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2026 Indianapolis 500

The 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Presented by Gainbridge was held on Sunday May 24, 2026 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Practice began on Tuesday May 12, and Time Trials was scheduled for Saturday May 16 & Sunday May 17. Carb Day, the final day of practice was held Friday May 22.

Indianapolis 500 Timing and Scoring reports (Practice, Time Trials, and Race) courtesy of IndyCar.com and Indy500.com

Felix Rosenqvist beat David Malukas to the finish line by 0.0233 seconds, the closest finish in Indy 500 history
(Screenshot from FOX telecast)

Race Summary

  • Race — 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Presented by Gainbridge
  • Date — Sunday May 24, 2026
  • Time — 12:45 p.m. EDT
  • Weather — Cloudy, occasional scattered light sprinkles, 74°
  • Winner — Felix Rosenqvist
  • Winning Team — Meyer Shank Racing (second Indy 500 victory; 2021, 2026)
  • Winning Chief Mechanic — Kyle Gibson
  • Time of Race — 3:05:09.6471
  • Average Speed — 162.021 mph
  • Margin of Victory — 0.0233 seconds
  • Lead Changes — 70 among 14 drivers (unofficially 96 among 15 drivers)
  • Most Laps Led — Alex Palou (59 laps)
  • Fastest Lap — Conor Daly: 225.126 mph (lap 182)
  • Cautions — 7 for 51 laps
  • Pole Position — Alex Palou (232.248 mph)
  • Rookie of the Year — Mick Schumacher
  • Pit Stop Challenge — Ended early/cancelled due to rain

Schedule

April–May 2026
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
26 27 28
Open
Test		 29
Open
Test		 30 1 2
Mini
Marathon
3 4 5 6
Transporter
Load-in		 7
USF Pro
Practice		 8
Grand Prix
Prac/Quals		 9
Sonsio
Grand Prix
10
Mothers
Day		 11 12
Practice		 13
Practice		 14
Practice		 15
Fast Friday
Practice		 16
Time
Trials
17
Time
Trials		 18
Practice		 19 20 21
Burger
Bash		 22
Carb
Day		 23
Legends Day
Parade
24
Indianapolis
500		 25
Memorial
Day		 26 27
Winner’s
NYC Tour		 28 29
Detroit
Practice		 30
Detroit
Qualifying
31
Detroit
Grand Prix

Indy 500 Open Test

Open Test Day 1 — Tuesday 4/28/2026

Open Test Day 2 — Wednesday 4/29/2026

Sonsio Grand Prix

Indy 500 Practice Reports

Indy 500 Qualifying Reports

Post-Qualifying Practice & Carb Day

Legends Day

Race Reports

Garage Area Assignments

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Pit Area Assignments

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Television coverage

Open Test (Day 1) — Wednesday April 28, 2026
Network: IndyCar YouTube channel – 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. EDT
Booth Announcers: Allen Bestwick, James Hinchcliffe
Pits/Garages/Interviews: Georgia Henneberry
YouTube video link: Open Test | Day 1

Open Test (Day 2) — Thursday April 29, 2026
Network: IndyCar YouTube channel – 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT
Booth Announcers: Allen Bestwick, Michael Young
Pits/Garages/Interviews: Georgia Henneberry
YouTube video link: Open Test | Day 2

Sonsio Grand Prix — Friday May 8, 2026
Network: FS2 – 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. EDT (Practice 1)
Network: FS1 – 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EDT (Practice 2)
Network: FS2 – 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. EDT (Qualifying) – POSTPONED DUE TO RAIN
Booth Announcers: Will Buxton, Townsend Bell, James Hinchliffe
Pits/Garages/Interviews: Kevin Lee, Georgia Henneberry, Jack Harvey

Bobby Rahal: True American Racer — Friday May 8, 2026
Network: FS1 – 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (multiple replays throughout the month)

Sonsio Grand Prix — Saturday May 9, 2026
Network: FS1 – 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EDT (Warm-up Show) – CANCELLED
Network: FS2 – 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. EDT (Qualifying) – REVISED
Network: FS1 – 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EDT (Qualifying) – REVISED
Network: FOX – 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. EDT (Race)
Network: FOX – 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. EDT (Race)
Booth Announcers: Will Buxton, Townsend Bell, James Hinchliffe
Pits/Garages/Interviews: Kevin Lee, Georgia Henneberry, Jack Harvey

Opening Day Practice — Tuesday May 12, 2026
Network: FS2 – 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Network: FS1 – 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Booth Announcers: Will Buxton, Townsend Bell, James Hinchliffe
Pits/Garages/Interviews: Kevin Lee, Georgia Henneberry, Jamie Little
YouTube video link: Practice 1 Highlights

