2023 Bommarito Automotive Group 500

2023 Bommarito Automotive Group 500

Race details
15th round of the 2023 IndyCar season
Layout of the World Wide Technology Raceway
Date	August 27, 2023
Official name	Bommarito Automotive Group 500
Location	World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, Illinois
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.25 mi / 2.01 km
Distance	260 laps 325 mi / 523 km
Pole position
Driver	Scott McLaughlin  (Team Penske)
Time	00:49.1936 (total time from 2 laps)
Fastest lap
Driver	Linus Lundqvist  (Meyer Shank Racing)
Time	00:25.6786 (on lap 62 of 260)
Podium
First	Scott Dixon  (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Second	Pato O'Ward  (Arrow McLaren)
Third	David Malukas  (Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports)

The 2023 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 was the fifteenth round of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race was held on August 27, 2023, in Madison, Illinois at the World Wide Technology Raceway. The race consisted of 260 laps & was won by Scott Dixon.

The race marked the first time that the Firestone alternate tires were used at an oval. Teams had 10 sets of tires they could use during the weekend, divided between 8 primary tire sets & 2 alternate sets. Teams were allowed the use of 1 set of alternate tires during first practice and, similar to road/street races, were mandated to use 1 set during the race. No alternate tires were allowed to be used during qualifying. ^[1]

Entry list

Further information: 2023 IndyCar Series § Confirmed entries

Key	Meaning
R	Rookie
W	Past winner

No.	Driver	Team	Engine
2	Josef Newgarden  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet
3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet
5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet
06	Hélio Castroneves  W	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda
6	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet
7	Alexander Rossi	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet
8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
9	Scott Dixon  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
11	Takuma Sato  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
12	Will Power  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet
14	Santino Ferrucci	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet
15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
18	David Malukas	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports	Honda
20	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet
21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet
26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda
27	Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Autosport	Honda
28	Romain Grosjean	Andretti Autosport	Honda
29	Devlin DeFrancesco	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport	Honda
30	Conor Daly	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
33	Ed Carpenter	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet
45	Christian Lundgaard	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
51	Sting Ray Robb  R	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda
55	Benjamin Pedersen  R	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet
60	Linus Lundqvist  R	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda
77	Callum Ilott	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet
78	Agustín Canapino  R	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet
Source: [2]

Practice

Practice 1

Top Practice Speeds

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	2	Josef Newgarden  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	00:24.9944
2	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	00:25.0902
3	11	Takuma Sato  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	00:25.1107
Source: [3]

Qualifying

Due to inclement weather, qualifying was moved to 11:00AM ET on August 27, 2023. Originally, qualifying was scheduled for 2:00 PM ET on August 26. ^[4]

Qualifying classification

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap 1	Lap 2	Total Time	Final grid
1	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	24.6564	24.5372	00:49.1936	10 [a]
2	2	Josef Newgarden  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	24.7106	24.6342	00:49.3448	1
3	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	24.7348	24.7303	00:49.4651	2
4	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	24.7549	24.7714	00:49.5263	3
5	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	24.7871	24.7726	00:49.5597	14 [b]
6	6	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	24.8476	24.7235	00:49.5711	4
7	9	Scott Dixon  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	24.8145	24.7880	00:49.6025	16 [a]
8	11	Takuma Sato  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	24.8253	24.7815	00:49.6068	17 [a]
9	28	Romain Grosjean	Andretti Autosport	Honda	24.8447	24.7629	00:49.6076	5
10	18	David Malukas	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports	Honda	24.8720	24.8267	00:49.6987	6
11	7	Alexander Rossi	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	24.8635	24.8670	00:49.7305	7
12	12	Will Power  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	24.8929	24.8456	00:49.7385	8
13	27	Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Autosport	Honda	24.9159	24.9202	00:49.8361	22 [a]
14	77	Callum Ilott	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	25.0563	24.8860	00:49.9423	9
15	30	Conor Daly	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	25.0600	24.9600	00:50.0200	11
16	60	Linus Lundqvist  R	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	25.0481	25.0069	00:50.0550	12
17	06	Hélio Castroneves  W	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	25.1409	24.9964	00:50.1373	13
18	8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	25.1760	25.1311	00:50.3071	15
19	29	Devlin DeFrancesco	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport	Honda	25.1702	25.1483	00:50.3185	18
20	45	Christian Lundgaard	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	25.1649	25.1610	00:50.3259	19
21	78	Agustín Canapino  R	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	25.2154	25.2077	00:50.4231	28 [a]
22	21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	25.2811	25.1717	00:50.4528	20
23	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	25.3041	25.1557	00:50.4598	21
24	20	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	25.3705	25.1512	00:50.5217	23
25	51	Sting Ray Robb  R	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda	25.4595	25.1615	00:50.6210	24
26	55	Benjamin Pedersen  R	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	25.4956	25.4251	00:50.9207	25
27	14	Santino Ferrucci	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	24.9565	26.0295	00:50.9860	26
28	33	Ed Carpenter	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	25.8225	25.7614	00:51.5839	27
Source: [7]

