IMAGES|Race day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

INDIANAPOLIS - - Race day is here!

The green flag drops on the 107th Running of the Indianapolis 500 at 12:45 p.m. ET, but fans began coming down on the race course much earlier on Sunday morning.

Have a look at some of the sights and sounds from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with our picture gallery.

• Pagoda in the morning hours/Chris Hagan
• Fireworks signal the opening of the gates before the Indianapolis 500 car race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, May 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
• The sun increases behind the Pagoda before the Indianapolis 500 vehicle race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Sunday, May 28, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
• The sun increases behind the Pagoda before the Indianapolis 500 car race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, May 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
• A summary of the track via Zach Myers
• Reporter Eric Graves is all set for the Snake Pit
  
• Photo by means of Alia Blackburn
• Gasoline Alley/Chris Widlic
• Photo through Chris Widlic
• Chris Hagan and Chris Widlic interview Bruce Martin
• Daniel Miller and Angela Ganote interview Gov. Eric Holcomb
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• Daniel Miller and Angela Ganote with "unique visitor" Jim O'Brien (in cutout kind)
• Our NewsNation colleagues at IMS/CJ Hoyt
• Chris Widlic speaks with Rinus VeeKay
• BNN crew is ready to go!
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• Overhead view from Daniel Miller
• Chris Hagan with Jack Harvey and Katherine Legge
• Daniel Miller and Angela Ganote on the BNN set for Race Day
• Dan Spehler and Beairshelle Edmé are ready for race day!
• BNN/CBS4 crew on race day
• Chris Widlic talks to Graham Rahal on race day/Jess Peters
• Driver Stefan WIlson signs autographs after surgery/Alexa Ross
• Crowd at 9 a.m. by means of CJ Hoyt
• Race fans dance in the Snake Pit prior to the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Sunday, May 28, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
• Race fans dance in the Snake Pit before the Indianapolis 500 car race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Sunday, May 28, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
• Race fans present in the Snake Pit prior to the Indianapolis 500 automobile race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Sunday, May 28, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
• A fan races in a pedal bike race on a mock track prior to the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, May 28, 2023. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)