2024 Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix explained

The 2024 Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix was the third round of the 2024 IndyCar season. The race was held on April 28, 2024, in Birmingham, Alabama at the Barber Motorsports Park. The race consisted of 90 laps and was won by Scott McLaughlin.

Entry list

Key	Meaning
	Rookie
	Past winner

align=center	!	Driver	Team	Engine
2	Josef Newgarden		Chevrolet
3	Scott McLaughlin		Chevrolet
4	Kyffin Simpson		Honda
5	Pato O'Ward		Chevrolet
6	Théo Pourchaire		Chevrolet
7			Chevrolet
8	Linus Lundqvist		Honda
9			Honda
10	Álex Palou		Honda
11			Honda
12	Will Power		Chevrolet
14			Chevrolet
15			Honda
18			Honda
20	Christian Rasmussen		Chevrolet
21		Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet
26			Honda
27			Honda
28			Honda
30			Honda
41			Chevrolet
45			Honda
51	Luca Ghiotto		Honda
60			Honda
66	Tom Blomqvist		Honda
77			Chevrolet
78			Chevrolet
Source:^[1]

Practice

Practice 1

+ Top Practice Speeds
		Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:06.7045
2	5	Pato O'Ward		Chevrolet	01:06.7875
3	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:06.7914
Source:^[2]

Practice 2

+ Top Practice Speeds
		Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	21	Rinus Veekay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	01:06.5463
2	77			Chevrolet	01:06.5819
3	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:06.6099
Source:^[3]

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

		Driver	Team	Engine	Time
					Round 1		Round 2	Round 3
					Group 1	Group 2
1	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	N/A	01:05.8147	01:05.9344	01:05.9490	1
2	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	N/A	01:06.0450	01:05.8765	01:06.0460	2
3	45		Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	N/A	01:06.2147	01:05.8130	01:06.0818	3
4	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	01:05.8193	N/A	01:06.0374	01:06.2940	4
5	60		Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	N/A	01:06.2483	01:06.0418	01:06.4524	5
6	11		Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:05.9767	N/A	01:05.9593	01:06.9022	6
7	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	01:05.9948	N/A	01:06.0942	N/A	7
8	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	N/A	01:06.1385	01:06.2908	N/A	8
9	27		Andretti Global	Honda	01:06.0350	N/A	01:06.2959	N/A	9
10	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:05.5862	N/A	01:06.3013	N/A	10
11	77		Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	01:06.0343	N/A	01:06.3526	N/A	11
12	66	Tom Blomqvist	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	N/A	01:06.4519	01:06.3871	N/A	12
13	9		Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:06.1425	N/A	N/A	N/A	13
14	20	Christian Rasmussen	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	N/A	01:06.4803	N/A	N/A	14
15	26		Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	01:06.1481	N/A	N/A	N/A	15
16	7		Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	N/A	01:06.5054	N/A	N/A	16
17	14		A. J. Foyt Racing	Chevrolet	01:06.2751	N/A	N/A	N/A	17
18	28		Andretti Global	Honda	N/A	01:06.5846	N/A	N/A	18
19	8	Linus Lundqvist	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:06.2825	N/A	N/A	N/A	19
20	78		Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	N/A	01:06.6706	N/A	N/A	20
21	51	Luca Ghiotto	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda	01:06.4788	N/A	N/A	N/A	21
22	18		Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	N/A	01:06.7969	N/A	N/A	22
23	4	Kyffin Simpson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:06.5267	N/A	N/A	N/A	23
24	6	Théo Pourchaire	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	N/A	01:06.9052	N/A	N/A	24
25	41		A. J. Foyt Racing	Chevrolet	01:06.8404	N/A	N/A	N/A	25
26	30		Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	N/A	01:07.4920	N/A	N/A	26
27	21		Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	N/A	01:07.7392	N/A	N/A	27
Source:^[4]

Notes

• Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

Warmup

+ Top Practice Speeds
		Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:06.3195
2	60	Felix Rosenqvist	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	01:06.8069
3	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:06.8787
Source:^[5]

Race

The race started at 1:30 PM ET on April 28, 2024.

Race classification

		Driver	Team	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired	Pit Stops	Grid	Laps Led
1	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	90	1:56:45.7773	3	1	58	54
2	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	90	+1.3194	3	2	1	41
3	8	Linus Lundqvist	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	90	+2.4421	3	19	4	36
4	60		Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	90	+4.5109	2	5	1	33
5	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	90	+5.3692	2	10	12	31
6	45		Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	90	+6.0509	3	3		28
7	14		A. J. Foyt Racing	Chevrolet	90	+6.6055	3	17	14	27
8	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	90	+7.5124	2	15		24
9	11		Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	90	+8.0375	2	6		22
10	27	Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Global	Honda	90	+8.5573	2	9		20
11	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	90	+9.0288	2	7		19
12	77	Romain Grosjean	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	90	+9.4495	2	11		18
13	18	Jack Harvey	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	90	+10.1269	4	22		17
14	4	Kyffin Simpson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	90	+10.4415	3	23		16
15	9		Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	90	+11.3628	3	13		15
16	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	90	+12.2355	3	8		14
17	21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	90	+13.5092	4	27		13
18	28	Marcus Ericsson	Andretti Global	Honda	90	+13.8437	2	18		12
19	66	Tom Blomqvist	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	90	+14.5751	3	12		11
20	78	Agustín Canapino	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	90	+14.6807	3	20		10
21	51	Luca Ghiotto	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda	90	+15.6809	4	21		9
22	6	Théo Pourchaire	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	89	+1 Lap	3	24		8
23	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	90	+16.4461	4	4		7
24	20	Christian Rasmussen	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	89	+1 Lap	3	14		6
25	7		Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	60	Mechanical	2	16		5
26	41	Sting Ray Robb	A. J. Foyt Racing	Chevrolet	54	Contact	2	25		5
27	30	Pietro Fittipaldi	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	42	Contact	2	26		5
Fastest lap Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske) – 01:07.7544 (lap 74)
Source:^[6]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

		Driver	Points
	1	Colton Herta	101
	2	Will Power	100 (-1)
	3	Álex Palou	98 (-3)
	4	Scott Dixon	94 (-7)
	5	Felix Rosenqvist	87 (-14)
Source:^[7]

Engine manufacturer standings

		Manufacturer	Points
	1	Chevrolet	242
	2	Honda	230
Source:

• Note: Only the top five positions are included.

Notes and References

1. Web site: April 25, 2024. Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix entry list. May 1, 2024.
2. Web site: April 26, 2024. Practice - Results. May 1, 2024. indycar.com.
3. Web site: April 27, 2024. Practice - Results. May 1, 2024. indycar.com.
4. Web site: April 27, 2024. Qualifications - Results. May 1, 2024. indycar.com.
5. http://www.imscdn.com/INDYCAR/Documents/6364/2024-04-28/indycar-results-pf.pdf Warmup results
6. Web site: April 28, 2024. Race - Results (11inch) - Final. May 3, 2024. indycar.com.
7. https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2024_Childrens_of_Alabama_Indy_Grand_Prix/O/