20:41
Pitstops begin
With 65 laps to go, several frontrunners including Conor Daly and David Malukas are pitting for fuel (and tyres).
Track action
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Robert Shwartzman is the shock pole-sitter.
Team Penske duo Josef Newgarden and Will Power were hit with grid penalties, and sent to the back of the 33-car field, after failing technical inspections in qualifying.
The Penske fallout has dominated the build-up to the Indy 500.
Alex Palou is the driver dominating IndyCar and he will have his eye on a famous win tonight.
25 May 2025
20:36
Lap 130/200
Top 10:
- Conor Daly
- David Malukas
- Alex Palou
- Santino Ferrucci
- Callum Ilott
- Josef Newgarden
- Felix Rosenqvist
- Pato O'Ward
- Helio Castroneves
- Kyle Kirkwood
20:32
Daly hits the front as DeFrancesco pits
Devlin DeFrancesco finally comes into the pits for his third stop, releasing home hero Conor Daly into the lead.
DeFrancesco rejoins the field in 20th place.
20:30
Lap 120/200
Here is the order after lap 120/200
- DeFrancesco (yet to pit)
- Maulkas
- Daly
- Palou
- Ferrucci
- Ilott
- Carpenter
- Harvey
- Newgarden
- Rosenqvist
20:28
O'Ward still outside the top 10
McLaren's best hope Pato O'Ward runs in 11th place on lap 117 of 120. He faces an uphill climb to score his first win in the Indy 500.
20:24
Race resumes (again)
Race resumes for good this time on lap 110! Devlin DeFrancesco leads the way from Conor Daly.
20:21
Green green green - and yellow again
The race resumed at the end of lap 106, only for race control to throw the yellow flag again. Christian Rasmussen just avoided a crash after his rear-end went loose.
20:18
Ryan Hunter-Reay pits
Ryan Hunter-Rear makes his third pitstop for fuel under caution and drops to 21st. Devlin DeFrancesco is now in front but he is due a pitstop.
20:12
Race still under caution
The race has been under caution for some time. Some droplets have been spotted.
20:08
Lap 100/200
Here is the top 10 at the halfway poiint of the Indy 500
- Ryan Hunter-Reay
- Devlin de Francesco
- Jack Harvey
- David Malukas
- Conor Daly
- Alex Palou
- Santino Ferrucci
- Felix Rosenqvist
- Ed Carpenter
- Josef Newgarden
20:01
Unforced error for Larson
Replays show Kyle Larson losing control of his car on his own while downshifting and collecting both Kyffin Simpson and Sting Ray Robb. Caution flag is out again.
19:59
Larson crashes out
Kyle Larson is involved in a multi-car incident at the restart. His hopes of completing the double are over.
19:57
Palou the new net leader
Alex Palou is running fifth but is the effective race leader. The four drivers ahead of him have either not pitted or are on different strategy.
19:56
Shwartzman out
Robert Shwartzman also makes a mistake heading into his pitbox and hits a member of his pit crew. He is out of the race, while his fueler is heading to the medical centre for check-ups.
19:54
Disaster for Takuma Sato
Takuma Sato misses his braking marker in the pits and RLL crew have to wheel him back into his pitbox. The time loss has dropped Sato to 17th place.
19:50
The retirees
Four drivers are already out of the race: Scott McLaughlin, Marco Andretti, Alexander Rossi, Rinus Veekay
19:48
Order under caution (lap 86/200)
Top 10: Takuma Sato, David Malukas, Alex Palou, Conor Daly, Santino Ferrucci, Pato O'Ward, Callum Ilott, Felix Rosenqvist, Josef Newgarden, Helio Castroneves.
19:45
Caution
The race is back under caution on lap 84.
19:45
Game over for Veekay
Rinus Veekay spins on the entrance to the pitlane with an apparent brake issue. He is out of the car.
19:43
Newgarden inside the top 10
Penske's Josef Newgarden is running in ninth place having started down in 32nd. With more than half the race to go, he still has a shot at making it three in a row.
19:40
Rossi out with fire
Alexander Rossi's car catches fire as he makes his pitstop. The crew have extinguished the fire, but the 2016 winner is out of the race.
19:38
Lap 75/200
Here is the top five after 75 laps of racing
- Takuma Sato
- David Malukas
- Alex Palou
- Conor Daly
- Jack Harvey
19:32
Drive-through for Herta
Colton Herta is hit with a drive through penalty for pitlane speed violation.
19:31
Early stop a mistake for Daly
Daly pitted on lap 61 and triggered the second round of pitstops. But that strategy has backfired as he has lost places to both Malukas and Palou.
