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IndyCar starting lineup: Robert Shwartzman wins qualifying for Indy 500

IndyCar starting lineup: Robert Shwartzman wins qualifying for Indy 500

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By: Brendan O'Sullivan

The Indy 500 isn’t just the most notable IndyCar Series race, it’s arguably the most popular annual race across all leagues. The event has been going on since 1911 and enters its 109th race in 2025.

Robert Shwartzman won the qualifying for the Indy 500, so he will have the top spot in Sunday’s event. He’ll be joined by Takuma Sato and Pato O’Ward in the first row.

O’Ward is the favorite to win the 2025 Indy 500 at +500 odds on DraftKings Sportsbook. Alex Palou has the second best odds at +550 and Josef Newgarden has the third best at +750.

Newgarden won the last two Indy 500s, so he’s looking to complete the three-peat.

The Indy 500 will take place on Sunday, May 25 at 12:45 p.m. ET at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana.

Here is the full starting lineup for the Indy 500.

Starting positionDriver
1Robert Shwartzman
2Takuma Sato
3Pato O’Ward
4Scott Dixon
5Felix Rosenqvist
6Alex Palou
7David Malukas
8Christian Lundgaard
9Marcus Ericsson
10Scott McLaughlin
11Conor Daly
12Alexander Rossi
13Kyffin Simpson
14Ed Carpenter
15Santino Ferrucci
16Devlin DeFrancesco
17Sting Ray Robb
18Christian Rasmussen
19Kyle Larson
20Louis Foster
21Callum Ilott
22Helio Castroneves
23Kyle Kirkwood
24Nolan Siegel
25Ryan Hunter-Reay
26Jack Harvey
27Colton Herta
28Graham Rahal
29Marco Andretti
30Marcus Armstrong
31Rinus Veekay
32Josef Newgarden
33Will Power

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