Last week, the IndyCar drivers already tested for the Indy 500, but before the field heads to Indianapolis Motor Speedway, there’s one more race at the challenging Barber Motorsports Park. Team Penske has traditionally been very fast at this circuit — can they finally get their season back on track? Or will Alex Palou be able to extend his lead in the championship even further?

The Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix

First IndyCar race: 2010
Number of races held: 14
Number of different winners: 9
Last year’s winner: Scott McLaughlin (2024)
Lap record: Pato O’Ward in 2021, 1:06.8182
Most successful driver: Josef Newgarden, 3 zeges (2015, 2017 en 2018)

The 2025 Race

Race length: 90 ronden / 207 mile (333,1 km)
Push-to-Pass: Can be used for a total of 200 seconds, with a maximum of 20 seconds per use
Tires: 5 sets of standard Firestone tires and 5 alternate sets per car (rookies get 1 extra set of standard tires in the first practice session)
Green flag: Sunday, May 4, 1:47 PM ET
Expected race duration: 1 hour and 50 minutes
Number of participants: 27

Entry List for Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix

#2 Josef Newgarden – PPG Team Penske (Chevrolet)
#3 Scott McLaughlin – Good Ranchers Team Penske (Chevrolet)
#4 David Malukas – AJ Foyt Racing (Chevrolet)
#5 Pato O’Ward – Arrow McLaren (Chevrolet)
#6 Nolan Siegel – Arrow McLaren (Chevrolet)
#7 Christian Lundgaard – Arrow McLaren (Chevrolet)
#8 Kyffin Simpson – Journie Rewards Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
#9 Scott Dixon – PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
#10 Alex Palou – HRC Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
#12 Will Power – Verizon Team Penske (Chevrolet)
#14 Santino Ferrucci – Sexton Properties AJ Foyt Racing (Chevrolet)
#15 Graham Rahal – Hendrickson International Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
#18 Rinus VeeKay – askROI Dale Coyne Racing (Honda)
#20 Alexander Rossi – ECR Java House (Chevrolet)
#21 Christian Rasmussen – ESC Splenda (Chevrolet)
#26 Colton Herta – Gainbridge Andretti Global (Honda)
#27 Kyle Kirkwood – PreFab Andretti Global (Honda)
#28 Marcus Ericsson – Bryant Andretti Global (Honda)
#30 Devlin DeFrancesco – EVTEC Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
#45 Louis Foster – Mi-Jack Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
#51 Jacob Abel – Abel Construction Dale Coyne Racing (Honda)
#60 Felix Rosenqvist – SiriusXM Meyer Shank Racing (Honda)
#66 Marcus Armstrong – SiriusXM/ROOT Insurance Meyer Shank Racing (Honda)
#77 Conor Daly – Juncos Hollinger Racing (Chevrolet)
#78 Sting Ray Robb – Juncos Hollinger Racing (Chevrolet)
#83 Robert Schwartzman – Prema Racing (Chevrolet)
#90 Callum Ilott – Prema Racing (Chevrolet)

Schedule for Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

Friday, May 2
Practice 1: 3:35 PM – 4:00 PM ET

Saturday, May 3
Practice 2: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
Qualifying: 2:35 PM – 4:00 PM ET

Sunday, May 4
Warm-up: 10:02 AM – 10:27 AM ET
Race: 1:47 PM – 3:40 PM ET

Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prixon TV

USA: All practice- and qualifying sessions will be shown live on FOX Sports 1 or 2. The race broadcast starts at 1:30 PM (ET) on FOX.
Canada: All practice sessions and the race will be livestreamed on TSN+, with coverage starting at 1:30 PM (ET).
UK: The first free practice, qualifying and the race are shown live on Sky Sports F1. The race broadcast starts at 6:30 PM.
Australia: All sessions and the race will be shown on Stan Sport. The race broadcast starts on Monday morning at 3:30 AM (AEST).
New Zealand: All sessions will be broadcast on Sky Sport 2, 3 and 4. The race broadcast starts on Monday morning at 5:30 AM (NZST) on Sky Sports 4.

Weather Forecast

The IndyCar drivers should prepare for potentially difficult weather conditions on Friday and Saturday. Friday will start partly cloudy, with temperatures rising to 81°F (27°C). However, showers may develop in the afternoon, possibly accompanied by thunderstorms. Those storms could bring strong wind gusts, hail, and localized flooding.

The potential thunderstorms on Friday will lead to cooler weather on Saturday, with temperatures only reaching 72°F (22°C) under cloudy skies. Once again, there is a chance of rain and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Sunday looks significantly better, with mostly sunny skies and temperatures climbing to 77°F (25°C).

Friday, May 2: 81°F (27°C), partly cloudy in the morning, chance of rain and thunderstorms in the afternoon
Saturday, May 3: 72°F (22°C), cloudy with a chance of rain and thunderstorms in the afternoon
Sunday, May 4: 77°F (25°C), mostly sunny

Source: AccuWeather.com

Historical Results

Number of Pole Positions
1. Will Power – 4
= Pato O’Ward – 1
= Josef Newgarden – 1
= Rinus VeeKay – 1
= Scott McLaughlin – 1

Number of Wins
1. Josef Newgarden – 3
2. Will Power – 2
= Scott McLaughlin – 2
4. Helio Castroneves – 1
= Alex Palou – 1
= Pato O’Ward – 1

Number of Podium Finishes
1. Scott Dixon – 9
2. Will Power – 5
3. Josef Newgarden – 4
4. Graham Rahal – 2
= Alex Palou – 2
= Scott McLaughlin – 2
6. Pato O’Ward – 1
= Rinus VeeKay – 1

Average Finish Position
1. Alex Palou – 3,25 (4 races)
2. Scott Dixon – 4,57 (14 races)
3. Scott McLaughlin – 5,50 (4 races)
4. Will Power – 5,79 (14 races)
5. Christian Lundgaard – 9,00 (3 races)
6. Josef Newgarden – 9,33 (12 races)
7. Pato O'Ward – 9,40 (5 races)
8. Marcus Armstrong – 10,00 (2 races)
9. Rinus VeeKay – 10,50 (4 races)
10. Alexander Rossi – 10,88 (8 races)
11. Marcus Ericsson – 11,00 (5 races)
12. Graham Rahal – 11,93 (14 races)
13. Felix Rosenqvist – 12,00 (5 races)
14. Santino Ferrucci – 14,00 (3 races)
15. Kyffin Simpson – 14,00 (1 race)
16. Kyle Kirkwood – 14,67 (3 races)
17. Colton Herta – 15,60 (5 races)
18. Callum Ilott – 19,00 (2 races)
19. David Malukas – 19,50 (2 races)
20. Conor Daly – 19,60 (5 races)
21. Devlin DeFrancesco – 20,00 (2 races)
22. Christian Rasmussen – 24,00 (1 race)
23. Sting Ray Robb – 26,50 (2 races)