“Stay Tuned!”

SPEEDWAY, Ind. — FOX59 is the official media partner for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum’s newest exhibit, “Now Stay Tuned,” which highlights the broadcast history of the Indy 500.

“Now Stay Tuned really showcases how people consumed the Indianapolis 500 over its 116-year history here at the Speedway,” said Vice President of Curation and Education Jason Vansickle.

The exhibit starts by taking museumgoers back to 1922, the first time the race was broadcast over the radio.

“Historically, with the TV blackout, people have fallen in love with the 500 through the radio,” Vansickle said.

If fans weren’t watching the Greatest Spectacle in Racing in person, there was a time when they could only listen to the action, described by legendary broadcasters Sid Collins, Paul Page, Bob Jenkins and now Mark Jaynes.

While some fans still choose to listen to the Indy 500 on the radio, others take in the sounds and sights on television. The exhibition shows how on-air coverage has evolved since the late 1960’s starting on ABC, then switching to NBC in 2018, and now on FOX.

“They are passionate when it comes to IndyCar racing so much that obviously FOX now has a stake in the IndyCar series in Penske Entertainment. That’s not taken lightly from an outsider looking into it,” Vansickle said.

After a grandstand sellout in 2025, FOX broadcast the race live to more than 7 million viewers.

“When you look at what the booth is doing with Will Buxton and James Hinchcliffe and Townsend Bell… I think they have a synergy that can elegantly call the race,” he said.

Through the coverage, viewers saw a first-of-its-kind driver’s point-of-view angle. Using Marcus Ericsson’s winning IndyCar from 2022, the exhibit shows fans what cameras capture at each point around the track, all in unison.

Beyond the history of the broadcast, “You Make the Call” gives attendees the chance to step inside a mock broadcast booth and take on the role of the announcer.

“Now Stay Tuned” opens to the public Saturday, Nov. 22 and will remain on display through June 2026.