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The 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Presented by Gainbridge was held on Sunday May 25, 2025 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Practice was scheduled to begin on Tuesday May 13, and Time Trials was scheduled for Saturday May 17 & Sunday May 18. Carb Day, the final day of practice was held Friday May 23.

Indianapolis 500 Timing and Scoring reports (Practice, Time Trials, and Race) courtesy of IndyCar.com.

2025 Indianapolis 500

Race Summary

  • Race — 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Presented by Gainbridge
  • Date — Sunday May 25, 2025
  • Time — 1:32 p.m. EDT (scheduled for 12:45 p.m. EDT)
  • Weather — 60º F at the start; high of 63º F. Cloudy with brief periods of misty rain in the 12 o’clock hour (Wind chill 58º F).
  • Winner — Alex Palou
  • Winning Team — Chip Ganassi Racing
  • Time of Race — 2:57:38.2965
  • Average Speed — 168.883 mph
  • Margin of Victory — 1.1426 seconds (under yellow)
  • Lead Changes — 22 among 14 drivers
  • Most Laps Led — Takuma Sato (51)
  • Fastest Lap — Helio Castroneves (226.182 mph)
  • Cautions — 7 for 45 laps
  • Pole Position — Robert Shwartzman (232.790 mph)
  • Rookie of the Year — Robert Shwartzman
  • Pit Stop Challenge — Team Penske (Josef Newgarden)

Schedule

April/May 2025
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
20 21 22 23
Open
Test		 24
Open
Test		 25 26
27 28 29 30 1 2 3
Mini
Marathon
4
Barber		 5 6 7 8 9
Grand Prix
Prac/Quals		 10
Sonsio
Grand Prix
11
Mothers
Day		 12 13
Practice		 14
Practice		 15
Practice		 16
Fast Friday
Practice		 17
Time
Trials
18
Time
Trials		 19
Practice		 20 21 22 23
Carb
Day		 24
Legends Day
Parade
25
Indy
500		 26
Memorial
Day		 27 28 29 30 31

Garage Area Assignments

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Information courtesy of David Land – What’s New at the Indy 500? (Garage Area Tour 2025) on YouTube.

Pit Area Assignments

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Pit Assignments: Practice Week
Pit Assignments: Qualifying
Pit Assignments: Carb Day & Race Day (ORIGINAL)
Pit Assignments: Carb Day & Race Day (REVISED)

Television coverage

Open Test (Day 1) – Wednesday April 23, 2025
Network: IndyCar YouTube Channel – 9:50 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. EDT
Booth Announcers: Allen Bestwick, James Hinchcliffe
Pits/Garages: Georgia Henneberry

Open Test (Day 2) – Thursday April 24, 2025
Network: IndyCar YouTube Channel – 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT
Booth Announcers: Allen Bestwick, James Hinchcliffe
Pits/Garages: Georgia Henneberry

Opening Day Practice (Day 1) – Tuesday May 13, 2025
Network: FS2 – 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. EDT
Network: FS1 – 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. EDT
Booth Announcers: Will Buxton, Townsend Bell, James Hinchcliffe
Pits/Garages: Kevin Lee, Georgia Henneberry, Jamie Little

Practice (Day 2) – Wednesday May 14, 2025
Network: FS2 – 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. EDT
Network: FS1 – 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. EDT
Booth Announcers: Will Buxton, Townsend Bell, James Hinchcliffe
Pits/Garages: Kevin Lee, Georgia Henneberry, Jamie Little

Refresher Test (Day 3) – Thursday May 15, 2025
Network: IndyCar YouTube Channel – 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT

Practice (Day 3) – Thursday May 15, 2025
Network: FS2 – 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. EDT
Network: FS1 – 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. EDT
Booth Announcers: Will Buxton, Townsend Bell, James Hinchcliffe
Pits/Garages: Kevin Lee, Georgia Henneberry
Notes: Jamie Little was absent.

Fast Friday Practice (Day 4) – Friday May 16, 2025
Network: FS2 – 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. EDT
Network: FS1 – 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. EDT
Booth Announcers: Will Buxton, Townsend Bell, James Hinchcliffe
Pits/Garages: Kevin Lee, Georgia Henneberry
Notes: Jamie Little was absent, covering NASCAR at North Wilkesboro.

