Indianapolis 500: The ultimate guide to the 2022 Indy 500

Everything you need to know before the 2022 Indy 500 green flag.

The 2022 Indianapolis 500 is nearly here, and it’s an exciting weekend for motor sports fans everywhere.

One of the biggest and most anticipated races on the planet, the 106th running of the Indy 500 is Sunday, May 29 at the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s 2.5-mile oval, and the green flag is set to fly at 12:45 p.m. ET (NBC).

We here at For The Win have put together a bunch of preview content for the race, from a beginner’s guide to the 2022 Indy 500 to the latest odds to interviews with now-five-time pole winner and 2008 Indy 500 champ Scott Dixon and Indy 500 rookie Jimmie Johnson.

Here’s all of that content in one place for you to enjoy before the green flag waves on Sunday.

5 Indianapolis 500 prop bets you can make with little-to-no racing knowledge

New to IndyCar? Don’t let that stop you from cashing in.

You don’t need to be a die-hard open-wheel racing fan to find yourself glued to the Indianapolis 500 every year. And you don’t need to know the ins-and-outs of IndyCar to bet on the sport’s marquee event each May.

While watching qualifying times and practice runs can certainly help you gain an edge, there are a number of prop bets and methods of wagering that require very little insight while still providing a ton of fun.

Much like the Super Bowl, plenty of non-racing fans across the world will turn their attention toward Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Memorial Day Weekend and find themselves awed by the pomp and circumstance of the event as much as the race itself.

Here’s how you can get a little bit of action on the race without knowing much at about it at all.

Just looking to bet on a few outright winners? We’ve got those odds right here.

All odds via Tipico.

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2022 Indianapolis 500: Scott Dixon, Alex Palou and Will Power among betting favorites at Indy

You don’t want to miss out on Memorial Day Weekend in Indianapolis.

The Greatest Spectacle in Racing returns on Monday, May 29 as Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosts its second IndyCar event of the month and the marquee race of the season: The Indianapolis 500.

One year after Hélio Castroneves captured a miraculous and record-tying fourth Borg-Warner Trophy, the 2022 field is wide open and features some no shortage of star names.

Takuma Sato, Will Power and, of course, Hélio have already qualified. But so has stock car legend Jimmie Johnson and IndyCar royalty Ed Carpenter and Marco Andretti.

Scott Dixon will start on the pole alongside Alex Palou and Rinus VeeKay.

Here’s a full look at each driver’s starting position and odds to win the race via Tipico Sportsbook.

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