Smoking Hondas and TV commercials. That's who's not winning the Indy 500
What's worse than a four-hour delay to Sunday's Indy 500 after torrents of rain flooded into Speedway? Obviously it's the deluge of commercials.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials may've lifted a local blackout to the 108th running of the Indy 500, but some fans on social media were quick to complain a glut of TV commercials made "the greatest spectacle in racing" nearly unwatchable.
"NBC, I am begging you to offer an option to watch Indycar ad free," wrote Neil Scheibelhut on X, formerly Twitter. "It's the same story every year, more commercials than racing. I understand you have to pay the bills, but give me an option."
And when the race wasn't being interrupted with travel ads to Alaska, it seems racecars with Honda engines kept crashing, or bursting into flames. Here's what people were saying about it on social media.
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Social media reacts to Honda issues, TV commercials during Indy 500
OMG!! The amount of commercials while I'm trying to watch the #Indy500 is absolutely ridiculous!!🤬
— •••Corona••• (@WOWItsCorona) May 26, 2024
Wow. I think Commercial Break has led every so far. #indy500
— bensmith (@bensmithforreal) May 26, 2024
Honda drivers rn #indy500 pic.twitter.com/YU9OqwY6tB
— R0B (@Rob562Now817) May 26, 2024
POV you're a Honda engine in the #Indy500 pic.twitter.com/BccrYDtFSy
— Dan Lv.31 (@LeDanDan_) May 26, 2024
all the drivers with a Honda engine rn #indy500 pic.twitter.com/LEYOgXSCgU
— grace🏳️🌈 (@Grace_young__) May 26, 2024
#indy500 these commercials are just so terrible. Seen more commercials than the race. Embarrassing
— Cody Stever (@cgstever91) May 26, 2024
2 Honda engines expired already…yikes #Indy500
— eric (@ejzwart) May 26, 2024
Already looks like this is going to be the Indianapolis 500 Commercials! Oh brother! #Indy500 #NTT #Racing #NBC
— Dan O (@GoIrish9167) May 26, 2024
Guess you can say that Honda engine was on it’s last Legge.#INDYCAR #Indy500
— DFT (@DFTPNK02) May 26, 2024
Honda engines are on fire today 🔥🔥🔥#indycar #indy500
— André Lukács Molnár (@AndreLukacs) May 26, 2024
@nbc @peacock I’m BEGGING you to offer an option to watch #indycar ad free. It’s the same story every year, more commercials than racing. I understand you have to pay the bills, but give me an option!! #Indy500
— Neil Scheibelhut (@NegaSquatch) May 26, 2024
Damn these Honda engines are breaking 1 by 1 at the Indy 500 not a good look #Indy500
— Katie (@KHerdsman) May 26, 2024
Coverage of the #INDY500 on @IndyCaronNBC is absolutely unwatchable. Constant commercials - not showing incidents, then switching to commercials during restarts.
— Randy Schreckhise (@RandySchreck) May 26, 2024
Green race track and a lot of inexperienced oval drivers. Also Honda engines decided to work the entire month except when it counts.
— Rogue_Infern0 (@RogueInfern0) May 26, 2024
Too many commercials during the #Indy500 and no pip either. pic.twitter.com/3SmUDXmXen
— 1314 SZN ⚔️☝️#ThankYouRoman (@Jascha421) May 26, 2024
All remaining Honda drivers and their teams… #Indy500 pic.twitter.com/JfCcjmW0SV
— Reina (@rryjackson) May 26, 2024
#Indy500
Feels Like watching F1 in the McLaren Honda Era pic.twitter.com/a8IbHvpLER— Mocking_Hawk (@Mocking_Hawks) May 26, 2024
I guess if you drive with a Honda engine today, you'll either crash or it'll blow. Bad luck for that side of the field. 😅 #Indy500
— Gino Morillo Morales (@GMM1702) May 26, 2024
John Tufts covers trending news for the Indianapolis Star. Send him a news tip at JTufts@Gannett.com.
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