IndyCar News: Josef Newgarden Tops Carb Day Practice Session

Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden topped the timing charts for the final practice session this afternoon before we line up for Sunday’s Indy 500. His fastest lap was 39.8782s.

Josef Newgarden will start from the last row but has a very fast car. Photo courtesy of Penske Entertainment: Chris Jones

Rahal Letterman Lanigan’s Takuma Sato, a two time winner, was the second fastest with a lap of 39.9263s. His Honda slowed down on the backstretch with 15 minutes left in the session and he was pulled back into the garage.

Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon, the 2008 winner, was third fastest with a lap of 39.9866s. The team would love to celebrate another win after 17 years.

Devlin DeFrancesco Photo courtesy of Penske Entertainment: Mike Young

Sato’s teammate Devlin DeFrancesco was fourth fastest with a lap of 40.0395s.

Will Power, the 2018 winner, was fifth fastest with a lap of 40.1036s. The Aussie has a quick car but will have to fight his way to the front with pit strategy and speed from the 33rd position on the grid.

Pole sitter Robert Shwartzman was 29th on the timing charts. Besides having perfect pit stops during the 500, the rookie will have to be ready to go when the green flag flies on Sunday. He is surrounded by many former winners who are hungry for another victory.

Incidents

Graham Rahal, driver of the No 15 United Rentals Honda, caused a yellow flag 38 minutes into the practice session. The smoke trailing from his car on the backstretch indicated he might be changing motors today.

Ryan Hunter-Reay, the 2014 winner, caused the second yellow at 12:18 pm when his Chevrolet engine caught fire.

2025 Indy 500 Carb Day Results

Pos	No.	Driver	Engine	Speed (mph)	Time	Lap	Total Laps
1	2	J. Newgarden	Chevy	225.687	39.8782s	7	71
2	75	T. Sato	Honda	225.415	39.9263s	28	62
3	9	S. Dixon	Honda	225.200	39.9644s	6	67
4	30	D. DeFrancesco	Honda	224.778	40.0395s	8	67
5	12	W. Power	Chevy	224.419	40.1036s	39	69
6	60	F. Rosenqvist	Honda	224.416	40.1041s	43	73
7	06	H. Castroneves	Honda	224.235	40.1365s	45	69
8	5	P. O’Ward	Chevy	224.159	40.1500s	59	71
9	4	D. Malukas	Chevy	223.843	40.2067s	75	80
10	76	C. Daly	Chevy	223.769	40.2200s	42	59
11	23	R. Hunter-Reay	Chevy	223.525	40.2639s	4	33
12	24	J. Harvey	Chevy	223.515	40.2657s	14	49
13	14	S. Ferrucci	Chevy	223.437	40.2798s	58	75
14	10	A. Palou	Honda	223.335	40.2982s	7	56
15	27	K. Kirkwood	Honda	223.001	40.3586s	40	45
16	77	S. Robb	Chevy	222.899	40.3771s	52	59
17	98	M. Andretti	Honda	222.809	40.3933s	23	61
18	66	M. Armstrong	Honda	222.786	40.3976s	47	72
19	28	M. Ericsson	Honda	222.749	40.4042s	51	69
20	90	C. Ilott	Chevy	222.739	40.4060s	16	64
21	26	C. Herta	Honda	222.731	40.4075s	18	63
22	45	L. Foster	Honda	222.539	40.4424s	40	55
23	6	N. Siegel	Chevy	222.509	40.4478s	40	48
24	21	C. Rasmussen	Chevy	222.433	40.4617s	15	37
25	18	R. Veekay	Honda	222.178	40.5081s	62	65
26	17	K. Larson	Chevy	221.779	40.5810s	61	65
27	3	S. McLaughlin	Chevy	221.675	40.5999s	75	85
28	33	E. Carpenter	Chevy	221.059	40.7132s	46	50
29	83	R. Shwartzman	Chevy	220.987	40.7263s	79	85
30	7	C. Lundgaard	Chevy	220.793	40.7622s	48	67
31	8	K. Simpson	Honda	220.361	40.8421s	36	55
32	20	A. Rossi	Chevy	220.261	40.8606s	4	5
33	15	G. Rahal	Honda	219.062	41.0842s	7	21

Lucille Dust reporting live from Indianapolis