2023 Bommarito Automotive Group 500
Indycar race held in Madison, Illinois
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The 2023 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 was the fifteenth round of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race was held on August 27, 2023, in Madison, Illinois at the World Wide Technology Raceway. The race consisted of 260 laps & was won by Scott Dixon.
1.25 mi / 2.01 km
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15th round of the 2023 IndyCar season
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Layout of the World Wide Technology Raceway | |||||
| Date | August 27, 2023 | ||||
| Official name | Bommarito Automotive Group 500 | ||||
| Location | World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, Illinois | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 1.25 mi / 2.01 km | ||||
| Distance | 260 laps 325 mi / 523 km | ||||
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| Driver |  Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske) | ||||
| Time | 00:49.1936 (total time from 2 laps) | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |  Linus Lundqvist (Meyer Shank Racing) | ||||
| Time | 00:25.6786 (on lap 62 of 260) | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) | ||||
| Second |  Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren) | ||||
| Third |  David Malukas (Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports) | ||||
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The race marked the first time that the Firestone alternate tires were used at an oval. Teams had 10 sets of tires they could use during the weekend, divided between 8 primary tire sets & 2 alternate sets. Teams were allowed the use of 1 set of alternate tires during first practice and, similar to road/street races, were mandated to use 1 set during the race. No alternate tires were allowed to be used during qualifying.[1]
Entry list
| Key | Meaning |
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| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
Practice
Practice 1
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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| 1 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W |
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 00:24.9944 |
| 2 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin |
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 00:25.0902 |
| 3 | 11 |  Takuma Sato W |
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 00:25.1107 |
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Qualifying
Due to inclement weather, qualifying was moved to 11:00AM ET on August 27, 2023. Originally, qualifying was scheduled for 2:00 PM ET on August 26.[4]
Qualifying classification
- Notes
- Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.
Race
The race started at 3:40 PM ET on August 27, 2023.
Race classification
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
Footnotes
- Scott McLaughlin, Scott Dixon, Takuma Sato, Kyle Kirkwood & rookie Agustin Canapino each received a nine-place grid penalty due to unapproved engine changes after the Gallager GP.[5]
- Álex Palou received a nine-place grid penalty due to unapproved engine change prior to qualifying.[6]