2018 Indianapolis 500
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | |||||
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| Indianapolis 500 | |||||
| Sanctioning body | IndyCar | ||||
| Season | 2018 IndyCar Season | ||||
| Date | May 27, 2018 | ||||
| TV in the United States | |||||
| Network | ABC | ||||
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The 2018 Indianapolis 500 (branded as the 102nd Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil for sponsorship reasons) is a Verizon IndyCar Series event that is scheduled for Sunday, May 27, 2018, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. The event is scheduled for 500 miles (200 laps). It will be the premier event of the 2018 IndyCar Series. Takuma Sato is the winner of the latest edition of the race.
The month of May activities are scheduled to formally begin on May 12 with the fifth running of the IndyCar Grand Prix on the combined road course. Practice for the Indianapolis 500 is planned to begin on May 14. Carb Day—the traditional final day of practice, as well as the annual Pit Stop Challenge and Indy Lights Freedom 100, are scheduled for May 25.
The 2017 race was 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 fitted with a universal bodywork kit. Digital renderings for the common bodywork kit, referred to as the 'NEXT' car, were released in early May 2017. The car was officially unveiled in late July.
On July 25, 2017 the first official test for the universal bodywork kit was conducted at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval. Two teams, one each representing Chevrolet and Honda, attended. Team Penske with driver Juan Pablo Montoya tested for Chevy, and Schmidt Peterson Motorsports with driver Oriol Servià tested for Honda. The tests were considered successful, and no incidents were reported.
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