Information By: ASHLEY KELLER / CHEVROLET – SPEEDWAY, IN
- Josef Newgarden, driver of the No. 2 Shell Team Penske Chevrolet, raced to victory in the 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500 to capture Chevrolet’s 13th in history and sixth in the 2.2-liter twin turbo V6 era since 2012.
- Today’s victory at Indianapolis is Newgarden’s second in a row, winning from starting third.
- With Newgarden’s first-place finish as well as Pato O’Ward in second, Chevrolet now has 19 podiums at Indianapolis in the V6 era since 2012.
- Racing to the prestigious winner’s circle, Chevrolet led 177 of 200 laps in today’s Indianapolis 500. Newgarden led 26 laps of Team Chevy’s 177 laps.
- With today’s Indianapolis 500 win, the Bowtie brand now holds 114 victories in the V6 era since 2012, in addition to 314 podium finishes.
TEAM CHEVY TOP-10 RACE RESULT:
Pos. Driver
1st Josef Newgarden
2nd Pato O’Ward
4th Alexander Rossi
6th Scott McLaughlin
8th Santino Ferrucci
9th Rinus VeeKay
10th Conor Daly
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING (QUOTES)
Mark Reuss, President of General Motors:
“Congratulations to Josef and the No. 2 Penske team on winning back-to-back at the Indianapolis 500. What an incredible accomplishment. I’m so happy to see Roger get his 20th win here. Chevrolet engineering, our partners at Ilmor and race teams worked hard in the off-season to prepare for the 2024 Indy 500. They delivered power, speed and performance all month long.”
Josef Newgarden, No. 2 Shell Team Penske Chevrolet:
“I knew we could win this race again; it was just a matter of getting it right. There’s no better way to win a race than that. I got to give it up to Pato (O’Ward) as well. He’s an incredibly clean driver. It takes two people to make that work. It’s not just a good pass, it’s also someone that you’re working with that’s incredibly clean. I have to give hat’s off to Pato (O’Ward). He could have easily won this race, too, but it just fell our way. I’m just so proud of everybody. I’m proud of this whole team. Everyone that partners with us, Team Chevy. Just a great day.”
“We just had an incredible car. I got just a little out of position at Lap 150; we were restarting eighth. I don’t think I got that sequencing correct. I really thought I went too soon, and then tried to back up and then put us in a hole. JD came over the radio and said you’re going to have to win this the old fashion way, I can’t help you. There’s not going to be stops, not going to fuel. So, I just went for it. I said alright, the car was good enough. You guys have done your job, let me drive to the front. They backed me the entire way. You can’t win this race without a great car. This is the best car in the field, I think, today. Hat’s off to the team.”
CHEVROLET AT INDIANAPOLIS:
Wins at Indianapolis Motor Speedway: 12
1988: Rick Mears
1989 Emerson Fittipaldi
1990 Arie Luyendyk
1991: Rick Mears
1992: Al Unser, Jr.
1993: Emerson Fittipaldi
2002: Helio Castroneves
2013: Tony Kanaan
2015: Juan Pablo Montoya
2018: Will Power
2019: Simon Pagenaud
2023: Josef Newgarden
2024: Josef Newgarden
Earned Pole Awards at Indianapolis Motor Speedway: 13
1987: Mario Andretti
1988: Rick Mears
1989: Rick Mears
1990: Emerson Fittipaldi
1991: Rick Mears
2002: Bruno Junqueria
2012: Ryan Briscoe
2013: Ed Carpenter
2014: Ed Carpenter
2015: Will Power
2018: Ed Carpenter
2019: Simon Pagenaud
2024: Scott McLaughlin
Number of Team Chevy Podiums at Indianapolis (V6 era since 2012): 19
Number of laps led by Team Chevy at Indianapolis (V6 era since 2012): 1,602