Indy 500: Ranking all 34 drivers, from No. 34 to No. 1

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Indy 500 rankings: No. 27 – Jack Harvey

Back to the subject of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing’s lack of speed on superspeedways. They had the slowest two qualifiers for last year’s Indy 500, three of the slowest four for last year’s race at Texas Motor Speedway, and three of the slowest five for this year’s race at Texas Motor Speedway.

In two of those situations, including last year’s Indy 500, Harvey was the slowest. In terms of full-time drivers with a chance to be bumped, Harvey tops the list.

Indy 500 rankings: No. 26 – Callum Ilott

Callum Ilott did his best to stay out of trouble at Texas Motor Speedway en route to a seventh place finish, his best ever finish in an oval race. He crashed out of his Indy 500 debut last May. With Juncos Hollinger Racing on the rise, how high up can he finish if he is able to run the full 500-mile distance?

Indy 500 rankings: No. 25 – Marco Andretti

Marco Andretti just seems to be missing something at Indianapolis Motor Speedway lately. Even after starting from the pole position in 2020, he never led the race, and he hasn’t finished in the top 10 since 2017.

He did manage to lead laps last year (on strategy) for the first time since 2014, but you have to wonder whether his window to break the “Andretti Curse” has long been shut heading into attempt number 18. Maybe confidence from his 2022 SRX championship will serve as a spark.