Here's updated standings after Indy 500 qualifying points earned - MotorSportsTalk

Here’s the starting lineup for next Sunday’s historic 100th running of the Indianapolis 500, as well as the qualifying points each driver earned.

We’ll add that total to their numbers for the season and list the points as they run, now, heading into next Sunday’s race.

Juan Pablo Montoya getting an extra run helped save him 15 points, earning 17 for the day for starting 17th instead of 2 for starting 32nd.

Meanwhile Graham Rahal had a tough one from a qualifying standpoint. Starting 26th means he’ll only earn 8 points.

Provided the grid doesn’t change (the last row changed entirely last year), here’s how the points will shake out:

Unofficial starting grid:

Pos Car # Engine Driver Avg S Qualifying pts (New points total)
1 5-James Hinchcliffe 230.760 — 42 (152)
2 21-Josef Newgarden 230.700 — 40 (140)
3 28-Ryan Hunter-Reay 230.648 — 38 (147)
4 29-Townsend Bell 230.481 — 36 (36)
5 26-Carlos Munoz 230.287 — 34 (118)
6 12-Will Power 229.669 — 32 (137)
7 7-Mikhail Aleshin 229.562 — 30 (117)
8 22-Simon Pagenaud 229.139 — 28 (270)
9 3-Helio Castroneves 229.115 — 26 (185)
10 77-Oriol Servia 229.060 — 24 (36)
11 98-Alexander Rossi 228.473 — 23 (102)
12 14-Takuma Sato 228.029 — 22 (124)
13 9-Scott Dixon 227.991 — 21 (187)
14 27-Marco Andretti 227.969 — 20 (96)
15 6-JR Hildebrand 227.876 — 19 (27)
16 42-Charlie Kimball 227.822 — 18 (129)
17 2-Juan Pablo Montoya 227.684 — 17 (177)
18 10-Tony Kanaan 227.430 — 16 (127)
19 11-Sebastien Bourdais 227.428 — 15 (90)
20 20-Ed Carpenter 227.226 — 14 (23)
21 19-Gabby Chaves 227.192 — 13 (26)
22 8T-Max Chilton 226.686 — 12 (92)
23 24-Sage Karam 226.436 — 11 (11)
24 18-Conor Daly 226.312 — 10 (98)
25 63-Pippa Mann 226.006 — 9 (9)
26 15-Graham Rahal 225.847 — 8 (141)
27 61-Matt Brabham 225.727 — 7 (21)
28 88-Bryan Clauson 225.266 — 6 (6)
29 16-Spencer Pigot 224.847 — 5 (40)
30 25-Stefan Wilson 224.602 — 4 (4)
31 41-Jack Hawksworth 224.596 — 3 (63)
32 4-Buddy Lazier 222.154 — 2 (2)
33 35-Alex Tagliani Att — 1 (8)

Unofficial Points heading into Indy 500:

1 22-Simon Pagenaud, 270
2 9-Scott Dixon, 187
3 3-Helio Castroneves, 185
4 2-Juan Pablo Montoya, 177
5 5-James Hinchcliffe, 152
6 28-Ryan Hunter-Reay, 147
7 15-Graham Rahal, 141
8 21-Josef Newgarden, 140
9 12-Will Power, 137
10 42-Charlie Kimball, 129
11 10-Tony Kanaan, 127
12 14-Takuma Sato, 124
13 26-Carlos Munoz, 118
14 7-Mikhail Aleshin, 117
15 98-Alexander Rossi, 102
16 18-Conor Daly, 98
17 27-Marco Andretti, 96
18 8-Max Chilton, 92
19 11-Sebastien Bourdais, 90
20 41-Jack Hawksworth, 63
21 19-Luca Filippi, 45
22 16-Spencer Pigot, 40
23 29-Townsend Bell, 36
24 77-Oriol Servia, 36
25 6-JR Hildebrand, 27
26 19-Gabby Chaves, 26
27 20-Ed Carpenter, 23
28 61-Matthew Brabham, 21
29 24-Sage Karam, 11
30 63-Pippa Mann, 9
31 35-Alex Tagliani, 8
32 88-Bryan Clauson, 6
33 25-Stefan Wilson, 4
34 4-Buddy Lazier, 2

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Ryan Hunter-Reay was named to replace Conor Daly in Ed Carpenter Racing’s No. 20 Dallara-Chevrolet, starting in the NTT IndyCar Series event next week at Road America.

Hunter-Reay is the 2012 series champion and 2014 Indianapolis 500 winner. He finished 11th for Dreyer & Reinbold last month in the 107th Indy 500, his first start since the 2021 season finale. He drove full time for Andretti Autosport from 2010-21.

“We need to improve our competitiveness and I wanted to add a fresh perspective from a driver like Ryan who has a massive amount of experience and success as well as a reputation as a team leader. I am excited to welcome Ryan to the team,” team owner Ed Carpenter said in a team release. “We have worked together in the past as teammates and he tested for ECR at Barber Motorsports Park in October 2021, where he made an immediate impact as we were able to qualify one of our cars on the pole following that test. I am confident that his experience and technical abilities will be an asset to ECR as we move forward toward our goals as a team.”

Hunter-Reay has 18 IndyCar victories, most recently in 2018. He also is a winner in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, having been a part of winning entries in the 2020 Twelve Hours of Sebring and 2018 Petit Le Mans. Last year, he was an endurance driver for Cadillac Racing while being on standby for Chip Ganassi Racing.

He replaces Daly, whose departure was announced a day earlier in what the driver and team said was a mutual decision.

“I was surprised when I got the call from Ed,” Hunter-Reay said in a team release. “He described how frustrated he was that his team has not been able to realize its potential despite their efforts, investments, as well as technical and personnel changes over the past few years and asked for my help. Ed and I are very close friends and have been for a long time. I’ve worked with the team in the past and they are a very talented group with high expectations and a committed partner in BITNILE.COM.

“This will certainly be a challenge for me as well. It’s a tough situation jumping in a car in the middle of the season without any testing in what I believe to be the most competitive series in the world. Certainly, part of my motivation in saying ‘yes’ to Ed is the great challenge ahead. The last time I turned right driving an NTT IndyCar Series car was in October of 2021 with this team at Barber. However, I remain very confident in both my driving and technical abilities and believe by working with the talented people at ECR and Team Chevy, while representing BITNILE.COM, we will make progress. I am going to do everything I can do to help the team achieve its long-term objectives.”

Said Milton “Todd” Ault, the chairman of sponsor BitNile.com: “It is great for BitNile.com to be aligned with an Indy 500 Winner and an NTT IndyCar Series champion. I have followed Ryan’s career for years and I am confident he will challenge the entire ECR team to perform at higher levels. I wish everyone luck at Road America.”

Here’s updated standings after Indy 500 qualifying points earned

Ryan Hunter-Reay hired as replacement for Conor Daly at Ed Carpenter Racing