title: 2022 Bommarito Automotive Group 500
text: # 2022 Bommarito Automotive Group 500
  
  The 2022 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 was the fifteenth round of the 2022 IndyCar season. The race was held on August 20, 2022, in Madison, Illinois at the World Wide Technology Raceway. The race consisted of 260 laps and was won by Josef Newgarden.
  
  ## Entry list
  
  | Key | Meaning |
  | - | - |
  | R | Rookie |
  | W | Past winner |
  | No. | Driver | Team | Engine |
  | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
  | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
  | 4 | Dalton Kellett | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet |
  | 5 | Patricio O'Ward | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet |
  | 06 | Hélio Castroneves W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
  | 7 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet |
  | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
  | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
  | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
  | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
  | 14 | Kyle Kirkwood R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet |
  | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
  | 18 | David Malukas R | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda |
  | 20 | Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
  | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
  | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
  | 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
  | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
  | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco R | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda |
  | 30 | Christian Lundgaard R | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
  | 33 | Ed Carpenter | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
  | 45 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
  | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
  | 51 | Takuma Sato W | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda |
  | 60 | Simon Pagenaud | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
  | 77 | Callum Ilott R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet |
  | Source: ||||
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Qualifying classification
  
  | Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap 1 | Lap 2 | Total Time | Final grid |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 24.6757 | 24.5782 | 00:49.2539 | 1 |
  | 2 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 24.7387 | 24.6929 | 00:49.4316 | 2 |
  | 3 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 24.8967 | 24.6548 | 00:49.5515 | 3 |
  | 4 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 24.8303 | 24.7823 | 00:49.6126 | 4 |
  | 5 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 24.8321 | 24.8125 | 00:49.6446 | 5 |
  | 6 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 24.8681 | 24.8683 | 00:49.7364 | 6 |
  | 7 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 25.0059 | 24.9101 | 00:49.9160 | 7 |
  | 8 | 51 | Takuma Sato W | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 24.9341 | 25.0525 | 00:49.9866 | 8 |
  | 9 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 24.9972 | 25.0237 | 00:50.0209 | 18 |
  | 10 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco R | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 25.0201 | 25.1104 | 00:50.1305 | 9 |
  | 11 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 25.1104 | 25.0513 | 00:50.1617 | 10 |
  | 12 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 25.0346 | 25.1474 | 00:50.1820 | 11 |
  | 13 | 18 | David Malukas R | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | 25.1646 | 25.0701 | 00:50.2347 | 12 |
  | 14 | 60 | Simon Pagenaud | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 25.1603 | 25.1815 | 00:50.3418 | 13 |
  | 15 | 45 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 25.1626 | 25.1800 | 00:50.3426 | 14 |
  | 16 | 20 | Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 25.1575 | 25.2135 | 00:50.3710 | 15 |
  | 17 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 25.2192 | 25.1568 | 00:50.3760 | 16 |
  | 18 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 25.2793 | 25.1815 | 00:50.4608 | 17 |
  | 19 | 30 | Christian Lundgaard R | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 25.3216 | 25.1935 | 00:50.5151 | 19 |
  | 20 | 14 | Kyle Kirkwood R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 25.3211 | 25.2184 | 00:50.5395 | 20 |
  | 21 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 25.5457 | 25.4839 | 00:51.0296 | 21 |
  | 22 | 77 | Callum Ilott R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 25.5697 | 25.5132 | 00:51.0829 | 22 |
  | 23 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 25.5858 | 25.5491 | 00:51.1349 | 23 |
  | 24 | 4 | Dalton Kellett | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 25.9029 | 25.8503 | 00:51.7532 | 24 |
  | 25 | 33 | Ed Carpenter | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 25.9511 | 25.8721 | 00:51.8232 | 25 |
  | 26 | 7 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | None | None | No Time | 26 |
  | Source: |||||||||
  
  **Notes**
  
  * Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.
  
  ## Race
  
  The race was originally scheduled to start at 6:30PM ET on August 20, 2022, however officials elected to move the start time to 6:01 PM ET in anticipation of adverse weather conditions due to arrive later in the evening.
  
  The race was red-flagged at 7:55PM ET on lap 217 due to rain falling on the circuit. The red flag remained until the track had dried out enough for racing to resume, which happened over two hours later at 10:09PM ET.
  
  ### Race classification
  
  | Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Pit Stops | Grid | Laps Led | Pts. |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 260 | 02:10:40.1827 | 5 | 3 | 78 | 51 |
  | 2 | 18 | David Malukas R | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | 260 | +0.4708 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 41 |
  | 3 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 260 | +1.5254 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 36 |
  | 4 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 260 | +5.2079 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 33 |
  | 5 | 51 | Takuma Sato W | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 260 | +5.5365 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 31 |
  | 6 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 260 | +11.8662 | 4 | 1 | 128 | 32 |
  | 7 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 260 | +12.6189 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 27 |
  | 8 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 260 | +15.8852 | 5 | 6 | | 24 |
  | 9 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 260 | +21.8239 | 5 | 5 | | 22 |
  | 10 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 260 | +26.1005 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 21 |
  | 11 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 259 | +1 Lap | 5 | 11 | | 19 |
  | 12 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco R | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 259 | +1 Lap | 4 | 9 | | 18 |
  | 13 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 259 | +1 Lap | 4 | 18 | 2 | 18 |
  | 14 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 259 | +1 Lap | 5 | 21 | | 16 |
  | 15 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 259 | +1 Lap | 5 | 17 | | 15 |
  | 16 | 7 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 259 | +1 Lap | 5 | 26 | 1 | 15 |
  | 17 | 14 | Kyle Kirkwood R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 258 | +2 Laps | 5 | 20 | | 13 |
  | 18 | 4 | Dalton Kellett | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 258 | +2 Laps | 5 | 24 | | 12 |
  | 19 | 30 | Christian Lundgaard R | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 258 | +2 Laps | 5 | 19 | | 11 |
  | 20 | 60 | Simon Pagenaud | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 257 | +3 Laps | 6 | 13 | | 10 |
  | 21 | 77 | Callum Ilott R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 257 | +3 Laps | 6 | 22 | | 9 |
  | 22 | 33 | Ed Carpenter | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 256 | +4 Laps | 5 | 25 | | 8 |
  | 23 | 20 | Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 244 | +16 Laps | 6 | 15 | | 7 |
  | 24 | 45 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 239 | +21 Laps | 6 | 14 | | 6 |
  | 25 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 226 | +34 Laps | 5 | 10 | | 5 |
  | 26 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 53 | Electrics | 1 | 23 | | 5 |
  | Fastest lap: Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) – 00:25.5579 (lap 227) |||||||||||
  | Source: |||||||||||
  
  ## Championship standings after the race
  
  | | Pos. | Driver | Points |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | 1 | Will Power | 482 |
  | 2 | 2 | Josef Newgarden | 479 |
  | 1 | 3 | Scott Dixon | 468 |
  | 1 | 4 | Marcus Ericsson | 465 |
  | | 5 | Álex Palou | 439 |
  | Source: ||||
  | | Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
  | | 1 | Chevrolet | 1323 |
  | | 2 | Honda | 1171 |
  | Source: ||||
  
  * Note: Only the top five positions are included.
  
  ## Footnotes
  
  * ↑ Romain Grosjean received a nine-place grid penalty due to an unapproved engine change.
  