Ganassi’s Takuma Sato and Scott Dixon set the tempo

The 107th Indy 500 is formally upon us.

Practices have been accomplished and the 33-car grid for “The Biggest Spectacle in Racing” is about. Here is what to know in regards to the race:

2023 Indy 500 TV/streaming schedule

All occasions Jap

Sunday, Might 28
Sept. 11 a.m.: Pre-race present (Peacock)
11 a.m.-4 p.m.: 107th Indianapolis 500 (NBC, Universo, Peacock, SiriusXM, IndyCar Radio)

Ganassi duo tops velocity charts on ‘Carb Day’

Chip Ganassi Racing’s Takuma Sato and Scott Dixon continued to point out the robust tempo they’ve for the previous two weeks, topping the velocity charts for Friday’s ‘Carb Day’ last observe. Sato turned 86 laps and had a prime common lap velocity of 227.855 mph. Dixon’s prime common velocity was 227.285, simply .332 mph sooner than Penske’s Will Energy.

Legge, Rahal granted shakedown session

Katherine Legge and Graham Rahal will get an additional 15-minute observe session other than the remainder of the sector to shakedown their rebuilt vehicles Thursday. Legge bumped into Stefan Wilson throughout Monday’s observe session, sending each into the wall and Wilson to the hospital with a fractured vertebra that may maintain him out of the race.

Rahal, after initially failing to qualify in his regular Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda, will drive Wilson’s backup Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet. Legge’s RLL staff was in a position to rebuild the unique chassis on her wrecked automobile. The monitor will likely be open from 4:30-4:45 p.m. for Legge and Rahal to exit pit lane, drive down the backstretch and are available again into the pits simply to make sure the vehicles are in working order for Friday’s “Carb Day” last observe.

Greatest bets for the 2023 Indy 500

Regardless of there being 9 former winners within the discipline, simply two, Scott Dixon and Takuma Sato, enter the weekend with higher than 10-to-1 odds at victory, in line with BetMGM. Three Hondas and two Chevrolets are among the many prime favorites to win.

Greatest odds to win
• Alex Palou +550
• Pato O’Ward +650
• Scott Dixon +850
• Takuma Sato +1000

2023 Indy 500 beginning grid

1. Alex Palou (10), Chip Ganassi Racing Honda

2. Rinus Veekay (21), Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet

3. Felix Rosenqvist (6), Arrow McLaren Chevrolet

4. Santino Ferrucci (14), A.J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet

5. Pato O’Ward (5), Arrow McLaren Chevrolet

6. Scott Dixon (9), Chip Ganassi Racing Honda

7. Alexander Rossi (7), Arrow McLaren Chevrolet

8. Takuma Sato (11), Chip Ganassi Racing Honda

9. Tony Kanaan (66), Arrow McLaren Chevrolet

10. Marcus Ericsson (8), Chip Ganassi Racing Honda

11. Benjamin Pederson (55), A.J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet

12. Will Energy (12), Workforce Penske Chevrolet

13. Ed Carpenter (33), Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet

14. Scott McLaughlin (3), Workforce Penske Chevrolet

15. Kyle Kirkwood (27), Andretti Autosport Honda

16. Conor Daly (20), Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet

17. Josef Newgarden (2), Workforce Penske Chevrolet

18. Ryan Hunter-Reay (23), Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet

19. Romain Grosjean (28), Andretti Autosport Honda

20. Helio Castroneves (06), Meyer Shank Racing Honda

21. Colton Herta (26), Andretti Autosport Honda

22. Simon Pagenaud (60), Meyer Shank Racing Honda

23. David Malukas (18), Dale Coyne Racing/HMD Motorsports Honda

24. Marco Andretti (98), Andretti Autosport Honda

25. Devlin DeFrancesco (29), Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda

26. Callum Ilott (77), Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet

27. Agustin Canopino (78), Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet

28. RC Enerson (50), Abel Motorsports Chevrolet

29. Katherine Legge (44), Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda

30. Christian Lundgaard (45), Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda

31. Sting Ray Robb (51), Dale Coyne Racing/Rick Ware Racing Honda

32. Jack Harvey (30), Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda

33. Graham Rahal (24), Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet

Rahal to fill in for injured Wilson

Graham Rahal will fill in for Stefan Wilson within the No. 24 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet after the British driver suffered a fractured vertebra in a crash throughout Monday’s observe session. Rahal was dramatically bumped from the sector by Rahal Letterman Lanigan teammate Jack Harvey in a determined last-gasp qualifying run because the session concluded Sunday afternoon.

