UPDATE: The second day of testing has been canceled because of rain Thursday, April 11. Teams will be back on track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for a May 10 practice on the road course with Indy 500 practice starting May 14.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway will open for business earlier Wednesday with an expanded test session for the 108th Indy 500.
With inclement weather looming in the forecast for the next two days of testing at the Brickyard, the 2.5-mile oval will be hot starting at 9 a.m. ET for 34 drivers.
After 5 minutes of install laps, NTT IndyCar Series veterans will test until 11 a.m., followed by rookies (including two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson) and refresher laps until 1 p.m.
The track will be open to all drivers from 1-6:30 p.m. ET. The full test will be streamed on Peacock.
Wednesday’s test originally was scheduled to run from 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Testing for Thursday still remains on schedule from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., but there’s a high likelihood of rain. Last year, the annual Indy 500 Open Test was shortened by a day because of rain.
Here are the details for the 2024 Indy 500 test on Peacock (all times are ET):
SCHEDULE: Wednesday, April 10, 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. (veterans 9:05-11 a.m.; Rookie Orientation Program and refresher tests 1-3 p.m.; all drivers 1-6:30 p.m.). Thursday, April 11, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
TV: On-track action will be covered by NBC Sports on Peacock. Click here for information on how to sign up for Peacock, which features comprehensive live coverage of every minute of the 2024 season with practices, qualifying and race simulstreams. Click here for the 2024 IndyCar broadcast schedule.
Kevin Lee will handle play by play for both days with analyst James Hinchcliffe. Georgia Henneberry and Dillon Welch will be the pit reporters.
FORECAST: According to the Weather Underground site, it’s predicted to be 56 degrees at 9 a.m. Wednesday with a 24% chance of rain.
WEDNESDAY RESULTS: Session I l Session II l Combined l Rookie Orientation Program
ENTRY LIST: There are 34 driver-team combinations entered in the test.
A.J. Foyt Racing (2): Santino Ferrucci, Sting Ray Robb
Andretti Global (4): Marco Andretti, Marcus Ericsson, Colton Herta, Kyle Kirkwood
Arrow McLaren (4): Kyle Larson, Pato O’Ward, Alexander Rossi, Callum Ilott
Chip Ganassi Racing (5): Marcus Armstrong, Scott Dixon, Linus Lundqvist, Alex Palou, Kyffin Simpson
Dale Coyne Racing (2): Nolan Siegel, Katherine Legge
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing/Cusick Motorsports (2): Conor Daly, Ryan Hunter-Reay
Ed Carpenter Racing (3): Ed Carpenter, Christian Rasmussen, Rinus VeeKay
Juncos Hollinger Racing (2): Agustin Canapino, Romain Grosjean
Meyer Shank Racing (3): Tom Blomqvist, Helio Castroneves, Felix Rosenqvist
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (4): Pietro Fittipaldi, Christian Lundgaard, Graham Rahal, Takuma Sato
Team Penske (3): Scott McLaughlin, Josef Newgarden, Will Power
