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Indy 500 Entry List Released
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (Pittsburgh Racing Now) – The NTT INDYCAR SERIES and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway are gearing up for the 104th running of The Indianapolis 500 on Sunday August 23, 2020.
The Series and Speedway released the entry list that will comprise the 33-car field and it includes eight previous 500 winners and a two-time Formula 1 Champion.
Three-time 500 winner Helio Castroneves returns for another chance to join the elite group of four-time winners of “The Greatest Spectacle In Racing”, A.J. Foyt, Al Unser and Rick Mears. Castroneves will drive a fourth Team Penske entry.
There are seven other previous 500 winners in the field including defending race winner Simon Pagneaud of Team Penske, Will Power (2018) of Team Penske, Takuma Sato (2017) of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Alexander Rossi (2016) of Andretti Autosport, Ryan Hunter-Reay (2014) of Andretti Autosport, Tony Kanaan (2013) of A.J. Foyt Racing and Scott Dixon (2008) of PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing.
Dixon, the 5-time Series Champion and current points leader, leads the list of Series Champions in the field. Defending Series Champion Josef Newgarden of Team Penske is seeking his first 500 win while Hunter-Reay, Kanaan, Pagenaud and Power have checked that box.
Two-time Formula 1 Champion Fernando Alonso is back to try and add a 500 win to his spectacular racing resume. Alonso will drive a third Arrow McLaren SP entry. Alonso will attempt to become just the second driver to complete the “Triple Crown” of global auto racing with victories in the Indianapolis 500, 24 Hours of Le Mans and Monaco Grand Prix. Graham Hill is the only driver to accomplish that feat.
Five rookie drivers will compete for Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year honors. Former Indy Lights Champions Oliver Askew (2019) and Patricio O’Ward (2018) of Arrow McLaren SP will be joined by Dalton Kellett of A.J. Foyt Racing, Alex Palou of Dale Coyne Racing with Team Goh and Rinus VeeKay of Ed Carpenter Racing.
In addition to Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing will field entries for 2019 NTT INDYCAR SERIES Rookie of the year in the No. 10 NTT DATA Honda and Marcus Ericsson who will pilot the No. 8 Huski Chocolate Honda.
Steelers minority owner Rob Citrone and his son Nick have teamed up with for former INDYCAR driver Robbie Buhl and his brother Tom to field an entry for Spencer Pigot. Citrone/Buhl Autosport will team with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing on the No. 45 Honda. RLL will also field the No. 15 Honda for Graham Rahal.
Practice opens Wednesday, Aug. 12 and runs through Friday, Aug. 14. Crown Royal Armed Forces Qualifying is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 15 and Sunday, Aug. 16. The traditional final practice, expanded to two hours as part of Miller Lite Carb Day, will be held Friday, Aug. 21.
WASHINGTON D.C. (August 22, 2026) – Alex Palou’s blistering lap of 56.8993 seconds in the No. 10 OpenAI Chip Ganassi Racing Honda puts the four-time NTT IndyCar Series Champion on the pole position for Sunday’s Freedom 250 on the streets of Washington D.C.
“Incredible,” said Palou. “My car was on rails. Super-fun lap, super-fun car to drive. Couldn’t be happier. Looking forward to tomorrow. Tomorrow is going to be a long day, man, 250 miles.”
Andretti Global’s Kyle Kirkwood lines up second after a lap of 57.4661 in the No. 27 Sam’s Club Honda.
“P1 both first and second group, and the last one Alex Palou is just a legend and goes faster on his one-lap dash than he did the whole rest of the run, I think,” Kirkwood said. “He made us look silly out there.”
Scott McLaughlin spoiled the Honda party up front, putting the No. 3 PPG Chevrolet third on the grid after a fast lap of 57.4200.
Palou’s CGR teammates Scott Dixon and Kyffin Simpson did not fare as well as their teammate.
Dixon was on a lap that would have allowed him to transfer into the next round of qualifying, when Simpson hit the wall, triggering a red flag which cancelled Dixon’s lap. The No. 9 PNC Bank Honda will start 14th.
Bringing out the red flag penalized Simpson of his two fastest laps so the No. 8 Sunoco Honda will start last in 25th.
Coverage of the Freedom 250 starts at 11:30 a.m. on Fox and IndyCar Radio with the green flag waving in our nation’s capital at 1 p.m.
MARKHAM, ONTARIO (August 15, 2026) – The NTT IndyCar Series is making it’s first visit to a new street circuit in Markham, Ontario but a familiar face topped the speed charts after the first practice.
Four-time Series Champion Alex Palou turned the fastest lap around the 12-turn, 2.19-mile temporary street course, a 1-minute, 14.9915-seconds (100.811 mph) lap in the No. 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda.
A.J. Foyt Racing rookie Caio Collett was second quick with a 1-minute, 15.0454-seconds (100.739) in the No. 4 Chevrolet.
Louis Foster was third quick in the No. 45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda at 1:15.0278 (100.702) followed by Team Penske’s Scott McLaughlin 1:15.2981 (100.401). Will Power rounded out the Top 5 at 1:15.3152 (100.378).
Palou’s Chip Ganassi Racing teammates were not as strong. Six-time Series Champion Scott Dixon was 20th at 1:16.4583 (98.877) in the No. 9 PNC Bank Honda. Kyffin Simpson was 24th at 1.17.3893 (97.688) in the No. 8 Sunoco Honda. Simpson made contact with the wall at Turn 6, causing damage to the rear suspension. Simpson limped to pits for repair and returned to action later in the session.
Practice 2 is set for 2:30 p.m. as delayed track construction forced officials to cancel Friday’s activities and condense Saturday’s schedule. NTT P1 Pole Qualifying is set for 6:30 p.m. ET
MARKHAM, ONTARIO (August 14, 2026) – Issues with the completion of the temporary street circuit in Markham Ontario has forced the NTT INDYCAR SERIES first practice to be moved to Saturday as all of Friday’s on-track activity had to be scrubbed from the schedule.
“INDYCAR is incredibly disappointed that our promoter was not able to complete the track build on time, despite significant support from our team on site,” INDYCAR President J. Douglas Boles said. “Ontario has always been a magnificent market for our sport and the number of spectators that attended today is a shining example of that. New events can always pose logistical challenges and we join in the frustration of our loyal fans and apologize.”
Green Savoree Promotions also issued a statement.
“Ensuring the safety of the drivers and the completion of the certification process of competing on a brand-new racetrack delayed all on-track activities today. Today’s sessions have been rescheduled to Saturday, August 15, to allow for further track preparations.”
“We greatly appreciate all the fans who made it out to the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham today and chose to spend the day with us. The attendance and support were overwhelming.”
The revamped schedule calls for the first practice to take place at 10:00 a.m. followed by a second practice at 2:30 p.m. and P1 Pole Qualifying at 6:30 p.m.
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