By: Spencer Neff
June 14, 2025

Practice 1 Results

After rain forced a delay of more than two hours, the NTT INDYCAR SERIES htii the track to begin the race weekend for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at Worldwide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois.

Team Penske would lead the way as Josef Newgarden posted a best lap of 178.243 mph (25.2465 seconds) on the 1.25-mile oval. Newgarden leads all drivers with five victories, including four of the last five. His last victory was at this race a year ago.

Teammate Scott McLaughlin, who has won pole for this race the last two years, was second this afternoon, .0132 of a second back of his teammate. David Malukas, the 2022 runner-up in this race, was third. His A.J. Foyt Racing team shares a technical alliance with Penske.

Points leader Alex Palou of Chip Ganassi Racing was best among the Hondas in fourth. He’s yet to finish on the podium at Gateway in six previous starts. His best effort was a fourth-place a year ago.

Arrow McLaren’s Pato O’Ward, a runner-up here on three occasions (2020 Race 2, 2021 and 2023) was fifth. Louis Foster of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing was best among the rookies in the field in 19th.

Up Next

Here is the remaining schedule for the weekend at Worldwide Technology Raceway. Stay with IndyCar1909 and our social media platforms for all the latest on the Bomamrito Automotive Group 500 and the NTT INDYCAR SERIES.

SATURDAY, JUNE 14
4:30 p.m. – Bommarito Automotive Group 500 NTT P1 Award qualifying (single car/cumulative time of two laps), FS2
6 p.m. – INDY NXT by Firestone INDY NXT by Firestone at World Wide Technology Raceway Qualifying, FS2
7:15. – NTT INDYCAR SERIES final practice, FS2
SUNDAY, JUNE 15
3:31 p.m. – INDY NXT by Firestone INDY NXT by Firestone at World Wide Technology Raceway “Drivers Start Your Engines”
3:35 p.m. – INDY NXT by Firestone INDY NXT by Firestone at World Wide Technology Raceway (75 laps / 93.75 miles), FS1 (Live)
7 p.m. – FOX on air
7:15 p.m. – “Drivers, start your engines”
7:20 p.m. – Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta and Valvoline (260 laps/325 miles), FOX (Live)

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