Herta Rebounds From Indy 500 Qualifying Wreck to M

INDIANAPOLIS—Colton Herta began qualifying day for the Indianapolis 500 on Saturday with a trip to the infield care center after a scary wreck in Turn 1, and he ended it with a backup car that was safely in the race Memorial Day weekend. Marcus Armstrong …

Drivers fight for 109th Indy 500 pole position at IMS

PREMA Racing driver Robert Shwartzman (83) celebrates winning pole position Sunday, May 18, 2025, during Fast Six qualifying for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.Grace Hollars/IndyStarPREMA Racing driver Robert …

WATCH: Defending Indy 500 pole winner crashes hard in practice; will he have a chance to qualify?

Scott McLaughlin, the 2024 Indianapolis 500 pole-sitter, crashed during practice Sunday on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval. McLaughlin did a half-spin and crashed hard into the Turn 2 wall. He climbed from the car on his own and was quickly …

Scott McLaughlin destroys car in huge crash ahead of Indy 500 qualifying

By Jenna Fryer, The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Scott McLaughlin crashed his Team Penske car in Sunday afternoon practice and ruined his chance to repeat last year’s Indianapolis 500 pole-winning run. McLaughlin qualified Saturday inside the top 12 and …

How many times has each starting position won the Indy 500?

The Indianapolis 500 spends two days to determine the 33 starting positions. Here's a look at how many times each starting position has won the race: 1: 21 -- The pole position is worth it. The first driver to win the race from the pole was Jimmy …

Rookie Shwartzman claims Indy 500 pole

INDIANAPOLIS – A rookie driver, the first from Israel, claimed the pole position for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500. Robert Shwartzman driving for PREMA Racing turned in the two fastest laps on Sunday and posted a four-lap average of 232.79 …

Driver suffers terrifying Indy 500 practice crash as track left damaged by huge impact

Scott McLaughlin's Saturday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway came to a premature end as the New Zealander suffered a terrifying crash in practice ahead of the top-12 qualifying session. The impact left a significant indent on the racing surface, such was …

Round-up: Mercedes’ pace concerns, Shwartzman takes Indy 500 pole and more | RaceFans Round-up

Welcome to Monday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links Race report: Tough Sunday for the team at Imola (Mercedes) Trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin: 'Our bigger concern is around the pace. It's been another hot …

INCREDIBLE! Rookie Robert Shwartzman wins POLE for 2025 Indy 500 | INDYCAR

NTT IndyCar Series / Sunday, May 18, 2025 / Robert Shwartzman, of Tel Aviv, Israel, continues his storybook run to become the first rookie pole winner at the Indianapolis 500 since 1983. Headline Surfer YouTube download - Henry Frederick, award- …

WATCH - Ryan Ermanni reporting from Indy Motor Speedway speaks with Robert Shwartzman after winning the pole for the ...