Indy 500 Carb Day practice speed updates, crashes, results, highlights today

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If Carb Day practice is any indication, Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 could present several interesting scenarios.

Two-time defending champion Josef Newgarden — starting in the last row because of illegal modifications made on his car during qualifying — paced the 33-car field Friday at 225.667 mph on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval.

Trailing him closely were two-time winner and front-row starter Takuma Sato — though he slowed on track late in practice — and 2008 champ and No. 4 starter Scott Dixon.

Will Power, who will start last because of a similar situation to Newgarden, had the No. 5 lap Friday. Four-time race champ Helio Castroneves was 7th.

Also Friday:

The drivers turned 1,972 laps total, led by Shwartzman and Scott McLaughlin with 85 each. Here is each driver’s performance:

(with speed in mph and laps completed)

Josef Newgarden, 225.687, 71
Takuma Sato, 225.415, 62
Scott Dixon, 225.200, 67
Devlin DeFrancesco, 224.778, 67
Will Power, 224.419, 69
Felix Rosenqvist, 224.416, 73
Helio Castroneves, 224.235, 69
Pato O’Ward, 224.159, 71
David Malukas, 223.843, 80
Conor Daly, 223.769, 59
Ryan Hunter-Reay, 223.525, 33
Jack Harvey, 223.515, 49
Santino Ferrucci, 223.437, 75
Alex Palou, 223.335, 56
Kyle Kirkwood, 223.001, 45
Sting Ray Robb, 222.899, 59
Marco Andretti, 222.809, 61
Marcus Armstrong, 222.786, 72
Marcus Ericsson, 222.749, 69
Callum Ilott, 222.739, 64
Colton Herta, 222.731, 63
Louis Foster, 222.539, 55
Nolan Siegel, 222.509, 48
Christian Rasmussen, 222.433, 37
Rinus Veekay, 222.178, 65
Kyle Larson, 221.779, 65
Scott McLaughlin, 221.675, 85
Ed Carpenter, 221.059, 50
Robert Shwartzman, 220.987, 85
Chrisitan Lundgaard, 220.793, 67
Kyffin Simpson, 220.361, 55
Alexander Rossi, 220.261, 4
Graham Rahal, 219.061, 7

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12:45 p.m.: Takuma Sato slows on track, bringing out a caution. The cause isn’t immediately known.

12:20 p.m.: Ryan Hunter-Reay suffers an engine fire and scurries out of his car on pit road. His team will have to rebuild the car for Sunday.

“I looked like Ace Ventura, trying to get out of the rhino,” Hunter-Reay said on the Fox broadcast. “It definitely caught my attention.”

Here’s an update on Kyle Larson, who is attempting the Indy 500-NASCAR double for the second straight year. Larson is set to start 19th Sunday. He’s 24th on today’s leaderboard at 221.713 mph.

12:10 p.m.: Alexander Rossi reports a faulty water pump ends his practice, but he should be ready to go Sunday.

11:55 a.m.: Josef Newgarden remains atop the leaderboard. The rookies — including pole-sitter Robert Shwartzman, followed by Nolan Siegel and Louis Foster — are among the slowest four drivers.

11:35 a.m.: Graham Rahal has a mechanical failure on track, with smoke and fluid trailing his car. Caution. His engine will need a rebuild for the race.

Graham Rahal is slow on the decel lane, smoke coming from the rear. Likely engine failure.

“Man this month just can’t be easy can it? Just non stop.”

“Thee’s something not right about it I feel like from the very get go. The thing’s just slow.” – Rahal#Indy500 #IndyCar

— Christopher DeHarde (@CDeHarde) May 23, 2025

11:30 a.m.: Every car has been on track. Two-time defending champ Josef Newgarden — who will start from the last row — tops the speed chart at 225.667 mph. Scott Dixon and Devlin DeFrancesco are also over 224 mph.

11:15 a.m.: 23 cars have been on track. Ryan Hunter-Ray has the top lap of 223.525 mph, with Sting Ray Robb and Conor Daly next.

IndyStar will host Indy 500 drivers, Indianapolis Motor Speedway boss Doug Boles, and team owners in Gasoline Alley from 8-10 a.m. ET Sunday, May 25, right before the race. Scheduled guests include Kyle Larson, Tony Kanaan, Conor Daly, Mike Shank, Marcus Ericsson, Santino Ferrucci and David Malukas. Be sure to tune in!