2017 IndyCar Series explained

The 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series was the 22nd season of the Verizon IndyCar Series and the 106th official championship season of American open wheel racing. The premier event was the 101st Indianapolis 500 won by Takuma Sato. Josef Newgarden, the 2011 Indy Lights champion, in his sixth full-time season in the IndyCar Series, won the championship. It was Newgarden's first season as part of Team Penske, and he collected four wins, one pole position, and ten top-five finishes. It was Team Penske's 15th Indy car season championship, and third in four years.

Simon Pagenaud entered the season as the defending IndyCar champion, and finished second in points behind his teammate Newgarden. The 2017 season was the final season for the Honda/Chevy aerokits introduced in 2015, as 2018 saw the introduction of a new spec-aerokit.^[1]

All events from 2016 returned to the schedule. In addition, the series returned to Gateway Motorsports Park for the first time since 2003.

Series news

• On September 2, 2016, it was announced that Performance Friction Brakes has been selected as a brake rotor and pad supplier package for IndyCar Series starting from 2017 season onwards but Brembo remained as brake caliper until the end of 2017 season.^[2]

Confirmed entries

The following teams, entries, and drivers have been announced to compete in the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series season. All teams will use a spec Dallara DW12 chassis with manufacturer aero kits and Firestone tires.

Team	Engine		Driver(s)	Round(s)
A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet^[3]	4	Conor Daly^[4]	All
		14	Carlos Muñoz	All
		40	Zach Veach ^[5]	6
Andretti Autosport	Honda^[6]	26	Takuma Sato^[7]	All
		27	Marco Andretti^[8]	All
		28	Ryan Hunter-Reay^[9]	All
McLaren-Honda-Andretti^[10]		29		6
Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb Agajanian		98	Alexander Rossi^[11]	All
Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda^[12]	8	Max Chilton^[13]	All
		9	Scott Dixon^[14]	All
		10	Tony Kanaan^[15]	All
		83	Charlie Kimball^[16]	All
Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	18	Sébastien Bourdais^[17]	1–6, 15–17
			James Davison^[18]	6
			Esteban Gutiérrez ^[19] ^[20]	7–8, 10–14
			Tristan Vautier^[21]	9
		19	Ed Jones ^[22]	All
		63	Pippa Mann^[23]	6
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	Chevrolet	24	Sage Karam^[24]	6
Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	20	Spencer Pigot^[25]	1–3, 5, 7–8, 10, 12–13, 16–17
			Ed Carpenter	4, 6, 9, 11, 14–15
		21	J. R. Hildebrand^[26]	1–2, 4–17
			Zach Veach ^[27]	3
Harding Racing	Chevrolet	88	Gabby Chaves^[28]	6, 9, 14
Juncos Racing^[29]	Chevrolet	11	Spencer Pigot^[30]	6
		17	Sebastián Saavedra^[31]	6
Lazier Partners Racing^[32]	Chevrolet	44	Buddy Lazier	6
Michael Shank Racing with Andretti Autosport^[33]	Honda	50	Jack Harvey ^[34]	6
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	13	Zachary Claman DeMelo ^[35]	17
		15	Graham Rahal	All
		16	Oriol Servià^[36]	6–8
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	Honda	5	James Hinchcliffe	All
		7	Mikhail Aleshin^[37]	1–11, 13
			Sebastián Saavedra^[38]	12, 14–15
			Jack Harvey ^[39]	16–17
		77	Jay Howard^[40]	6
Team Penske	Chevrolet	1	Simon Pagenaud^[41]	All
		2	Josef Newgarden^[42]	All
		3	Hélio Castroneves^[43]	All
		12	Will Power	All
		22	Juan Pablo Montoya^[44]	5–6

