Caitlin Clark fever overcomes Indy to overshadow Pacers and Indianapolis 500

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark reacts after missing a 3-point shot against the Connecticut Sun during the fourth quarter of a WNBA basketball game, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Uncasville, Conn. Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark speaks during a conference after the team’s WNBA basketball game against the Connecticut Sun, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Uncasville, Conn.

Her WNBA home debut with the Fever comes Thursday night, deep into preparations for Indianapolis’ truly big event, the 108th running of the Indy 500. Anticipation to see the No. 1 overall draft was so high that drivers were checking their daily schedules to see if there was room to see Clark play the New York Liberty at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

Penske Entertainment, owner of the speedway, IndyCar and the Indy 500, has used Clark at series events before. She was aSeries officials want nothing more than to include Indy’s newest star in the pageantry of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” but the Fever play in Los Angeles for next Friday’s “Carb Day” and then in Las Vegas the night before the race. The only gap in Clark’s WNBA schedule comes this Sunday, when the Indy 500 pole is decided.

Clark had 20 points while setting a record with 10 turnovers in a WNBA debut in the Fever’s season-opening loss to the Connecticut Sun. The game had record viewership with an average of 2.1 million viewers on ESPN2, ESPN+ and Disney+ to top ESPN’s previous mark of nearly 1.5 million viewers for a 2004 game between the Phoenix Mercury and Connecticut.

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