It’s Indianapolis 500 opening day! The IndyCar Series will be on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 2.5-mile oval on nine days, culminating with the 110th running of the Indy 500 on Sunday, May 24.
But if you don’t want to miss a minute of practice, qualifying, Carb Day festivities and the race, here’s the schedule (weather permitting, of course).
2026 Indianapolis 500: Practice, qualifying and race schedule, tickets, where to watch
(All times ET; all IndyCar sessions are on IndyCar Live, IndyCar Radio, Sirius XM Channel 218 and the Fox One app)
Indy 500 practice tickets start at $20
Indy 500 qualifying tickets start at $30
Carb Day tickets start at $50
Indy 500 tickets start at $60
Where to watch the Indianapolis 500? How to watch the Indy 500
TV: Pre-race coverage begins at 10 a.m. ET, Sunday, May 24, 2026, on Fox. Race coverage begins at 12:30 p.m., with the green flag scheduled for 12:45 p.m. Will Buxton is the play-by-play voice, with analysts James Hinchcliffe and Townsend Bell. Georgia Henneberry, Kevin Lee and Jamie Little are the pit reporters.
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How can I stream the Indianapolis 500? How to stream the Indy 500?
FoxSports.com, Fox Sports app
Watch Indy 500 action on Fubo
How can I listen to Indianapolis 500 practice, qualifying and race?
IndyCar Nation is on SiriusXM Channel 218, IndyCar Live and the IndyCar Radio Network (check affiliates for each race). Mark Jaynes is the anchor, with driver analyst Davey Hamilton.
Indy 500 teams, drivers in 2026
(with team, car number and driver; *-Indianapolis 500 only)
Who is leading IndyCar? 2026 IndyCar results
Alex Palou (three), Christian Lundgaard, Josef Newgarden and Kyle Kirkwood have won races.
IndyCar schedule 2026
(*-street course; ^-road course; #-oval; all races on Fox, SiriusXM Channel 218; times are start of TV coverage, ET)
Zion Brown is IndyStar’s motorsports reporter. Follow him at @z10nbr0wn. Get IndyStar’s motor sports coverage sent directly to your inbox with our Motor Sports newsletter. Subscribe to the YouTube channel IndyStar TV: IndyCar for a behind-the-scenes look at IndyCar and expert analysis.
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Reporting by Scott Horner and Zion Brown, Indianapolis Star / Indianapolis Star
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