A complete lot of you was the primary operating of the Indianapolis 500 to ever air on FOX. The truth is, the race had its finest viewership in practically twenty years as Alex Palou gained the 109th Operating of the Indianapolis 500.
7.05 million individuals 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% enhance 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 observe 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 Best Spectacle in Racing.” Rain brought about 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 strain challenge, inflicting him to depart his automobile with 64 laps to go. There was additionally a fireplace 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 hearth when his staff added gas to the automobile. Rossi’s gas man additionally caught on hearth, however he and the remainder of his staff have 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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