Indianapolis 500
Caitlin Clark, Brendan Fraser, Curt Cignetti, Terry Crews, David Letterman and more came to Speedway, Indiana, for The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.
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SPEEDWAY, Ind. — Celebrities were among the 350,000 sold-out crowd for the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500.
PHOTOS: Celebrities at the 2026 Indy 500
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Here’s who we saw Sunday, May 24 around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway:
- Caitlin Clark (honorary starter) — Indiana Fever guard
- Brendan Fraser (green flag waver) — Oscar-winning actor and Indianapolis native (“The Whale,” “Pressure”)
- Curt Cignetti (pace car driver) — national championship-winning head coach for Indiana University’s football team
- Terry Crews — host of “America’s Got Talent”
- David Letterman — Indianapolis native and former host of “The Tonight Show”
- Jordin Sparks (national anthem singer) — “American Idol” winner and Grammy nominee
- Ephraim Owens (singer of “America the Beautiful”) — Indianapolis native and “The Voice” contestant
- Jim Cornelison (singer of “(Back Home Again in) Indiana”) — sings both the national anthem and “O Canada” before Chicago Blackhawks home games
- Alec Pierce (riding in the “Fastest Seat in Sports”) — Indianapolis Colts wide receiver
- Jimmie Johnson (driving the “Fastest Seat in Sports”) — seven-time NASCAR Cup champion
- Pascal Siakam — Indiana Pacers forward
- Jonathan Owens — Indianapolis Colts defensive tackle
- Blake Grupe — Indianapolis Colts kicker
- Lexie Hull — Indiana Fever guard
- Scott Evans — Indianapolis native and host of “Access Hollywood”
- Thomas Doherty — actor (“Tell Me Lies,” “Paradise”)
- Sonia Mena — actress (“Tell Me Lies,” “The Deuce”)
- Spencer House — actor (“Tell Me Lies,” “Teenage Bounty Hunters”)
- Tovah Felshuh — actress (“Nobody Wants This,” “M.I.A.”)
- Arie Luyendyk Jr. — former IndyCar driver and “The Bachelor” star
- Titus O’Neil — professional wrestler
- Tyson Ritter — lead singer of The All-American Rejects
