Caitlin Clark, Curt Cignetti among arriving celebrities on red carpet
The red carpet is open at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and the celebrities are making their way past the Yard of Bricks — many of them being involved in the prerace ceremonies.
Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark is the grand marshal and will give the command to bring the 33 drivers to their cars.
In a prerace video from Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Clark announced she was picking 2022 Indy 500 winner Marcus Ericsson to win again (Clark wears No. 22 for the Fever).
Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti will be driving the pace car four months after coaching the Hoosiers to their first national championship. Cignetti said he hit 177 mph on the straightaway in a Saturday walkthrough.
“I like being No. 1, so I get to start in front and finish in front,” he said.
His advice to the drivers: “Keep it clean, first of all. Cut it loose, play with courage. Go get it.”
Actor Brendan Fraser, who has roots in Indiana, will be waving the green flag as the honorary starter.
