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INDIANAPOLIS (Monday, May 27, 2024) – The Indianapolis 500 purse record was shattered for the third year in a row after a weather-delayed 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge, with two-time race winner Josef Newgarden of Team Penske earning $4.288 million from a total purse of $18,456,000.

After record-breaking payouts in 2022 and 2023, this is the largest purse and largest winner’s payout in the century-plus history of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” The year’s average payout for NTT INDYCAR SERIES drivers was $543,000, which also exceeds last year’s average of $500,600.

In 2023, the Indianapolis 500 purse was $17,021,500, and the year’s winner payout was $3.666 million. In 2022, the Indianapolis 500 purse was $16,000,200, and the winner earned $3.1 million. Prior to 2022, the largest Indianapolis 500 purse was $14.4 million for the 2008 Indianapolis 500.

Second-place finisher Pato O’Ward of Arrow McLaren took home $1,050,500, exceeding the take-home prize for last year’s second-place finisher.

2024 Indy 500 Prize Money Payout Winnings

Finish	Start	Driver	Engine	Entrant	Prize
1	3	Josef Newgarden	Chevrolet	Team Penske	$4,288,000
2	8	Pato O’Ward	Chevrolet	Arrow McLaren	$1,050,500
3	21	Scott Dixon	Honda	Chip Ganassi Racing	$835,000
4	4	Alexander Rossi	Chevrolet	Arrow McLaren	$688,000
5	14	Alex Palou	Honda	Chip Ganassi Racing	$614,000
6	1	Scott McLaughlin	Chevrolet	Team Penske	$781,500
7	11	Kyle Kirkwood	Honda	Andretti Global	$568,000
8	6	Santino Ferrucci	Chevrolet	A.J. Foyt Enterprises	$568,500
9	7	Rinus VeeKay	Chevrolet	Ed Carpenter Racing	$563,500
10	29	Conor Daly	Chevrolet	Dreyer and Reinbold Racing-Cusick Motorsports	$159,000
11	15	Callum Ilott	Chevrolet	Arrow McLaren	$538,500
12	24	Christian Rasmussen	Chevrolet	Ed Carpenter Racing	$128,000
13	28	Christian Lundgaard	Honda	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	$537,000
14	10	Takuma Sato	Honda	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	$119,500
15	33	Graham Rahal	Honda	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	$537,000
16	23	Sting Ray Robb	Chevrolet	A.J. Foyt Enterprises	$228,300
17	17	Ed Carpenter	Chevrolet	Ed Carpenter Racing	$510,500
18	5	Kyle Larson	Chevrolet	Arrow McLaren/Rick Hendrick	$178,000
19	26	Romain Grosjean	Chevrolet	Juncos Hollinger Racing	$517,500
20	20	Helio Castroneves	Honda	Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian	$102,000
21	18	Kyffin Simpson	Honda	Chip Ganassi Racing	$158,300
22	22	Agustin Canapino	Chevrolet	Juncos Hollinger Racing	$511,000
23	13	Colton Herta	Honda	Andretti Global w/ Curb-Agajanian	$513,000
24	2	Will Power	Chevrolet	Team Penske	$543,000
25	19	Marco Andretti	Honda	Andretti Herta w/ Marco & Curb-Agajanian	$102,000
26	12	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Chevrolet	Dreyer and Reinbold Racing-Cusick Motorsports	$102,000
27	9	Felix Rosenqvist	Honda	Meyer Shank Racing	$514,000
28	27	Linus Lundqvist	Honda	Chip Ganassi Racing	$508,500
29	31	Katherine Legge	Honda	Dale Coyne Racing with RWR	$158,800
30	16	Marcus Armstrong	Honda	Chip Ganassi Racing	$156,300
31	25	Tom Blomqvist	Honda	Meyer Shank Racing	$156,300
32	30	Pietro Fittipaldi	Honda	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	$507,500
33	32	Marcus Ericsson	Honda	Andretti Global	$507,500
n/a	n/a	Nolan Siegel	Honda	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD	$505,500

SOURCE: INDYCAR

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INDIANAPOLIS – Here is the schedule for the 108th Indianapolis 500 RACE DAY on Sunday, May 26, 2023, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

SCHEDULE (All times local):

5 a.m.-1 p.m.: Tickets and Credentials Office Open

6:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m: GATES OPEN

6 a.m.: Cannon Blast & Pyrotechnics

6-6:30 a.m.: Red Bull Sky Dive Team Descend into IMS – Landing Lakeside

7 a.m.: Snake Pit presented by Coors Light Gates Open

8:15 a.m.: Timmy Trumpet Begins – Snake Pit

8:45 a.m.: Borg-Warner Trophy March to the Bricks Begins

8:55 a.m.: Borg-Warner Trophy Reaches Checkpoint 1 – South Pit Gate

9 a.m.: DJ Slater Hogan Begins on Pagoda 3

9:00 a.m. – 9:20 p.m.: CARS TO PIT LANE

9:05 a.m.: Borg-Warner Trophy Reaches Checkpoint 2 – Pagoda Plaza

9:10 a.m.: Borg-Warner Trophy Reaches Checkpoint 3 – IMS Midway

9:15 a.m.: Sullivan King Begins – Snake Pit

9:38 a.m.: Borg-Warner Trophy Reaches Checkpoint 4 – Band Gate

10:10 a.m.: Borg-Warner Trophy Arrives at Yard of Bricks

10:26 a.m.: “On The Banks Of The Wabash” – Purdue University Band

10:30 a.m.: CARS TO GRID ON FRONTSTRETCH

10:30 a.m.: Griffyn Begins – Snake Pit

10:37 a.m.: Green Flag Lap Rolls Out

10:40 a.m.: Indy 500 Winners Lap

10:44 a.m.: Honorary Starter Receives Green Flag from IUH Patient – Trackside Stage

