Bommarito Automotive Group 500
presented by Axalta and Valvoline Fast Facts
FRIDAY, AUG. 16
11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. โ NTT INDYCAR SERIES practice
1:05 pm – Silver Crown Practic
2:15-3 p.m. โ INDY NXT by Firestone practice
3:20 p.m. โ Bommarito Automotive Group 500 NTT P1 Award qualifying (single car/cumulative time of two laps)
4:40 pm – Silver Crown Qualifying
5:45 p.m. โ INDY NXT by Firestone OUTFRONT Showdown qualifying (single car/cumulative time of two laps)
6:45-7:15 p.m. โ NTT INDYCAR SERIES high-line session (two groups/15 minutes each)
7:30-8:30 p.m. โNTT INDYCAR SERIES final practice
9:00 pm – Ranken Technical College Silver Crown Shootout –ย Presented by Welsch Heating & Cooling (75 miles)
SATURDAY, AUG. 17
3 p.m. โ INDY NXT by Firestone OUTFRONT Showdown โDrivers Start Your Enginesโ
3:05 p.m. โ INDY NXT by Firestone OUTFRONT Showdown (75 laps / 93.75 miles)
5 p.m. โ USA Network on air
5:25 p.m. โ โDrivers, start your enginesโ
5:30 p.m. โ Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta and Valvoline (260 laps/325 miles)
2023 race winners:
NTT INDYCAR SERIES
Scott Dixon (No. 9 PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda)
INDY NXT by Firestone
Christian Rasmussen (No. 6 HMD Motorsports)
2023 NTT P1 Award winner:ย Scott McLaughlin (No. 3 Odyssey Battery Team Penske Chevrolet), 49.1936 seconds, 182.951 mph (two laps)
2023 INDY NXT by Firestone pole winner:ย Christian Rasmussen (No. 6 HMD Motorsports), field set by points after qualifying was rained out
One-lap qualifying lap record:
NTT INDYCAR SERIES
Will Power, 23.7206, 189.709 mph, Aug. 25. 2017
- The Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta and Valvoline will be the fourth of seven oval races during the 2024 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season. Team Penske drivers have won the previous three races.ย Josef Newgardenย won the 108th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge in May whileย Scott McLaughlinย andย Will Powerย split the Hy-Vee INDYCAR Race Weekend doubleheader at Iowa Speedway last month.
- Three drivers have won at World Wide Technology Raceway from the pole โย Juan Pablo Montoyaย (2000),ย Gil de Ferranย (2002) andย Helio Castronevesย (2003).
- Team Penske has won eight times at World Wide Technology Raceway. Penskeโs winning drivers areย Paul Tracyย (1997),ย Gil de Ferranย (2002),ย Helio Castronevesย (2003),ย Josef Newgardenย (2017, 2020-Race 2, 2021, 2022) andย Will Powerย (2018). Chip Ganassi Racing has three wins at Gateway withย Alex Zanardiย (1998),ย Juan Pablo Montoyaย (2000) andย Scott Dixonย (2020-Race 1).
- Twenty-four drivers have competed in past INDYCAR SERIES races at World Wide Technology Raceway.ย Scott Dixonย has nine starts, most among the entered drivers. Rookiesย Nolan Siegelย andย Kyffin Simpsonย will make their first start at WWTR. Thirteen entered drivers have led laps at the track (Josef Newgardenย 582,ย Scott Dixonย 374,ย Will Powerย 333,ย Pato OโWardย 159,ย Colton Hertaย 134,ย Scott McLaughlinย 12,ย Alexander Rossiย 8,ย David Malukasย 4,ย Felix Rosenqvistย 4,ย Marcus Ericssonย 3,ย Romain Grosjeanย 2,ย Graham Rahalย 2 andย Conor Daly
- Milestones:ย Scott Dixonย will attempt to make his 335th consecutive start, extending his NTT INDYCAR SERIES record streak.
Information courtesy of INDYCAR