He won the pole with Italian team Prema Racing, a dominant European organization that this season expanded to IndyCar. Shwartzman has never before raced on an oval and will start alongside two-time winner Takuma Sato and Pato O’Ward, who lost to Newgarden on the last lap year.

Scott McLaughlin, the 2024 Indianapolis 500 pole-sitter, crashed during practice Sunday on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval. McLaughlin did a half-spin and crashed hard into the Turn 2 wall.

Scott McLaughlin crashed in Sunday’s practice session at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in preparation for next Sunday’s 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500. McLaughlin got loose in Turn 2, losing control of his No.

Two-time defending Indy 500 winner Josef Newgarden had the fastest lap of the 2-hour final practice on Carb Day at 225.687 mph.

Ha habido tanto drama antes de la 109ª edición de las 500 Millas de Indianápolis que el intento de Kyle Larson por completar el doblete

Will Kyle Larson complete the Double? Who will have the fastest lap? And, of course, who's going to kiss the bricks?

The Indianapolis 500 will be even tougher for Scott McLaughlin and Team Penske to win, with the drivers having new strategists to work with.

There is plenty of history at stake, from Kyle Larson's double attempt, Josef Newgarden staring at a historic third straight Indy 500 win and much more.