Indy 500 red-flagged at lap 106
- The Indianapolis 500 was halted by INDYCAR under a red flag for rain on Sunday, May 24, after 106 laps had been completed. - Scott Dixon led the 110th running when the stoppage came at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with the race having taken the green flag at 12:45 p.m. ET. - Live race coverage remained on FOX on Sunday, with INDYCAR timing and scoring tracking the restart order.
Scott Dixon was leading the Indianapolis 500 when INDYCAR stopped the race for rain on Lap 106 on Sunday, May 24, according to Yahoo Sports and WISH-TV. The stoppage came during the 110th running of the race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where weather had been a focus before the start. The race had taken the green flag at 12:45 p.m. Eastern, according to the published event schedule. FOX carried the live television broadcast, while INDYCAR’s live timing page continued to show race status and order. ### Why was the race stopped at Lap 106? Rain at Indianapolis Motor Speedway triggered the red flag after 106 laps had been completed, according to Yahoo Sports’ live race updates and a report from WISH-TV. Both outlets reported that Dixon was out front when officials halted on-track action. (sports.yahoo.com) Lap 106 matters because the Indianapolis 500 is scheduled for 200 laps, meaning the stoppage came just past the halfway point of the race. Under INDYCAR procedure, a red flag freezes the field and sends cars to pit lane until conditions allow the event to resume. That description of race status is consistent with INDYCAR’s live timing and scoring page, which serves as the series’ official race tracker. (sports.yahoo.com) ### Who was leading when the red flag came out? Scott Dixon was the race leader at the moment of the stoppage, Yahoo Sports reported. WISH-TV separately said Dixon led “through 106 laps” when rain brought out the red flag. (leaderboard.indycar.com) Dixon’s position at the front gave the stoppage an immediate competitive angle because the Indianapolis 500 field included several headline contenders. The official INDYCAR event page for the 110th running lists Alex Palou on pole, with the race drawing the usual focus on former winners and championship contenders. (sports.yahoo.com) ### What had happened before the weather interruption? The Indianapolis Motor Speedway schedule listed the green flag for 12:45 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, following the race-day preamble that included driver introductions, the command to start engines and the pace-lap sequence. FOX Sports’ race-viewing information also identified FOX as the television home for the event. (indycar.com) The 2026 race is the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500, according to both Indianapolis Motor Speedway and INDYCAR event pages. Indianapolis Motor Speedway scheduled the event for Sunday, May 24, 2026, as the centerpiece of Memorial Day weekend at the Brickyard. ### Where could viewers follow the race during the delay? (indianapolismotorspeedway.com) FOX was carrying the live broadcast on Sunday, according to FOX Sports’ viewing information cited in the source briefing, while Yahoo Sports was publishing live updates as the race unfolded. INDYCAR’s leaderboard page remained the official source for live timing and scoring. (indianapolismotorspeedway.com) The official series site also listed the Indianapolis 500 as the active race on its schedule page, directing viewers to live timing and scoring during the event. That gave fans two immediate ways to monitor developments during the weather stoppage: the television broadcast and the official leaderboard. ### What happens next once weather clears? INDYCAR’s next step was a restart once track and weather conditions were suitable, with the running order preserved from the red-flag stoppage shown on official timing. (sports.yahoo.com) The race remained scheduled to run to 200 laps, and live updates were available Sunday on FOX, Yahoo Sports and INDYCAR’s timing page. (indycar.com)
