Coming off a win at the GMR Grand Prix just two weeks ago on the IMS road course, Alex Palou sits atop the IndyCar standings and now sits in pole position as we head into Indy 500 weekend. Palou set the record for fastest pole position speed where he will lead the fastest starting field in Indianapolis 500 history, with an average speed of 232.184 mph. And as per usual, #WinnersDrinkMilk so we’ve outlined each driver’s choice in milk, should they win the Greatest Spectacle in Racing.

 

Here’s an insider’s look at the starting grid for the 107th Running of the Indy 500:

Alex Palou
  • Position: 1
  • 1st in IndyCar Series Standings
  • No. 10 Honda
  • Team: Chip Ganassi racing
  • Milk of choice: Whole
  • Hometown: Barcelona, Spain

Alex Palou

Rinus VeeKay
  • Position: 2
  • 18th in IndyCar Series Standings
  • No. 21 Chevrolet
  • Team: Ed Carpenter Racing
  • Milk of choice: Whole
  • Hometown: Hoofddorp, Netherlands

 

Felix Rosenquist
  • Position: 3
  • 13th in IndyCar Series Standings
  • No. 6 Chevrolet
  • Team: Arrow McLaren
  • Milk of choice: Whole
  • Hometown: Värnamo, Sweden

 

Santino Ferrucci
  • Position: 4
  • 22nd in IndyCar Series Standings
  • No. 14 Chevrolet
  • Team: AJ Foyt Enterprises
  • Milk of choice: Whole
  • Hometown: Woodbury, Connecticut

 

Pato O’Ward
  • Position: 5
  • 2nd in IndyCar Series Standings
  • No. 5 Chevrolet
  • Team: Arrow McLaren
  • Milk of choice: Whole
  • Hometown: Monterrey, Mexico

Pato O'Ward

Scott Dixon
  • Position: 6
  • 7tht in IndyCar Series Standings
  • No. 9 Honda
  • Team: Chip Ganassi Racing
  • Milk of choice: Whole
  • Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand

 

Alexander Rossi
  • Position: 7
  • No. 7 Chevrolet
  • 11th in IndyCar Series Standings
  • Team: Arrow McLaren
  • Milk of choice: Whole
  • Hometown: Nevada City, California

 

Takuma Sato
  • Position: 8
  • 29th in IndyCar Series Standings
  • No. 11 Honda
  • Team: Chip Ganassi Racing
  • Milk of choice: 2%
  • Hometown: Tokyo, Japan

 

Tony Kanaan
  • Position: 9
  • No. 66 Chevrolet
  • Team: Arrow McLaren
  • Milk of choice: Whole
  • Hometown: Salvador, Brazil

 

Marcus Ericsson
  • Position: 10
  • 3rd in IndyCar Series Standings
  • No. 8 Honda
  • Team: Chip Ganassi Racing
  • Milk of choice: Whole
  • Hometown: Kumla, Sweden

Ericsson

Benjamin Pederson
  • Position: 11
  • 27th in IndyCar Series Standings
  • No. 55 Chevrolet
  • Team: AJ Foyt Enterprises
  • Milk of choice: 2%
  • Hometown: Copenhagen, Denmark

 

Will Power
  • Position: 12
  • 8th in IndyCar Series Standings
  • No. 12 Chevrolet
  • Team: Team Penske
  • Milk of choice: Whole
  • Hometown: Toowoomba, Australia

 

Ed Carpenter
  • Position: 13
  • No. 33 Chevrolet
  • 28th in IndyCar Series Standings
  • Team: Ed Carpenter Racing
  • Milk of choice: Whole
  • Hometown: Indianapolis, IN

 

Scott McLaughlin
  • Position: 14
  • 5th in IndyCar Series Standings
  • No. 3 Chevrolet
  • Team: Team Penske
  • Milk of choice: Whole
  • Hometown: Christchurch, New Zealand

 

Kyle Kirkwood
  • Position: 15
  • 10th in IndyCar Series Standings
  • No. 27 Honda
  • Team: Andretti Autosport
  • Milk of choice: Whole
  • Hometown: Jupiter, Florida

 

Conor Daly
  • Position: 16
  • 24thin IndyCar Series Standings
  • No. 20 Chevrolet
  • Team: Ed Carpenter Racing
  • Milk of choice: Whole
  • Hometown: Noblesville, Indiana

