Jacob Abel was bumped from the Indianapolis 500 starting grid. Abel is an IndyCar Series rookie with Dale Coyne Racing after moving up from Indy NXT, where he was series runner-up in 2024.
Here is what you should about Jacob Abel:
Jacob Abel, Dale Coyne Racing — Indy 500 driver profile
- Age: 24
- Nationality: United States
- Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky
- Car number: 51
- Race team: Dale Coyne Racing
- Engine: Honda
- Best 2024 finishes: Abel won three Indy NXT races in 2024 on the way to finishing second in the points championship.
When is the 2025 Indy 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway?
The 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 takes place Sunday, May 25, 2025.
What is the 2025 Indy 500 start time?
The green flag drops at 12:45 p.m. ET.
2025 Indianapolis 500 rookies
These drivers are in the race for the first time:
- Louis Foster
- Robert Shwartzman, pole sitter
- Nolan Siegel
Jacob Abel 2025 IndyCar results
St. Petersburg: 23rd
Thermal: 25th
Long Beach: 26th
Barber: 27th
Indianapolis road course: 24th
What channel is the Indy 500 on?
TV: Fox. Will Buxton is the play-by-play voice, with analysts James Hinchcliffe and Townsend Bell.
How can I listen to, stream the Indy 500 in 2025?
IndyCar Nation is on SiriusXM Channel 218, IndyCar Live and the IndyCar Radio Network (check affiliates for each race)
2025 IndyCar Series schedule
The 2025 IndyCar Series schedule includes 17 races, all televised on Fox. (Times are ET; %-downtown street course, &-road course, *-oval)
March 2, St. Petersburg, Florida % (Winner: Alex Palou)
March 23, Thermal, California & (Winner: Alex Palou)
April 13, Long Beach, California % (Winner: Kyle Kirkwood)
May 4, Birmingham, Alabama & (Winner: Alex Palou)
May 10, Indianapolis & (Winner: Alex Palou)
May 25, Indianapolis 500 *, 12:45 p.m.
June 1, Detroit %, 12:30 p.m.
June 15, St. Louis *, 3 p.m.
June 22, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin &, 2:30 p.m.
July 6, Lexington, Ohio &, 2 p.m.
July 12, Newton, Iowa *, 5 p.m.
July 13, Newton, Iowa *, 2 p.m.
July 20, Toronto %, 2 p.m.
July 27, Monterey, California &, 3 p.m.
Aug. 10, Portland &, 3 p.m.
Aug. 24, Milwaukee *, 2 p.m.
Aug. 31, Nashville *, 2:30 p.m.
IndyCar drivers for 2025
(Team and drivers; *-Indianapolis 500 only)
- A.J. Foyt: Santino Ferrucci, David Malukas
- Andretti Global: Colton Herta, Kyle Kirkwood, Marcus Ericsson, Marco Andretti*
- Arrow McLaren: Pato O’Ward, Nolan Siegel, Christian Lundgaard, Kyle Larson* (with Rick Hendrick)
- Chip Ganassi: Kyffin Simpson, Scott Dixon, Alex Palou
- Dale Coyne: Jacob Abel, Rinus VeeKay
- Dreyer & Reinbold: Ryan Hunter-Reay*, Jack Harvey*
- Ed Carpenter: Alexander Rossi, Christian Rasmussen, Ed Carpenter*
- Juncos Hollinger: Conor Daly, Sting Ray Robb
- Meyer Shank: Felix Rosenqvist, Marcus Armstrong, Helio Castroneves*
- Prema: Callum Ilott, Robert Shwartzman, Romain Grosjean (reserve)
- Rahal Letterman Lanigan: Graham Rahal, Louis Foster, Devlin DeFrancesco, Takuma Sato* Toby Sowery (reserve)
- Team Penske: Josef Newgarden, Scott McLaughlin, Will Power
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Indy 500 driver profile: Jacob Abel, Dale Coyne Racing