No matter what occurs within the 2025 , the rookie class has made a surprisingly sturdy impression.
, driving for first-year group , shocked the sequence by incomes the pole place with a 232.790 mph run over 4 laps on the two.5-mile oval in Quick Six qualifying.
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Louis Foster, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing driver Louis Foster (45) of United Kingdom prepares to climb into his automotive Friday, Could 9, 2025, throughout observe for the Sonsio Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The 2024 Indy NXT champion certified third and completed eleventh in Indianapolis highway course race on Could 10.
Indy 500 qualifying: twentieth, 231.058 mph
Nationality: Nice Britain
Hometown: Odiham, England
Race group: Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
Robert Shwartzman, Prema Racing
PREMA Racing driver Robert Shwartzman (83) of Israel sits and waits to signal autographs Friday, Could 9, 2025, throughout an autograph session forward of observe for the Sonsio Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Shwartzman, who competed within the World Endurance Championship in 2024, has two 18th-place finishes this yr.
Indy 500 qualifying: Pole place, 232.790
Hometown: Tel Aviv, Israel
Nolan Siegel, Arrow McLaren Racing
Arrow McLaren driver Nolan Siegel (6) of United States stands in his pit field Saturday, Could 10, 2025, throughout a warmup for the Sonsio Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Siegel competed in 12 IndyCar Sequence races in 2024, and has a finest end of ninth this yr.
Indy 500 qualifying: twenty fourth, 230.917
Nationality: United States
Hometown: Palo Alto, California
Race group: Arrow McLaren
Jacob Abel, Dale Coyne Racing
Dale Coyne Racing driver Jacob Abel (51) of United States smiles whereas speaking to followers throughout an autograph session on Friday, Could 9, 2025, throughout an autograph session forward of observe for the Sonsio Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The Indy NXT season runner-up in 2024 has a finest end of twenty third in his first IndyCar season.
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Indy 500 qualifying: Bumped from subject
Nationality: United States
Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky
Race group: Dale Coyne Racing