Indy 500 fans clamor for Caitlin Clark as she takes center stage at race

Indiana Fever prima Caitlin Clark served arsenic the expansive marshal for the Indianapolis 500 connected Sunday.

The Fever posted respective clips of Clark astatine Indianapolis Motor Speedway. In 1 video, Clark showed the oversea of fans who waited to get a glimpse of the WNBA superstar. Then, she made the announcement for drivers to get to their cars and get acceptable for the race.

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Indiana Fever defender Caitlin Clark walks the reddish carpet up of the 110th moving of the Indianapolis 500 astatine Indianapolis Motor Speedway connected May 24, 2026. (Edwin Locke/USA TODAY Network)

"I'm honored to correspond Gainbridge arsenic Grand Marshal of the Indy 500," Clark said successful a connection earlier the race. "I'm looking guardant to experiencing an iconic portion of what makes Indiana truthful peculiar and being portion of the time-honored contented of ‘The Greatest Spectacle successful Racing.’"

Clark joined a laundry database of celebrities who person been the expansive marshal, including Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and Blake Shelton.

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WNBA subordinate Caitlin Clark walks the personage reddish carpet connected May 24, 2026, during the 110th moving of the Indianapolis 500 astatine Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Michelle Pemberton/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

"Since being drafted by the Fever, fans person been clamoring to stock the epic solemnisation and thrilling excitement of Indy 500 Race Day with Caitlin," J. Douglas Boles, the president of IndyCar and Indianapolis Motor Speedway, said successful a statement. "Through our unthinkable concern with Gainbridge, everyone joining america for the world's largest single-day spectator sporting lawsuit volition get to bash conscionable that. Caitlin volition bring unsocial vigor and beingness to a quintessentially Hoosier acquisition and an perfectly bucket database planetary sporting spectacle.

Clark is among the apical players successful the WNBA, and among the astir popular, arsenic she looks to usher the Fever backmost to the playoffs. She missed a crippled earlier successful the week with an wounded but returned to the level against the Golden State Valkyries.

WNBA subordinate Caitlin Clark walks the reddish carpet connected May 24, 2026, during the 110th moving of the Indianapolis 500 astatine Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Michelle Pemberton/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

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She had 22 points and 9 assists arsenic the Fever defeated the Valkyries, 90-82.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.