The 104th Indianapolis 500 will mark the first time the Greatest Spectacle in Racing will be held outside of May, and “When is the Indy 500?” is one of many questions about Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s signature race.
The green flag will drop on the 2020 Indy 500 at 2:30 p.m. ET (coverage begins at 1 p.m. on NBC) today, nearly three months after its originally scheduled date.
All associated concerts and the 500 Festival Parade in downtown Indianapolis have been canceled, and the race will be run without fans for the first time in its history.
But one schedule element that remains unchanged: The two weeks leading up to the race still will feature the regular cadence of practices, two days of qualifying and Carb Day’s final practice.
Here are all the pertinent details to help answer the question of “When is the Indy 500?” and dozens more (all times are ET):
What are the Indy 500 race day start times?
7 a.m.: Garage opens:
8 a.m.: Teams, equipment enter pits:
10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Tech inspection
12:40-1:05 p.m.: Cars pushed to the grid
1:47 p.m.: Driver introductions
2:06 p.m.: Grid formation
2:09 p.m.: Invocation and national anthem
2:23 p.m.: “Drivers, start your engines”:
2:30 p.m.: Green flag
How can I watch the Indy 500 on TV?
The Indy 500 will be shown on NBC with coverage beginning at 1 p.m. and running through 6 p.m. It also will be available via streaming on the NBC Sports App and NBCSports.com.
Practice and qualifying for the Indy 500 will be shown on NBC, NBCSN and NBC Sports Gold (click here for more information on the IndyCar Pass). See the broadcast schedules below.
When is qualifying for the Indy 500?
The 33-car field for the Indy 500 was set Aug. 15-16 after three days of practice. Marco Andretti became the first member of his famous racing family to win the pole position in 33 years.
When is practice for the Indy 500?
The final Cab Day practice for the Indy 500 was held Friday. Indy 500 rookie Pato O’Ward was fastest in the session. There was no concert or team pit stop competition as traditionally held on Carb Day.
Why was the Indy 500 postponed?
Because of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, restrictions on large gatherings necessitated moving the race from its original May 24 date.
How many fans will be allowed to attend the Indy 500?
There will be no fans allowed at the Indy 500, meaning the 230,000-seat grandstands will be empty for the first time in the race’s history. Practice and qualifying also were closed to the general public.
How many laps and how long is the Indy 500?
The race is 500 miles over 200 laps. Depending on the number of yellow flags, the Indy 500 typically takes about 3 hours to complete (give or take 30 minutes).
What is the size, length, width and banking of Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The track is 2.5 miles, which consists of:
- Front straightaway: 5/8ths of a mile
- Back straightaway: 5/8ths of a mile
- Turns: Each a quarter-mile.
- Short chutes: Each 1/8th of a mile
The track’s width is 50 feet on the straightaways and 60 feet in the turns. Its turns are banked at 9 degrees.
IMS sits on 963.4 acres (which includes the Brickyard Crossing Golf Course, 315 acres of parking lots and a solar farm). There are 17 grandstands, 26 bridges and six tunnels. The infield is 253 acres.
Why do 33 cars start the Indy 500?
There were 40 cars that started the inaugural 500 Mile Race in 1911. Afterward, the American Automobile Association’s contest board decided the field was too big for the 2.5-mile track. A formula was created that decreed each car should be entitled to 400 feet when the field was spread around the track. Because 2.5 miles equals 13,200 feet, that allows for 33 cars at 400 feet apiece.
Why does the Indy 500 winner drink milk?
The tradition began in the 1930s when two-time winner Louis Meyer asked for a glass of buttermilk after his second victory (his mother taught him it would refresh him on hot days). After winning his third Indy 500 in 1936, a photo of Meyer drinking buttermilk led to a dairy industry executive requesting milk be available annually to the winner. Since 1956, winners have been given a $10,000 bonus from the Indiana Dairy Association for including milk in their postrace celebration.
What is the Indy 500 winner’s trophy?
The Borg-Warner Trophy has honored the winner since 1936. Each victor’s face is sculpted onto the trophy with a square that includes their name, winning year and average speed. Originally designed to hold 80 winners, two new bases were constructed to add more space (in 1986 and in 2004, which provides capacity through 2034).
The trophy is 5 feet, 4.75 inches high and weighs 110 pounds. It’s valued at more than $3 million and also features a 24-karat gold sculpture of late IMS owner Tony Hulman. It resides at Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s Hall of Fame Museum. Since 1988, race winners have received a 14-inch “Baby Borg” to keep.