Team changes

• Chip Ganassi Racing announced their discount retail giants sponsor Target, effective from the 2017 IndyCar season, has discontinued sponsorship after 27 straight years of direct participation.^{[45] [46]} The team also announced on October 7, 2016 that they would be returning to Honda in a multi-year deal and thus discontinuing Chevrolet partnership. Ganassi had previously worked with Honda in 1996–99 (CART) and 2006–13 (IndyCar Series), when Jimmy Vasser, Alessandro Zanardi, Juan Pablo Montoya, Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti won the CART and IndyCar title.
• Larry Foyt, president of A. J. Foyt Enterprises, confirmed on October 13 that the team is switching manufacturers from Honda to Chevrolet, with the formal announcement on January 17.^[3]
• KV Racing Technology will not race in 2017 due to Kevin Kalkhoven and James Sullivan withdrawing funding from the team.^[47] The team had been in negotiations with Carlin to sell their remaining equipment, but attempts to secure Indy Lights champion Ed Jones and Mikhail Aleshin fell through.
• On February 21, Juncos Racing confirmed^[29] it would field an entry for the 101st Indy 500 with support from Kevin Kalkhoven, following purchase of three cars and equipment from KV Racing Technology.^[48] The team entered two cars into the 101st Indy 500,^[49] opting to postpone the announcement of their drivers and engine partner until later.^[50] On May 9, the team announced that the first of their two entries would be driven by Spencer Pigot. Pigot had previously driven for the team in Indy Lights. On May 10, the team announced that Sebastián Saavedra would drive in the second car.
• On April 10, Harding Racing confirmed it would field an entry for the 101st Indy 500, driven by Gabby Chaves. On May 20, the team announced that it would also race at Texas Motor Speedway and Pocono Raceway in preparation for a possible full-season entry for 2018.^[51]

Driver changes

• On October 5, Team Penske announced that it had signed Josef Newgarden to drive the No. 2 car for 2017, demoting Juan Pablo Montoya to part-time driver status.
• On October 12, Dale Coyne Racing announced that it had signed Sébastien Bourdais to drive the No. 18 car for two seasons, replacing Conor Daly.^[17] Bourdais had driven for Coyne in 2011 after two seasons in Formula One.
• On October 31, Takuma Sato's manager confirmed that the Japanese driver would join Andretti Autosport as the driver of the No. 26 car for 2017, replacing Carlos Muñoz.^[52] The deal was officially announced by the team on December 2.^[7]
• Also on October 31, Team Penske announced Juan Pablo Montoya would return to the team to compete in the Indianapolis 500.^[44] The team later announced that Montoya would also be entered in the IndyCar Grand Prix.
• On November 4, it was confirmed that J. R. Hildebrand will take over the Ed Carpenter Racing No. 21 car for the 2017 season, replacing Josef Newgarden.^[26]
• On November 14, it was confirmed that 2016 Indy Lights champion Ed Jones signed with Dale Coyne Racing for the 2017 season to drive the No. 19 car, replacing Luca Filippi, Gabby Chaves, Pippa Mann, and R.C. Enerson.
• On November 15, A. J. Foyt Enterprises announced that Carlos Muñoz and Conor Daly would drive the teams No. 14 and No. 4 cars, respectively for the 2017 season, replacing Takuma Sato and Jack Hawksworth. Conor Daly debuted for Foyt in the 2013 Indianapolis 500.
• On January 16, news broke that Mikhail Aleshin had run into problems with his sponsor, placing his return for 2017 in doubt. Auto GP champion Luis Michael Dörrbecker and former Chip Ganassi Racing driver Sage Karam were in the picture for this seat as a replacement.^[53] However, on February 1, it was confirmed that Aleshin's sponsorship issues had been resolved and that he would return to the team for 2017.
• On February 2, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing announced that Sage Karam would return to the team to compete in the Indianapolis 500.^[24]
• On March 6, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports announced that Jay Howard would drive the No. 77 Honda in the Indianapolis 500. The entry will be supported by 1997 IndyCar Champion Tony Stewart.
• On March 28, Dale Coyne Racing announced that Pippa Mann would drive the No. 63 Honda in the Indianapolis 500. It will be the fifth consecutive year that Mann has driven for the team.
• On April 7, A. J. Foyt Enterprises announced that Firestone Indy Lights driver Zach Veach would drive the No. 40 Chevrolet at the Indianapolis 500.
• On April 9, Michael Shank Racing announced that Jack Harvey would drive the No. 50 Honda at the Indianapolis 500. The team will run with support from Andretti Autosport.
• On April 12, McLaren Honda announced a partnership with Andretti Autosport to enter a single car in the Indianapolis 500, to be driven by two-time F1 World Champion Fernando Alonso. The Spaniard skipped the Monaco Grand Prix in order to participate in the 500.
• On April 18, Ed Carpenter Racing announced that Zach Veach would fill in for J. R. Hildebrand for the race at Barber Motorsports Park. Hildebrand had suffered a broken bone in his left hand following an incident at the Grand Prix of Long Beach.^[54] Hildebrand was cleared to return for the following race at Phoenix International Raceway.^[55]
• On April 22, Buddy Lazier announced that he would be competing in the Indianapolis 500 for Lazier Partners Racing. It will be Lazier's 20th start in the race.
• On May 20, Sébastien Bourdais suffered multiple pelvic fractures and a fractured hip after a severe incident during qualifying for the Indy 500, forcing him to sit out the remainder of the season.^[56] The following day, Dale Coyne Racing announced that Indy 500 veteran James Davison would fill in for the 500.
• On June 1, Dale Coyne Racing announced that former Formula One driver Esteban Gutiérrez would pilot the No. 18 car at the Detroit Grand Prix. Following the race at Texas, Gutierrez was confirmed in the No. 18 car until Sébastien Bourdais' return at Gateway.
• On June 6, Dale Coyne Racing announced that Tristan Vautier would drive the No. 18 car at Texas Motor Speedway. Vautier was chosen after Gutiérrez was not able to complete an oval rookie test due to an IndyCar testing blackout period.
• On June 22, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports announced that Robert Wickens would drive the No. 7 car in place of Mikhail Aleshin for the Kohler Grand Prix due to issues with Aleshin's visa. Wickens partook in the first practice session, but Aleshin's visa issues were solved by Saturday, so Aleshin returned to the car for the rest of the weekend.
• On July 13, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports announced that Sebastián Saavedra would drive the No. 7 car in place of Mikhail Aleshin for the Honda Indy Toronto.
• On August 12, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports announced that Mikhail Aleshin would no longer race for the team.^[57] On August 16, the team announced that Sebastián Saavedra would return to the No. 7 car for the races at Pocono Raceway and Gateway Motorsports Park.^[58] On August 20, the team announced that Jack Harvey would drive the car for the final two races of the season at Watkins Glen and Sonoma.
• On August 23, Dale Coyne Racing announced that Sébastien Bourdais had recovered from his injuries sustained earlier in the season and would return to drive the final three races of the season.^[59]
• On September 6, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing announced that it would enter a second car for Zachary Claman DeMelo for the final race of the season at Sonoma.

