If you gotta go, you gotta go. That is what Conor Daly was likely thinking when he needed to go so bad that he urinated in his race suit with no other options left at the Indy 500.

When Tom Brady stepped on stage in an Indy 500 ceremony he was greeted with the familiar sound of boos from Indianapolis fans.

Palou's victory in the Indianapolis 500 averaged 7.05 million viewers on Fox -- the largest television audience since 2008.

LOS ANGELES — Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 had its biggest television audience in 17 years. Alex Palou’s victory averaged 7.05 million viewers on Fox, according to Nielsen. That is the largest audience since 2008, when Scott Dixon’s win averaged 7.25 million on ABC. That was also the first year of a combined open-wheel series.

Boles said he offered Callum Ilott, Kyle Kirkwood and Marcus Ericsson the chance to skip the banquet, but they showed up. Those drivers' cars failed post-race inspection and were penalized. Ilott had finished 12th but is shown 33rd; Kirkwood, from sixth to 32nd; and Ericsson from second to 31st.

In its first year of broadcasting the Indianapolis 500, Fox Sports managed to assemble the biggest television audience for the race in 17 years, as the network’s marketing team helped serve up 2 million more TV viewers than the year-ago event.

The 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 had it all — joy, sorrow and history. Driving the news: Alex Palou, the most dominant driver in the IndyCar series, finally got his first oval win and what a win it was.

Will Power finished the 2025 Indianapolis 500 in 19th place. Scott McLaughlin, though, crashed on the pace lap, and Josepf Newgarden did not finish.