Notes

• Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

Race

The race started at 3:40 PM ET on August 27, 2023.

Race classification

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired	Pit Stops	Grid	Laps Led	Pts.
1	9	Scott Dixon  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	260	02:10:09.4046	3	16	123	53
2	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	260	+22.2256	5	3	18	41
3	18	David Malukas	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports	Honda	260	+22.7279	5	6		35
4	7	Alexander Rossi	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	259	+1 Lap	5	7	4	33
5	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	259	+1 Lap	5	10		31
6	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	259	+1 Lap	5	2	13	29
7	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	259	+1 Lap	5	14		26
8	6	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	259	+1 Lap	5	4		24
9	12	Will Power  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	259	+1 Lap	5	8	4	23
10	8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	259	+1 Lap	6	15		20
11	21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	259	+1 Lap	4	20		19
12	28	Romain Grosjean	Andretti Autosport	Honda	259	+1 Lap	4	5		18
13	14	Santino Ferrucci	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	259	+1 Lap	5	26		17
14	20	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	259	+1 Lap	5	23		16
15	27	Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Autosport	Honda	259	+1 Lap	5	22		15
16	30	Conor Daly	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	259	+1 Lap	5	11		14
17	45	Christian Lundgaard	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	259	+1 Lap	5	19		13
18	60	Linus Lundqvist  R	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	258	+2 Laps	5	12		12
19	29	Devlin DeFrancesco	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport	Honda	258	+2 Laps	5	18		11
20	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	258	+2 Laps	5	21		10
21	51	Sting Ray Robb  R	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda	258	+2 Laps	4	24		9
22	78	Agustín Canapino  R	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	258	+2 Laps	7	28		8
23	06	Hélio Castroneves  W	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	257	+3 Laps	5	13		7
24	33	Ed Carpenter	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	254	+6 Laps	6	27		6
25	2	Josef Newgarden  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	210	Contact	5	1	98	6
26	11	Takuma Sato  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	119	Contact	2	17		5
27	77	Callum Ilott	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	58	Contact	1	9		5
28	55	Benjamin Pedersen  R	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	0	Contact	0	25		5
Fastest lap: Linus Lundqvist (Meyer Shank Racing) – 00:25.6786 (lap 62)
source: [8]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Álex Palou 565 2 Scott Dixon 491 3 Josef Newgarden 440 1 4 Pato O'Ward 429 1 5 Scott McLaughlin 426 Source: [8]

Engine manufacturer standings Pos. Manufacturer Points 1 Honda 1267 2 Chevrolet 1256 Source: [9]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included.

Footnotes

1. Scott McLaughlin, Scott Dixon, Takuma Sato, Kyle Kirkwood & rookie Agustin Canapino each received a nine-place grid penalty due to unapproved engine changes after the Gallager GP. ^[5]
2. Álex Palou received a nine-place grid penalty due to unapproved engine change prior to qualifying. ^[6]

References

1. Pruett, Marshall (August 22, 2023). "Alternate tires offer opportunities - and unknowns - for IndyCar field at WWTR". racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing Inc. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
2. Bradley, Charles (August 23, 2023). "IndyCar St Louis: Start times, how to watch, entry list & more". Motorsport. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
3. "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. August 26, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
4. Dejewski, Kevin (August 26, 2023). "IndyCar qualifying moved to Sunday morning due to weather". motorsportweek.com. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
5. Pruett, Marshall (August 26, 2023). "Five teams hit with engine change grid penalties for WWTR". racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing Inc. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
6. Pruett, Marshall (August 27, 2023). "Palou joins grid penalty pack at WWTR". racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing Inc. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
7. "Qualifications - Postings" (PDF). indycar.com. August 27, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
8. "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. August 27, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
9. "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). motorsports.nbcsports.com. August 27, 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023.

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