The Starting Grid for the 107th Running of the Indianapolis 500

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 107^th Running of the Indy 500:

Alex Palou

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

Rinus VeeKay

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

Felix Rosenquist

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

Santino Ferrucci

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

Pato O’Ward

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

Scott Dixon

• Position: 6
• 7^tht 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
• 11^th in IndyCar Series Standings
• Team: Arrow McLaren
• Milk of choice: Whole
• Hometown: Nevada City, California

Takuma Sato

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

Benjamin Pederson

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

Will Power

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

Ed Carpenter

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

Scott McLaughlin

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

Kyle Kirkwood

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

Conor Daly

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

Josef Newgarden

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

Ryan Hunter-Reay

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

Romain Grosjean

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

Helio Castroneves

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

Colton Herta

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

Simon Pagenaud

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

David Malukas

• Position: 23
• 16^th 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

Devlin DeFrancesco

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

Agustin Canapino

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

Callum Ilott

• Position: 27
• 14^th 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
• 9^th in IndyCar Series Standings
• Team: Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
• Milk of choice: Whole
• Hometown: Hedensted, Denmark

Sting Ray Robb

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

Jack Harvey

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

Graham Rahal*

• Position: 33
• 15^th 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 22^nd – inhibiting him from racing in this year’s 500.

Fast Facts:

• The 107^th 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!