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26 May 2024

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The 2024 Indy 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is here. When is start time? Driver list? Starting grid? Odds? Tickets? Weather forecast? What to know.

The 108th running of the Indianapolis 500 has finally arrived at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Here's your guide to everything including a list of drivers and odds, how to watch, last year's winner and more.

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The 108th running of the Indianapolis 500 takes place Sunday, May 26, 2024.

The 108th running of the Indianapolis 500 is at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 4790 W. 16th St., Indianapolis.

The green flag drops at 12:45 p.m. ET.

AccuWeather is calling for a 97% chance of rain on Race Day with a 92% probability of thunderstorms. Thunderstorms could be strong and can bring flooding downpours, hail, damaging wind gusts and tornadoes.

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Below is a price list for Preakness Stakes tickets, according to Indianapolis Motor Speedway:

Northeast Vista: $75-$135
North Vista: $75-$105
South Terrace: $85
General admission: $50

The race takes roughly three hours and is official after 101 laps, so 90 minutes of favorable weather can be enough.

The Indianapolis 500 normally consists of 200 laps.

The total payout for this year's race won't be known until after Sunday. Last year's purse of $17,021,500 topped the 2022 payout, which was the largest ever, of $16,000,200 spread across the 33-car field. Josef Newgarden, the winner of the 2023 race, earned $3.666 million.

To win the race, via BetMGM:

Scott McLaughlin, Alexander Rossi and returning champion Josef Newgarden were some of the favorite picks for this year's race. Visit indystar.com for a complete list of staff picks and predictions.

