SiriusXM listeners nationwide get the live
turn-by-turn broadcast of the biggest event on the INDYCAR calendar
this Sunday, May 29
Fans can tune in to exclusive pre-race
programming – "Brick by Brick," hosted by Indy 500 winner
Tony Kanaan, and the "Off Track with
Hinch and Rossi" podcast, hosted by Indy 500 winner Alexander Rossi and James Hinchcliffe
Helio Castroneves competes for historic 5th
Indy 500 victory driving the No. 06 AutoNation/SiriusXM Honda for
Meyer Shank Racing
NEW
YORK, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM,
which airs live broadcasts of every NTT INDYCAR® SERIES race,
announced today its on-track and off-track programming plans for
the 106th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge.
SiriusXM listeners will have access to the live call of the race
from Indianapolis Motor Speedway this Sunday, May 29. Pre-race coverage begins at
11:00 am ET, with the green flag
scheduled to start the race at approximately 12:45 pm ET, on SiriusXM INDYCAR Nation (SiriusXM
channel 160) and NBC Sports Audio (SiriusXM channel 85). SiriusXM
INDYCAR Nation will also air the Indianapolis 500 Carb Day Practice session on
Friday at 11:00 am ET.
Leading up to race day, INDYCAR fans can also tune in to
exclusive programming hosted by two of the drivers who will be
competing in the 2022 Indianapolis 500 field on Sunday.
Two episodes of Brick by Brick, SiriusXM's exclusive
INDYCAR show hosted by 2004 series champion Tony Kanaan and Jack
Arute, will air during Indianapolis 500 week. The show will air in
its regular timeslot on Wednesday (7:00 – 8:00 pm ET) on the NBC Sports Audio channel. On
Friday, Kanaan and Arute will host a special three-hour episode of
the show from the SiriusXM set (1:00 – 4:00
pm ET) outside the Pagoda at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as
part of the Carb Day festivities. Arute and Kanaan – who won the
2013 Indy 500 and will be competing in the race for the
21st time this weekend when he drives the No. 1 Honda
for Chip Ganassi Racing – will interview many of the drivers in the
2022 Indy 500 field. The show will air Saturday (1:00, 4:00 and
7:00 pm ET) and Sunday (8:00 am ET) on the NBC Sports Audio channel and
throughout the weekend on SiriusXM INDYCAR Nation.
Drivers James Hinchcliffe and
Alexander Rossi will host a new
episode of their SiriusXM podcast, Off Track with Hinch and
Rossi, this week. Hinchcliffe is a six-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES
race winner who has competed in the Indy 500 11 times. Rossi, a
seven-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES race winner, won the Indianapolis 500 in 2016 as the first American
rookie to win at Indianapolis
since 1928 and will be competing in the race for the 7th
time when he drives the No. 27 Honda for Andretti Autosport. Off
Track with Hinch and Rossi is available on all major podcast
platforms, and it will air prior to Sunday's race coverage on
SiriusXM INDYCAR Nation.
2021 Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves will be competing
to be the first driver in history to win a fifth Indy 500 title.
SiriusXM will be along for the ride on his historic #drivefor5 as
the co-title sponsor of the No. 06 AutoNation/SiriusXM Honda he
drives for Meyer Shank Racing. SiriusXM will also co-sponsor the
No. 60 Indy car driven by his MSR teammate, 2019 Indy 500 winner
and 2016 NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Simon Pagenaud.
SiriusXM's BPM channel will broadcast from the Indy 500 Snake
Pit and air performances by Steve
Aoki and more. The performances will air on Monday, May 30 on BPM (SiriusXM channel 51).
The SiriusXM INDYCAR Nation, NBC Sports Audio and BPM channels
are available to subscribers nationwide on SiriusXM radios, the SXM
App, and with Amazon Alexa, the Google Assistant or however they
stream at home. Streaming access is included with all of SiriusXM's
audio trials and most popular plans.
SiriusXM's Listen Free event runs from May 26 through June 6, so everyone can listen to
the SiriusXM INDYCAR Nation channel and SiriusXM's coverage of the
Indianapolis 500. During the
Listen Free event, anyone can turn on an inactive satellite radio
and listen to more than 100 SiriusXM channels for free, with no
credit card required. Go to www.siriusxm.com/listenfreeinfo to
learn more.
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