Schedule

All races were held in the United States, except the Toronto round.

Rd.	Date	Race Name	Track	City
1	March 12	Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg		St. Petersburg, Florida
2	April 9	Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach		Long Beach, California
3	April 23	Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama		Birmingham, Alabama
4	April 29	Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix		Avondale, Arizona
5	May 13	IndyCar Grand Prix		Speedway, Indiana
6	May 28	101st Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade		Speedway, Indiana
7	June 3	Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear Corporation		Detroit, Michigan
8	June 4
9	June 10	Rainguard Water Sealers 600		Fort Worth, Texas
10	June 25	Kohler Grand Prix		Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
11	July 9	Iowa Corn 300		Newton, Iowa
12	July 16	Honda Indy Toronto		Toronto, Ontario
13	July 30	Honda Indy 200		Lexington, Ohio
14	August 20	ABC Supply 500		Long Pond, Pennsylvania
15	August 26	Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Valvoline		Madison, Illinois
16	September 3	Grand Prix at The Glen		Watkins Glen, New York
17	September 17	GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma		Sonoma, California

Oval/Speedway
Road/Street course

All 16 races from 2016 returned. Gateway Motorsports Park returns to the schedule for the first time since 2003. The only other schedule change is the move of the race at Phoenix from the first weekend in April to the last weekend in April to avoid a conflict with the Final Four being held in nearby Glendale, Arizona. The Long Beach race was the second race of the season as opposed to being the third race of the season in 2016.

The Grand Prix of Indianapolis was rebranded as the IndyCar Grand Prix for the 2017 running of the event following an announcement that Angie's List would no longer sponsor the event.^[60]

