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.

Halfway through the race and as of this writing, eight drivers were out of the race but drivers like Josef Newgarden, seeking his third straight Indy 500 win, and Helio Castroneves, seeking his recording-breaking fifth ever Indy 500 win, were still in the mix.

The countdown to the green flag for the Indy 500 is on, and we're ranking every driver in the field. Where does your favorite land?

Five past winners have claimed the most earnings from the Indy 500. The 109th running of the race will have a purse of up to $20 million.

Note: This story has been updated to reflect the final standings of the Indianapolis 500 following the post-race tech inspection failures of Marcus Ericsson, Kyle Kirkwood and Callum Ilott that dropped the three to the back of the field,

Every second counts at the Indy 500, and that means you're not going to see drivers hop out of their car if nature calls. That was the case with Conor