Qualifying Draw – Friday May 16, 2025
Network: IndyCar YouTube Channel – 6:10 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. EDT
Host: Allen Bestwick
Notes: Due to inclement weather approaching, the qualifying draw was moved from outside in the Pagoda Plaza to indoors at the media center.

Saturday Practice – Saturday May 17, 2025
Network: FS2 – 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. EDT
Booth Announcers: Will Buxton, Townsend Bell, James Hinchcliffe
Pits/Garages: Kevin Lee, Georgia Henneberry
Notes: Jamie Little was absent, covering NASCAR at North Wilkesboro.

Time Trials (Day 1) – Saturday May 17, 2025
Network: FS2 – 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. EDT
Network: FS1 – 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. EDT
Network: FOX – 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. EDT
Host: Chris Myers (FOX only)
Analyst: Danica Patrick (FOX only)
Booth Announcers: Will Buxton, Townsend Bell, James Hinchcliffe
Pits/Garages: Kevin Lee, Georgia Henneberry
Notes: Jamie Little was absent, covering NASCAR at North Wilkesboro. Driver Scott Laughlin visited the booth during the afternoon segment on FS1. At 4 p.m., the UFL football game on FOX ran long, and qualifying coverage was extended for about 30 additional minutes on FS1. Some FOX affiliates reportedly switched to qualifying at 4 o’clock, but many did not switch until the conclusion of the football game at approximately 4:30 p.m. Host Chris Myers and desk analyst Danica Patrick only appeared on the FOX broadcast, and not on FS1 or FS2.

Sunday Practice – Sunday May 18, 2025
Network: FS2 – 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. EDT
Booth Announcers: Will Buxton, Townsend Bell, James Hinchcliffe
Pits/Garages: Kevin Lee, Georgia Henneberry
Notes: Jamie Little was absent, covering NASCAR at North Wilkesboro. Drivers Ryan Hunter-Reay, Jack Harvey, and Conor Daly each visited the booth. The broadcast was followed by a one-hour special titled “INDYCAR: Anything To Win” which aired from 3-4 p.m. on FOX.

Time Trials (Day 2) – Sunday May 18, 2025
Network: FOX – 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. EDT
Host: Chris Myers
Analyst: Danica Patrick
Booth Announcers: Will Buxton, Townsend Bell, James Hinchcliffe
Pits/Garages: Kevin Lee, Georgia Henneberry
Notes: Jamie Little was absent, covering NASCAR at North Wilkesboro.

Post-Qualifying Practice – Monday May 19, 2025
Network: FS1 – 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. EDT
Booth Announcers: Will Buxton, Townsend Bell, James Hinchcliffe
Pits/Garages: Kevin Lee, Georgia Henneberry
Notes: Jamie Little was absent. Jacob Abel visited the booth.

Carb Day / Pit Stop Challenge– Friday May 23, 2025
Network: FS1 – 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT
Network: Fox Sports App – 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EDT
Network: FS1 – 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. EDT
Booth Announcers: Will Buxton, Townsend Bell, James Hinchcliffe
Pits/Garages: Kevin Lee, Georgia Henneberry, Jamie Little
Notes: The “Wienie 500” featuring six Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles was streamed on the Fox Sports App and Fox social media channels. The same on-air crew from the FS1 coverage called the event. The FS1 daily show First Things First broadcast live from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday, May 22 (3-5 p.m. ET) and Friday, May 23 (1-2:30 p.m. ET; 4-5 p.m. ET)., with Nick Wright, Chris Broussard and Kevin Wildes.

109th Indianapolis 500 – Sunday May 25, 2025
Network: FOX – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT
Host: Chris Myers
Studio Analysts: Tony Stewart, Danica Patrick
Booth Announcers: Will Buxton, Townsend Bell, James Hinchcliffe
Pits/Garages: Kevin Lee, Georgia Henneberry, Jamie Little
Features: Tom Rinaldi, Erin Andrews
Live In-Car Reports: Jack Harvey

Victory Celebration – Monday May 26, 2025
Network: FS1 – 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. EDT
Host: Allen Bestwick and Lindsey Czarniak