Practice Day 2 — Wednesday May 13, 2026
Network: FS2 – 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Network: FS1 – 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Booth Announcers: Will Buxton, Townsend Bell, James Hinchliffe
Pits/Garages/Interviews: Kevin Lee, Georgia Henneberry, Jamie Little
YouTube video link: Practice 2 Highlights

Practice Day 3 — Thursday May 14, 2026
Network: FS2 – 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Network: FS1 – 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Booth Announcers: Will Buxton, Townsend Bell, James Hinchliffe
Pits/Garages/Interviews: Kevin Lee, Georgia Henneberry
YouTube video link: Practice 3 Highlights

Fast Friday Practice — Friday May 15, 2026
Network: FS2 – 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. – RAIN DELAYED (switched to Truck Series practice/qualifying at Dover)
Network: FOX ONE – 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. – REVISED
Network: FS2 – 2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. – REVISED
Network: FS1 – 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Network: FS2 – 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Booth Announcers: Will Buxton, Townsend Bell, James Hinchliffe
Pits/Garages/Interviews: Kevin Lee, Georgia Henneberry
YouTube video link: Practice 4 Highlights

Qualifying Draw — Friday May 15, 2026
Network: IndyCar YouTube Channel – 7:15 p.m. to 7:50 p.m.
Host: Allen Bestwick
YouTube video link: Qualifying Draw

Time Trials: Day 1 — Saturday May 16, 2026 – CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN
Network: FS2 – 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Network: FS2 – 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Network: FS1 – 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Network: FOX – 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Host: Chris Meyers
Booth Announcers: Will Buxton, Townsend Bell, James Hinchliffe
Pits/Garages/Interviews: Kevin Lee, Georgia Henneberry
YouTube video link: N/A

The 500: Immortality at Indy — Saturday May 16, 2026
Network: FOX – 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (multiple replays throughout the month)

Time Trials: Day 2 — Sunday May 17, 2026
Network: FS2 – 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. — ADDED DUE TO RAIN DELAY
Network: FS2 – 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. — REVISED DUE TO RAIN DELAY
Network: FOX – 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Hosts (FOX only): Chris Meyers, Danica Patrick
Booth Announcers: Will Buxton, Townsend Bell, James Hinchliffe
Pits/Garages/Interviews: Kevin Lee, Georgia Henneberry
YouTube video link: Qualifying Highlights

Post-Qualifying Practice — Monday May 18, 2026
Network: FS1 – 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Booth Announcers: Will Buxton, Townsend Bell, James Hinchliffe
Pits/Garages/Interviews: Kevin Lee, Georgia Henneberry, Jamie Little

Carb Day — Thursday May 21, 2026
Network: FS1 – 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Network: FOX – 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Booth Announcers: Will Buxton, Townsend Bell, James Hinchliffe
Pits/Garages/Interviews: Kevin Lee, Georgia Henneberry, Jamie Little

110th Indianapolis 500 — Sunday May 24, 2026
Network: FOX – 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Booth Announcers: Will Buxton, Townsend Bell, James Hinchliffe
Pits/Garages/Interviews: Kevin Lee, Georgia Henneberry, Jamie Little
Host/Analysts: Chris Meyers, Tony Stewart, Danica Patrick
In-car Reports: Jack Harvey
Special Features: Tom Rinaldi
Snake Pit: Rob Gronkowski

Indy 500 Victory Celebration — Monday May 25, 2026
Network: FS1 – 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Hosts: Allen Bestwick, Lindsay Czarniak

Television Ratings

Event Day Network Viewers
 St. Petersburg Sun. 3/1 FOX 1,400,000
Phoenix Sat. 3/7 FOX 1,247,000
Arlington Sun. 3/15 FOX 1,336,000
Alabama Sun. 3/29 FOX 906,000
Long Beach Sun. 4/19 FOX 1,269,000
Sonsio Grand Prix Sat. 5/9 FOX 656,000
Indy 500 Time Trials Sat. 5/16 FOX (Rained out)
Indy 500 Time Trials Sun. 5/17 FOX 987,000
Carb Day – “Wienie 500” Fri. 5/22 FOX 781,000
Indianapolis 500 Sun. 5/24 FOX 6,635,000 (Final)
8,349,000 (Peak 4:00-4:15)

Top Local Markets

  • Indianapolis: 20.9 rating/68 share
  • Dayton: 6.2/24
  • Louisville: 5.7/23
  • Cincinnati: 5.5/25
  • Milwaukee: 5.3/27
  • Fort Myers: 5.3/19