Results

Round	Race	Pole position	Fastest lap	Most laps led	Race Winners			Report
					Driver	Team	Manufacturer
1	St. Petersburg	Will Power	Scott Dixon	Sébastien Bourdais	Sébastien Bourdais	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	Report
2	Long Beach	Hélio Castroneves	Hélio Castroneves	Scott Dixon	James Hinchcliffe	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	Honda	Report
3	Birmingham	Will Power	Will Power	Will Power	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	Report
4	Phoenix	Hélio Castroneves	Will Power	Simon Pagenaud	Simon Pagenaud	Team Penske	Chevrolet	Report
5	Indianapolis GP	Will Power	Josef Newgarden	Will Power	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	Report
6	Indianapolis 500	Scott Dixon		Max Chilton	Takuma Sato	Andretti Autosport	Honda	Report
7	Detroit 1	Graham Rahal^[61]	Josef Newgarden	Graham Rahal	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	Report
8	Detroit 2	Takuma Sato^[62]	Josef Newgarden	Graham Rahal	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
9	Texas	Charlie Kimball	Tony Kanaan	Will Power	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	Report
10	Road America	Hélio Castroneves	Josef Newgarden	Scott Dixon	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	Report
11	Iowa	Will Power	Hélio Castroneves	Hélio Castroneves	Hélio Castroneves	Team Penske	Chevrolet	Report
12	Toronto	Simon Pagenaud	Simon Pagenaud	Josef Newgarden	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	Report
13	Mid-Ohio	Will Power	Alexander Rossi	Josef Newgarden	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	Report
14	Pocono	Takuma Sato	Tony Kanaan	Scott Dixon	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	Report
15	Gateway	Will Power	Josef Newgarden		Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	Report
16	Watkins Glen	Alexander Rossi	Sébastien Bourdais	Alexander Rossi	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb Agajanian	Honda	Report
17	Sonoma	Josef Newgarden	Simon Pagenaud	Simon Pagenaud	Simon Pagenaud	Team Penske	Chevrolet	Report

Points standings

• Ties are broken by number of wins, followed by number of 2nds, 3rds, etc., then by number of pole positions, followed by number of times qualified 2nd, etc.

Driver standings

• One championship point is awarded to each driver who leads at least one race lap. Two additional championship points are awarded to the driver who leads most laps during a race.
• At all races except the Indy 500, the number 1 qualifier earns one point. At double header races, the fastest qualifier of each qualifying group earns one championship point.^[63]
• Entrant-initiated engine change-outs before the engines reach their required distance run will result in the loss of ten points.
  • NOTE: The distance run will be based on the total distance raced by that entrant with the engine in question, regardless of driver.

Pos Driver STP LBH ALA PHX IMS INDY valign=middle colspan=2 DET TEX ROA IOW TOR MDO POC GAT WGI SNM Pts 1 Josef Newgarden 8 3 1 9 11 19^22 4 2 13 2 6 1* 1* 2 1* 18 2 642 2 Simon Pagenaud 2 5 3 1* 4 14^23 16 5 3 4 7 5 4 4 3 9 1* 629 3 Scott Dixon 3 4* 2 5 2 32^1 2 6 9 1* 8 10 9 6* 2 2 4 621 4 Hélio Castroneves 6 9 4 4 5 2^19 9 20 3 1* 8 7 7 4 4 5 598 5 Will Power 19 13 14* 2 1* 23^9 18 3 1* 5 4 21 2 1 20 6 3 562 6 Graham Rahal 17 10 13 21 6 12^14 1* 1* 4 8 5 9 3 9 12 5 6 522 7 Alexander Rossi 11 19 5 15 8 7^3 5 7 22 13 11 2 6 3 6 1* 21 494 8 Takuma Sato 5 18 9 16 12 1^4 8 4 10 19 16 16 5 13 19 19 20 441 9 Ryan Hunter-Reay 4 17 11 13 3 27^10 13 19 14 3 6 8 8 15 3 8 421 10 Tony Kanaan 12 15 7 6 20 5^7 15 10 2 21 9 19 16 5 16 20 16 403 11 Max Chilton 16 14 12 20 7 4*^15 11 15 8 9 14 7 15 18 17 8 12 396 12 Marco Andretti 7 20 21 18 16 8^8 12 13 6 18 17 4 12 11 14 16 7 388 13 James Hinchcliffe 9 1 6 12 13 22^17 3 20 14 20 10 3 11 20 8 21 22 376 14 10 6 16 11 19 3^11 9 22 17 7 18 20 21 17 13 13 19 354 15 J. R. Hildebrand 13 11 3 14 16^6 17 18 12 16 2 13 17 19 18 15 14 347 16 Carlos Muñoz 21 7 17 10 15 10^24 14 11 18 11 20 15 18 10 9 10 15 328 17 Charlie Kimball 18 21 15 8 21 25^16 21 8 21 6 15 12 13 16 7 7 11 327 18 Conor Daly 15 16 18 14 17 30^26 22 12 7 15 19 17 10 14 5 11 10 305 19 Mikhail Aleshin 14 12 10 17 18 13^13 6 16 15 10 21 14 237 20 Spencer Pigot 20 8 20 9 18^29 10 21 12 18 19 12 13 218 21 Sébastien Bourdais 1* 2 8 19 22 Wth 10 17 9 214 22 Ed Carpenter 7 11^2 11 12 12 21 169 23 Gabby Chaves 9^25 5 15 98 24 10 6^18 93 25 19 14 17 13 14 20 22 91 26 Sebastián Saavedra 15^31 11 21 11 80 27 Oriol Servià 21^12 20 19 61 28 31^27 14 18 57 29 24^5 47 30 Pippa Mann 17^28 32 31 17 26 32 Jay Howard 33^20 24 33 19 26^32 23 34 Sage Karam 28^21 23 35 James Davison 20^33 21 36 Tristan Vautier 16 15 37 Buddy Lazier 29^30 14 valign=middle Pos valign=middle Driver valign=middle STP valign=middle LBH valign=middle ALA valign=middle PHX valign=middle IMS INDY valign=middle DET valign=middle TEX valign=middle ROA valign=middle IOW valign=middle TOR valign=middle MDO valign=middle POC valign=middle GAT valign=middle WGI valign=middle SNM valign=middle Pts

