INDIANAPOLIS — Despite a lengthy rain delay, the 108th Indianapolis 500 will still be held on Sunday.
The race was supposed to start at 12:45 p.m., but a near-four-hour delay pushed the race back to 4:44 p.m.
FOX59 and CBS4 will keep a live blog running throughout the race to deliver the latest updates from Indianapolis Motor Speedway:
5:18 p.m.
Katherine Legge has dropped out of the 108th Indy 500. Her car — a Honda — suffered a mechanical failure before the 30th lap of the race.
So far, five drivers have been forced out of the race via crashes or mechanical failures. All of those drivers’ cars are Hondas.
5:11 p.m.
Standings through 27 laps
- Conor Daly
- Sting Ray Robb
- Scott McLaughlin
- Santino Ferrucci
- Christian Lundgaard
5:08 p.m.
Marcus Armstrong did not even make through one lap in his first Indy 500. His car — a Honda — suffered an engine failure on the first lap of the race.
5:03 p.m.
Scott Dixon and Helio Castrovenes have both made big moves early in today’s race. Castrovenes started in 20th and has moved up to 13th, and Dixon has moved from 21st to 16th.
Castrovenes could become the first driver to win five Indianapolis 500s with a win this year.
4:48 p.m.
Less than five laps into the 108th Indianapolis 500, a caution flag has already been waved. A crash involving Tom Blomqvist and Marcus Ericsson forced officials to wave the yellow flag.
Ericsson won the 2022 Indy 500.
4:38 p.m.
Pre-race ceremonies at Indianapolis Motor Speedway have nearly concluded. Jordin Sparks sang the National Anthem, Phillip Phillips performed “God Bless America” and Jim Conelison returned to IMS again this year to belt out “Back Home Again in Indiana.”
4:14 p.m.
Officials with the NTT IndyCar Series reported that the 108th Indianapolis 500 may not be run in full on Sunday. In a post on X, officials indicated that today’s race will either be ran in full or stopped at 8:15.
The cut-off time was set to comply with the wishes of local law enforcement.
“While we anticipate plenty of time is available, today’s race will go 200 laps or until 8:15 p.m. ET — in agreement with local law enforcement, to ensure race fans are able to leave and return home safely tonight.”
3:03 p.m.
Indianapolis 500 officials announced that the local TV blackout has been lifted for this year’s race. The decision was made because of the adverse weather that hit central Indiana on Sunday.
The Indy 500 blackout had not been lifted since 2021, when the race was hampered by COVID-19. The race will air locally on NBC.
