DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Mike Tirico, the signature voice of NBC Sports, and former NTT IndyCar Series race winner Danica Patrick are back for NBC’s coverage of the 107th Indianapolis 500 on May 28.
With 100 days until the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge on NBC and Peacock, NBC Sports announced on Friday that Tirico and Patrick will return to its coverage of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Tirico made his debut as NBC Sports’ host of the Indianapolis 500 during its inaugural broadcast in 2019 and has served in the same role each year.
Patrick, who earned a top-five finish in the 2005 Indianapolis 500 and boasts six career top-10 finishes in the event, has previously served as a studio analyst during NBC Sports’ pre-race coverage and as an analyst on the Peacock Pit Box alongside pit lane for NBC Sports’ Indy 500 broadcasts.
NBC Sports’ lead NTT IndyCar Series broadcast booth of Leigh Diffey (play-by-play), Townsend Bell (analyst) and James Hinchcliffe (analyst) will have the call of the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500 on NBC and Peacock. Additional commentators contributing to NBC Sports’ Indy 500 coverage will be announced soon.
NBC Sports will honor the rich history of the Indianapolis 500 by counting down the Top 10 Indianapolis 500s of all-time, as voted on by an esteemed panel of former drivers, broadcasters and IndyCar historians. The members of the committee will be announced soon.
The Top 10 list will be revealed throughout the first portion of NBC Sports’ exclusive coverage of the 2023 NTT IndyCar Series as well as across its social and digital platforms, culminating with the announcement of the No. 1 Indianapolis 500 of all-time on the weekend of this year’s race.
The committee will use a variety of criteria to determine the rankings, including the quality of the racing, memorable moments, the strength of the field and the race’s historical impact.
NBC Sports’ exclusive coverage of the 2023 NTT IndyCar Series begins Sunday, March 5, at noon (ET) on NBC and Peacock with the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg — the first of seven consecutive races on the NBC Broadcast Network to begin the season.
Last year, NBC Sports’ coverage of the NTT IndyCar Series delivered the most-watched IndyCar season in six years (since 2016) and NBC Sports’ most-watched season on record, an increase of five percent compared to 2021.