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Color Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green 4th & 5th place Light Blue 6th–10th place Dark Blue Finished (Outside Top 10) Purple Did not finish Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Brown Withdrawn (Wth) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did Not Start (DNS) Race abandoned (C) Blank Did not participate In-line notation Bold Pole position (1 point; except Indy) Italics Ran fastest race lap *|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|Led most race laps (2 points)|-|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|DNS Any driver who qualifies but does not start (DNS), earns half the points had they taken part. ^1–33 Indy 500 qualifying results, with points as follows: 42 points for 1st 40 points for 2nd and so on down to 1 point for 33rd. ^c Qualifying canceled no bonus point awarded Rookie of the Year Rookie

Entrant standings

• Based on the entrant, used for oval qualifications order, and starting grids when qualifying is cancelled.
• Only full-time entrants, and at-large part-time entrants shown.

Pos Driver STP LBH ALA PHX IMS INDY valign=middle colspan=2 DET TEX ROA IOW TOR MDO POC GAT WGI SNM Pts 1 2 Team Penske 8 3 1 9 11 19^22 4 2 13 2 6 1* 1* 2 1* 18 2 642 2 1 Team Penske 2 5 3 1* 4 14^23 16 5 3 4 7 5 4 4 3 9 1* 629 3 9 Chip Ganassi Racing 3 4* 2 5 2 32^1 2 6 9 1* 8 10 9 6* 2 2 4 621 4 3 Team Penske 6 9 4 4 5 2^19 9 20 3 1* 8 7 7 4 4 5 598 5 12 Team Penske 19 13 14* 2 1* 23^9 18 3 1* 5 4 21 2 1 20 6 3 562 6 15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 17 10 13 21 6 12^14 1* 1* 4 8 5 9 3 9 12 5 6 522 7 98 Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian 11 19 5 15 8 7^3 5 7 22 13 11 2 6 3 6 1* 21 494 8 26 Andretti Autosport 5 18 9 16 12 1^4 8 4 10 19 16 16 5 13 19 19 20 441 9 28 Andretti Autosport 4 17 11 13 3 27^10 13 19 14 3 6 8 8 15 3 8 421 10 10 Chip Ganassi Racing 12 15 7 6 20 5^7 15 10 2 21 9 19 16 5 16 20 16 403 11 8 Chip Ganassi Racing 16 14 12 20 7 4*^15 11 15 8 9 14 7 15 18 17 8 12 396 12 27 Andretti Autosport with Yorrow 7 20 21 18 16 8^8 12 13 6 18 17 4 12 11 14 16 7 388 13 5 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports 9 1 6 12 13 22^17 3 20 14 20 10 3 11 20 8 21 22 376 14 21 Ed Carpenter Racing 13 11 19 3 14 16^6 17 18 12 16 2 13 17 19 18 15 14 358 15 20 Ed Carpenter Racing 20 8 20 7 9 11^2 10 21 11 12 12 18 19 12 21 12 13 358 16 19 Dale Coyne Racing 10 6 16 11 19 3^11 9 22 17 7 18 20 21 17 13 13 19 354 17 18 Dale Coyne Racing 1* 2 8 19 22 20^33 19 14 16 17 13 14 20 22 10 17 9 341 18 14 A. J. Foyt Enterprises 21 7 17 10 15 10^24 14 11 18 11 20 15 18 10 9 10 15 328 19 83 Chip Ganassi Racing 18 21 15 8 21 25^16 21 8 21 6 15 12 13 16 7 7 11 327 20 7 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports 14 12 10 17 18 13^13 6 16 15 10 21 11 14 21 11 14 18 310 21 4 A. J. Foyt Enterprises 15 16 18 14 17 30^26 22 12 7 15 19 17 10 14 5 11 10 305 valign=middle Pos valign=middle Driver valign=middle STP valign=middle LBH valign=middle ALA valign=middle PHX valign=middle IMS valign=middle INDY valign=middle colspan=2 DET valign=middle TEX valign=middle ROA valign=middle IOW valign=middle TOR valign=middle MDO valign=middle POC valign=middle GAT valign=middle WGI valign=middle SNM valign=middle Pts

