Attention race fans (and those who live with them): As you likely already know, today the 105th running of the Indianapolis 500 will take place at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Pre-race coverage begins on NBC at 11 a.m. EST, and the race itself starts at 12:45 p.m. EST. Here’s how to watch.
How to watch the Indy 500 without cable
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The good news is that the Indy 500 will air on network television—NBC, to be exact—so cable is not required to tune in. But you might need to pick up an antenna, if you don’t have one already. You can also watch the race through the official Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) live stream.
If none of those are an option, you can watch it (or sign up for a free trial) on the following streaming services that carry NBC and/or NBCSN:
Indianapolis 500 starting lineup
Here’s the starting lineup for the race:
Row 1
1. Scott Dixon, No. 9 Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara-Honda
2. Colton Herta, No. 26 Andretti Autosport w/Curb-Agajanian Dallara-Honda
3. Rinus VeeKay, No. 21 Ed Carpenter Racing Dallara-Chevrolet
Row 2
4. Ed Carpenter, No. 20 Ed Carpenter Racing Dallara-Chevrolet
5. Tony Kanaan, No. 48 Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara-Honda
6. Alex Palou, No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara-Honda
Row 3
7. Ryan Hunter-Reay, No. 28 Andretti Autosport Dallara-Honda
8. Helio Castroneves, No. 06 Meyer Shank Racing Dallara-Honda
9. Marcus Ericsson, No. 8 Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara-Honda
Row 4
10. Alexander Rossi, No. 27 Andretti Autosport Dallara-Honda
11. Ed Jones, No. 18 Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser Sullivan Dallara-Honda
12. Pato O’Ward, No. 5 Arrow McLaren SP Dallara-Chevrolet
Row 5
13. Pietro Fittipaldi, No. 51 Dale Coyne Racing with RWR Dallara-Honda
14. Felix Rosenqvist, No. 7 Arrow McLaren SP Dallara-Chevrolet
15. Takuma Sato, No. 30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Dallara-Honda
Row 6
16. James Hinchcliffe, No. 29 Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Dallara-Honda
17. Scott McLaughlin, No. 3 Team Penske Dallara-Chevrolet
18. Graham Rahal, No. 15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Dallara-Honda
Row 7
19. Conor Daly, No. 20 Ed Carpenter Racing Dallara-Chevrolet
20. Jack Harvey, No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing Dallara-Honda
21. Josef Newgarden, No. 2 Team Penske Dallara-Chevrolet
Row 8
22. J.R. Hildebrand, No. 1 A.J. Foyt Racing Dallara-Chevrolet
23. Santino Ferrucci, No. 45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Dallara-Honda
24. Juan Pablo Montoya, No. 86 Arrow McLaren SP Dallara-Chevrolet
Row 9
25. Marco Andretti, No. 98 Andretti Herta-Haupert with Marco and Curb-Agajanian Dallara-Honda
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26. Simon Pagenaud, No. 22 Team Penske Dallara-Chevrolet
27. Sebastien Bourdais, No. 14 A.J. Foyt Enterprises Dallara-Chevrolet
Row 10
28. Stefan Wilson, No. 25 Andretti Autosport Dallara-Honda
29. Max Chilton, No. 59 Carlin Dallara-Chevrolet
30. Dalton Kellett, No. 4 A.J. Foyt Enterprises Dallara-Chevrolet
Row 11
31. Sage Karam, No. 24 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dallara-Chevrolet
32. Will Power, No. 12 Team Penske Dallara-Chevrolet
33. Simona de Silvestro, No. 16 Peretta Autosport Dallara-Chevrolet