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2019 Indianapolis 500 complete TV schedule

By Brittany Frederick

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - AUGUST 19: The brickyard path runs through the Pagoda to create the start-finish line on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway track on the opposite side and is the site of round 4 play of the Indy Women in Tech Championship on August 19, 2018 at Brickyard Crossing Golf Club, Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Ken Murray/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - AUGUST 19: The brickyard path runs through the Pagoda to create the start-finish line on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway track on the opposite side and is the site of round 4 play of the Indy Women in Tech Championship on August 19, 2018 at Brickyard Crossing Golf Club, Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Ken Murray/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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The 2019 Indianapolis 500 is the crown jewel of the 2019 IndyCar season. Here’s the full Indy 500 TV schedule, start time, and TV details.

The premier IndyCar event of the year is the Indianapolis 500—and there’s plenty to watch from Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Indy 500 has on-track action through the month of May, and if NTT IndyCar Series fans can’t make it to IMS in person, here’s everything you need to know about the Indianapolis 500 TV schedule so you don’t miss the race or anything leading up to it.

NBC Sports is taking over coverage of the race in 2019, after decades of it being on ABC, and they are aiming to make a big impression with fans by broadcasting almost everything that has to do with the Greatest Spectacle in Racing. From pre-race practices, to local festivities, to the post-race winner’s banquet, NBC has hours upon hours of coverage.

However, it’s on different platforms throughout May, including NBC, NBC Sports and its digital network NBC Sports Gold. You can find the NBCSN channel in your area here, which is also where you can go to sign up for a Gold subscription—using the streaming service requires an additional fee. And every practice session is streaming-only.

That’s not the only quirk of the 2019 Indianapolis 500 TV schedule either—note that pre-race and post-race coverage are airing on different networks, so IndyCar fans will have to bounce between channels if they want to get the full race day experience. This year’s Indianapolis 500 is a big deal, if you can keep up with the when and where of it all.

Here’s the full 2019 Indianapolis 500 TV schedule, sorted by date (all times ET; streaming only on NBC Sports Gold unless otherwise noted):

Tuesday, May 14
11 a.m. ET – Practice 1 (Session 1)
3 p.m. ET – Practice 1 (Session 2)

Wednesday, May 15
11 a.m. ET – Practice 2

Thursday, May 16
11 a.m. ET – Practice 3

Friday, May 17
11 a.m. ET – Practice 4

Saturday, May 18
8 a.m. ET – Practice 5
11 a.m. ET – Qualifying Round 1 (Group 1)
5 p.m. ET – Qualifying Round 1 (Group 2) – NBCSN

Sunday, May 19
10:15 a.m. ET – Practice 6
12 p.m. ET – Last Row Qualifying – NBC
1:15 p.m. ET – Fast Nine Qualifying – NBC
3:15 p.m. ET – Practice 7

Monday, May 20
12 p.m. ET – Practice 8

Friday, May 24
11 a.m. ET – Carb Day Final Practice – NBCSN
2 p.m. ET – Pit Stop Competition – NBCSN

Saturday, May 25
11:45 a.m. ET – Indy 500 Parade (live) – NBC Sports Gold
4 p.m. ET – Indy 500 Parade (rebroadcast) – NBCSN

Sunday, May 26
9 a.m. ET – Indianapolis 500 Pre-Race – NBCSN (moves to NBC at 11 a.m. ET)
12 p.m. ET – 2019 Indianapolis 500 – NBC
3:30 p.m. ET – Indianapolis 500 Post-Race – NBC (moves to NBC Sports at 4 p.m. ET)

Monday, May 27
7:30 p.m. ET – Indy 500 Winner’s Banquet – NBC Sports Gold

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