When is the Indy 500? That question and more are answered about the world’s biggest race

When is the Indy 500? The 107th edition of The Greatest Spectacle in Racing will be held May 28 with coverage beginning at 11 a.m. ET on NBC and the green flag dropping around 12:45 p.m.

Marcus Ericsson is the race’s defending winner. The Chip Ganassi Racing star also opened the 2022 season with a victory in the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.

Pato O’Ward finished second last year, followed by Tony Kanaan (the 2013 Indy 500 winner who will be making his final start at the Brickyard this year).

Indianapolis Motor Speedway officially opens for business in May with the GMR Grand Prix on Saturday, May 13 (3:30 p.m. ET, NBC, Peacock Premium) on the track’s road course.

The action then will move to the 2.5-mile oval for two weeks of practice, qualifying and then the 500-Mile Race on May 28.

5 a.m.: Garage opens

6 a.m.: Gates open

6:30 a.m.: Tech inspection

8:15 a.m.: Cars pushed to pit lane

10:30 a.m.: Cars on the starting grid

11:47 a.m.: Driver introductions

12:38 p.m.: Command to start engines

12:45 p.m.: Green flag for the 105th Indy 500

The Indy 500 will be shown on NBC. Prerace coverage will begin at 11 a.m. and running through 4 p.m., followed by a postrace show on Peacock Premium. It also will be available via streaming on Peacock, the NBC Sports App and NBCSports.com.

Practice and qualifying for the Indy 500 will be shown on NBC and Peacock Premium.

The 33-car field for the Indy 500 will be set over the May 20-21 weekend before the race. Scott Dixon is the defending Indy 500 pole-sitter, qualifying first at the Brickyard for the fifth time in his career.

There will be six practice-only days, starting Tuesday, May 16 and continuing through Carb Day on May 26.

May 16: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. (oval veterans 9-11:15 a.m.;