Who’s Who in 10 words or less…
| Scott Dixon Six-time IndyCar champion, one-time 500 winner. “The Iceman” | Colton Herta Youngest IndyCar race winner and part-time drummer. | Rinus Veekay Most recent race winner, one of two Chevrolets in top-nine. |
| Ed Carpenter The hometown hero, second of Chevrolets and team owner. | TK, Tony Kanaan My mother’s favorite, one-time 500 winner, seasoned veteran and prankster. | Alex Palou My favorite, my money is on him. |
| Ryan Hunter-Reay An Andretti staple and former 500 winner. “Captain America” | Helio Castroneves Three-time 500 winner, first time not racing for Penske. “Spiderman” | Marcus Ericsson Former F1 driver, hockey fan and one-time podium finisher (second). |
| Alexander Rossi Rookie 500 winner (100th running), Bathurst 1000 legend. (Kidding). | Ed Jones IndyCar’s rookie of the year in 2017, with five top-tens. | Patricio (Pato) O’ward 2018 Indy Lights champion and member of elite IndyCar young guns. |
| Pietro Fittipaldi Haas F1 test driver, grandson of Emerson Fittipaldi. First 500. | Felix Rosenqvist In his third season of IndyCar, Rosenqvist has one podium and one win. | Takuma Sato Defending 500 winner (with two total). |
| James Hinchcliffe Canadian fan favorite. Spokesman. No Thim. #AskOffTrack | Scott McLaughlin Three-time Supercar champion, series rookie and highest Penske in field. | Graham Rahal Racing for his father, he has 230 IndyCar starts. |
| Conor Daly Mullet guru. | Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing’s fulltime driver with 12 top-tens in 38 races. | Josef Newgarden Two-time IndyCar champion and proven winner…except the 500. |
| J.R. Hildebrand A name synonymous with the 2011 500. Redemption time? | Santino Ferrucci Current NASCAR Xfinity driver and the shortest in the field. | JPM, Juan Pablo Montoya Won 40% of 500s entered (two), former F1 star. |
| Marco Andretti Grandson of Mario, badass hoping to break “The Andretti Curse.” | Simon Pagenaud The Penske Game’s greatest competitor, one-time 500 winner. | Sebastian Bourdais 4X IndyCar champion, only to win them consecutively. |
| Stefan Wilson Brother of the late Justin Wilson, making his third start. | Max Chilton Gardening fan, former F1 driver and Carlin’s only entry. | Dalton Kellett Former five-season Indy Lights competitor. |
| Sage Karam IndyCar iRacing master, longtime 500 participant (since 2014). | Will Power IndyCar’s best qualifier, with 62 poles and 2018 500 winner. | Simona de Silvestro Led by female forward team, Paretta Autosport and Penske partnership. |
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