Pato O’Ward led the overall speed chart Thursday during practice for the 108th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, while Colton Herta led the “no-tow” speeds that gain more importance as qualifying approaches. O’Ward was fastest at 228.861 mph in the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, aContinue Reading
With less than two weeks to go, NBC Sports has announced its team of race and studio commentators for its comprehensive coverage of the 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge at 11 a.m. ET on Sunday, May 26, on NBC and Peacock. Host Mike Tirico and studioContinue Reading
American musician and singer-songwriter Phillip Phillips will perform “God Bless America” during pre-race ceremonies for the 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge on Sunday, May 26. “The performance of ‘God Bless America,’ on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, is one of the most important tributes toContinue Reading
An elite roster of dignitaries will make appearances during NASCAR All-Star Race week, May 15-19, at historic North Wilkesboro Speedway, track officials announced today. Highly-decorated crew chief and NASCAR Hall of Famer Chad Knaus, who tuned Jimmie Johnson to 81 career victories and seven championships, including a record five inContinue Reading
Jordin Sparks, a Grammy-nominated and multi-platinum singer-songwriter and actress, will perform the national anthem before the start of the 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge on Sunday, May 26 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. “We know that Jordin’s voice and performance will deliver an emotional and stirring renditionContinue Reading
Through a commitment to an intensive, thorough process of meticulous development and production, the hybrid era for the NTT INDYCAR SERIES will make its competition debut Friday-Sunday, July 5-7 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio presented by the 2025 Civic Hybrid. INDYCAR, Chevrolet andContinue Reading
Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and former INDYCAR driver Jimmie Johnson is joining NBC Sports’ motorsports coverage for four races in 2024. Johnson will contribute to pre-race and race coverage of NBC Sports’ presentation of the 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500 from iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) on MayContinue Reading
NASCAR officials announced today that Amazon’s Prime Video, as part of the sport’s new television rights agreement for 2025, will kick off their race broadcasts with the Coca-Cola 600 over Memorial Day weekend. The news comes after NASCAR announced its landmark television rights deal last year, with FOX Sports, NBC,Continue Reading
– Preparations for the 108th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge will start this week with a field consisting of eight former winners of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” and five NTT INDYCAR SERIES champions. There are 34 entries set to contest the 33 starting spots for this year’s edition ofContinue Reading
NBC Sports kicks off its 60+ hours of Indianapolis 500 coverage tomorrow exclusively on Peacock with live practice from Indianapolis Motor Speedway as the NTT INDYCAR SERIES hits full throttle over the next two weeks from iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway, headlined by the 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday,Continue Reading