Tom Brady takes Indy 500 lap with Jimmie Johnson before race begins

Tom Brady was successful a two-seater IndyCar conveyance with NASCAR fable Jimmie Johnson arsenic the 2 greats successful their respective sports took a thigh astir Indianapolis Motor Speedway up of the Indianapolis 500 connected Sunday afternoon.

Brady was successful a FOX Sports occurrence suit and had an IndyCar racing helmet connected arsenic Johnson drove him astir the track. He was taking it each successful arsenic the car was whipping down the straightaways and into the turns.

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May 25, 2025; Indianapolis, Indiana: Jimmie Johnson (left) with Tom Brady anterior to the IndyCar Series 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500 astatine Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)

"This is incredible," Brady told the FOX broadcast. "Jimmie driving, each the fans here, I can’t judge this is the archetypal clip I’ve ever been here."

Johnson made 29 IndyCar stars successful his illustrious racing vocation betwixt the 2021 and 2022 seasons. He raced the Iny 500 erstwhile successful his career. He finished 28th successful 2022.

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May 25, 2025; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Tom Brady looks connected earlier the 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500 astatine Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Marc Lebryk-Imagn Images)

"I emotion the Indy 500," Johnson told FOX Sports earlier this month. "There is an vigor and excitement astir the 500 that is dissimilar thing I person experienced before."

Brady wasn’t the lone NFL typical astatine the way connected Sunday.

Michael Strahan drove the gait car astir the way to pb the drivers to green.

The contention was delayed astir an hr arsenic rainfall moved done the area. 

From left, Tom Brady, Derek Jeter, Michael Strahan and Alex Rodriguez locomotion the reddish carpet connected Sunday, May 25, 2025, up of the 109th moving of the Indianapolis 500 astatine Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Michelle Pemberton/IndyStar / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

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Scott McLaughlin was retired of the contention earlier the contention began arsenic helium crashed during the gait laps. Marco Andretti wrecked arsenic good during the archetypal greenish emblem lap.

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