After the Olympic break in the IndyCar calendar, it's time for the sprint to the end of the season. Over the next five weekends, five races will be held! The WWT Raceway at Gateway is up first this coming weekend. Can Alex Palou maintain his substantial lead in the championship, or can the competition close the gap?

The History

First IndyCar race: 1997
Number of races held: 15
Number of different winners: 11
Last year's winner: Scott Dixon
Lap record: Will Power in 2017, 23.7206 seconds
Most successful driver: Josef Newgarden, 4 wins (2017, 2020, 2021 & 2022)

The 2024 Races

Race length: 260 laps - 325 miles / 522.6 km
Tires: 8 sets of standard Firestone tires
Green flag: Sunday, August 18, at 6:30 PM ET
Expected race time: Approximately 2 hours and 10 minutes
Number of participants: 27

Entry List for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500

#2 Josef Newgarden - PPG Team Penske (Chevrolet)
#3 Scott McLaughlin - DEX Imaging Team Penske (Chevrolet)
#4 Kyffin Simpson - Journie Rewards Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
#5 Pato O'Ward - Arrow McLaren (Chevrolet)
#6 Nolan Siegel - Arrow McLaren (Chevrolet)
#7 Alexander Rossi - Arrow McLaren (Chevrolet)
#8 Linus Lundqvist - American Legion Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
#9 Scott Dixon - PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
#10 Alex Palou - DHL Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
#11 Marcus Armstrong - American Legion Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
#12 Will Power - Verizon Business Team Penske (Chevrolet)
#14 Santino Ferrucci - Bommarito Automotive Group AJ Foyt Racing (Chevrolet)
#15 Graham Rahal - Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
#18 Jack Harvey - Dale Coyne Racing (Honda)
#20 Christian Rasmussen - Guy Care Ed Carpenter Racing (Chevrolet)
#21 Rinus VeeKay - Ed Carpenter Racing (Chevrolet)
#26 Colton Herta - Gainbridge Andretti Autosport (Honda)
#27 Kyle Kirkwood - AutoNation Andretti Autosport (Honda)
#28 Marcus Ericsson - Delaware Life Andretti Autosport (Honda)
#30 Pietro Fittipaldi - Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
#41 Sting Ray Robb - Goodheart Vet / Pray.com AJ Foyt Racing (Chevrolet)
#45 Christian Lundgaard - Hy-Vee Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
#51 Katherine Legge - e.l.f. Cosmetics Dale Coyne Racing (Honda)
#60 Felix Rosenqvist - AutoNation/Sirius XM Meyer Shank Racing (Honda)
#66 David Malukas - AutoNation/Arctic Wolf Meyer Shank Racing (Honda)
#77 Romain Grosjean - Juncos Hollinger Racing (Chevrolet)
#78 Conor Daly - Juncos Hollinger Racing (Chevrolet)

Schedule for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500

Friday, August 16
Practice 1: 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Qualifying: 4:20 PM - 5:20 PM
Warm-up: 7:45 AM - 9:30 AM

Saturday, August 17
Race: 6:30 PM - 8:45 PM

All times are Eastern Time.

The Bommarito Automotive Group 500 on TV

USA: All sessions and the race are broadcast live on Peacock; the race can also be watched on USA Network. The broadcast starts at 6:00 PM ET.
Canada: The race will be broadcast on TSN5 and TSN+. The show starts at 6:30 PM ET.
UK: All sessions and the race are broadcast on Sky Sports F1. The race broadcast starts at 11:00 PM.
Australia: All sessions and the race are shown on Stan Sport. The race broadcast starts Sunday morning at 8:00 AM AEST.
New Zealand: All sessions and the race are broadcast on Sky Sport 4. The race broadcast starts Sunday morning at 11:25 AM.

Weather Forecast

It's good news for the IndyCar drivers that the race will start in the late afternoon local time because high temperatures are expected in Madison, IL. Both Friday and Saturday are expected to reach temperatures of up to 88°F, with mostly cloudy skies on Friday followed by mostly sunny weather on Saturday.

Friday, August 16: 90?F/32?C, mostly cloudy
Saturday, August 17: 93?F/34?C, mostly sunny

Source: AccuWeather.com

Historical Results

Number of Pole Positions
1. Will Power - 4
2. Josef Newgarden - 1

Number of Wins
1. Josef Newgarden - 4
2. Helio Castroneves - 1
= Scott Dixon - 1
= Will Power - 1

Number of Podium Finishes
1. Josef Newgarden - 4
2. Scott Dixon - 3
= Pato O'Ward - 3
= Will Power - 3
Takuma Sato - 2
Alexander Rossi - 1
= Scott McLaughlin - 1
= David Malukas - 1

Average Finishing Position
1. David Malukas - 2,50 (2 races)
2. Pato O'Ward - 2,60 (5 races)
3. Scott McLaughlin - 4,00 (3 races)
4. Josef Newgarden - 6,88 (8 races)
5. Scott Dixon - 8,22 (9 races)
6. Colton Herta - 9,00 (6 races)
7. Will Power - 10,13 (8 races)
8. Santino Ferrucci - 10,75 (4 races)
9. Pietro Fittipaldi - 11,00 (1 race)
10. Felix Rosenqvist - 11,00 (6 races)
11. Conor Daly - 11,28 (7 races)
12. Marcus Ericsson - 11,67 (6 races)
13. Alex Palou - 12,60 (5 races)
14. Alexander Rossi - 12,88 (8 races)
15. Romain Grosjean - 13,00 (3 races)
16. Rinus VeeKay - 13,60 (5 races)
17. Jack Harvey - 14,50 (4 races)
18. Kyle Kirkwood - 16,00 (2 races)
19. Graham Rahal - 16,38 (8 races)
20. Christian Lundgaard - 18,00 (2 races)
21. Linus Lundqvist - 18,00 (1 race)
22. Sting Ray Robb - 21,00 (1 race)