Which drivers have won more than one Indy 500?
| Driver | Wins | Years |
| Rick Mears | 4 | 1979, 1984, 1988, 1991 |
| Al Unser Sr. | 4 | 1970, 1971, 1978, 1987 |
| A.J. Foyt | 4 | 1961, 1964, 1967, 1977 |
| Dario Franchitti | 3 | 2007, 2010, 2012 |
| Helio Castroneves | 3 | 2001, 2002, 2009 |
| Bobby Unser | 3 | 1968, 1975, 1981 |
| Johnny Rutherford | 3 | 1974, 1976, 1980 |
| Mauri Rose | 3 | 1941, 1947, 1948 |
| Wilbur Shaw | 3 | 1937, 1939, 1940 |
| Louis Meyer | 3 | 1928, 1933, 1936 |
| Tommy Milton | 2 | 1921, 1923 |
| Bill Vukovich | 2 | 1953, 1954 |
| Rodger Ward | 2 | 1959, 1962 |
| Gordon Johncock | 2 | 1973, 1982 |
| Emerson Fittipaldi | 2 | 1989, 1993 |
| Al Unser Jr. | 2 | 1992, 1994 |
| Arie Luyendyk | 2 | 1990, 1997 |
| Dan Wheldon | 2 | 2005, 2011 |
| Juan Pablo Montoya | 2 | 2000, 2015 |
What are the closest finishes in Indy 500 history?
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin of victory |
| 1992 | Al Unser Jr. | Scott Goodyear | 0.043 seconds |
| 2014 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Helio Casroneves | 0.06 seconds |
| 2006 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Marco Andretti | 0.0635 seconds |
| 2015 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Will Power | 0.1046 seconds |
| 1982 | Gordon Johncock | Rick Mears | 0.16 seconds |
Bill Auberlen became the all-time winner in IMSA victories Saturday, setting the record in a GTD class victory with teammate Robby Foley during the Michelin GT Challenge at Virginia International Raceway.
Taking the checkered flag in the No. 96 Turner Motorsport BMW M6 GT3, Auberlen socred his 61st victory and broke a tie with Scott Pruett.
“It’s amazing,” Auberlen told the IMSA Wire Service. “I said my best career win was Petit Le Mans last year (win No. 60); I think this one has to top it. … It is probably the best win of my career. To do it with Robby, Turner, BMW, everybody, I’m super happy.”
Auberlen led the final 53 minutes of the two-hour, 40-minute race, fending off an aggressive move by class runner-up Mario Farnbacher in the No. 86 Acura NSX GT3 of Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian.
The record-setting moment when @BillAuberlen took checkered flag and secured his record 61st @IMSA victory.@BMWMotorsport @Turnermotrsport #MichelinVIR / #IMSA pic.twitter.com/tzEqdaWvGi
— Michelin Racing USA (@MichelinRaceUSA) August 22, 2020
The victory came 27 years after Auberlen’s inaugural win at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
“This was the most nerve-racking hour of my life,” Auberlen said. “When I got to about 35 minutes, every little calculated mistake or whatever I was making, I would talk to myself: ‘Don’t blow this!’ This time it was all in my head, trying not to screw up, get this monkey off my back. Now we can put our head down for the season and try to win this championship.”
Said Foley: “To have a guy like Bill as my teammate to lean on a little bit and just watch how he does things and performs and learn off him is just an amazing opportunity. To be a very small part of his historic career is a humbling experience but also fun to be a part of.”
In the GTLM class, Antonio Garcia and Jordan Taylor won in the No. 3 Chevrolet Corvette C8.R for the second consecutive race and third this season, taking advantage of a late pit stop for a cut left rear tire from the lead by Nick Tandy in the No. 911 Porsche 911 RSR-19.
Garcia limped to the finish line with a broken rear diffuser that left his car shaking over the closing laps.
“Things are definitely going our way,” said Garcia, who won by 3.5 seconds over the No. 25 BMW M8 GTE of Bruno Spengler and Connor De Phillippi. “We can’t complain about that. To do this, you need a fast car and a team to perform the whole time. We have that. We had our issues like the other teams did, but the main thing is that the ones we had were early so we could recover right away.”
Garcia said the rear diffuser broke at the same time Tandy pitted with 18 minutes left, but the Corvette driver was able to baby the car to the finish.
“Jordan did a really good job in his middle stint to drive back and maintain the gap behind the leaders,” Garcia said. “When I jumped in, the race was pretty much done. All I could do was keep some pressure on the 911 and not let him get away and have an easy race to the end. But we had our issues at the same time.
“At first I thought it was terminal because it felt really bad. Once I got used to it, I could tell it wasn’t really interfering with the performance. I had enough of a gap to the 25 by about 12 or 13 seconds. I could manage that in a way. It was very stressful. Thankfully the C8.R is very strong all around. We just need to keep this momentum.”
Taylor and Garcia lead the championship standings in GTLM 165-146 over defending champions Earl Bamber and Laurens Vanthoor, who finished fifth Saturday.
The WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will return Sept. 4-6 at Road Atlanta.
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