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Fast Friday at Indy sees speeds top 233
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (May 15, 2026) – Fast Friday got off to a slow start after morning rain soaked the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval but by the end of the day Meyer Shank Racing’s Felix Rosenqvist was smiling after turning a fast lap of 233.372 mph in the SiriusXM Morgan Wallen Honda.
“We started pretty slow, to be honest,” said Rosenqvist. “It’s kind of rare you are able to crawl out of a hole like that. I think our first run was, like, a 230-something. Yeah, and then we just found basically 3 miles per hour, so that was kind of cool.”
Ed Carpenter Racing’s Alexander Rossi posted the second fastest lap in the No. 20 Java House Chevrolet at 232.932.
“I think we — our biggest issue last year in qualifying was we had quite a bit of fall-off from one to four, and that was a big focus to try and figure that out without giving up too much of the pop on the first lap or two,” said Rossi, the 2016 winner of the 500. “So we were pretty content with how that went.”
Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou posted the sixth fastest lap at 232.532 in the No. 10 DHL Honda. Â Palou is the defending 500 winner and defending series Champion.
Palou’s CGR teammate Scott Dixon clocked in 12th fastest with a 232.286 in the No. 9 PNC Bank Honda. Â Dixon is the 2008 500 winner, a six-time series Champion and has led the most laps in the history of the ‘Greatest Spectacle in Racing’.
CGR’s Kyffin Simpson was 28th on the speed chart at 231.445, which is only 0.3211-seconds behind Rosenqvist.
Armed Forces Qualifying Weekend takes place on Saturday and Sunday but all eyes will on the skies as rain is forecasted for Saturday, which could condense everything into one day on Sunday.
IndyCar
Felix Rosenqvist wins the 110th Indianapolis 500
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (May 24, 2026) Felix Rosenqvist passed David Malukas on the last lap just before the yard of bricks to win the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500 mile race.
Rosenqvist was sitting in third place when the race restarted with one lap to go, two spots behind his Meyer Shank Racing teammate Marcus Armstrong and second place David Malukas and got beside Armstrong going into turn one, through the South short chute and raced side-by-side down the back stretch.
Rosenqvist was behind Malukas coming off Turn 4 and masterfully used the draft to get beside the No. 12 down the front stretch, pushing the No. 60 SiriusXM/Morgan Wallen Honda to the front by just less than half-a-car length at the yard of bricks. Â The margin of victory was 0.233-seconds, the closest finish in the history of the race.
“Massive thanks to the team,” said Rosenqvist. “We had two cars there in the win at the end. I think we were the best car today. I felt like in all situations we kind of had it under control. I just had a flat-out lap on the high line and it stuck. It’s just the coolest way you can finish and win an Indy 500.”
“I just don’t know what I could have done,” said Malukas. “We were the fastest car the whole race. I gave it 150-percent. We did everything we could. A big thank you to this team.”
Scott McLaughlin came home third in the No. 3 Pennzoil Chevrolet, giving Team Penske two cars in the Top 5. McLaughlin talked afterward about the agony of defeat.
“Alright, hear me out on this,” McLaughlin explained, “It’s Christmas, but not everyone gets presents. Only one guy gets to go home with one.”
Pato O’Ward finished fourth in the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, giving O’Ward four Top 5’s in the last four Indy 500’s.
Armstrong finished fifth in the No. 66 Acura Honda giving MSR two cars in the Top 5.
Editor’s Note: This story will be updated as post-race activities are still taking place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
IndyCar
Newgarden and Chevy lead final Indy 500 practice
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (May 22, 2026) – Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Josef Newgarden led a quartet of Chevrolets atop the speed chart at the final ‘Carb Day’ practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Newgarden’s fast lap of 228.342 mph led four Chevys at the top of the speed chart with Ed Carpenter Racing’s second at 227.474, David Malukas in third at 226.525 and Conor Daly in fourth at 226.341.
Rahal Letterman Lanigan’s Takuma Sato, a two-time 500 winner as well, led the Honda powered cars with the fifth fastest speed at 226.244.
Defending 500 winner and four-time NTT IndyCar Series Champion Alex Palou was sixth quick in the No. 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda at 225.986.
IndyCar
Alexander Rossi, Pato O’Ward and Romain Grosjean involved in multi vehicle crash during Indy 500 practice
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (May 18, 2026) – Alexander Rossi, Pato O’Ward and Romain Grosjean are losing valuable practice time after being involved in a multi-vehicle crash during Indianapolis 500 practice Monday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The crash was triggered when Rossi lost control of his No. 20 Java House Chevrolet in turn 2 and slammed into the outside wall.
O’Ward was two cars behind Rossi and when the No. 20 went sideways, O’Ward turned the wheel and jumped on the brakes in an attempt to avoid the crash but as Rossi came off the wall, O’Ward’s No. 5 Chevrolet crashed into Rossi.
Grosjean was an innocent victim getting collected in the meelee.
O’Ward and Grosjean were checked and released from the infield care center. Rossi exited his car under his own power, went to the infield care center where IndyCar Medical Director Dr. Julia Vaizer said in a statement that Rossi was awake, alert, and in good spirits.
Vaizer later stated that Rossi ‘is being transported to a local hospital for further evaluation.
Rossi will have to go to a backup car while O’Ward and Grosjean’s machines will need to make significant repairs.
Rossi will not lose his No. 2 starting spot according to the IndyCar rulebook:
- 8.1.7.1. If a Qualified Car is involved in an incident, INDYCAR allows a Backup Car to replace the Qualified Car. The Backup Car will start the Race in the same position in the Starting Lineup as the Qualified Car.

