It’s time for Indy 500, one of the most important races in the world known as the ‘Greatest Spectacle in Racing’, which has returned to Indianapolis Motor Speedway and is hours away from its 107th running.
The venue, date, and start time:
- Venue: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
- Date: Sunday, May 28
Start time:
- National Anthem: 12:24 pm ET
- Back Home Again In India: 12:36 pm ET
- Command to Start Engines: 12:38 pm ET
- Green Flag to wave: 12:45 pm ET
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Live streaming:
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- United States: NBC Sports / Peacock Premium / Universo
- United Kingdom: Sky Sports F1 / NOW
- Canada: TSN (CA $12.99 per month)
- Australia: Stan Sport (7-day free trial)
In case you have trouble streaming NBC or other platforms airing the event, you still have way to watch through PremiumTV, even with a low price, and without any VPN.
2023 indy 500 preview and possibilities
Alongside ‘The Monaco Grand Prix” and the “24 Hours of Le Mans,” the Indy 500 is part of the ‘Triple Crown’ of world motorsport. It brings together the top drivers worldwide with a history in Formula 1, Formula 2, supercars, sports cars, and more.
More than 300,000 people will make their way to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to witness one of the most significant racing events, where top drivers from all over the world will race at a speed of more than 350 km/h for three hours straight, with the winner to receive roughly $4.5 million.
After the qualifying races, starting grid for the 107th Indy 500 has been finalized. Thirty-three drivers in 11-row field will compete in 2023 Indy 500 to lift the Borg-Warner Trophy, including nine former winners, Helio Castroneves (2001, 2002, 2009, 2021), Scott Dixon (2008), Tony Kanaan (2013), Ryan Hunter-Reay (2014), Alexander Rossi (2016), Takuma Sato (2017, 2020), Will Power (2018), Simon Pagenaud (2019), Marcus Ericsson (2022) and four rookies.
The infamous Indy 500 race is 200 laps around the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway for 500 miles. Unlike Formula 1, it has few turns and rounds, with four corners at 9 degrees, making the speedway look more like a road course than an oval.
Marcus Ericsson won the race last year, leaving behind Pato O’Ward and 2013 winner Tony Kanaan. With that win, he became the only second driver from Sweden (after Kenny Brack) to win the historic race.
It is worth mentioning that Wilson will not be able to participate after he wrecked with Legge in a practice session. He was transported to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with the 12th thoracic vertebrae fracture.
After Wilson got injured, Rahal, who couldn’t make the race on the qualifying speed, replaced him and now will be competing in his 16th career Indy 500.
Alex Palou averaged 234.17mph over four qualifying laps and is the favourite to win this year’s anticipated race. However, it won’t be easy for him, as VeeKay is just behind him, averaging just 0.006mph slower.
Among others, 2021 winner Helio Castroneves is another driver to look forward to as the four-time winner would be looking to become the first driver to win the race five times.
Takuma Sato and Scott Dixon continued their brilliant pace on Friday’s ‘Carb Day’ final practices and are firm favorites to lift the trophy this year. Santino Ferrucci is coming to the race with consistently finishing in the top 10 with AJ Foyt in all four Indy 500 starts and would be looking to make this year count.
2023 indy 500 national Anthem performer:
Four-time Grammy Award nominee, Singer/songwriter Jewel will perform the national anthem at 12:24 pm ET, 21 minutes before the race starts.
2023 indy 500 honorary starter:
Two-time Academy Award Nominee, four-time Emmy Award nominee and 2019 Tony Award nominee, yes, you guessed right, Actor Adam Driver will waive the green flag this year.
Lineup for the 2023 indy 500:
Below is the complete lineup of the 2023 Indy 500:
Row 1:
- 1. (10) Alex Palou, Honda – Chip Ganassi Racing
- 2. (21) Rinus VeeKay – Chevrolet – Ed Carpenter Racing
- 3. (6) Felix Rosenqvist – Chevrolet – Arrow McLaren
Row 2:
- 4. (14) Santino Ferrucci – Chevrolet – AJ Foyt Racing
- 5. (5) Pato O’Ward – Chevrolet – Arrow McLaren
- 6. (9) Scott Dixon – Honda – Chip Ganassi Racing
Row 3:
- 7. (7) Alexander Rossi – Chevrolet – Arrow McLaren
- 8. (11) Takuma Sato – Honda – Chip Ganassi Racing
- 9. (66) Tony Kanaan – Chevrolet – Arrow McLaren
Row 4:
- 10. (8) Marcus Ericsson – Honda – Chip Ganassi Racing
- 11. (55) Benjamin Pedersen – Chevrolet – AJ Foyt Racing
- 12. (12) Will Power – Chevrolet – Team Penske
Row 5:
- 13. (33) Ed Carpenter – Chevrolet – Ed Carpenter Racing
- 14. (3) Scott McLaughlin – Chevrolet – Team Penske
- 15. (27) Kyle Kirkwood – Honda – Andretti Autosport
Row 6:
- 16. (20) Conor Daly – Chevrolet – Ed Carpenter Racing
- 17. (2) Josef Newgarden – Chevrolet – Team Penske
- 18. (23) Ryan Hunter-Reay – Chevrolet – Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
Row 7:
- 19. (28) Romain Grosjean – Honda – Andretti Autosport
- 20. (06) Helio Castroneves – Honda – Meyer Shank Racing
- 21. (26) Colton Herta – Honda – Andretti Autosport
Row 8:
- 22. (60) Simon Pagenaud – Honda – Meyer Shank Racing
- 23. (18) David Malukas – Honda – Dale Coyne Racing
- 24. (98) Marco Andretti – Honda – Andretti Autosport
Row 9:
- 25. (29) Devlin DeFrancesco – Honda – Andretti Autosport
- 26. (78) Agustin Canapino – Chevrolet – Juncos Hollinger Racing
- 27. (77) Callum Ilott – Chevrolet – Juncos Hollinger Racing
Row 10:
- 28. (50) R.C. Enerson – Chevrolet – Abel Motorsports
- 29. (44) Katherine Legge – Honda – Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
- 30. (45) Christian Lundgaard – Honda – Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
Row 11:
- 31. (51) Sting Ray Robb – Honda – Dale Coyne Racing
- 32. (30) Jack Harvey – Honda – Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
- 33. (24) Graham Rahal – Chevrolet – Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
Indy 500 tickets:
There are free places from where the parade can be experienced, but you must have to bring a blanket or chair. However, for an established seat, tickets are available at tix.com, ranging from $25 to $45.
