Of the 33 drivers lining up for the 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500, almost a quarter have suffered wall contact between April’s open test and the Month of May fortnight. 

If every loss is a lesson, Pato O’Ward has learned more than any other driver at the Indianapolis 500 over the past half-decade. Over the past six years, the Mexican’s relationship with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has been nothing short of complicated. 

Always one of the finest days of the year as the race weekend party gets underway for the 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500, Carb Day delivered the action again at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2025.

Graham Rahal may have avoided Last Chance Qualifying for the first time in three years, but he has described his Indy 500 month as "brutal" in 2025.

Given their practice pace, much of the pre-qualifying hype was directed towards the Andretti qualifying cars. Unfortunately, incidents and the cars' overall lack of speed meant this prediction failed to bear fruit.

Facing the media for the first time since a bout of firings within the leadership group after illegalities found on two of the team’s cars in qualifying for the 109th Running of the Indianapolis, each of Team Penske’s three drivers took a different approach.

Dan previews the 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500, Round 6 of 17 in the 2025 IndyCar season.

IndyCar is working on creating an external officiating entity amid the ongoing optics challenge surrounding Roger Penske’s ownership of the IndyCar Series and Team Penske.

The field is set for the 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500. Ahead of the famed race on May 25th, DIVEBOMB introduces you to each of the 33 drivers in starting order…

Takuma Sato’s best ever Indianapolis 500 qualifying result has gone largely unrecognised. 

A dramatic day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway concluded with the penultimate practice session ahead of the 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500, drawing to a close seven successive days of on-track running as teams turned their attention to race preparation.

Following a rules breach which saw the No.2 and No.12 Team Penske entries fail technical inspection and denied participation in the Fast 12 qualifying session for the 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500, both Josef Newgarden and Will Power have been moved to the rear of the field for next Sunday’s race.

Unfortunately, Indianapolis 500 qualifying presented a similar story for Dale Coyne Racing in 2025. Just like one year ago, they had the anguish of a rookie driver, Jacob Abel, being bumped from the field.

Taking pole as a rookie team-driver combination, PREMA Racing and Robert Shwartzman have made Indianapolis 500 history.

Pato O'Ward believes that Team Penske should have been in LCQ after they failed technical inspection during Indy 500 qualifying

For Marcus Armstrong, the opening day of qualifying for his second Indianapolis 500 started off with a heavy crash. He bounced back after being cleared to return to the car but will have to contest Bump Day.

Rookie Robert Shwartzman delivered "a legendary moment" in Indy 500 qualifying for a PREMA Racing team also making their oval debut this month.

Colton Herta suffered a massive crash early in Indy 500 qualifying. But both Herta and the team rebounded to get back out on track in a spare car. And Herta delivered an utterly fearless run.

Welcome to DIVEBOMB's coverage of the opening day of qualifying for the 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500. The qualifying positions between 13th and 30th will be locked in today for the Greatest Spectacle in Racing. Stay tuned for all the updates throughout the day.

The perilous nature of Fast Friday has left a lot of questions unanswered. DIVEBOMB delves into what we learned and some key stories…