Indy 500 Leaderboard Live: Real-Time Standings, Dramatic Lead Swaps & How to Watch Today’s Race

Updated Indy 500 leaderboard (Lap 160) 1. Ryan Hunter-Reay 2. Conor Daly 3. David Malukas 4. Alex Palou 5. Santino Ferrucci 6. Felix Rosenqvist 7. Marcus Ericsson 8. Pato O’Ward 9. Christian Rasmussen 10. Callum Ilott Indy 500 leaderboard live: why Hunter-Reay, Daly and Malukas are surging Rain pushed the green flag back, but once the track dried the race turned into a strategy chess match. Veteran Ryan Hunter-Reay leap-frogged the field by pitting one lap earlier than the primary strategy, then used clean air to stretch fuel mileage. Home-state hero Conor Daly thrilled the crowd with a bold three-wide pass on Lap 137 to grab second, while 23-year-old David Malukas continues a breakout run for A.J. Foyt Racing. Key storylines so far • No three-peat: defending two-time winner Josef Newgarden’s bid for history ended with fuel-pressure issues; he finished 25th and is already in street clothes. • Kyle Larson’s Double attempt crushed: the NASCAR star was caught in a Lap 92 crash and placed 27th, jeopardising his dash to the Coca-Cola 600. • Rookie pole-sitter Robert Shwartzman clipped the pit wall during a Lap 86 stop and fell a lap down, ending his Cinderella dream. • Helio Castroneves is still on the lead lap in 11th, hunting a record-setting fifth Borg-Warner Trophy. Current pit-window math With 40 laps left, most leaders need one more stop. The winning fuel window opens at Lap 160; anyone stretching 40 green-flag laps can skip a splash-and-go. Hunter-Reay and Daly topped off under the Lap 145 yellow, giving them the best shot to make it on one final tank. How to watch and stream the finish • TV: FOX (national) – coverage continues to the checkered flag. • Streaming: IndyCar Live, FOX Sports app, Fubo (free trial). • Radio: IndyCar Radio Network & SiriusXM 218. Weather outlook Skies have cleared after the early drizzle, and radar shows no additional cells within 50 miles of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, so a full-distance finish is expected. Biggest movers +14 spots: Marcus Ericsson (started 21st, now 7th). +11 spots: Christian Rasmussen (started 20th, now 9th). −24 spots: Robert Shwartzman (started 1st, now 25th, 1 lap down). What to watch in the final 40 laps • Hunter-Reay vs. Daly fuel game – can they stretch or will Palou’s raw pace prevail if everyone pits? • Late-race cautions – restarts at IMS routinely shuffle the order; Santino Ferrucci lurks in fifth with a rocket on restarts. • Milk club intrigue – if Castroneves reaches victory lane again he will stand alone with five wins, eclipsing Foyt, Unser and Mears. Bookmark this page and refresh for real-time Indy 500 leaderboard updates, crash reports, pit-stop strategy insights and post-race results as “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” barrels toward the checkered flag.