The field for the 2025 Indianapolis 500 will be led to the green flag by rookie Robert Shwartzman. The former reserve driver in Formula 1 stunned in qualifying last week to become the rare rookie to land the pole position.

Check out this article for a complete schedule of Indy 500 events, including practices, qualifications, and the race.

And talk of Indianapolis, and it will almost certainly bring the world's most famous 500 Mile Race to the forefront of the mind and imagination. From its beginnings as a yard of bricks laid just past the turn of the 20th century,