2026 Indianapolis 500

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110th Indianapolis 500
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis 500
Sanctioning body IndyCar
Season 2026 IndyCar Series
DateMay 24, 2026
TV in the United States
Network Fox [1]
Announcers Will Buxton, James Hinchcliffe, Townsend Bell
Chronology
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The 2026 Indianapolis 500 (branded as the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge for sponsorship reasons) is an upcoming IndyCar Series race that will be held on Sunday, May 24, 2026, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. [2] [3] The race will be round seven of the NTT IndyCar Series season. The month of May activities formally begin with the Sonsio Grand Prix on the combined road course on May 9. The race will be televised on Fox. [2]

Practice will begin on Tuesday, May 12, and Time Trials will be held on May 16–17. Carb Day, the traditional final day of practice, along with the Pit Stop Challenge, will take place on May 22. [2] An open test is planned for April. Álex Palou is the defending winner, and three-time defending IndyCar Series champion.

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Turn one at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (pictured in 2018). 2018Indy500Start.jpg
Turn one at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (pictured in 2018).

The Indianapolis 500, commonly called the Indy 500, is held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a 2.5-mile (4.02 km) paved oval. First held in 1911, it is currently a points-paying race of the NTT IndyCar Series. The event is contested by "Indy cars", a formula of professional-level, single-seat, open cockpit, open-wheel, purpose-built race cars. The race is the most prestigious event of the IndyCar calendar, and one of the oldest and most important automobile races in the world. [4] The race traditionally has a field of 33 cars.

References

  1. ↑ Weprin, Alex (June 13, 2024). "Fox Gets Indianapolis 500 Rights in Deal With IndyCar". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "2026 Indianapolis 500 Schedule". Roadtrips. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  3. ↑ "INDYCAR Announces 17-Race 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES Schedule". IndyCar.com. September 16, 2025. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
  4. ↑ Indianapolis Motor Speedway (August 3, 2018). "USA Today Readers Name Indianapolis 500 As World's Best Motorsports Race In Poll". IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.
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