Amid the coronavirus outbreak, the Indianapolis 500 has been moved to August.

Amid the coronavirus outbreak, the Indianapolis 500 has been moved to August.

Thursday, march 26th.

/////// we start "with our breaking news"..

"this afternoon" officials announced "the indianapolis 500" will be postponed.

The 104th running of the greatest spectacle in racing will now happen "on august 23rd".

The owner of the speedway..

"roger penske says"..

He's disappointed to make this change.

But "he says"..

This is "the responsible decision".

"penske added"..

That the health and safety of the crews and visitors "is a top priority".

We talked with "mark jaynes"..

The voice of the 500.

"he says"..

He agrees..

That this was "the best call"..

But "he also adds" that august can not get here soon enough!

//////// /////// "as much as anything, these teams are going to suffer from just a lack of activity..

And wanting to get back to the business of indy car racing and get back to racing as a whole and do what they do.

Much like we're aggravated and frustrated we can't cover it on a daily basis."

///////// "officials say"..

"the memorial day tradition" allows fans to honor men and women who serve our country.

"they say"..

"august" will bring an opporunity to also honor "health-care workers" and "others fighting this pandemic" sports 10's "rick semmler" will have "reaction from the racing