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Indianapolis 500: 107th Indianapolis 500 (NBC Sunday May 28, 2023)

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May 28, 2023

Indianapolis 500: 107th Indianapolis 500 airs Sunday May 28, 2023 on NBC

The 107th Indianapolis 500 will be called by Leigh Diffey (play-by-play), Townsend Bell (analyst), and James Hinchcliffe (analyst).

Season 2023 Episode 1

The Indianapolis 500, formally known as the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, and commonly called the Indy 500, is an annual automobile race held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) in Speedway, Indiana, United States, an enclave suburb of Indianapolis. The event is traditionally held over Memorial Day weekend, usually the last weekend of May. It is contested as part of the IndyCar Series, the top level of American open-wheel car racing, a formula colloquially known as "Indy car racing". The track itself is nicknamed the "Brickyard", as the racing surface was paved in brick in the fall of 1909. One yard of brick remains exposed at the start/finish line. The event, billed as The Greatest Spectacle in Racing, is considered part of the Triple Crown of Motorsport along with the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Monaco Grand Prix, with which it typically shares a date. The inaugural race was held in 1911 and was won by Ray Harroun. The event celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2011, and the 100th running was held in 2016. The event was put on hiatus twice, from 1917 to 1918 due to World War I and from 1942 to 1945 due to World War II. In two different periods, the race was part of FIA World Championships: between 1925 and 1928, the World Manufacturers’ Championship and between 1950 and 1960, the World Drivers’ Championship.

What time is Indianapolis 500: 107th Indianapolis 500 on tonight

Indianapolis 500: 107th Indianapolis 500 airs Sunday May 28, 2023 at 12:45 on NBC

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