35 drivers entered for Indy 500

Past winner Takuma Sato
Past winner Takuma Sato

Six past winners of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing are among the 35 drivers and car combinations entered for the 102nd Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil.

Three-time champion Helio Castroneves (2001, 2002, 2009) and single winners Scott Dixon (2008), Tony Kanaan (2013), Ryan Hunter-Reay (2014), Alexander Rossi (2016) and Takuma Sato (2017) are all aiming for another victory this year at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with Castroneves looking to become the fourth four-time Indy 500 winner.

With a total of 35 drivers entered for 33 starting spots, bumping will return for the first time since 2011, in a sign of continued growth for the 500 and the Verizon IndyCar Series.

Crown Royal Armed Forces Qualifying Weekend is scheduled for May 19-20 on the 2.5-mile oval. Thirty-three cars will earn a spot in the starting field on Bump Day on Saturday, with their starting positions determined Sunday on Pole Day, including the thrilling Fast Nine Shootout that determines the first three rows of the starting grid.

Danica Patrick will attempt to make her eighth and final start in the 500 and her first since 2011, driving the No. 13 GoDaddy Dallara-Chevrolet for Ed Carpenter Racing.

Patrick, the top-finishing female driver in the history of the race, is retiring as a driver after this event.

Defending race winners Andretti Autosport have the most entries for this year’s race, with five in-house cars and a sixth fielded in partnership with Bryan Herta Autosport. Team Penske, the most successful team in 500 history with 16 victories, has entered four cars.

Four drivers are scheduled to compete for Sunoco Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year honors: Pietro Fittipaldi, 2017 Indy Lights champion Kyle Kaiser, 2017 Freedom 100 winner Matheus Leist and Canadian Robert Wickens.

Fittipaldi is the grandson of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Emerson Fittipaldi and is one of two third-generation drivers, alongside Marco Andretti, on this year’s entry list.

The young Brazilian’s entry for the Indy 500 is in question, however, after an incident during qualifying for the 6 Hours of Spa Francorchamps in Belgium. Fittipaldi was lapping in the No. 10 DragonSpeed prototype when he crashed heavily at Eau Rouge.

A statement from the FIA said that Fittipaldi’s condition is not life-threatening, but that he has been hospitalized with suspected fractures to both legs.

Practice for the 102nd Indianapolis 500 opens Tuesday, May 15.

2018 Indy 500 Entry List

Car Driver Hometown Car Name Aero kit/Engine Entrant
1 Josef Newgarden Nashville, Tennessee Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet Team Penske
3 Helio Castroneves (W) Sao Paulo, Brazil Pennzoil Team Penske Chevrolet Team Penske
4 Matheus "Matt" Leist (R) Novo Hamburgo, Brazil ABC Supply AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet A.J. Foyt Enterprises
5 James Hinchcliffe Toronto, Canada Arrow Electronics SPM Honda Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
6 Robert Wickens (R) Guelph, Canada Lucas Oil SPM Honda Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
7 Jay Howard Basildon, England One Cure SPM Honda SPM / AFS Racing
9 Scott Dixon (W) Auckland, New Zealand PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Chip Ganassi Racing
10 Ed Jones Dubai, United Arab Emirates NTT Data Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Chip Ganassi Racing
12 Will Power Toowoomba, Australia Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet Team Penske
13 Danica Patrick Roscoe, Illinois GoDaddy Chevrolet Ed Carpenter Racing
14 Tony Kanaan (W) Salvador, Brazil ABC Supply AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet A.J. Foyt Enterprises
15 Graham Rahal New Albany, Ohio United Rentals Honda Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
17 Conor Daly Noblesville, Indiana United States Air Force Honda Dale Coyne Racing dba Thom Burns Racing
18 Sebastien Bourdais Le Mans, France Team SealMaster Honda Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan
19 Pietro Fittipaldi (R) Miami, Florida Paysafe Honda Dale Coyne Racing
20 Ed Carpenter Indianapolis, Indiana Ed Carpenter Racing Fuzzy's Vodka Chevrolet Ed Carpenter Racing
21 Spencer Pigot Orlando, Florida Preferred Freezer Service Chevrolet Ed Carpenter Racing
22 Simon Pagenaud Montmorillon, France Menards Team Penske Chevrolet Team Penske
23 Charlie Kimball Camarillo, California Fiasp Chevrolet Carlin
24 Sage Karam Nazareth, Pennsylvania WIX Filters DRR Chevrolet Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
25 Stefan Wilson Sheffield, England #Driven2SaveLives Honda Andretti Autosport
26 Zach Veach Stockdale, Ohio Group One Thousand One Honda Andretti Autosport
27 Alexander Rossi (W) Nevada City, California NAPA AUTO PARTS Honda Andretti Autosport
28 Ryan Hunter-Reay (W) Fort Lauderdale, Florida DHL Honda Andretti Autosport
29 Carlos Munoz Bogota, Colombia Ruoff Home Mortgage Honda Andretti Autosport
30 Takuma Sato (W) Tokyo, Japan Mi-Jack / Panasonic Honda Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
32 Kyle Kaiser (R) Santa Clara, California NFP / Juncos Racing Chevrolet Juncos Racing
33 James Davison Melbourne, Australia Foyt with Byrd / Hollinger / Belardi Chevrolet Foyt with Byrd / Hollinger / Belardi
59 Max Chilton Reigate, England Gallagher Chevrolet Carlin
60 Jack Harvey Bassingham, England AutoNation / SiriusXM MSR w/SPM Honda Meyer Shank Racing with SPM
63 Pippa Mann Ipswich, England Dale Coyne Racing Honda Dale Coyne Racing
64 Oriol Servia Pals, Spain Scuderia Corsa Honda Scuderia Corsa with RLL
66 JR Hildebrand Sausalito, California Salesforce DRR Chevrolet Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
88 Gabby Chaves Bogota, Colombia Harding Group Chevrolet Harding Racing
98 Marco Andretti Nazareth, Pennsylvania U.S. Concrete / Curb Honda Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian

All cars use the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series car with Chevrolet or Honda engines and Firestone tires.

(R) – Denotes Indy 500 Rookie of the Year candidate; (W) – Denotes Indianapolis 500 winner