Update: Josef Newgarden has won the 2023 Indy 500. There were three red-flag crashes in the final 16 laps, but Newgarden persevered and pulled off a big win.
Update: The 2023 Indianapolis 500 is officially underway on NBC and live streaming on Peacock.
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The 107th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge is green!
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The starting grid is settled for the 2023 Indianapolis 500. Alex Palou claimed the pole position this past Sunday, running a record four-lap average speed of 234.217 mph. He topped out on the first lap with a speed of 235.131. Rinus VeeKay and Felix Rosenqvist join him on the front row with four-lap averages of 234.211 and 234.114, respectively.
The qualifiers ran fast this year, with all three on the front row surpassing the previous record. Scott Dixon set the record a year ago when he ran a four-lap average of 234.046 mph. The previous record belonged to Arie Luyendyk, who had set a qualifying record of 236.986 in 1996.
Palou heads into race weekend as the favorite to win at DraftKings Sportsbook. He is installed at +600, Pato O’Ward follows at +750, Scott Dixon is +800, and Alexander Rossie and Rinus VeeKay are each +1000. Last year’s winner, Marcus Ericsson, is +1100 to win Sunday’s race.
Final results
2023 Indianapolis 500 Final Reuslts
| Pos | Driver | Car # |
|---|---|---|
| Pos | Driver | Car # |
| 1 | Josef Newgarden | 2 |
| 2 | Marcus Ericsson | 8 |
| 3 | Santino Ferrucci | 14 |
| 4 | Alex Palou | 10 |
| 5 | Alexander Rossi | 7 |
| 6 | Scott Dixon | 9 |
| 7 | Takuma Sato | 11 |
| 8 | Conor Daly | 20 |
| 9 | Colton Herta | 26 |
| 10 | Rinus VeeKay | 21 |
| 11 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 23 |
| 12 | Callum Ilott | 77 |
| 13 | Devlin DeFrancesco | 29 |
| 14 | Scott McLaughlin | 3 |
| 15 | Helio Castroneves | 06 |
| 16 | Tony Kanaan | 66 |
| 17 | Marco Andretti | 98 |
| 18 | Jack Harvey | 30 |
| 19 | Christian Lundgaard | 45 |
| 20 | Ed Carpenter | 33 |
| 21 | Benjamin Pedersen | 55 |
| 22 | Graham Rahal | 24 |
| 23 | Will Power | 12 |
| 24 | Pato O’Ward | 5 |
| 25 | Simon Pagenaud | 60 |
| 26 | Agustin Canapino | 78 |
| 27 | Felix Rosenqvist | 6 |
| 28 | Kyle Kirkwood | 27 |
| 29 | David Malukas | 18 |
| 30 | Romain Grosjean | 28 |
| 31 | Sting Ray Robb | 51 |
| 32 | RC Enerson | 50 |
| 33 | Katherine Legge | 44 |