After a rain delay, thirty-three drivers started the 108th running of the Indy 500.
Starting Grid Lineup
Scott McLaughlin won the pole position while defending champ Josef Newgarden had the 3rd position. Team Penske swept the first row of the lineup, while Chevrolet made up the first two rows and most of the third.
Row 1 – Scott McLaughlin, Will Power, Josef Newgarden
Row 2 – Alexander Rossi, Kyle Larson, Santino Ferrucci
Row 3 – Rinus VeeKay, Pato O’Ward, Felix Rosenqvist
Row 4 – Takuma Sato, Kyle Kirkwood, Ryan Hunter-Reay
Row 5 – Colton Herta, Alex Palou, Callum Ilott
Row 6 – Marcus Armstrong, Ed Carpenter, Kyffin Simpson
Row 7 – Marco Andretti, Helio Castroneves, Scott Dixon
Row 8 – Agustin Canapino, Sting Ray Robb, Christian Rasmussen
Row 9 – Tom Blomqvist, Romain Grosjean, Linus Lundqvist
Row 10 – Christian Lundgaard, Conor Daly, Pietro Fittipaldi
Row 11 – Katherine Legge, Marcus Ericsson, Graham Rahal
Indy 500 Odds
Newgarden and McLaughlin took turns posting the shortest odds to win. In the end, Newgarden had the better odds and won the Indy 500 for the second year in a row.
| Driver | Odds |
|---|---|
| Josef Newgarden | +525 |
| Scott McLaughlin | +550 |
| Scott Dixon | +700 |
| Kyle Larson | +700 |
| Will Power | +800 |
| Alexander Rossi | +1000 |
| Colton Herta | +1000 |
| Pato O’Ward | +1100 |
| Alex Palou | +1300 |
| Santino Ferrucci | +1500 |
| Helio Castroneves | +2500 |
| Rinus VeeKay | +3000 |
| Kyle Kirkwood | +3500 |
| Takuma Sato | +3500 |
| Felix Rosenqvist | +4000 |
| Marco Andretti | +5000 |
| Marcus Ericsson | +6000 |
| Ryan Hunter-Reay | +6000 |
| Callum Ilott | +8000 |
| Graham Rahal | +10000 |
| Ed Carpenter | +10000 |
| Christian Rasmussen | +10000 |
| Linus Lundqvist | +12500 |
| Christian Lundgaard | +12500 |
| Marcus Armstrong | +12500 |
| Conor Daly | +12500 |
| Romain Grosjean | +15000 |
| Agustin Canapino | +20000 |
| Kyffin Simpson | +25000 |
| Sting Ray Robb | +25000 |
| Tom Blomqvist | +30000 |
| Pietro Fittipaldi | +35000 |
| Katherine Legge | +50000 |
| The Rookies | Team |
|---|---|
| Mark Armstrong | Ganassi |
| Tom Blomqvist | Meyer Shank Racing |
| Kyle Larson | McLaren |
| Linus Lundqvist | Ganassi |
| Christian Rasmussen | Ed Carpenter Racing |
| Kyffin Simpson | Ganassi |
About the Indy 500 Drivers
Pato O’Ward had perhaps the most frustrating finish of the race. With ten laps to go, he decided to stay behind Newgarden for the lead and waited till the last possible moment to overtake him. He made his play in Turn 1 of the final lap and overtook Newgarden for the lead. But on Turn 3, Newgarden re-took the lead to pass the checkered flag moments later.
It was the second time in three years that O’Ward finished second in the Indy 500. Last year, he crashed with seven laps to go after leading for 39 laps.
Takuma Sato is a two-time Indy 500 winner and the first Japanese-born driver to win. The 47-year-old hopes to get a third win before retiring from racing. Taku’s wins came in 2017 and 2020.
Katherine Legge is the only woman in the class of ’24. She is a British professional auto racing driver who holds the record for the fastest qualifying effort for a woman in Indy 500 history, set in 2023.
Kyle Larson attempted to race in the Indy 500 and NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600 on the same day, called “The Double.” But he didn’t make it in time to start the NASCAR race because heavy rain delayed the start of the Indy 500 to 4:44 pm ET. Larson finished 18th because of a couple of rookie mistakes and went to the Coca-Cola 600 even though he couldn’t get there in time to start.
Justin Allgaier started in his place. As Larson arrived, the weather stopped the race with 151 laps to go. Larson got into car No. 5 but didn’t even turn a lap as the race was called after a two-hour rain delay. The weather was not on Larson’s side in either race.
How They Finished
Several crashes occurred during the rain-delayed race, the first occurring in the opening lap. Linus Lindqvist, Colton Herta, Ryan Hunter Reay, Marco Andretti, and Will Power all crashed out. Felix Rosenqvist, Katherine Legge, and Marcus Armstrong all had mechanical issues.
| Position | Driver | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Josef Newgarden | Penske |
| 2nd | Pato O’Ward | McLaren |
| 3rd | Scott Dixon | Ganassi |
| 4th | Alexander Rossi | McLaren |
| 5th | Alex Palou | Ganassi |
| 6th | Scott McLaughlin | Penske |
| 7th | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti |
| 8th | Santino Ferrucci | AJ Foyt |
| 9th | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing |
| 10th | Conor Daly | Dreyer Reinbold Racing |
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