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Manufacturer standings

valign=middle	Pos	valign=middle	Manufacturer	STP		ALA			INDY	DET		TEX	ROA							SNM	valign=middle	Bonus	valign=middle	Points
1	Chevrolet	2	3	1	1	1	2	4	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	70	1489
	6	5	3	2	4	10	7	3	3	3	2	5	2	2	3	6	2
	69	66	91*	96*	88*		58	75	90*	76	96*	86*	96*	95	91*	60	186*
2	Honda	1	1	2	5	2	1	1	1	2	1	3	2	3	3	2	1	4	85	1326
	3	2	5	6	3	3	2	4	4	6	5	3	5	5	6	2	6
	90*	95*	70	58	75		96*	88*	73	83*	65	75	65	66*	68	96*	120

• All manufacturer points (including qualifying points, race finish points, and race win bonus points) can only be earned by full-season entrants.^[64]
• The top two finishing entrants from each manufacturer in each race score championship points for their respective manufacturer. The manufacturer that wins each race will be awarded five additional points.
• At all races except the Indy 500, the manufacturer who qualifies on pole earns one point. At the Indy 500, the fastest Saturday qualifier earns one point, while the pole position winner on Sunday earns two points.
• For every full-season engine used during the Indy 500 that reaches 2,000 total miles run, the manufacturer earns bonus points equal to that engine's finishing position in the race.
• Ties are broken by number of wins, followed by number of 2nds, 3rds, etc.

