The greatest weekend of the yr in IndyCar is right here with the jewel of the American single-seater championship: the five hundred Miles of Indianapolis.
A race that has as a lot or extra worth by itself than the championship and that, as Alex Palou – the one Spaniard within the race – mentioned “successful it separates the drivers from the legends.”
Newgarden wins first Indy 500, race was red-flagged 3 times
The Catalan, reigning IndyCar champion and chief of the 2024 season, is likely one of the favorites to win, though his odds have dropped since qualifying, held final weekend, by which he couldn’t get into the highest 12 that fought for the pole place.
Palou will begin 14th, in the course of the fifth row (within the Indy 500 every row is made up of three automobiles) and should come from behind if he needs to attain his essential objective of the yr.
The grid might be historic, as a result of for the second time ever, one group has been in a position to lock out the entrance row. Identical to in 1988, it’s Penske who has achieved it, with Scott McLaughlin on pole, Will Energy in second place and Josef Newgarden (who defends the title), third.
Different favorites for the win are Alex Rossi (McLaren), who begins fourth; Pato O’Ward (McLaren), eighth; Takuma Sato (RLLR), tenth; Colton Herta (Andretti), thirteenth; Alex Palou (Ganassi, 14th) and Scott Dixon (Ganassi), twenty first.
However the race will go down within the historical past books if Helio Castroneves (Meyer Shank) wins the race. The Brazilian achieved his fourth victory in 2021, becoming a member of a choose membership alongside race legends akin to AJ Foyt, Al Unser Sr. and Rick Mears. But when he will get his fifth, he would be the solely driver in historical past with such a report.
Indianapolis 500 Miles 2024: the place to look at on TV
Followers are gearing up for the Indy 500, which is able to happen this Sunday, Might 26. NBC is the place for followers in the USA to look at all of the motion, with Peacock streaming the entire motion relating to follow, warm-up and qualifying, in addition to the official race.
Protection begins at 11:00 a.m. ET/ 08:00 a.m. PT, however the inexperienced flag will not drop till 12:45 p.m. ET/ 09:45 a.m. PT.
The 2024 Indianapolis 500 will include 200 laps of the two.5-mile oval and is estimated to final shut to a few hours, if the race runs usually.
2024 Indianapolis 500 Schedule
IndyCar 2024
Sunday, Might 26
Race at 12:45 p.m. (NBC and Peacock)
