With a reduced-capacity sellout crowd of 135,000 fans expected for Sunday's race, the Indianapolis 500 is set to become the largest sporting event since the coronavirus pandemic began in early 2020.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway worked with the Marion County Public Health Department to determine that 40% of venue capacity will be allowed. At full capacity, the speedway is the largest sporting facility in the world with more than 250,000 grandstand seats and the ability to host close to 400,000 on race day throughout the entire property.
The race will easily surpass other large sporting events of late.