 

Josef Newgarden
  • Position: 17
  • 6th in IndyCar Series Standings
  • No. 2 Chevrolet
  • Team: Team Penske
  • Milk of choice: Whole
  • Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee

Newgarden

Ryan Hunter-Reay
  • Position: 18
  • No. 23 Chevrolet
  • Team: Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
  • Milk of choice: Whole
  • Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, Florida

 

Romain Grosjean
  • Position: 19
  • 4th in IndyCar Series Standings
  • No. 28 Honda
  • Team: Andretti Autosport
  • Milk of choice: Skim
  • Hometown: Geneva, Switzerland

 

Helio Castroneves
  • Position: 20
  • 20th in IndyCar Series Standings
  • No. 06 Honda
  • Team: Meyer Shank Racing
  • Milk of choice: 2%
  • Hometown: Sao Paulo, Brazil

 

Colton Herta
  • Position: 21
  • 12th in IndyCar Series Standings
  • No. 26 Honda
  • Team: Andretti Autosport w/ Curb-Agajanian
  • Milk of choice: Whole
  • Hometown: Valencia, California

 

Simon Pagenaud
  • Position: 22
  • 23rd in IndyCar Series Standings
  • No. 60 Honda
  • Team: Meyer Shank Racing
  • Milk of choice: Whole
  • Hometown: Montmorillon, France

 

David Malukas
  • Position: 23
  • 16th in IndyCar Series Standings
  • No. 18 Honda
  • Team: Dale Coyne Racing with HMD
  • Milk of choice: Whole
  • Hometown: Chicago, Illinois

 

Marco Andretti
  • Position: 24
  • No. 98 Honda
  • Team: Andretti Herta Autosport with Marco & Curb-Agajanian
  • Hometown: Nazareth, Pennsylvania

Marco Andretti

Devlin DeFrancesco
  • Position: 25
  • 25th in IndyCar Series Standings
  • No. 29 Honda
  • Team: Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport
  • Milk of choice: Whole
  • Hometown: Toronto, Canada

 

Agustin Canapino
  • Position: 26
  • 19th in IndyCar Series Standings
  • No. 78 Chevrolet
  • Team: Juncos Hollinger Racing
  • Milk of choice: Whole
  • Hometown: Arrecifes, Argentina

 

Callum Ilott
  • Position: 27
  • 14th in IndyCar Series Standings
  • No. 77 Chevrolet
  • Team: Juncos Hollinger Racing
  • Milk of choice: Whole
  • Hometown: Cambridge, England

 

R.C. Enerson
  • Position: 28
  • No. 50 Chevrolet
  • Team: Abel Motorsports
  • Milk of choice: Whole
  • Hometown: New Port Richey, Florida

 

Katherine Legge
  • Position: 29
  • No. 44 Honda
  • Team: Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
  • Milk of choice: Skim
  • Hometown: Guildford, England

 

Christian Lundgaard
  • Position: 30
  • No. 45 Honda
  • 9th in IndyCar Series Standings
  • Team: Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
  • Milk of choice: Whole
  • Hometown: Hedensted, Denmark

Christian Lungaard

Sting Ray Robb
  • Position: 31
  • 26th in IndyCar Series Standings
  • No. 51 Honda
  • Team: Dale Coyne Racing with RWR
  • Milk of choice: Whole
  • Hometown: Payette, Idaho

 

Jack Harvey
  • Position: 32
  • 21st in IndyCar Series Standings
  • No. 30 Honda
  • Team: Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
  • Milk of choice: Whole
  • Hometown: Bassingham, England

 

Graham Rahal*
  • Position: 33
  • 15th in IndyCar Series Standings
  • No. 24 Chevrolet
  • Team: Dreyer & Reinbold Racing/Cusick Motorsports
  • Milk of choice: 2%
  • Hometown: New Albany, Ohio

*Rahal was bumped from the field on Sunday before being named the replacement for Stefan Wilson who suffered an injury on Monday, May 22nd – inhibiting him from racing in this year’s 500.

 

Fast Facts:

  • The 107th Running of the Indy 500 will take place on Sunday, May 28, 2023 at 12:45 pm ET
  • This year’s field consists of 9 previous Indy 500 winners and 4 rookie drivers
  • With an average qualifying speed of 232.184MPH, this year’s field is fastest in Indy 500 history

And here we go. Drivers, Start Your Engines!