10:54 a.m.: Historic Cars Lap

10:55 a.m.: All Cars on The Grid

11:22 a.m.: Team USA Salute – Victory Podium

11:25 a.m.: Chevrolet Military Appreciation Lap

11:47 a.m.: Driver Introductions Begin

12:10 p.m.: U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team Begins Descent

12:11 p.m.: “America the Beautiful” by Indiana National Guard Ceremonies Unit – Victory Podium

12:18 p.m.: Invocation by Archbishop Charles Thompson – Trackside Stage

12:19 p.m.: Rifle Volley and “Taps”– Victory Podium

12:21 p.m.: “God Bless America” by Phillip Phillips – South Stage

12:24 p.m.: National Anthem by Jordin Sparks Begins

12:26 p.m.: Flyover – Air Force Thunderbirds

12:29 p.m.: “Drivers to Your Cars” – Grand Marshal Dylan Sprouse

12:36 p.m.: “Back Home Again in Indiana” by Jim Cornelison

12:38 p.m.: “Drivers Start Your Engines” – Roger Penske, Victory Podium

12:45 p.m.: Green Flag, 108th Indianapolis 500

12:50 p.m.: Excision Begins – Snake Pit

2:20 p.m.: Dom Dolla Begins – Snake Pit

Honorary Starters: Austin Butler and Jodie Comer

TICKETS: Reserved seats available at various prices from $79-$149. $60 for General Admission only, no grandstand access and no Snake Pit entry. Kids 15 and under are admitted free when accompanied by a General Admission adult ticketholder. All Coors Light Snake Pit attendees must also hold a valid Indianapolis 500 Race Day ticket. Fans will not be admitted to the track with just the Coors Light Snake Pit wristband. All Coors Light Snake Pit attendees must be at least 18 years old.

PUBLIC GATES OPEN (6 a.m.-4 p.m.): Gate 1, Gate 1B.1, Gate 3, Gate 4, Gate 5 North, Gate 5B, Gate 6 North, Gate 6 South, Gate 6B, Gate 7 South, Gate 7 Vehicle, Gate 7 North, Gate 9, Gate 9A, Gate 10, Gate 10A, Gate 11, Gate 11A, Gate 11B, Gate 11C, Gate 12

PARKING: All Indianapolis 500 Race Day parking is SOLD OUT.

CASHLESS OPERATIONS: The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a cashless facility. Fans should be prepared to complete their ticket, credentials, parking, concession and merchandise purchases with ease during their event via debit or credit card.

Tap-to-pay phone payments will be accepted, as will credit and debit transactions. Cash-to-Card machines, which convert paper money onto a temporary debit card, will be located in Pagoda Plaza and outside Turn 1 by concessions stand 7. These funds can be spent inside the venue, outside the venue, online or anywhere in the world where Mastercard/Visa debit cards are accepted.

MUSEUM: The IMS Museum is closed for a major renovation, reopening in April 2025. To learn more, please visit imsmuseum.org/renovation.

Practice Day 5 track activity schedule for the 108th Indianapolis 500 on Monday, May 20, 2024, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway:

SCHEDULE (All times local):

11 a.m.-3 p.m.: Public gates open

1-3 p.m.: NTT INDYCAR SERIES Practice

TICKETS: General Admission tickets are $25. Children 15 and under are admitted free with a paying adult. The General Admission ticket will provide the opportunity to move between the IMS infield viewing mounds and first-come, first-served access to selected grandstands to view racing action from different vantage points.

PUBLIC GATES OPEN (11 a.m.-3 p.m.): Gate 2, Gate 4, Gate 6S, Gate 7, Gate 7S, Gate 10, and Gate 10A.

PARKING: Free parking is located in the N Lot for vehicles and in the South Carousel Lot for motorcycle parking. ADA parking is available in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway West Museum Lot, Tower Lot, and Flag Lot.

CASHLESS OPERATIONS: The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a cashless facility. Fans should be prepared to complete their ticket, credentials, parking, concession and merchandise purchases with ease during their event via debit or credit card.

Tap-to-pay phone payments will be accepted, as will credit and debit transactions. Cash-to-Card machines, which convert paper money onto a temporary debit card, will be located in Pagoda Plaza and outside Turn 1 by concessions stand 7. These funds can be spent inside the venue, outside the venue, online or anywhere in the world where Mastercard/Visa debit cards are accepted.

MUSEUM: The IMS Museum is closed for a major renovation, reopening in April 2025. To learn more, please visit imsmuseum.org/renovation.