How to watch the 2025 Indy 500 live for free: Schedule, streaming, more

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25-05-2025

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It's time to head to the Brickyard for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500.
Today is a busy day for fans of motorsports, beginning with this morning's Formula One Monaco Grand Prix and ending later tonight with the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 — and it will be be particularly buy for one man, Kyle Larson, who is going to attempt to start and finish both the Indy 500 and the Coca-Cola 600.
This year's 'greatest spectacle in racing' had a shake up during inspections; defending champion Josef Newgarden and his Penske teammate Will Power were both found to have an illegally modified spec part on their cars.
Newgarden, who also won the 2023 edition of the Indy 500, could become the first driver to record three consecutive wins at the Indy 500, but beginning in the back row makes finishing first a long shot. Whoever wins, whether it's Newgarden or someone else, will get to experience the race's traditional milk celebration.
what to know about 2025 indy 500 Date and time: May 25, 12:45 p.m. ET
May 25, 12:45 p.m. ET Venue: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Indianapolis, Indiana)
Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Indianapolis, Indiana) Channel: Fox
Fox Streaming: Hulu + Live TV, DIRECTV
Today's race is set to air on Fox for the first time ever; here's everything you need to know to tune in with or without cable.
Indy 500 start time: What time is the Indy 500?
The green flag drops at the 2025 Indy 500 today (May 25) at 12:45 p.m. ET. Coverage of the race day on Fox begins at 10 a.m. ET.
How to watch the 2025 Indy 500 for free:
If you don't have cable, you'll need a live TV streaming service to watch today's Liberty game. One of our favorite live options is Hulu + Live TV, which includes FOX in its base plan ($82.99/month, after a three-day free trial).
You can also stream the Indy 500 on DIRECTV with a five-day free trial and a number of flexible streaming plans.
Indy 500 starting grid:
Row 1 Robert Shwartzman Takuma Sato Pato O'Ward Row 2 Scott Dixon Felix Rosenqvist Álex Palou Row 3 David Malukas Christian Lundgaard Marcus Ericsson Row 4 Scott McLaughlin Conor Daly Alexander Rossi Row 5 Kyffin Simpson Ed Carpenter Santino Ferrucci Row 6 Devlin DeFrancesco Sting Ray Robb Christian Rasmussen Row 7 Kyle Larson Louis Foster Callum Ilott Row 8 Hélio Castroneves Kyle Kirkwood Nolan Siegel Row 9 Ryan Hunter-Reay Jack Harvey Colton Herta Row 10 Graham Rahal Marco Andretti Marcus Armstrong Row 11 Rinus VeeKay Josef Newgarden Will Power
Indy 500 2025 race day schedule:
10:30 a.m. ET: Cars to grid on frontstretch
11:47 a.m. ET: Driver introductions
12:20 p.m. ET: National anthem
12:38 p.m. ET: Command to start engines
12:45 p.m. ET: Green flag waves
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