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

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

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

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Indiana Fever defender Caitlin Clark walks nan reddish carpet up of nan 110th moving of nan 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 nan Indy 500," Clark said successful a connection earlier nan race. "I'm looking guardant to experiencing an iconic portion of what makes Indiana truthful typical and being portion of nan time-honored contented of ‘The Greatest Spectacle successful Racing.’"

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

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

"Since being drafted by nan Fever, fans person been clamoring to stock nan epic ceremony and thrilling excitement of Indy 500 Race Day pinch Caitlin," J. Douglas Boles, nan president of IndyCar and Indianapolis Motor Speedway, said successful a statement. "Through our unthinkable business pinch Gainbridge, everyone joining america for nan world's largest single-day spectator sporting arena will get to do conscionable that. Caitlin will bring unsocial power and beingness to a quintessentially Hoosier acquisition and an perfectly bucket database world sporting spectacle.

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

WNBA subordinate Caitlin Clark walks nan reddish carpet connected May 24, 2026, during nan 110th moving of nan 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 nan Fever defeated nan Valkyries, 90-82.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.