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The 2024 Indianapolis 500, branded as the 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge for sponsorship reasons, is a 500-mile (804.5 km, 200 lap) race in the 2024 IndyCar Series, scheduled for Sunday, May 26, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States. The month of May activities formally began on Saturday, May 11 with the Sonsio Grand Prix on the combined road course. Practice on the oval began on Tuesday May 14. Time trials is scheduled for May 18–19, while Carb Day, the traditional final day of practice, along with the Pit Stop Challenge, will be May 24. Josef Newgarden of Penske Racing enters the race as the defending winner. Four-time winner Hélio Castroneves is attempting to become the first five-time race winner, and five-time polesitter Scott Dixon has the chance to tie Rick Mears for most career Indy poles (six). For the first time since 2014, a driver will attempt "Double Duty". Kyle Larson, the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion, will attempt to compete in both the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day. Race background The Indianapolis 500, commonly called the Indy 500, is held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a 2.5-mile (4.02 km) paved oval superspeedway. The track, built in 1909, is a rounded rectangle, with four distinct turns of identical dimensions, connected by four straightaways (two long straightaways and two "short chutes"). The turns are banked at 9°12', considered modest for oval track standards in the U.S. Traditionally, the field consists of 33 starters, aligned in a starting grid of eleven rows of three cars apiece. Drivers race 200 laps, counter-clockwise around the circuit, for a distance of 500 miles (804.7 km). The first "500" was held in 1911, and the race has been held continuously except during World War I (1917–1918) and during World War II (1942–1945). The track is nicknamed the "Brickyard", as the racing surface was paved in brick during the fall of 1909. The track surface has long since been paved over in asphalt, with most of the original bricks remaining deep underneath. A single yard of bricks remains exposed at the start/finish line. The event is contested by "Indy cars", a formula of professional-level, single-seat, open cockpit, open-wheel, purpose-built race cars. The race is the most prestigious event of the IndyCar calendar, and one of the oldest and most important automobile races in the world. The race is sanctioned by INDYCAR, and pays points toward the NTT IndyCar Series championship. The drivers come from a broad range of racing experience, with many having climbed the ladder of the "Road to Indy". Some drivers arrive at Indy with previous experience in Sports car racing (IMSA, SCCA), NASCAR, and Formula One. In the event of a rain delay, the race will be halted and postponed until precipitation ceases, and the track is dried. The race is considered official once more than 50% of the laps have been completed (i.e. 101 laps). In case of rain or darkness, officials can end the race early if more than 101 laps have been completed; if fewer than 101 laps have been recorded, the resumption will be scheduled for the next possible day. The track does not have permanent lighting, making it unsuitable for night racing. If there is a late-race caution period, the race does not employ a green-white-checker rule to extend the race beyond its advertised distance. However, at the officials' discretion, a late-race red flag may be used to help provide for a finish under green flag conditions. Sponsorship On May 25, 2022, it was announced that online financial services company Gainbridge reached a multiyear agreement to extend their presenting sponsorship of the Indianapolis 500. The extension was for an undisclosed length. This will be the second year under the current deal. Gainbridge originally signed a four-year deal which was in place from 2019 to 2022. Rule changes Plans to debut a brand new 2.4-L displacement hybrid engine formula for 2024 were scrapped in late 2022. An amended plan was proposed to modify the existing 2.2L twin-turbocharged V6 engines with an energy recovery system. This innovative hybrid assist system was scheduled to debut at St. Petersburg on March 10. However, on December 7, 2023, IndyCar announced that its introduction would be delayed until after the Indianapolis 500. Car weight will be reduced by approximately 30 pounds (14 kg) due to the integration of new lightweight parts and components. All cars will be required to use new, stronger rear suspension uprights for all oval events. The new parts were introduced in response to an incident during the 2023 race in which a wheel assembly broke free from Kyle Kirkwood's car and was launched over the catch fencing. Cars are allowed 9° of inclination on the rear wing, up from 5° previously, and Gurney flaps have been deleted from the trailing edge of the underwing flaps. Trimmed sidewalls at the exit of diffusers have been banned; full-width sidewalls are now required. Lastly, inner bargeboards have been banned while outer bargeboards are still permitted. Drivers will be prohibited from going below the white line in "breaking the draft" moves that extends from the exit of turn four to the pit attenuator on the mainstretch. The move, commonly seen at NASCAR, and in the past, INDYCAR races most notably at Pocono Raceway, occurs at Indianapolis in both series where drivers deliberately veer on straights in order to defend from other cars drafting and making slingshot passes. In the 2022 and 2023 races, drivers have increasingly been overtly aggressive in breaking the draft, using the apron at the exit of Turn 2 and Turn 4 (which also serves as Turn 1 of the car road course and Turn 16 of the motorcycle configuration), perilously close to the pit attenuator in blocking. This practice is now prohibited. For race restarts, a restart line will be introduced that drivers must pass before making overtaking attempts. The restart line will be introduced for all IndyCar events in an attempt to reduce chaotic restarts as seen during the 2023 season. Track improvements 1,700 feet of catchfence has been installed along the inside of turn three. 800 feet of new SAFER barrier has been installed along the inside of turn four 85 feet of new SAFER barrier has been installed along the inside of the north short chute, replacing old Armco-style guardrail. All existing SAFER barriers have been upgraded with new foam. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum closed in November 2023 for substantial renovations. It is scheduled to reopen in 2025 after an $89 million renovation and modernization project. 2024 IndyCar Series The 2024 Indianapolis 500 will be the fifth points-paying race (and sixth overall) of the 2024 NTT IndyCar Series season. Five different drivers won the first five point-paying races. Josef Newgarden initially won the season opener at St. Petersburg, but on April 24 he was disqualified for violating push-.... Discover the Jack Arute Jenna Fryer A J Foyt popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Jack Arute Jenna Fryer A J Foyt books.