The reigning two-time Indy 500 champion from Hendersonville, Tennessee, will attempt to become the first-ever competitor to three-peat in the Greatest Spectacle of Racing in his 14th season of IndyCar competition.
Team Penske's Nos. 2, 3 and 12 entries will be receiving new strategists and lead engineers for the 2025 Indy 500 following the departures of three lead personnel amid the attenuator penalties.
Team Penske's Nos. 2 and 12 entries will start at the rear of the field for the 2025 Indy 500 and have their strategists suspended and fined $100,000 due to violating Rule 14.7.8.16 from the IndyCar rule book that involves the discovery of modified attenuators.
The 25-year-old rookie from Tel Aviv, Israel, posted a four-lap qualifying average speed of 232.790 mph and became the first IndyCar rookie competitor in 42 years to claim the pole position for the Greatest Spectacle in Racing at Indianapolis.
The reigning three-time IndyCar Series champion from Barcelona, Spain, posted a four-lap average-qualifying speed of 233.043 mph, which was enough to be the fastest in the first day of qualifications for the 2025 Indy 500.
The 2021 Cup Series champion from Elk Grove, California, led eight of 167 over-scheduled laps and prevailed in two overtime attempts to win the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis for the first time in his career.