The Crown Jewel of Motorsports, the Indianapolis 500, Is Moving to NBC Next Year

ABC previously aired the race every year since 1965

NBC Sports has become a dominant force in the world of professional motorsports. It recently garnered broadcast rights to Nascar. And now it has exclusive rights to IndyCar Series, which includes the famed Indianapolis 500.

NBC Sports Group and IndyCar announced a new, multi-year media agreement on Wednesday that gives the network the rights to present all IndyCar Series races, and other live IndyCar Series events across all of its broadcast, cable and digital platforms.

The partnership begins in 2019.

“We’re excited to have NBC Sports serve as the exclusive home of IndyCar, which represents the most competitive open-wheel racing in the world,” NBC Sports and NBCSN president of programming Jon Miller said in a statement.

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