Meet the Field of 33 for 108th Indy 500

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1. Inside Row 1 – Scott McLaughlin

- Hometown – Christchurch, New Zealand
- Car Name – Pennzoil Team Penske
- Number – 3
- Entrant – Team Penske
- Engine – Chevrolet
- 4 Lap Average – 234.220 mph
- Best Indy 500 Finish – 14th (2023)
2. Middle Row 1 – Will Power

- Hometown – Toowoomba, Australia
- Car Name – Verizon Business Team Penske
- Number – 12
- Entrant – Team Penske
- Engine – Chevrolet
- 4 Lap Average – 233.917 mph
- Best Indy 500 Finish – 1st (2018)
3. Outside Row 1 – Josef Newgarden

- Hometown – Nashville, Tennessee
- Car Name – Shell Powering Progress Team Penske
- Number – 2
- Entrant – Team Penske
- Engine – Chevrolet
- 4 Lap Average – 233.808 mph
- Best Indy 500 Finish – 1st (2023)
4. Inside Row 2 – Alexander Rossi

- Hometown – Nevada City, California
- Car Name – Arrow McLaren
- Number – 7
- Entrant – Arrow McLaren
- Engine – Chevrolet
- 4 Lap Average – 233.090 mph
- Best Indy 500 Finish – 1st (2016)
5. Middle Row 2 – Kyle Larson

- Hometown – Elk Grove, California
- Car Name – Hendrickcars.com Arrow McLaren
- Number – 17
- Entrant – Arrow McLaren & Ryan Hendrick
- Engine – Chevrolet
- 4 Lap Average – 232.846 mph
- Best Indy 500 Finish – TBD (first race)
6. Outside Row 2 – Santino Ferrucci

- Hometown – Woodbury, Connecticut
- Car Name – Home For Our Troops
- Number – 14
- Entrant – A.J. Foyt Enterprises
- Engine – Chevrolet
- 4 Lap Average – 232.692 mpg
- Best Indy 500 Finish – 3rd (2023)
7. Inside Row 3 – Rinus VeeKay

- Hometown – Hoofddorp, Netherlands
- Car Name – askROI
- Number – 21
- Entrant – Ed Carpenter Racing
- Engine – Chevrolet
- 4 Lap Average – 232.610 mpg
- Best Indy 500 Finish – 8th (2021)
8. Middle Row 3 – Pato O'Ward

- Hometown – Monterrey, Mexico
- Car Name – Arrow McLaren
- Number – 5
- Entrant – Arrow McLaren
- Engine – Chevrolet
- 4 Lap Average – 232.584 mph
- Best Indy 500 Finish – 2nd (2022)
9. Outside Row 3 – Felix Rosenqvist

- Hometown – Varnamo, Sweden
- Car Name – AutoNation/SiriusXM
- Number – 60
- Entrant – Meyer Shank Racing
- Engine – Honda
- 4 Lap Average – 232.305 mph
- Best Indy 500 Finish – 4th (2022)
10. Inside Row 4 – Takuma Sato

- Hometown – Tokyo, Japan
- Car Name – AMADA
- Number – 75
- Entrant – Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
- Engine – Honda
- 4 Lap Average – 232.171
- Best Indy 500 Finish – 1st (2017, 2020)
11. Middle Row 4 – Kyle Kirkwood

- Hometown – Jupiter, Florida
- Car Name – AutoNation
- Number – 27
- Entrant – Andretti Global
- Engine – Honda
- 4 Lap Average – 230.993 mph
- Best Indy 500 Finish – 17th (2022)
12. Outside Row 4 – Ryan Hunter-Reay

- Hometown – Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Car Name – DRR-CUSICK MOTORSPORTS
- Number – 23
- Entrant – DRR-CUSICK MOTORSPORTS
- Engine – Chevrolet
- 4 Lap Average – 230.567 mph
- Best Indy 500 Finish – 1st (2014)
13. Inside 5 – Colton Herta

- Hometown – Valencia, California
- Car Name – Gainbridge
- Number – 26
- Entrant – Andretti Global w/ Curb Agajanian
- Engine – Honda
- 4 Lap Average – 232.316 mph
- Best Indy 500 Finish – 8th (2020)
14. Middle Row 5 – Alex Palou

- Hometown – Barcelona, Spain
- Car Name – DHL Chip Ganassi Racing
- Number – 10
- Entrant – Chip Ganassi Racing
- Engine – Honda
- 4 Lap Average – 232.306 mph
- Best Indy 500 Finish – 2nd (2021)
15. Outside Row 5 – Calum Ilott

- Hometown – Cambridge, England
- Car Name – Arrow McLaren
- Number – 6
- Entrant – Arrow McLaren
- Engine – Chevrolet
- 4 Lap Average – 232.230 mph
- Best Indy 500 Finish – 12th (2023)
16. Inside Row 6 – Marcus Armstrong

- Hometown – Christchurch, New Zealand
- Car Name – Ridgeline Lubricants Chip Ganassi Racing
- Number – 11
- Entrant – Chip Ganassi Racing
- Engine – Honda
- 4 Lap Average – 232.183 mph
- Best Indy 500 Finish – TBD (rookie)
17. Middle Row 6 – Ed Carpenter

