2017 Indianapolis 500
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| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | |||||
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| Indianapolis 500 | |||||
| Sanctioning body | INDYCAR | ||||
| Season | 2017 IndyCar season | ||||
| Date | May 28, 2017 | ||||
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| Network | ABC | ||||
| Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Scott Goodyear, Eddie Cheever | ||||
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The 101st Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil is a Verizon IndyCar Series event scheduled for Sunday May 28, 2017, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. The event is scheduled for 200 laps (500 miles). It will be the premier event and the sixth race of the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series season. Alexander Rossi enters the race as the defending champion. The event will also feature Fernando Alonso, the first active World Champion Formula One driver to contest the race for several decades.
The month of May activities formally begin on May 13 with the fourth running of the IndyCar Grand Prix on the combined road course. Practice for the Indy 500 will begin on May 15, and time trials are scheduled for May 20–21. Carb Day, the traditional final day of practice, along with the annual Pit Stop Challenge, is scheduled for May 26. Support races featuring the Road to Indy will be held during the month, including the Freedom 100 for Indy Lights series on May 26.
The 2017 race will be the third and final year contested with the Chevrolet and Honda aero kits outfitted to the Dallara DW12 chassis. Beginning in 2018, all DW12 chassis will be outfitted with a universal bodywork kit. Furthermore, a development freeze was implemented for 2017, and all aero kits must adhere to the established specifications carried over from 2016.
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