By Marshall Pruett - Aug 11, 2020, 3:56 PM ET

RACER's Indianapolis 500 Resource Guide

The 104th running of the Indianapolis 500 is here, and RACER has you covered. Be sure to follow both

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INDYCAR RADIO + LIVE TIMING & SCORING

LIVE STREAMING (NBC Gold)

INDY 500 ENTRY LIST

WEATHER

SCHEDULE (All Times Eastern):

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.: Veteran Practice

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.: Rookie Orientation and Refreshers

3:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.: Veterans and all who’ve completed ROP/Refresher requirements

THURSDAY, AUGUST 13

11:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.: Open practice

FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, FAST FRIDAY

11:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.: Open practice

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, QUALIFYING

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.: Practice, Qualifying Group 1

9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.: Practice, Qualifying Group 2

11:00 a.m. - 4:50 p.m.: Qualifying (Top 9 drivers advance to Sunday’s Fast 9; 10th through 33rd place are locked in, done with qualifying)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, QUALIFYING

11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.: Practice, Fast 9

1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.: Qualifying, Fast 9

3:35 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.: Open practice

FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, CARB DAY

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.: Final Practice

SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, RACE DAY

2:30 p.m.: 104th running of the Indy 500 - 200 laps

Topics

indianapolis 500

IndyCar

Marshall Pruett

The 2026 season marks Marshall Pruett's 40th year working in the sport. In his role today for RACER, Pruett covers open-wheel and sports car racing as a writer, reporter, photographer, and filmmaker. In his previous career, he served as a mechanic, engineer, and team manager in a variety of series, including IndyCar, IMSA, and World Challenge.

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