Indy 500 race set-up: Details, details, details

99th Indianapolis 500 Mile Race

• Race details: 200 laps on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval. Banking in each corner of 9 degrees, 12 minutes. … Pit box size of 47 feet x 14 feet. … Each entry receives 130 U.S. gallons of Sunoco E85R fuel. … Firestone’s Indy 500 tires have new right-side compound and softer left-side construction for better heat resistance and improved grip.

• Starting lineup

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• TV: ABC telecast starts at 11 a.m. (ET). Allen Bestwick is the chief announcer. Former Indy car drivers Scott Goodyear and Eddie Cheever Jr., the 1998 Indy 500 winner, are the analysts. ESPN “SportsCenter” anchor Lindsay Czarniak will host the telecast from the Speedway’s iconic Panasonic Pagoda, with pit reporters Jon Beekhuis, Rick DeBruhl, and Dr. Jerry Punch.

During the telecast, viewers will be able to see just how much physical strain is put on a driver’s body during the race. ABC has outfitted James Jakes and Sage Karam with sensors that will, in real time, give the heart and respiration rate as well as calorie burn rate.

ESPN’s production for ABC will deploy a total of 85 cameras, including three onboard cameras in each of 12 of the 33 cars. Four of the 12 will be equipped with RF provider Broadcast Sports Inc.’s dual-path technology, allowing shots from two of the cameras on a car to be used simultaneously.

Viewers will have the option of a second-screen experience through a choice of live-streaming video from the onboard cameras on ESPN3, which will carry the feeds exclusively through WatchESPN, on IndyCar.com, and the INDYCAR 15 app.

• Web: Real-time Timing & Scoring and the Advance Auto Parts INDYCAR Radio Network broadcast, starting at 11 a.m. (ET), is available on RaceControl.IndyCar.com and the INDYCAR 15 app.

• Radio: Paul Page is the chief announcer alongside analyst Davey Hamilton, Indianapolis Motor Speedway historian Donald Davidson and commentary by Dave Wilson on the Advance Auto Parts INDYCAR Radio Network. Broadcasts also on RaceControl.IndCar.com, indycarradio.com, the INDYCAR 15 app, Sirius 212 and XM 209. All start at 11 a.m. (ET).

Honorary pace car driver: NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon, who announced in January that he will retire at the end of the season, will lead the field to the green flag. Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Johnny Rutherford, the pace car driver at Verizon IndyCar Series oval events, then takes over.

Honorary starter: Actor and race car driver/team owner Patrick Dempsey will wave the green flag as honorary starter.

Who’s performing in pre-race ceremonies: Danielle Bradbery, winner of “The Voice,” will sing “America The Beautiful.” … Straight No Chaser will sing “Back Home Again in) Indiana.” … Jordin Sparks will sing the national anthem.

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