Indianapolis 500: Start time, lineup, TV channel and how to watch live stream online
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The 102nd running of the Indianapolis 500, the most anticipated annual event in IndyCar racing, is set to take place Sunday, May 27, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as the race begins at approximately 9:20 a.m. PT.
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INDIANAPOLIS 500
Site: Indianapolis
Schedule: Friday, practice, 11 a.m.; Sunday, race, 11:05 p.m., ABC.
Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (oval, 2.5 mile).
Race distance: 500 miles, 200 laps.
Last year: Takuma Sato took first for his only podium finish of 2017.
Last race: Will Power won the Grand Prix of Indy from the pole, leading 56 of 85 laps.
Next race: Duel in Detroit, June 2 and 3, The Raceway at Belle Isle Park, Detroit.
INDIANAPOLIS 500
Site: Indianapolis
Schedule: Friday, practice, 11 a.m.; Sunday, race, 11:05 p.m., ABC.
Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (oval, 2.5 mile).
Race distance: 500 miles, 200 laps.
Last year: Takuma Sato took first for his only podium finish of 2017.
Last race: Will Power won the Grand Prix of Indy from the pole, leading 56 of 85 laps.
Next race: Duel in Detroit, June 2 and 3, The Raceway at Belle Isle Park, Detroit.
33 drivers will jostle for position over
200 laps and 500 miles for the right to chug a cold bottle of milk
following a first-place finish as tradition merits. The early headline
news out of this year’s race is that it will be the last for Danica
Patrick who is retiring from auto racing following the event. Patrick
will be driving the No. 7 GoDaddy Premium Motorsports Chevrolet car in
the final race of her career, but can she ride it to victory? As always,
there will be stiff competition.
Ed Carpenter captured the poll position
with a qualifying time of 229.618 and last year’s Indy 500 winner Takuma
Sato is back to defend the title.
In case you don’t have the good fortune
of being in Indianapolis on race day, here’s a look at everything you
need to know in order to watch or listen to the Indianapolis 500 on
Sunday:
Time: 9:20 a.m. PT/12:20 p.m. ET, Sunday, May 27
(TV coverage for the Indy 500 begins at 8
a.m. PT on ABC, but the national anthem really kicks things off at 9
a.m. PT, the engines will start around 9:15 a.m. and the race will
officially begin around 9:20 a.m. PT)
The last practice for the 102nd
Indianapolis 500, traditionally known as “Carb Day,” will be the final
shakeout for the 33-car field, and in particular those struggling to
find speed at the back of the pack.
The one-hour practice will begin today at
11 a.m. and end at noon, giving all drivers a taste of how the
anticipated 90-degree temperatures will impact the first-year cars.
The race is Sunday on ABC, with the
broadcast beginning at 11 a.m. and the green flag scheduled for 12:21
p.m. Live streaming is available on indycar.com . today and Sunday and
also on WatchESPN on Sunday. You can get live scoring and updates at
IndyCar’s Race Control.
Chevrolet powered cars dominate with
seven of the first nine cars on the grid. This will be the first super
speedway experience with IndyCar’s new chassis, which has proven to be
temperamental at high speed in practice and qualifying.
Notably, in the final race of her career,
Danica Patrick will start seventh, inside row three. The pole-sitter is
her teammate, Ed Carpenter, who posted a four-lap run of 229.618 mph
with a trio of Team Penske drivers right behind him; Simon Pagenaud,
Will Power and Josef Newgarden.
Notable drivers looking for speed include
defending Indy 500 winner Takuma Sato, who will start 16th, inside row
six, which is still considerably better than his teammate, Graham Rahal,
who will start 30th.
