Update: Thunderstorms have delayed the start time around 2 1/2 hours. The race is expected to start now around 4:30 p.m. EDT
The Indianapolis 500 is set for midday Sunday, though race day arrived with all eyes on the weather.
It’s scheduled to start at 12:45 p.m. EDT from Indianapolis Motor Speedway although live coverage will start at 10:30.
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Unfortunately, the forecast called for a strong chance of rain, raising the prospect that the 108th running of IndyCar’s showcase event might be delayed or even postponed a day.
The defending race winner is Josef Newgarden, whose Team Penske teammates Will Power and Scott McLaughlin join him on the front row. McLaughlin won the pole position after breaking the four-lap qualifying record with an average of 234.220 mph.
Newgarden has been trying to rebuild his reputation in the paddock after IndyCar discovered illegal push-to-pass software on the three Team Penske cars and threw out both Newgarden’s win and McLaughlin’s third-place finish in the season opener. President Tim Cindric, Newgarden’s strategist, is one of several team employees suspended for the race.
Newgarden can win a $440,000 bonus from trophy maker BorgWarner if he becomes the first driver to win back-to-back Indy 500s since the award was established in 1995. Only five drivers in 107 runnings have won “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” in consecutive years.
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This year’s race has NASCAR star Kyle Larson in the field as he attempts to become the fifth driver in history to complete “The Double” and race in both the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day. The 2021 Cup Series champion is the first driver to attempt the 1,100 miles of racing since Kurt Busch in 2014.
Larson qualified fifth for his debut Indy 500 and a year’s worth of prep has gone into his joint effort between Arrow McLaren Racing and Hendrick Motorsports. The big question for team owner Rick Hendrick is whether to leave Larson in Indy if the weather is bad or send him to Charlotte and hope the 500 is postponed to Monday when Larson could take part.
“At this point, just hoping the weather cooperates to get all 1,100 miles in,” he told The Associated Press. “It’s been something I’ve looked forward to for close to two years.”
Helio Castroneves will start 20th in his bid for a record fifth win in “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.”
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