# 2023 Bommarito Automotive Group 500

The 2023 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 was the fifteenth round of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race was held on August 27, 2023, in Madison, Illinois at the World Wide Technology Raceway. The race consisted of 260 laps & was won by Scott Dixon.
The race marked the first time that the Firestone alternate tires were used at an oval. Teams had 10 sets of tires they could use during the weekend, divided between 8 primary tire sets & 2 alternate sets. Teams were allowed the use of 1 set of alternate tires during first practice and, similar to road/street races, were mandated to use 1 set during the race. No alternate tires were allowed to be used during qualifying.

## Entry list

| Key | Meaning |
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
| No. | Driver | Team | Engine |
| 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 06 | Hélio Castroneves W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 6 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 7 | Alexander Rossi | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 11 | Takuma Sato W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet |
| 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 18 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda |
| 20 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda |
| 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda |
| 30 | Conor Daly | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 33 | Ed Carpenter | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 51 | Sting Ray Robb R | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda |
| 55 | Benjamin Pedersen R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet |
| 60 | Linus Lundqvist R | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 77 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet |
| 78 | Agustín Canapino R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet |
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## Qualifying

Due to inclement weather, qualifying was moved to 11:00AM ET on August 27, 2023. Originally, qualifying was scheduled for 2:00 PM ET on August 26.

### Qualifying classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap 1 | Lap 2 | Total Time | Final grid |
| 1 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 24.6564 | 24.5372 | 00:49.1936 | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 24.7106 | 24.6342 | 00:49.3448 | 1 |
| 3 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 24.7348 | 24.7303 | 00:49.4651 | 2 |
| 4 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 24.7549 | 24.7714 | 00:49.5263 | 3 |
| 5 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 24.7871 | 24.7726 | 00:49.5597 | 14 |
| 6 | 6 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 24.8476 | 24.7235 | 00:49.5711 | 4 |
| 7 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 24.8145 | 24.7880 | 00:49.6025 | 16 |
| 8 | 11 | Takuma Sato W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 24.8253 | 24.7815 | 00:49.6068 | 17 |
| 9 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 24.8447 | 24.7629 | 00:49.6076 | 5 |
| 10 | 18 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | 24.8720 | 24.8267 | 00:49.6987 | 6 |
| 11 | 7 | Alexander Rossi | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 24.8635 | 24.8670 | 00:49.7305 | 7 |
| 12 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 24.8929 | 24.8456 | 00:49.7385 | 8 |
| 13 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 24.9159 | 24.9202 | 00:49.8361 | 22 |
| 14 | 77 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 25.0563 | 24.8860 | 00:49.9423 | 9 |
| 15 | 30 | Conor Daly | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 25.0600 | 24.9600 | 00:50.0200 | 11 |
| 16 | 60 | Linus Lundqvist R | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 25.0481 | 25.0069 | 00:50.0550 | 12 |
| 17 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 25.1409 | 24.9964 | 00:50.1373 | 13 |
| 18 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 25.1760 | 25.1311 | 00:50.3071 | 15 |
| 19 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 25.1702 | 25.1483 | 00:50.3185 | 18 |
| 20 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 25.1649 | 25.1610 | 00:50.3259 | 19 |
| 21 | 78 | Agustín Canapino R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 25.2154 | 25.2077 | 00:50.4231 | 28 |
| 22 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 25.2811 | 25.1717 | 00:50.4528 | 20 |
| 23 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 25.3041 | 25.1557 | 00:50.4598 | 21 |
| 24 | 20 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 25.3705 | 25.1512 | 00:50.5217 | 23 |
| 25 | 51 | Sting Ray Robb R | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 25.4595 | 25.1615 | 00:50.6210 | 24 |
| 26 | 55 | Benjamin Pedersen R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 25.4956 | 25.4251 | 00:50.9207 | 25 |
| 27 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 24.9565 | 26.0295 | 00:50.9860 | 26 |
| 28 | 33 | Ed Carpenter | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 25.8225 | 25.7614 | 00:51.5839 | 27 |
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#### Notes

* Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

## Race

The race started at 3:40 PM ET on August 27, 2023.

### Race classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Pit Stops | Grid | Laps Led | Pts. |
| 1 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 260 | 02:10:09.4046 | 3 | 16 | 123 | 53 |
| 2 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 260 | +22.2256 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 41 |
| 3 | 18 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | 260 | +22.7279 | 5 | 6 | | 35 |
| 4 | 7 | Alexander Rossi | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 259 | +1 Lap | 5 | 7 | 4 | 33 |
| 5 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 259 | +1 Lap | 5 | 10 | | 31 |
| 6 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 259 | +1 Lap | 5 | 2 | 13 | 29 |
| 7 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 259 | +1 Lap | 5 | 14 | | 26 |
| 8 | 6 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 259 | +1 Lap | 5 | 4 | | 24 |
| 9 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 259 | +1 Lap | 5 | 8 | 4 | 23 |
| 10 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 259 | +1 Lap | 6 | 15 | | 20 |
| 11 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 259 | +1 Lap | 4 | 20 | | 19 |
| 12 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 259 | +1 Lap | 4 | 5 | | 18 |
| 13 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 259 | +1 Lap | 5 | 26 | | 17 |
| 14 | 20 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 259 | +1 Lap | 5 | 23 | | 16 |
| 15 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 259 | +1 Lap | 5 | 22 | | 15 |
| 16 | 30 | Conor Daly | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 259 | +1 Lap | 5 | 11 | | 14 |
| 17 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 259 | +1 Lap | 5 | 19 | | 13 |
| 18 | 60 | Linus Lundqvist R | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 258 | +2 Laps | 5 | 12 | | 12 |
| 19 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 258 | +2 Laps | 5 | 18 | | 11 |
| 20 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 258 | +2 Laps | 5 | 21 | | 10 |
| 21 | 51 | Sting Ray Robb R | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 258 | +2 Laps | 4 | 24 | | 9 |
| 22 | 78 | Agustín Canapino R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 258 | +2 Laps | 7 | 28 | | 8 |
| 23 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 257 | +3 Laps | 5 | 13 | | 7 |
| 24 | 33 | Ed Carpenter | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 254 | +6 Laps | 6 | 27 | | 6 |
| 25 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 210 | Contact | 5 | 1 | 98 | 6 |
| 26 | 11 | Takuma Sato W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 119 | Contact | 2 | 17 | | 5 |
| 27 | 77 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 58 | Contact | 1 | 9 | | 5 |
| 28 | 55 | Benjamin Pedersen R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 0 | Contact | 0 | 25 | | 5 |
| Fastest lap: Linus Lundqvist (Meyer Shank Racing) – 00:25.6786 (lap 62) |||||||||||
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## Championship standings after the race

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Álex Palou | 565 |
| | 2 | Scott Dixon | 491 |
| | 3 | Josef Newgarden | 440 |
| 1 | 4 | Pato O'Ward | 429 |
| 1 | 5 | Scott McLaughlin | 426 |
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| | Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
| | 1 | Honda | 1267 |
| | 2 | Chevrolet | 1256 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included.

## Footnotes

* 1 2 3 4 5 Scott McLaughlin, Scott Dixon, Takuma Sato, Kyle Kirkwood & rookie Agustin Canapino each received a nine-place grid penalty due to unapproved engine changes after the Gallager GP.
* ↑ Álex Palou received a nine-place grid penalty due to unapproved engine change prior to qualifying.