A complete lot of you changed into the primary operating of the Indianapolis 500 to ever air on FOX. In truth, the race had its greatest viewership in practically 20 years as Alex Palou received the 109th Operating of the Indianapolis 500.
7.05 million folks watched the Indy 500 on Sunday, making it the most-watched Indianapolis 500 in 17 years, FOX Sports activities introduced on Monday. It additionally marks a 40% improve in viewership from the 2024 Indy 500, which averaged 5.024 million viewers.
Viewership peaked within the 4:15 p.m.-4:30 p.m. ET window, with 8.4 million viewers tuning in to look at Palou put the ending touches on his historic win.
Palou’s victory in Sunday’s race, his first win on the Indy 500, was an eventful one. He took the lead from Marcus Ericsson coming into Flip 1 with 14 laps remaining earlier than driving to victory, capturing his fifth win in six races this season.
Previous Palou’s surge to the highest of the leaderboard, there was loads of chaos in “The Biggest Spectacle in Racing.” Rain brought on the begin to be delayed for practically an hour and Scott McLaughlin, who was considered as one of many favorites to win the race, crashed earlier than the inexperienced flag even flew.
Josef Newgarden’s quest to three-peat on the Indy 500 was derailed when his automobile had a gas stress concern, inflicting him to depart his automobile with 64 laps to go. There was additionally a hearth involving Alexander Rossi, who held the lead early in Sunday’s race. As he drove to pit street along with his automobile smoking, Rossi’s automobile lit on fireplace when his crew added gas to the automobile. Rossi’s gas man additionally caught on fireplace, however he and the remainder of his crew had been secure.
FOX Sports activities’ broadcast of the 2025 Indy 500 additionally marked a viewership excessive for INDYCAR’s first season on FOX. All 2025 INDYCAR races will proceed to air on FOX because the season continues with the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix on Sunday, June 1, at 12:30 p.m. ET on FOX and the FOX Sports activities app.
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