Team Penske driver Scott McLaughlin and the 2024 Indy 500 pole-sitter, said he "probably should have backed out," following frightening practice wreck.

A year after locking out the front row, none of the three Team Penske cars were able to make a run at the pole position for the 2025 Indianapolis 500. Josef Newgarden, Scott McLaughlin and Will Power all posted times in the top 12 during Saturday’s qualifying session.

This year marks the first time that the grandstands have been sold out for the Indy 500 since 2016, with organizers expecting about 350,000 fans in attendance. A local television blackout in the Indianapolis area has also been lifted for the event known as the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing.”

Scott McLaughlin crashed his Team Penske car in afternoon practice and ruined his chance to repeat last year's Indianapolis 500 pole-winning run.

The Team Penske driver had the second-best qualifying effort Saturday (233.013 mph), setting him up to compete to repeat as pole winner.

The Indianapolis 500 is this weekend, and leading up to the race Julie had the chance to talk to several of the drivers. She talked to Scott McLaughlin before qualifications, which ended in a violent crash,

Scott McLaughlin became the latest IndyCar driver to have his car go airborne in a crash ahead of the Indianapolis 500. McLaughlin crashed during practice on Sunday ahead of the Indy 500 on May 25. McLaughlin,

Scott McLaughlin crashed in Sunday’s practice session at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in preparation for next Sunday’s 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500. McLaughlin got loose in Turn 2, losing control of his No.

The Indianapolis 500 is this weekend, and leading up to the race Julie had the chance to talk to several of the drivers. She talked to Scott McLaughlin before qualifications, which ended in a violent crash,

Will Power and Josef Newgarden were among the fastest cars in Indianapolis 500 practice, hours after their teams were penalized for illegal modifications in qualifying.