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
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
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
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
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
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
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!