The Indy 500 takes place on Sunday 25th May 2025. You can watch the race live on Sky Sports F1 from 5:30pm. Sky Sports can be added to any Sky TV package for just £20 per month for all nine sports channels, or you can pick up the complete sports package plus Netflix for £35 per month.

Twelve drivers have a chance at the pole position today, and four others are still trying to earn a spot in the race.

On Friday, May 16, IMS officials announced an expected grandstand sellout for the 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 25. "A select few tickets remain in the IMS grandstands" as of Friday morning, IMS said in a statement, adding that a full reserved seating sellout is "likely to occur" by the end of practice Monday, May 19.

A most unlikely driver will lead the 33-car starting lineup to the start line in the May 25 race. Here is the full starting grid.

IndyCar and IMS bosses Mark Miles and Doug Boles announced that they anticipate remaining reserved seats will likely be gone by early next week.

Indy 500 champion spoke to CBS Sports about the state of IndyCar and what it's up against ahead of its biggest race

The following is a glance at sports on TV, including channels, radio listings and game times for local games and national sporting events for May 19-25, 2025. Frequent TV channel numbers are listed at the bottom of the page. Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts. All times Pacific.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis 500 has sold out its grandstands for the first time in nearly a decade, and the local TV blackout that has been in place since 1951 has been lifted so fans in central Indiana will be able to watch the race live.