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17. Web site: Khorounzhiy. Valentin. Coyne confirms Bourdais for 2017 IndyCar season. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. October 12, 2016. October 12, 2016.
18. Web site: Davison to sub for Bourdais in Indy 500. Marshall. Pruett. May 21, 2017. May 21, 2017. Racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc.. https://web.archive.org/web/20170521205452/http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/140710-davison-to-sub-for-bourdais-in-indy-500. May 21, 2017. dead.
19. Web site: Gutierrez confirmed for Detroit IndyCar debut. Valentin. Khorounzhiy. June 1, 2017. June 1, 2017. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network.
20. Web site: Gutierrez returns with Coyne for rest of 2017 season. June 22, 2017. June 22, 2017. IndyCar.com. Birckyard Trademarks, Inc..
21. Web site: Vautier to drive for Coyne at Texas. Robin. Miller. June 6, 2017. June 6, 2017. Racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc.. https://web.archive.org/web/20170607005710/http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/141225-vautier-to-drive-for-coyne-at-texas. June 7, 2017. dead.
22. Web site: INDYCAR: Coyne confirms Jones for 2017. Racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc.. November 14, 2016. November 14, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070903/http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/136398-second-coyne-seat-goes-to-jones-for-2017. November 15, 2016. dead.
23. Web site: Pippa Mann returns to Coyne for Indy 500. David. Malsher. March 28, 2017. March 28, 2017. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network.
24. Web site: Karam, Dreyer & Reinbold teaming up again for Indianapolis 500. February 2, 2017. February 2, 2017. IndyCar.com. Brickyard Trademarks, Inc..
25. Web site: Malsher. David. Pigot to return to Ed Carpenter Racing. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. December 16, 2016. December 15, 2016.
26. Web site: Hildebrand confirmed as full-time Ed Carpenter driver. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. November 4, 2016. November 4, 2016.
27. Web site: Veach to replace injured Hildebrand at Barber. Marshall. Pruett. April 18, 2017. April 17, 2017. Racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc.. https://web.archive.org/web/20170419102137/http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/139684-veach-to-replace-injured-hildebrand-at-barber. April 19, 2017. dead.
28. http://www.indycar.com/News/2017/04/04-10-Harding-Racing-Chaves-Indy-500-entry New Team Harding Racing Enters Chaves for 101st Indianapolis 500
29. Web site: Juncos Racing Announces Entry in 101st Running of the Indianapolis 500 :: Juncos Racing. www.juncosracing.com. en-US. February 21, 2017. February 22, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170222193957/http://www.juncosracing.com/juncos-racing-announces-entry-in-101st-running-of-the-indianapolis-500/. dead.
30. Web site: Juncos confirms Pigot for Indy 500. David. Malsher. May 9, 2017. May 9, 2017. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network.
31. Web site: Saavedra confirmed in Juncos' second 500 entry. May 10, 2017. May 10, 2017. Racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc.. https://web.archive.org/web/20170510201533/http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/140323-saavedra-confirmed-for-juncos-second-500-entry. May 10, 2017. dead.
32. Web site: Robin. Miller. Lazier confirms Indy 500 run after son's USF2000 debut. April 22, 2017. April 22, 2017. Racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc.. https://web.archive.org/web/20170423154103/http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/139812-lazier-confirms-indy-500-run-after-son-s-usf2000-debut. April 23, 2017. dead.
33. Web site: Smith . Luke . April 12, 2017 . Shank will finally take part in Indy 500 with Harvey, Andretti | MotorSportsTalk . April 17, 2017 . Motorsports.nbcsports.com.
34. Web site: April 9, 2017 . Andretti adds Jack Harvey to Indy 500 field . April 9, 2017.
35. Web site: Claman DeMelo to race for RLLR at Sonoma. September 6, 2017. September 6, 2017. Racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc.. https://web.archive.org/web/20170906222300/http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/143889-claman-demelo-to-race-for-rllr-at-sonoma. September 6, 2017. dead.
36. Web site: Malsher. David. Rahal signs Servia and ace engineer for 2017. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. January 22, 2017. December 6, 2016.
37. Web site: IndyCar: Aleshin returns with Schmidt. Racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc.. February 1, 2017. February 1, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170201195735/http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/138004-aleshin-returns-with-spm. February 1, 2017. dead.
38. Web site: Aleshin replaced by Saavedra for Toronto. David. Malsher. July 13, 2017. July 13, 2017. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. July 29, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170729030909/https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/aleshin-replaced-by-saavedra-for-toronto-930157/. dead.
39. News: Jack Harvey will pilot SPM No. 7 car at Watkins Glen, Sonoma. Jim. Ayello. August 20, 2017. August 20, 2017. Indianapolis Star. Gannett Company.
40. Web site: DiZinno. Tony. Jay Howard confirmed in Tony Stewart's supported SPM Indy entry. MotorSportsTalk.com. NBC Sports. March 6, 2017. March 6, 2017.
41. Web site: Pagenaud opts for No. 1 in 2017. Racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc.. September 21, 2016. September 21, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160922145711/http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/134603-indycar-pagenaud-opts-for-no-1-in-2017. September 22, 2016. dead.
42. Web site: Penske confirms Newgarden for 2017. Malsher. David. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. October 5, 2016. October 5, 2016.
