IndyCar: 28 drivers to test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway next Wednesday

A total of 28 IndyCar drivers are set to test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday, April 24 leading up to the Indianapolis 500 next month.

On Wednesday, April 24, which is roughly four and a half weeks before the 103rd running of the Indianapolis 500 is scheduled to take place, Indianapolis Motor Speedway is set to host three test sessions, including one for the veteran IndyCar drivers, one for the rookies and other non-series regulars and one for all drivers.

The first test session is for the IndyCar veterans, and it is scheduled to take place from 11:00 a.m. ET to 1:00 p.m. ET.

The second test session is set to feature the Rookie Orientation Program and the refresher tests for the non-series regulars, and it is scheduled to take place from 1:00 p.m. ET to 3:00 p.m. ET.

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Finally, the third test session is for all drivers, and it is scheduled to take place from 3:00 p.m. ET to 6:00 p.m. ET.

A total of 33 drivers have been confirmed for this year’s running of the 200-lap “Greatest Spectacle in Racing” around the four-turn, 2.5-mile (4.023-kilometer) Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval in Speedway, Indiana, and 28 have been confirmed for next Wednesday’s test.

Here is a list of the 28 drivers who are set to participate in any one of these three test sessions next Wednesday.

Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Engine
1 – Josef Newgarden – #2, Team Penske, Chevrolet
2 – Helio Castroneves – #3, Team Penske, Chevrolet
3 – Matheus Leist – #4, A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet
4 – James Hinchcliffe – #5, Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Honda
5 – Marcus Ericsson – #7, Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Honda
6 – Scott Dixon – #9, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda
7 – Felix Rosenqvist – #10, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda
8 – Will Power – #12, Team Penske, Chevrolet
9 – Tony Kanaan – #14, A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet
10 – Graham Rahal – #15, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda
11 – Sebastien Bourdais – #18, Dale Coyne Racing, Honda
12 – Santino Ferrucci – #19, Dale Coyne Racing, Honda
13 – Ed Carpenter – #20, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet
14 – Spencer Pigot – #21, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet
15 – Simon Pagenaud – #22, Team Penske, Chevrolet
16 – Charlie Kimball – #23, Carlin, Chevrolet
17 – Sage Karam – #24, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, Chevrolet
18 – Conor Daly – #25, Andretti Autosport, Honda
19 – Zach Veach – #26, Andretti Autosport, Honda
20 – Alexander Rossi – #27, Andretti Autosport, Honda
21 – Ryan Hunter-Reay – #28, Andretti Autosport, Honda
22 – Takuma Sato – #30, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda
23 – Max Chilton – #59, Carlin, Chevrolet
24 – Jack Harvey – #60, Meyer Shank Racing, Honda
25 – Ed Jones – #64, Ed Carpenter Racing Scuderia Corsa, Chevrolet
26 – Fernando Alonso – #66, McLaren, Chevrolet
27 – Colton Herta – #88, Harding Steinbrenner Racing, Honda
28 – Marco Andretti – #98, Andretti Herta Autosport, Honda

Here is a list of the five drivers who have been confirmed for this year’s Indy 500 but are not set to participate in any one of these three test sessions next Wednesday.

Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Engine – Lap Speed
1 – Patricio O’Ward – #31, Carlin, Chevrolet
2 – James Davison – #33, Dale Coyne Racing, Honda
3 – Pippa Mann – #39, Clauson-Marshall Racing, Chevrolet
4 – Jordan King – #42, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda
5 – Ben Hanley – #81, DragonSpeed, Chevrolet

Several additional entries for this year’s Indy 500 are still expected in the coming weeks. In fact, not only several additional cars but several additional driver deals for those cars have reportedly been solidified for this race, just not publicly confirmed by the teams nor the drivers themselves.

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These test sessions at Indianapolis Motor Speedway are all set to be livestreamed on IndyCar RaceControl next Wednesday, April 24. The 103rd running of the Indianapolis 500 itself is set to be broadcast live on NBC from the track beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET on Sunday, May 26.