IMS Radio Network / IndyCar Radio

  • Chief announcer: Mark Jaynes (11th year as anchor; 31st year overall)
  • Driver expert: Zack Veach (Carb Day, Race Day)
  • Driver expert: Callum Ilott (Time Trials)
  • Turn 1: Nick Yeoman
  • Turn 2: Micheal Young
  • Turn 3: Jack Query
  • Turn 4: Ryan Myrehn
  • Pits/Garages: Alex Wolff, Rob Blackman, Jonathan Grace, Rich Nye

Trackside with Curt Cavin & Kevin Lee

(WFNI)

Trackside IndyCar Extra with Kevin Lee

(Podcast)

Beyond the Bricks (WFNI)

Jake Query & Mike Thomsen

IMS Public Address System

Dave Calabro (41st year)
Allen Bestwick (6th year)

David Land


David Land on YouTube
David Land on Twitter

Unverified

UNVERIFIED on YouTube

Pre-Race Ceremonies

  • “Back Home Again in Indiana” — Jim Cornelison
  • National Anthem — Jordin Sparks
  • “America the Beautiful” — Ephraim Owens
  • “God Bless America” — Indiana National Guard Quartet
  • Military Address — Lt. Gen Jonathan Stubbs, U.S. Army
  • Grand Marshal — Caitlin Clark (“Drivers to your cars”)
  • Invocation — Archbishop Charles Thompson
  • “Taps” — Sgt. Scott Burns (Indiana National Guard); preceded by a three-volley rifle salute
  • Purdue Band — “Stars and Stripes Forever”, “On the Banks of the Wabash”
  • Starting command — Roger Penske
  • Starter (“Flag man”) — Aaron Likens
  • Honorary Starter — Brendan Fraser (waving green flag)
  • Honored Guest — Jeremy Hansen (Artemis II Mission Specialist)
  • Delivery of green flag — IU Health Patient Sarah Shore-Beck
  • Flyover — F-16 Jets of the 175th Fighter Wing
  • Pace Lap flyover — Two UH-60M Blackhawk helicopters from the 38th Combat Aviation Brigade, Indiana Army National Guard
  • Pace car — Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X
  • Pace car driver (Start) — Curt Cignetti (head coach of National Champion Indiana Hoosiers football team)
  • Pace car driver (Caution Periods) — Sarah Fisher
  • IndyCar Two-Seater — Jimmie Johnson (driver), Alec Pierce (passenger)
  • Last Row Party (May 21) — Sting Ray Robb, Caio Collet, Jack Harvey; Marshall Pruett (host/emcee)
  • 500 Festival Parade grand marshal (May 23) — Andrew Nembhard & Pascal Siakam (Indiana Pacers)
  • Vintage Cars — (Scheduled cars and drivers)
    • 1912 National driven by Tony Kanaan
    • 1925 Miller Special driven by Mario Andretti
    • 1934 Cummins Diesel Special driven by Kyle Kaiser
    • 1941 Noc-Out Hose Clamp Special Wetteroth driven by Lyn St. James
    • 1951 Belanger Motors Special Kurtis-Kraft driven by Sam Hornish, Jr.
    • 1955 John Zink Special Kurtis driven by Donnie Beechler
    • 1958 Bowes Seal Fast Special Kurtis Kraft driven by Scott Borchetta
    • 1961 Bowes Seal Fast Special Trevis driven by Kenny Brack
    • 1970 Johnny Lightning 500 Special P.J. Colt driven by Sebastian Saavedra
    • 1986 Budweiser March 86C driven by Bobby Rahal
    • 2010 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara driven by Dario Franchitti

Concerts

  • Snake Pit — Zedd, Crankdat, Wooli, it’s murph, Wax Motif, with Grand Marshall Rob Gronkowski
  • Carb Day concert — Counting Crows with special guest Switchfoot
  • Legends Day concert — not held

Monster Jam

  • Monster Jam —World Record Attempt: May 15–16–17, 2026

Links

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame

2026 Hall of Fame Inductees

  • Scott Dixon
    • 2008 Indianapolis 500 winner
    • Five-time Indy 500 Pole Position winner: 2008, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2022
    • 23 Indy 500 starts: 14 top-tens, 9 top-fives
    • Six-time IndyCar Series champion: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2020
    • 59 career Indy car victories (between the CART series and IRL/INDYCAR)
  • Giampaolo Dallara
    • Founder and President of Dallara
    • 25 Indy 500 victories for Dallara chassis between 1997 and 2025

Other Racing Events

  • Tony Hulman Classic – Terre Haute Action Track: Wednesday May 20, 2026
  • Carb Night Classic / 73rd Hoosier Hundred – Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park: Friday May 22, 2026 (rescheduled)
  • 78th Annual Little 500 – Anderson Speedway: Saturday May 23, 2026

Additional Links

 

 

 

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