43. Web site: INDYCAR: Newgarden to wave the flag at Penske. Miller. Robin. Robin Miller (journalist). Racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc.. September 20, 2016. September 20, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160921191139/http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/134569-indycar-newgarden-to-wave-the-flag-at-penske. September 21, 2016. dead.
44. Web site: Malsher. David. Montoya to stay with Team Penske in 2017. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. October 31, 2016. October 31, 2016.
45. News: Fryer. Jenna. Target leaving IndyCar after 27 seasons with Chip Ganassi. September 3, 2016. Associated Press. Associated Press. AP Sports. July 27, 2016. Charlotte, North Carolina. https://web.archive.org/web/20171007094725/http://racing.ap.org/article/target-leaving-indycar-after-27-seasons-chip-ganassi. October 7, 2017. dead.
46. News: Cavin. Curt. Cavin: IndyCar could see complete driver/team shakeup in 2017. September 3, 2016. USA Today. Gannett Company. September 3, 2016. Watkins Glen, New York.
47. Web site: Malsher. David. End of the road for KV Racing?. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. February 11, 2017. January 21, 2017.
48. Web site: Malsher. David. KV Racing confirms closure, equipment sold to Juncos. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. February 16, 2017. February 14, 2017.
49. Web site: Pruett. Marshall. Juncos confirms IndyCar Series entry. Racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing. February 21, 2017. February 21, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170222111724/http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/138277-juncos-confirms-indycar-series-entry. February 22, 2017. dead.
50. Web site: Pruett. Marshall. Miller. Robin. Juncos readies IndyCar program, aims for '17 500. Racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing. February 15, 2017. February 14, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170215000556/http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/138182-juncos-racing-readying-indycar-program. February 15, 2017. dead.
51. Web site: Harding Racing to add Texas, Pocono to schedule. Mark. Glendenning. May 20, 2017. May 20, 2017. Racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc.. https://web.archive.org/web/20170520114048/http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/140643-harding-racing-to-add-texas-pocono-to-schedule. May 20, 2017. dead.
52. Web site: Sato signs with Andretti Autosport for 2017. Malsher. David. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. October 31, 2016. October 31, 2016.
53. Web site: INDYCAR: Aleshin in Doubt at SPM. Miller. Robin. Robin Miller (journalist). Racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc.. January 16, 2017. January 16, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170118051332/http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/137732-indycar-aleshin-in-doubt-at-spm?preview=1. January 18, 2017. dead.
54. News: Ayello. Jim. Long Beach notebook: JR Hildebrand breaks hand. April 18, 2017. The Indianapolis Star. Gannett Company. April 9, 2017. Long Beach, California.
55. Web site: Mark. Glendenning. Hildebrand cleared to return at Phoenix. April 25, 2017. April 25, 2017. Racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc.. https://web.archive.org/web/20170426002106/http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/139894-hildebrand-cleared-to-return-at-phoenix. April 26, 2017. dead.
56. Web site: Bourdais to undergo surgery on multiple fractures. Edd. Straw. May 20, 2017. May 20, 2017. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. September 5, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170905001958/https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/bourdais-to-undergo-surgery-on-multiple-fractures-908501/. dead.
57. Web site: Aleshin loses Schmidt Peterson IndyCar ride. David. Malsher. August 12, 2017. August 12, 2017. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network.
58. Web site: Saavedra in at SPM for Pocono, Gateway. Marshall. Pruett. August 16, 2017. August 16, 2017. Racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc.. https://web.archive.org/web/20170816225636/http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/143238-saavedra-in-at-spm-for-pocono-gateway. August 16, 2017. dead.
59. Web site: Bourdais to make return at Gateway. Marshall. Pruett. August 23, 2017. August 23, 2017. Racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc.. https://web.archive.org/web/20170824031959/http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/143433-bourdais-to-make-return-at-gateway. August 24, 2017. dead.
60. Web site: DiZinno. Tony. The IndyCar Grand Prix no longer is sponsored by Angie's List. MotorsportsTalk.com. NBC Sports. November 28, 2016. November 28, 2016.
61. The qualification format for this race featured two separate qualification groups, with the fastest qualifier in each group earning a championship point; the faster of the two group fastest qualifiers would then start on pole, while the other would start from the outside of the front row. Rahal set the fastest overall lap, and was awarded the pole position. Hélio Castroneves set the fastest lap in the other qualifying group, and was also awarded a championship point.
62. The qualification format for this race featured two separate qualification groups, with the fastest qualifier in each group earning a championship point; the faster of the two group fastest qualifiers would then start on pole, while the other would start from the outside of the front row. Sato set the fastest overall lap, and was awarded the pole position. Ryan Hunter-Reay set the fastest lap in the other qualifying group, and was also awarded a championship point.
63. Web site: 2017 IndyCar Series rulebook. Verizon IndyCar Series. 149. June 4, 2017.
64. Web site: 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series Official Rulebook. IndyCar Series. March 29, 2017. April 10, 2017.