2024 Indianapolis 500
The 2024 Indianapolis 500, branded as the 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge for sponsorship reasons, is a 500-mile (804.7 km, 200 lap) race in the 2024 IndyCar Series, scheduled for Sunday, May 26, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States. The month of May activities will formally begin on Saturday, May 11 with the Sonsio Grand Prix on the combined road course. Practice on the oval is slated to begin on May 14. Time trials will take place on May 18–19, while Carb Day, the traditional final day of practice, along with the Pit Stop Challenge, will be May 24.
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | |||||
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| Indianapolis 500 | |||||
| Sanctioning body | IndyCar | ||||
| Season | 2024 IndyCar season | ||||
| Date | May 26, 2024 | ||||
| Pre-race ceremonies | |||||
| "Back Home Again in Indiana" | Jim Cornelison | ||||
| Starting command | Roger Penske | ||||
| Starter | Aaron Likens | ||||
| TV in the United States | |||||
| Network | NBC | ||||
| Announcers | Leigh Diffey, Townsend Bell, James Hinchcliffe | ||||
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Josef Newgarden of Penske Racing enters the race as the defending winner. Four-time winner Hélio Castroneves is attempting to become the first five-time race winner, and five-time polesitter Scott Dixon has the chance to tie Rick Mears for most career Indy poles (six). For the first time since 2014, a driver will attempt "Double Duty". Kyle Larson, the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion, will attempt to compete in both the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day.