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2024 Indy 500 Row 1

1. (3) Scott McLaughlin, Chevrolet, Penske, 234.220

2. (12) Will Power (W), Chevrolet, Penske, 233.917

3. (2) Josef Newgarden (W), Chevrolet, Penske, 233.808

2024 Indy 500 Row 2

4. (7) Alexander Rossi (W), Chevrolet, Arrow McLaren 233.090

5. (17) Kyle Larson (R), Chevrolet, Arrow McLaren, 232.846

6. (14) Santino Ferrucci, Chevrolet, AJ Foyt, 232.692

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2024 Indy 500 Row 3

7. (21) Rinus VeeKay, Chevrolet, Ed Carpenter Racing, 232.610

8. (5) Pato O'Ward, Chevrolet, Arrow McLaren, 232.584

9. (60) Felix Rosenqvist, Honda, Meyer Shank, 232.305

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2024 Indy 500 Row 4

10. (75) Takuma Sato (W), Honda, Rahal Letterman Lanigan, 232.171

11. (27) Kyle Kirkwood, Honda, Andretti Global, 230.993

12. (23), Ryan Hunter-Reay (W), Dreyer & Reinbold-Cusick, 230.567

2024 Indy 500 Row 5

13. (26) Colton Herta, Honda, Andretti Global, 232.316

14. (10) Alex Palou, Honda, Chip Ganassi Racing, 232.306

15. (6) Callum Ilott, Chevrolet, Arrow McLaren, 232.230

2024 Indy 500 Row 6

16. (11) Marcus Armstrong (R), Honda, Chip Ganassi Racing, 232.183

17. (20) Ed Carpenter, Chevrolet, Ed Carpenter Racing, 232.017

18. (4) Kyffin Simpson (R), Honda, Chip Ganassi Racing, 231.948

2024 Indy 500 Row 7

19. (98) Marco Andretti, Honda, Andretti Global, 231.890

20. (06) Helio Castroneves (W), Honda, Meyer Shank, 231.871

21. (9) Scott Dixon (W), Honda, Chip Ganassi Racing, 231.851

2024 Indy 500 Row 8

22. (78) Agustin Canapino, Chevrolet, Juncos Hollinger Racing, 231.847

23. (41) Sting Ray Robb, Chevrolet, AJ Foyt Racing, 231.826

24. (33) Christian Rasmussen (R), Chevrolet, Ed Carpenter Racing, 231.851

2024 Indy 500 Row 9

25. (66) Tom Blomqvist (R), Honda, Meyer Shank, 231.578

26. (77) Romain Grosjean, Chevrolet, Juncos Hollinger Racing, 231.514

27. (8) Linus Lundqvist (R), Honda, Chip Ganassi Racing, 231.506

2024 Indy 500 Row 10

28. (45) Christian Lundgaard, Honda, Rahal Letterman Lanigan, 231.465

29. (24) Conor Daly, Chevrolet, Dreyer & Reinbold-Cusick, 231.243

30. (30) Pietro Fittipaldi, Honda, Rahal Letterman Lanigan, 231.100

2024 Indy 500 Row 11

31. (51) Katherine Legge, Honda, Dale Coyne Racing, 230.092

32. (28) Marcus Ericsson (W), Honda, Andretti Global, 230.027

33. (15) Graham Rahal, Honda, Rahal Letterman Lanigan, 229.974

The Indianapolis 500 will be broadcast on NBC and Universo.

The race can be streamed on SiriusXM Channels 85 and 218.

These Indiana stations will carry the race: Anderson (1240 AM, 103.7 FM), Austin (92.7 FM), Batesville (103.9 FM), Bedford (1340 AM), Berne (92.7 FM), Bloomington (1370 AM, 98.7 FM), Brazil (1130 AM, 99.5 FM, 106.9 FM), Columbus (1010 AM, 98.1 FM), Crawfordsville (103.9 FM), Edinburgh (100.3 FM), Ellettsville (105.1 FM), Fort Wayne (1380 AM, 1190 AM, 100.9 FM, 107.5 FM), Frankfort/Lebanon (1570 AM, 96.9 FM), Indianapolis (93.5 FM, 107.5 FM), Jasper (104.7 FM), Kendallville (1140 AM, 94.3 FM, 95.5 FM), Kokomo (1350 AM), LaPorte (96.7 FM), Lafayette (105.3 FM), Marion (860 AM), Monticello (107.7 FM), Muncie (98.3 FM, 103.7 FM, 104.1 FM, 1340 AM, 92.5 FM), Paoli (95.3 FM), Portland (1440 AM, 105.3 FM), Princeton (100.5 FM), Richmond (96.1 FM), Rochester (92.1 FM), Salem (1220 AM, 97.9 FM), Spencer (97.7 FM), Warsaw (1480 AM, 99.7 FM, 107.3 FM), Washington (107.9 FM).

Sunday's race will be blacked out despite an expected mark of roughly 345,000 tickets sold − a 15,000 increase over a year ago.

Nearly 5,000 grandstand tickets remain available in Turns 3 and 4 to complete a sellout.

"The weather doesn't help us (sell the remaining tickets)," IMS president Doug Boles told IndyStar.

Fans in Evansville, Fort Wayne, South Bend and Terre Haute can still watch the race, however. Find out if the race will be blacked out for you.

Streaming options include Peacock, NBCSports.com, and TelemundoDeportes.com.

Catch all the racing action from Indianapolis Motor Speedway through multiple viewing platforms including NBC, Universo, Peacock, NBCSports.com and TelemundoDeportes.com.

Live coverage kicks off on NBC and Peacock at 10:30 a.m. ET, Sunday, May 26.

The TV schedule for the race begins at 11 a.m. ET on NBC and Peacock and lasts until 4 p.m.

Josef Newgarden won the 2023 Indianapolis 500.

Yes. Kyle Larson will be competing in the Coca-Cola 600, which is the same day as INDYCAR's Indianapolis 500.

The Coca-Cola 600 will run on Sunday, May 26, 2024.

The Coca-Cola 600 is officially slated to start at approximately 6 p.m. ET, Sunday, May 26, 2024.

The Coca-Cola 600 is held each year at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.

(Through May 11)