When Is The Indy 500? Start Time, Lineup, Past Winners + Qualifying ...

When is the Indy 500? This is a question that is often asked as soon as the racing season begins. Luckily for IndyCar fans, the 106th running of the Indianapolis 500 takes place this weekend! Below, we will go over the Indy 500 start time, schedule, starting lineup and grid, qualifying notes and past winners of the Indianapolis 500.

When is the Indy 500?

The Indy 500 takes place on Sunday, May 29th, with a race start time of 12:45 p.m. EST. Helio Castroneves is the defending champion of the Indianapolis 500.

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Date: Sunday, May 29, 2022Start Time: 12:45 p.m. EST (with pre-race coverage beginning at 11 a.m.)Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway — Indianapolis, INCoverage: NBCPole Sitter: Scott DixonDefending Champion: Helio Castroneves

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Indianapolis 500 Qualifying Notes

• Scott Dixon set a qualifying speed record on his way to capturing the pole position. This is the fifth time that the 2008 Indy 500 champion has started the race on the pole.
• Dixon may have been the fastest of them all, but the entire Chip Ganassi Racing fleet stole the show in qualifying. Defending IndyCar Series Champion Alex Palou will join Dixon on the front row in the Indianapolis 500 starting lineup. Marcus Ericsson and Tony Kanaan will both start on Row 2, giving CGR four of the top six starting spots.
• The only other race team to earn a starting position on the first two rows was Ed Carpenter Racing. Rinus VeeKay will be the third car in Row 1 for Sunday’s race while Ed Carpenter himself will start fourth.
• Team Penske is noticeably absent from the front of the Indy 500 starting lineup. Will Power was the fastest Penske Chevrolet in qualifying, but he will only be starting 11th.
• Defending Indianapolis 500 race winner Helio Castroneves is back to defend his throne with Meyer Shank Racing. Unfortunately, he will have work to do if he is to win his record-setting fifth career Indy 500. Castroneves will start 27th after a lackluster qualifying run.
• Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson is set to make his Indianapolis 500 debut this season. Johnson qualified 12th, the worst starting spot of the five Chip Ganassi Racing cars. However, he was the second-fastest of the seven Indy 500 rookies who qualified for this year’s race.

Indy 500 Starting Lineup and Grid

Starting Pos.	Driver	Car No.	Team	Engine Manufacturer
1	Scott Dixon	9	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
2	Alex Palou	10	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
3	Rinus VeeKay	21	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet
4	Ed Carpenter	33	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet
5	Marcus Ericsson	8	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
6	Tony Kanaan	1	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
7	Pato O’Ward	5	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet
8	Felix Rosenqvist	7	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet
9	Romain Grosjean	28	Andretti Autosport	Honda
10	Takuma Sato	51	Dale Coyne Racing with RWR	Honda
11	Will Power	12	Team Penske	Chevrolet
12	Jimmie Johnson	48	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
13	David Malukas	18	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD	Honda
14	Josef Newgarden	2	Team Penske	Chevrolet
15	Santino Ferrucci	23	Dreyer and Reinbold Racing	Chevrolet
16	Simon Pagenaud	60	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda
17	JR Hildebrand	11	A.J. Foyt Racing	Chevrolet
18	Conor Daly	20	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet
19	Callum Ilott	77	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet
20	Alexander Rossi	27	Andretti Autosport	Honda
21	Graham Rahal	15	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
22	Sage Karam	24	Dreyer and Reinbold Racing	Chevrolet
23	Marco Andretti	98	Andretti Herta Autosport with Marco Curb	Honda
24	Devlin DeFrancesco	29	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport	Honda
25	Colton Herta	26	Andretti Autosport	Honda
26	Scott McLaughlin	3	Team Penske	Chevrolet
27	Helio Castroneves	06	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda
28	Kyle Kirkwood	14	A.J. Foyt Racing	Chevrolet
29	Dalton Kellett	4	A.J. Foyt Racing	Chevrolet
30	Juan Pablo Montoya	6	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet
31	Christian Lungaard	30	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
32	Jack Harvey	45	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
33	Stefan Wilson	25	DragonSpeed/Cusick Racing	Chevrolet

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Indy 500 Winners

The following are the past 10 Indy 500 winners.

YEAR	DRIVER	TEAM	MAKE
2021	Helio Castroneves	Meyer Shank Racing	Dallara DW12-Honda
2020	Takuma Sato	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Dallara DW12-Honda
2019	Simon Pagenaud	Team Penske	Dallara DW12-Chevrolet
2018	Will Power	Team Penske	Dallara DW12-Chevrolet
2017	Takuma Sato	Andretti Autosport	Dallara DW12-Honda
2016	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Herta Autosport	Dallara DW12-Honda
2015	Juan Pablo Montoya	Team Penske	Dallara DW12-Chevrolet
2014	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	Dallara DW12-Honda
2013	Tony Kanaan	KV Racing Technology	Dallara DW12-Chevrolet
2012	Dario Franchitti	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dallara DW12-Honda

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