race came from the first three rows. The victory was the third in four years for the Andretti Autosport team.

Box score

FinishNo.DriverTeamEngine/Aero KitLapsStatusPit
Stops
GridPts. 1
126 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Andretti Autosport Honda 2003:13:03.358474137
23 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 200+ 0.201191996
319 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones  R  Dale Coyne Racing Honda 200+ 0.527891193
48 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 200+ 1.136571586
510 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 200+ 1.64727791
622 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 200+ 1.715471873
798 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi  W  Andretti Herta Autosport Honda 200+ 2.42227391
827 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport with Yorrow Honda 200+ 2.54107876
988 Flag of Colombia.svg Gabby Chaves Harding Racing Chevrolet 200+ 3.831182553
1014 Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Muñoz A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 200+ 4.531982450
1120 Flag of the United States.svg Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 200+ 4.622810279
1215 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 200+ 5.031091457
137 Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Aleshin Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 200+ 5.699381355
141 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 200+ 6.051392343
1517 Flag of Colombia.svg Sebastián Saavedra Juncos Racing Chevrolet 200+ 12.6668113133
1621 Flag of the United States.svg J. R. Hildebrand Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 200+ 33.21918661
1763 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Pippa Mann Dale Coyne Racing Honda 199+ 1 Lap132832
1811 Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot Juncos Racing Chevrolet 194+ 6 Laps142929
192 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 186+ 14 Laps92234
2018 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Davison Dale Coyne Racing Honda 183Contact103321
2116 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 183Contact71240
225 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 183Contact81733
2312 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 183Contact7941
2429 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso  R  McLaren-Honda-Andretti Honda 179Engine7547
2583 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 166Engine61629
2640 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Veach  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 155Mechanical123212
2728 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay  W  Andretti Autosport Honda 136Engine51035
2824 Flag of the United States.svg Sage Karam Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet 125Battery52123
2944 Flag of the United States.svg Buddy Lazier  W  Lazier Partners Racing Chevrolet 118Contact53014
304 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 65Contact32618
3150 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey  R  Michael Shank Racing with Andretti Autosport Honda 65Contact32717
329 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 52Contact1153
3377 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jay Howard Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 45Contact22024
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

 W  Former Indianapolis 500 winner

 R  Indianapolis 500 Rookie

All entrants utilized Firestone tires.

1 Points include qualification points from Time Trials [ broken anchor ], 1 point for leading a lap, and 2 points for most laps led.

Race statistics

Championship standings after the race

Broadcasting

Television

The race was televised live in the United States on ABC. Allen Bestwick was the lead play-by-play announcer for the race, joined by Scott Goodyear and Eddie Cheever. [63] The race took place just after the highly publicized 2017 ESPN layoffs, of which both Bestwick and Punch were identified as casualties. Both Bestwick and Punch, and presumably the remainder of the contracted on-air crew, was officially terminated a week later after ABC's coverage of the Detroit Grand Prix. However, on February 7, 2018, ESPN communications director Andy Hall announced that the full IndyCar broadcast team, Bestwick and Punch included, would return for the 2018 season. [64]

The broadcast utilized 96 cameras, with 14 cars equipped with three in-car cameras each, and the introduction of Visor Cam, which featured live, first-person camera angles from cameras mounted on the helmets of Graham Rahal and Josef Newgarden. Live in-car camera feeds were available online via WatchESPN. ESPN also introduced a new "Race Strategist" feature, which featured predictive analysis based on various factors that could affect the race. As with all other IndyCar Series events, ESPN International produced a world feed broadcast for international markets. [65]

In the United States, the 2017 Indianapolis 500 was the least-watched edition of the race since the inception of live flag-to-flag coverage, with a 3.6 overnight Nielsen rating (down from 4.1 in 2016). The tape delayed broadcast in Indianapolis (the live broadcast was, as is customary, blacked out by WRTV) saw a 16% increase in viewership over 2015 (the last time the race was blacked out in Indianapolis, since the 2016 edition had its blackout lifted). [66] By contrast, viewership in Spain was significantly high due to Fernando Alonso's debut, with 443,000 viewers and a 3.6% share, higher than the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix that occurred earlier in the day. [67] [68] [69]

Carb Day, the final practice session, along with the Pit Stop Challenge and Freedom 100, were carried on NBCSN. The booth announcers for NBCSN were Kevin Lee, Townsend Bell and Paul Tracy. The pit reporters were Marty Snider, Jon Beekhuis, Katie Hargitt, and Robin Miller. Lee was joined in the booth by Anders Krohn and Ed Jones the Freedom 100 coverage segment.

ABC Television
Booth Announcers Pit/garage reporters

Host: Lindsay Czarniak
Announcer: Allen Bestwick
Color: Scott Goodyear
Color: Eddie Cheever

Jerry Punch
Jon Beekhuis
Rick DeBruhl

Marty Smith (pre-race)

Radio

The race was carried live by the IMS Radio Network, part of the Advance Auto Parts IndyCar Radio Network. Mark Jaynes served as chief announcer for the second year. The crew for 2017 was largely the same from 2016. Once again, all living former chief announcers took part in the broadcast. Paul Page joined as a guest commentator in the booth, and Bob Jenkins appeared during the pre-race in a pre-recorded segment recapping the 25th anniversary of the 1992 race. Jenkins then served on the Speedway Public Address system team. Mike King also appeared during the pre-race coverage, narrating a pre-recorded segment recapping the IndyCar Grand Prix, and Dave Wilson narrated a tribute to John Andretti (a former IMS Radio Network analyst for the Brickyard 400) who was battling colon concer. During the race, Wilson interviewed vice president Mike Pence, then reported from the track hospital. For the second straight year, Michael Young interviewed the winner in victory lane.

Among the guests in the booth was Governor Eric Holcomb, Mark Reuss (GM), Matt Davis (Advance Auto Parts/Carquest), and James Verrier (BorgWarner). For the first time, the traditional commercial out-cue was recorded by a voice-over announcer instead of the chief announcer or drivers in the field. This was the final 500 in Turn 1 for Jerry Baker as he would depart the crew for and join the public address crew for 2018 when it was decided that Turn 1 would not be used in 2018 but due to a new broadcast booth debuting in 2019 named after Sid Collins, Turn 1's broadcasting location would be reinstated.

According to a study from GfK Custom Research, the broadcast reached 20.5 million listeners, and averaged 8.8 million listeners per quarter hour. It represented a 75% increase in ratings over 2016, and the broadcast was carried on over 350 terrestrial radio affiliates, a 5% increase from 2016. [70]

1070 The Fan broadcast nightly beginning May 8 with Trackside with Curt Cavin and Kevin Lee, followed by Donald Davidson's The Talk of Gasoline Alley .

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network
Booth AnnouncersTurn Reporters Pit/garage reporters Color

Chief Announcer: Mark Jaynes
Driver expert: Davey Hamilton
Historian: Donald Davidson

Turn 1: Jerry Baker
Turn 2: Nick Yeoman
Turn 3: Jake Query
Turn 4: Chris Denari

Rob Howden (north pits)
Dave Furst (north-center pits)
Kevin Lee (south-center pits)
Michael Young (south pits)

Commentary: Paul Page
Pre-race: Bob Jenkins
Pre-race: Mike King

Dave Wilson (Interviews/Hospital)

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The 2021 Indianapolis 500 was a 500-mile race in the 2021 IndyCar Series, held on May 30, 2021, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. The month of May activities formally began on May 15 with the GMR Grand Prix on the combined road course. Practice for the Indianapolis 500 began on May 18, and time trials were held May 22–23. Carb Day, the traditional final day of practice, took place on May 28.

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