2023 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Explained

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

KeyMeaning
Rookie
Past winner
align=center !Driver Team Engine
2 Josef Newgarden Chevrolet
3Chevrolet
5Chevrolet
06 Hélio Castroneves Honda
6Chevrolet
7Chevrolet
8Honda
9 Scott Dixon Honda
10Honda
11 Takuma Sato Honda
12 Will Power Chevrolet
14Chevrolet
15Honda
18Honda
20Chevrolet
21Chevrolet
26Honda
27Honda
28Honda
29Honda
30Honda
33Chevrolet
45Honda
51 Sting Ray Robb Honda
55 Benjamin Pedersen Chevrolet
60 Linus Lundqvist Honda
77Chevrolet
78 Agustín Canapino Chevrolet
Source:[2]

Practice

Practice 1

+ Top Practice Speeds
Driver Team Engine Lap Time
12 Josef Newgarden Team PenskeChevrolet00:24.9944
23 Scott McLaughlinTeam PenskeChevrolet00:25.0902
311 Takuma Sato Chip Ganassi RacingHonda00:25.1107
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

DriverTeamEngineLap 1Lap 2Total TimeFinal
grid
13 Scott McLaughlinTeam PenskeChevrolet24.656424.537200:49.193610
22 Josef Newgarden Team PenskeChevrolet24.710624.634200:49.34481
326 Colton HertaAndretti Autosport with Curb-AgajanianHonda24.734824.730300:49.46512
45 Pato O'WardArrow McLarenChevrolet24.754924.771400:49.52633
510 Álex PalouChip Ganassi RacingHonda24.787124.772600:49.559714
66 Felix RosenqvistArrow McLarenChevrolet24.847624.723500:49.57114
79 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi RacingHonda24.814524.788000:49.602516
811 Takuma Sato Chip Ganassi RacingHonda24.825324.781500:49.606817
928 Romain GrosjeanAndretti AutosportHonda24.844724.762900:49.60765
1018 David MalukasDale Coyne Racing with HMD MotorsportsHonda24.872024.826700:49.69876
117 Alexander RossiArrow McLarenChevrolet24.863524.867000:49.73057
1212 Will Power Team PenskeChevrolet24.892924.845600:49.73858
1327 Kyle KirkwoodAndretti AutosportHonda24.915924.920200:49.836122
1477 Callum IlottJuncos Hollinger RacingChevrolet25.056324.886000:49.94239
1530 Conor DalyRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda25.060024.960000:50.020011
1660 Linus Lundqvist Meyer Shank RacingHonda25.048125.006900:50.055012
1706 Hélio Castroneves Meyer Shank RacingHonda25.140924.996400:50.137313
188 Marcus EricssonChip Ganassi RacingHonda25.176025.131100:50.307115
1929 Devlin DeFrancescoAndretti Steinbrenner AutosportHonda25.170225.148300:50.318518
2045 Christian LundgaardRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda25.164925.161000:50.325919
2178 Agustín Canapino Juncos Hollinger RacingChevrolet25.215425.207700:50.423128
2221 Rinus VeeKayEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet25.281125.171700:50.452820
2315 Graham RahalRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda25.304125.155700:50.459821
2420 Ryan Hunter-ReayEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet25.370525.151200:50.521723
2551 Sting Ray Robb Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware RacingHonda25.459525.161500:50.621024
2655 Benjamin Pedersen A. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet25.495625.425100:50.920725
2714 Santino FerrucciA. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet24.956526.029500:50.986026
2833 Ed CarpenterEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet25.822525.761400:51.583927
Source:[5]
Notes

Race

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

Race classification

DriverTeamEngineLapsTime/RetiredPit
Stops		GridLaps
Led
19 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi RacingHonda26002:10:09.404631612353
25 Pato O'WardArrow McLarenChevrolet260+22.2256531841
318 David MalukasDale Coyne Racing with HMD MotorsportsHonda260+22.72795635
47 Alexander RossiArrow McLarenChevrolet259+1 Lap57433
53 Scott McLaughlinTeam PenskeChevrolet259+1 Lap51031
626 Colton HertaAndretti Autosport with Curb-AgajanianHonda259+1 Lap521329
710 Álex PalouChip Ganassi RacingHonda259+1 Lap51426
86 Felix RosenqvistArrow McLarenChevrolet259+1 Lap5424
912 Will Power Team PenskeChevrolet259+1 Lap58423
108 Marcus EricssonChip Ganassi RacingHonda259+1 Lap61520
1121 Rinus VeeKayEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet259+1 Lap42019
1228 Romain GrosjeanAndretti AutosportHonda259+1 Lap4518
1314 Santino FerrucciA. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet259+1 Lap52617
1420 Ryan Hunter-ReayEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet259+1 Lap52316
1527 Kyle KirkwoodAndretti AutosportHonda259+1 Lap52215
1630 Conor DalyRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda259+1 Lap51114
1745 Christian LundgaardRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda259+1 Lap51913
1860 Linus Lundqvist Meyer Shank RacingHonda258+2 Laps51212
1929 Devlin DeFrancescoAndretti Steinbrenner AutosportHonda258+2 Laps51811
2015 Graham RahalRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda258+2 Laps52110
2151 Sting Ray Robb Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware RacingHonda258+2 Laps4249
2278 Agustín Canapino Juncos Hollinger RacingChevrolet258+2 Laps7288
2306 Hélio Castroneves Meyer Shank RacingHonda257+3 Laps5137
2433 Ed CarpenterEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet254+6 Laps6276
252 Josef Newgarden Team PenskeChevrolet210Contact51986
2611 Takuma Sato Chip Ganassi RacingHonda119Contact2175
2777 Callum IlottJuncos Hollinger RacingChevrolet58Contact195
2855 Benjamin Pedersen A. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet0Contact0255
Fastest lap

Linus Lundqvist (Meyer Shank Racing) – 00:25.6786 (lap 62)

source:[6]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
DriverPoints
1 Álex Palou565
2 Scott Dixon491
3 Josef Newgarden440
14 Pato O'Ward429
15 Scott McLaughlin426
Source:
Engine manufacturer standings
ManufacturerPoints
1Honda1267
2Chevrolet1256
Source:[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alternate tires offer opportunities - and unknowns - for IndyCar field at WWTR. Pruett. Marshall. August 22, 2023. racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing Inc.. August 25, 2023.
  2. Web site: August 23, 2023 . IndyCar St Louis: Start times, how to watch, entry list & more . Bradley . Charles . Motorsport . August 25, 2023.
  3. Web site: August 26, 2023 . Practice - Results . August 27, 2023 . indycar.com.
  4. Web site: IndyCar qualifying moved to Sunday morning due to weather . Dejewski . Kevin . motorsportweek.com . August 26, 2023 . August 26, 2023.
  5. Web site: August 27, 2023. Qualifications - Postings. August 27, 2023. indycar.com.
  6. Web site: August 27, 2023. Race - Results (11inch) - Final. August 27, 2023. indycar.com.
  7. Web site: August 27, 2023. Points - Indycar Engine. https://web.archive.org/web/20230829224740/https://nbcsports.brightspotcdn.com/1a/db/0e85796b461985b17991c9b9f49d/indycar-pointsengine.pdf. August 29, 2023. August 29, 2023. motorsports.nbcsports.com.

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