Ah, milk. The drink synonymous with cereal and … one of the greatest spectacles in motorsports.
The Indy 500 is back this afternoon, and as part of a time-honored tradition, the winner will be delivered a bottle of milk at Victory Lane. The iconic celebration began when Louis Meyer requested ice-cold buttermilk after taking the checkered flag in 1938.
Now, each year drivers are asked to provide their milk preferences should they be fortunate enough to win the Indy 500. Historically, whole milk has been the most popular, followed by 2%, and that’s proved to be the case this year.
Romain Grosjean, meanwhile, is on a skim milk island of his own. The driver of the No. 18 Honda was the lone driver to pick skim this year after none did the year prior.
Here’s a look at the full list of milk choices, sorted alphabetically.
2026 Indy 500 milk choices
Whole milk
- Jacob Abel
- Marcus Armstrong
- Ed Carpenter
- Caio Collet
- Conor Daly
- Scott Dixon
- Marcus Ericsson
- Santino Ferrucci
- Louis Foster
- Dennis Hauger
- Jack Harvey
- Kyle Kirkwood
- Katherine Legge
- David Malukas
- Scott McLaughin
- Josef Newgarden
- Alex Palou
- Will Power
- Christian Rasmussen
- Sting Ray Robb
- Alexander Rossi
- Felix Rosenqvist
- Mick Schumacher
- Kyffin Simpson
- Rinus VeeKay
2% milk
- Hélio Castroneves
- Ryan Hunter-Reay
- Christian Lundgaard
- Pato O’Ward
- Graham Rahal
- Takuma Sato
- Nolan Siegel
Skim milk
- Romain Grosjean
The green flag is set for 12:45 p.m. ET. Drivers will certainly work up a thirst by the end of 200 grueling laps.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: Indy 500 milk choices: What will drivers drink at Victory Lane?
