The field for the 2025 Indianapolis 500 will be led to the green flag by rookie Robert Shwartzman. The former reserve driver in Formula 1 stunned in qualifying last week to become the rare rookie to land the pole position.

Christian Rasmussen led 1 lap in his first Indianapolis 500 and hopes for many more in his second season with Ed Carpenter Racing. Rasmussen qualified 20th for the May 25 race with a qualifying speed of 231.348 mph over four laps on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval.

There is no day in the entire world that represents a measure of time, distance, and time over distance like the Sunday before Memorial Day. It is on this day that three of the greatest auto races in the entire world take place,

Despite starting the Indy 500 on the pole, rookie Robert Shwartzman is hardly the favorite to win Sunday's race.