2023 Indy 500: Watch, Streaming, TV Channel, Qualification Results, Best Bets, News, Schedule & More – Yahoo Sports

Preparations for the 107th Indy 500 are officially upon us.

Also colloquially referred to as “The Month of May” – presumably because “The Fortnight in May” isn’t quite rolling off the tongue – the next 15 days will consist of nine training sessions, two qualifying days, with one participant not making it to the field. a pit stop competition and of course the Indy 500 itself on Sunday May 28th. NBC and especially Peacock together carry almost 60 hours of coverage from the Speedway.

2023 Indy 500 TV/Streaming Schedule

Always east

Friday May 26th
11am-1pm: Last Workout – “Carb Day” (Peacock, IndyCar Radio)
2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Pit Stop Competition (Peacock)

Sunday May 28th
9-11 a.m.: Pre-Race Show (Peacock)
11am-4pm: 107. Indianapolis 500 (NBC, Universo, Peacock, SiriusXM, IndyCar Radio)

Legge, Rahal granted a shakedown session

Away from the rest of the field, Katherine Legge and Graham Rahal will be given an extra 15-minute practice session to show off their converted cars on Thursday. Legge faced Stefan Wilson in practice on Monday, after which they both hit the wall and Wilson was taken to hospital with a fractured vertebra that will rule him out of the race.

After initially failing to qualify on his regular Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda, Rahal will drive Wilson’s backup Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet. Legge’s RLL team was able to rebuild the original chassis of their destroyed car. The track will be open from 4:30pm to 4:45pm for Legge and Rahal to exit the pit lane, head down the back straight and return to the pits to ensure the cars are ready for the final practice session on ‘Carb Day’ am are operational on Friday.

Best bets for the Indy 500 2023

Although there are nine past winners in the field, only two, Scott Dixon and Takuma Sato, go into the weekend with a better than 10-to-1 chance of winning, according to BetMGM. Three Hondas and two Chevrolets are among the top favorites for victory.

Best odds
• Alex Palou +550
• Pato O’Ward +650
• Scott Dixon +850
• Takuma Sato +1000

Starting grid of the Indy 500 2023

Rahal will fill in for the injured Wilson

Graham Rahal will replace Stefan Wilson in the No. 24 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet after the British driver suffered a fractured vertebra in an accident in practice on Monday. Rahal was dramatically knocked off the field by Rahal Letterman Lanigan’s teammate Jack Harvey in a desperate last-second qualifying run on Sunday afternoon.

Legge and Wilson fell in Monday practice

The first accident of the month of May happened in practice seven when Katherine Legge and Stefan Wilson crashed into each other at Turn 1 with about 50 minutes left in the session. Running in a pack down the front track, Legge was unable to slow her car sufficiently and ran into the rear of Wilson, throwing both of them into the wall.

Wilson gave the crowd a thumbs-up as he was placed on a backboard before being transported to Infield Medical Center while Legge exited her car under her own power. Track’s medical staff said Wilson was communicative and in good spirits and would be transferred to an area hospital for advanced imaging.

Training results for the Indy 500 2023

Harvey shocks Rahal in Last Chance qualifying

Five minutes from the end of Sunday’s Last Chance qualifying session, Jack Harvey was out of the Indianapolis 500 field. At the end of what appeared to be his final heat, he was still out of the 33 field. But the team and Harvey made the decision to run one last, to complete a desperate run without the luxury of cooling the engine. Harvey crossed the finish line to complete the final run with seconds to go, edging Rahal Letterman Lanigan’s teammate Graham Rahal out of the field by 0.004 seconds.

Indy 500 Qualifier Format

There are 34 competitors fighting for 33 starting spots at the 107th Indianapolis 500. Qualifying is split over two days, with the bulk of the field taking place during the seven-hour marathon session on Saturday. Sunday will see sessions for the last three places – and an elimination – as well as the top 12 and top 6 shootout for pole. The riders’ average speed over a four-lap run determines their placement.

Qualifying Day 1 – Saturday 20th May
Grid locations 13-30 locked
• After each car has had a chance in a four-lap race, it can choose one of two lanes to then try to improve its times. Lane 1 has priority access to the track, however teams will have to give up their previous qualifying speed to get there.

Qualifying Day 2 – Sunday 21st May
Starting places 1-12 and 31-33 are secured
•The top 12 cars will compete in the first hour-long session, with 7th-12th places being determined.
• The last four cars have one hour to decide who makes it and who doesn’t, with places 31-33 tied.
• Finally, the top six cars get a 30 minute session to determine pole position up to sixth place.

Marcus Ericsson celebrates his win at the 2022 Indy 500 with the traditional liter of milk in Victory Lane, with the Borg-Warner Trophy in the background. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

107th Indianapolis 500 Entry Roster

Josef Newgarden (2), Team Penske Chevrolet
Scott McLaughlin (3), Team Penske Chevrolet
Pato O’Ward (5), Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
Helio Castroneves (06), Meyer Shank Racing Honda
Felix Rosenqvist (6), Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
Alexander Rossi (7), Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
Marcus Ericsson (8), Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
Scott Dixon (9), Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
Alex Palou (10), Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
Takuma Sato (11), Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
Will Power (12), Team Penske Chevrolet
Santino Ferrucci (14), AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet
Graham Rahal (15), Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
David Malukas (18), Dale Coyne Racing/HMD Motorsports Honda
Conor Daly (20), Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
Rinus Veekay (21), Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
Ryan Hunter Reay (23), Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet
Stefan Wilson (24), Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet
Colton Herta (26), Andretti Autosport Honda
Kyle Kirkwood (27), Andretti Autosport Honda
Romain Grosjean (28), Andretti Autosport Honda
Devlin DeFrancesco (29), Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda
Jack Harvey (30), Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
Ed Carpenter (33), Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
Katherine Legge (44), Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
Christian Lundgaard (45), Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
RC Enerson (50), Abel Motorsports Chevrolet
Sting Ray Robb (51), Dale Coyne Racing/Rick Ware Racing Honda
Benjamin Pederson (55), AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet
Simon Pagenaud (60), Meyer Shank Racing Honda
Tony Kanaan (66), Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
Callum Ilott (77), Junco’s Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
Agustin Canopino (78), Junco’s Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
Marco Andretti (98), Andretti Autosport Honda

Indy 500 2023 weather forecast

As the first week of practice for the 107th Indianapolis 500 begins, rain threatens to hamper two days of racing at the track — the first two sessions on Tuesday, May 16, and “Fast Friday,” May 19. Otherwise cool temperatures around 60 degrees and low 70’s with scattered cloud cover are forecast. But since this is the Midwest, conditions are subject to change.