The 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series was the 22nd season of the Verizon IndyCar Series and the 106th official championship season of American open wheel racing. The premier event was the 101st Indianapolis 500 won by Takuma Sato. Josef Newgarden, the 2011 Indy Lights champion, in his sixth full-time season in the IndyCar Series, won the championship. It was Newgarden's first season as part of Team Penske, and he collected four wins, one pole position, and ten top-five finishes. It was Team Penske's 15th Indy car season championship, and third in four years.
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The 2017 Indianapolis 500 was a Verizon IndyCar Series race held on Sunday May 28, 2017, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States. The race was the premier event and the sixth race of the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series season.
Hélio Castroneves is a three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 (2001, 2002, 2009) and four-time pole position winner.
Juan Pablo Montoya is a two-time race winner (2000, 2015).
Scott Dixon is a former winner, and two-time former pole winner.
Tony Kanaan is a former race winner and pole winner.