- Hometown – Indianapolis, Indiana
- Car Name – Guy Care
- Number – 20
- Entrant – Ed Carpenter Racing
- Engine – Chevrolet
- 4 Lap Average – 232.017 mph
- Best Indy 500 Finish – 2nd (2018)
18. Outside Row 6 – Kyffin Simpson

- Hometown – Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
- Car Name – Journie Rewards Chip Ganassi Racing
- Number – 4
- Entrant – Chip Ganassi Racing
- Engine – Honda
- 4 Lap Average – 231.948 mph
- Best Indy 500 Finish – TBD (rookie)
19. Inside Row 7 – Marco Andretti

- Hometown – Nazareth, Pennsylvania
- Car Name – MAPEI/Curb
- Number – 98
- Entrant – Andretti Herta w/ Marco & Curb-Agajanian
- Engine – Honda
- 4 Lap Average – 231.890 mph
- Best Indy 500 Finish – 2nd (2006)
20. Middle Row 7 – Helio Castroneves

- Hometown – Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Car Name – Cliffs
- Number – 06
- Entrant – Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian
- Engine – Honda
- 4 Lap Average – 231.871 mph
- Best Indy 500 Finish – 1st (2001, 2002, 2009, 2021)
21. Outside Row 7 – Scott Dixon

- Hometown – Auckland, New Zealand
- Car Name – PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing
- Number – 9
- Entrant – Chip Ganassi Racing
- Engine – Honda
- 4 Lap Average – 231.851 mph
- Best Indy 500 Finish – 1st (2008)
22. Inside Row 8 – Agustin Canapino

- Hometown – Arrecifes, Argentina
- Car Name – Juncos Hollinger Racing
- Number – 78
- Entrant – Juncos Hollinger Racing
- Engine – Chevrolet
- 4 Lap Average – 231.847 mph
- Best Indy 500 Finish – 26th (2203)
23. Middle Row 8 – Sting Ray Robb

- Hometown – Payette, Idaho
- Car Name – Goodheart Vet/Pray.com
- Number – 41
- Entrant – A.J. Foyt Enterprises
- Engine – Chevrolet
- 4 Lap Average – 231.826 mph
- Best Indy 500 Finish – 31st (2023)
24. Outside Row 8 – Christian Rasmussen

- Hometown – Copenhagen, Denmark
- Car Name – Ed Carpenter Racing
- Number – 33
- Entrant – Ed Carpenter Racing
- Engine – Chevrolet
- 4 Lap Average – 231.682 mph
- Best Indy 500 Finish – TBD (rookie)
25. Inside Row 9 – Tom Blomqvist

- Hometown – Cambridge, England
- Car Name – AutoNation/Arctic Wolf
- Number – 66
- Entrant – Meyer Shank Racing
- Engine – Honda
- 4 Lap Average – 231.578 mph
- Best Indy 500 Finish – TBD (rookie)
26. Middle Row 9 – Romain Grosjean

- Hometown – Geneva, Switzerland
- Car Name – Juncos Hollinger Racing
- Number – 77
- Entrant – Juncos Hollinger Racing
- Engine – Chevrolet
- 4 Lap Average – 231.514 mph
- Best Indy 500 Finish – 30th (2023)
27. Outside Row 9 – Linus Lundqvist

- Hometown – Stockholm, Sweden
- Car Name – American Legion Chip Ganassi Racing
- Number – 8
- Entrant – Chip Ganassi Racing
- Engine – Honda
- 4 Lap Average – 231.506 mph
- Best Indy 500 Finish – TBD (rookie)
28. Inside Row 10 – Christian Lundgaard

- Hometown – Hedensted, Denmark
- Car Name – Hy-Vee
- Number – 45
- Entrant – Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
- Engine – Honda
- 4 Lap Average – 231.465 mph
- Best Indy 500 Finish – 18th (2022)
29. Middle Row 10 – Conor Daly

- Hometown – Noblesville, Indiana
- Car Name – DRR-CUSICK MOTORSPORTS
- Number – 24
- Entrant – DRR-CUSICK MOTORSPORTS
- Engine – Chevrolet
- 4 Lap Average – 231.243 mph
- Best Indy 500 Finish – 6th (2022)
30. Outside Row 10 – Pietro Fittipaldi

- Hometown – Miami, Florida
- Car Name – 5-hour ENERGY
- Number – 30
- Entrant – Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
- Engine – Honda
- 4 Lap Average – 231.100 mph
- Best Indy 500 Finish – 25th (2021)
31. Inside Row 11 – Katherine Legge

- Hometown – Guildford, England
- Car Name – e.l.f. Cosmetics
- Number – 51
- Entrant – Dale Coyne Racing with RWR
- Engine – Honda
- 4 Lap Average – 230.092 mph
- Best Indy 500 Finish – 22nd (2012)
32. Middle Row 11 – Marcus Ericsson

- Hometown – Kulma, Sweden
- Car Name – Delaware Life
- Number – 28
- Entrant – Andretti Global
- Engine – Honda
- 4 Lap Average – 230.027 mph
- Best Indy 500 Finish – 1st (2022)
33. Outside Row 12 – Graham Rahal

- Hometown –
- Car Name – New Albany, Ohio
- Number – 15
- Entrant – Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
- Engine – Honda
- 4 Lap Average – 229.974 mph
- Best Indy 500 Finish – 3rd (2011, 2020)
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