Legge, Wilson crash in Monday observe

The primary crash of the Month of Might got here within the seventh observe session as Katherine Legge and Stefan Wilson tangled in Flip 1 with about 50 minutes remaining within the session. Working in a pack down the entrance stretch, Legge was not in a position to gradual her automobile sufficient and bumped into the again of Wilson, sending each into the wall.

Wilson gave the group a thumbs up as he was positioned on a backboard earlier than being transported to the infield medical heart, whereas Legge received out of her automobile below her personal energy. Monitor medical personnel stated Wilson was communicative and in good spirits and is being transferred to an space hospital for superior imaging.

2023 Indy 500 observe outcomes

Harvey shocks Rahal in last-chance qualifying

With 5 minutes remaining in Sunday’s last-chance qualifying, Jack Harvey was not within the Indianapolis 500 discipline. On the finish of what appeared like his last run, he nonetheless was not within the discipline of 33. However the staff and Harvey made the choice to make one last, determined run with out the luxurious of cooling the engine. Harvey crossed the road to make that final run with seconds remaining on the clock and bumped Rahal Letterman Lanigan teammate Graham Rahal out of the sector by 0.004s.

Indy 500 qualifying format

There are 34 entries vying for 33 beginning spots within the 107th Indianapolis 500. Qualifying is break up into two days, with the majority of the sector set throughout Saturday’s marathon seven-hour session. Sunday will characteristic periods for the final three spots – and one elimination – the highest 12 and prime six shootout for pole. The drivers’ common velocity over a four-lap run determines their standing.

Qualifying Day 1 – Saturday, Might 20
Grid spots 13-30 locked in
• After every automobile has one alternative at a four-lap run, they might select one in all two lanes for subsequent makes an attempt at enhancing their occasions. Lane 1 has precedence to trace entry, however groups should forfeit their prior qualifying velocity to enter it.

Qualifying Day 2 – Sunday, Might 21
Grid spots 1-12 and 31-33 locked in
•The primary hourlong session options the highest 12 vehicles making runs with spots 7-12 decided.
• The underside 4 vehicles get an hour to find out who will and received’t make the race with spots 31-33 locked in.
• Lastly, the highest six vehicles can have a 30-minute session to find out pole place by way of sixth.

107th Indianapolis 500 entry listing

Josef Newgarden (2), Workforce Penske Chevrolet
Scott McLaughlin (3), Workforce Penske Chevrolet
Pato O’Ward (5), Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
Helio Castroneves (06), Meyer Shank Racing Honda
Felix Rosenqvist (6), Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
Alexander Rossi (7), Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
Marcus Ericsson (8), Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
Scott Dixon (9), Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
Alex Palou (10), Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
Takuma Sato (11), Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
Will Energy (12), Workforce Penske Chevrolet
Santino Ferrucci (14), A.J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet
Graham Rahal (15), Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
David Malukas (18), Dale Coyne Racing/HMD Motorsports Honda
Conor Daly (20), Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
Rinus Veekay (21), Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
Ryan Hunter-Reay (23), Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet
Stefan Wilson (24), Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet
Colton Herta (26), Andretti Autosport Honda
Kyle Kirkwood (27), Andretti Autosport Honda
Romain Grosjean (28), Andretti Autosport Honda
Devlin DeFrancesco (29), Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda
Jack Harvey (30), Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
Ed Carpenter (33), Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
Katherine Legge (44), Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
Christian Lundgaard (45), Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
RC Enerson (50), Abel Motorsports Chevrolet
Sting Ray Robb (51), Dale Coyne Racing/Rick Ware Racing Honda
Benjamin Pederson (55), A.J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet
Simon Pagenaud (60), Meyer Shank Racing Honda
Tony Kanaan (66), Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
Callum Ilott (77), Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
Agustin Canopino (78), Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
Marco Andretti (98), Andretti Autosport Honda

2023 Indy 500 climate forecast

Getting into the primary week of observe for the 107th Indianapolis 500, rain threatens to hinder two days of working on monitor – the primary two periods Tuesday, Might 16 and “Quick Friday” Might 19. In any other case the forecast requires cool temperatures within the excessive 60s and low 70s with scattered cloud cowl. However, it being the Midwest, circumstances can change at a second’s discover.