Television Ratings

Event Day Network Viewers
Sonsio Grand Prix Sat. 5/10 FOX 710,000
Time Trials Sat. 5/17 FS2 436,000
Time Trials Sun. 5/18 FOX 924,000
Carb Day Fri. 5/23 FS1 221,000
Race Sun. 5/25 FOX 7.050 million (Fast Nationals)
7.087 million (Finals)
8.438 million (Peak 4:15-4:30)

Top Markets

  • Indianapolis – 22.4 (local blackout lifted)
  • Louisville – 6.7
  • Milwaukee – 6.2
  • Dayton, Ohio – 6.2
  • St. Louis – 5.5
  • Fort Myers – 5.2
  • Tulsa – 4.7
  • Greenville – 4.6
  • Greensboro – 4.5
  • Detroit – 4.4
  • Knoxville – 4.4

IMS Radio Network / IndyCar Radio

  • Chief announcer: Mark Jaynes
  • Driver expert: Zach Veach (Time Trials)
  • Driver expert: Anders Krohn (Carb Day & Race Day)
  • Turn 1: Nick Yeoman
  • Turn 2: Michael Young
  • Turn 3: Jake Query
  • Turn 4: Chris Denari
  • Pits: Alex Wolfe, Rob Blackman, Ryan Myrehn, Rich Nye

Trackside (WFNI)

  • Curt Cavin
  • Kevin Lee

Beyond the Bricks (WFNI)

  • Jake Query
  • Mike Thomsen

IMS Public Address System

  • Dave Calabro (40th year)
  • Allen Bestwick (5th year)

Pre-Race Ceremonies

  • “Back Home Again in Indiana” — Jim Cornelison
  • National Anthem — Natalie Grant
  • “America the Beautiful” — Ephraim Owens
  • “God Bless America” — Arturo Chacón Cruz
  • Grand Marshals (“Drivers to your cars”) — Alex Rodriguez & Derek Jeter
  • Invocation — Archbishop Charles C. Thompson
  • “Taps” — Sergeant Scott Burns (Indiana National Guard); Preceded by three-volley salute
  • Purdue Band — “Stars and Stripes Forever”, “On the Banks of the Wabash”
  • Starting command — Roger Penske
  • Starter — Aaron Likens
  • Honorary starter — Casey Irsay Foyt
  • Delivery of green flag — IU Health University Hospital trauma patient Chris Arvin
  • Flyover — South Dakota Air National Guard F-16 Vipers
  • Pace Lap for America flyover — U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
  • Pace car — Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
  • Pace car driver — Michael Strahan
  • IndyCar Two-Seater — Jimmie Johnson (driver) with Tom Brady (passenger)
  • Snake Pit — Illenium, Sammy Virji, Two Friends, Kayzo, Oliver Heldens, with grand marshal Rob Gronkowski
  • Carb Day concert — The All-American Rejects, Bret Michaels
  • Legends Day concert — Midland (Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park)
  • Last Row Party — Rinus Veekay, Josef Newgarden, Will Power, Marshall Pruett (host)
  • 500 Festival Parade grand marshal — Scot Pollard
  • Vintage Cars
    • 1935 Ford V-8 Special
    • 1940 Boyle Special (Wilbur Shaw) driven by Doug Boles
    • 1950 Wynn’s Friction Proofing Special (Johnnie Parsons)
    • 1950 Cummins Diesel Special (Jimmy Jackson) driven by Al Unser Jr.
    • 1955 John Zink Special (Bob Sweikert)
    • 1955 Keck Epperly Streamliner driven by Sebastian Saavedra
    • 1960 Ken-Paul Special (Jim Rathmann) driven by Dario Franchitti
    • 1963 Agajanian Willard Battery Special (Parnelli Jones) driven by Mario Andretti
    • 1980 Pennzoil Chaparral 2K (Johnny Rutherford) driven by Zach Veach
    • 1985 Miller American Special (Danny Sullivan) to be driven by Danny Sullivan, did not run
    • 1990 Domino’s Pizza “Hot One” (Arie Luyendyk)
    • 2000 Target Chip Ganassi Racing (Juan Pablo Montoya) driven by Jeff Ward
    • 2010 Target Chip Ganassi Racing (Dario Franchitti)

Gasoline Alley – Garage Area Signs

 

“A” Building

“B” Building

“C” Building

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