Overview
- Alex Palou captured his first Indianapolis 500 victory on May 25 and earned a $3.8 million prize from a record $20.283 million purse.
- IndyCar’s May 26 inspections found unapproved Dallara EMS cover modifications on two Andretti Global cars and endplate violations on Prema Racing’s entry.
- Marcus Ericsson and Kyle Kirkwood were relegated from second and sixth to 31st and 32nd, while Callum Ilott dropped from 12th to 33rd.
- David Malukas moved into second place and Pato O’Ward into third in the revised standings.
- Andretti Global and Prema Racing each received $100,000 fines and one-race suspensions for competition managers, and penalized drivers forfeited their original prize money.