INDIANAPOLIS -- The 2020 Indianapolis 500 will not be run on its scheduled May 24 start date, IndyCar and IMS announced Thursday afternoon, which would make the 104th running of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing the first edition not to be completed during the month of May.
The race is scheduled for Aug. 23.
"The Month of May at IMS is my favorite time of year, and like our fans, I'm disappointed we've had to reschedule the Indy 500," Roger Penske said in a statement. "We're going to double-down on customer experience in the months ahead and I'm confident we'll greet fans with a transformed facility and a world-class spectacle when we run the world's greatest race later this year.