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What time does the Indianapolis 500 start?

Published May. 28, 2017 7:22 a.m. ET

Samuel Reiman

The 101st running of the Indianapolis 500 takes place on Sunday, where 33 drivers will race 200 laps at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to try and get to the checkered flag first and drink the milk in the Winner’s Circle.

The race will start at 12 p.m. ET, with coverage starting at 11 a.m. ET on ABC.

Scott Dixon will lead the field to green, with the green flag set to drop at around 12:21 p.m. ET.

The forecast is for cloudy skies with a 20 percent chance of rain at race start, but increasing to 50 percent by race end, according to Weather.com.

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