Caitlin Clark naturally went with Marcus Ericsson to win the 110th Indy 500.
The WNBA star who wears No. 22 for the Indiana Fever picked 2022 Indy 500 winner Marcus Ericsson to win for the second time at the Brickyard.
“There’s a reason he’s right in the middle,” Clark said while signing the milk bottle signifying Ericsson’s victory on a shelf full of bottles for other winners.
.@CaitlinClark22’s #Indy500 pick is in!#ThisIsMay | #INDYCAR pic.twitter.com/6GIdminW55
— Indianapolis Motor Speedway (@IMS) May 24, 2026
(It would later turn out that Clark had the right country but the wrong driver: Felix Rosenqvist, another native of Sweden like Ericsson, won the closest finish in Indy 500 history.)
The two-time WNBA All-Star was announced last week as the grand marshal for the race.
As part of her prerace duties, she gave the command to summon drivers to their cars.
LET'S GET THIS #INDY500 STARTED! 😆
— Indianapolis Motor Speedway (@IMS) May 24, 2026
Grand Marshal and @GainbridgeLife ambassador @CaitlinClark22 sends the field of 33 to their cars!@IndianaFever | @WNBA pic.twitter.com/ZX9aVE1Bac
It’s the first time that Clark has attended the Greatest Spectacle in Racing, and she seemed to be enjoying herself while surrounded by throngs of fans on the red carpet at the base of Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s famous Pagoda.
“Hey, it’s Caitlin, I’m here at the Indy 500 with all my friends,” Clark said in a video posted by the Fever. “I’m excited to be here for the first time!”
Indiana Fever teammate Lexie Hull also was at the race and on the red carpet.
on location with Caitlin Clark at the #Indy500 🙌 pic.twitter.com/1LBr8lXgUu
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) May 24, 2026
Clark, who was the No. 1 overall pick of the 2024 WNBA Draft on the way to being named Rookie of the Year, scored 22 points for the Fever in a 90-82 home victory Friday over the Golden State Valkyries.
She returned after missing a game with a back injury that resulted in a league warning to the Fever.
She also later donned a Fever-emblazoned helmet and then pretended to celebrate with the famous Borg-Warner Trophy.
Caitlin Clark rockin' a custom Fever x #Indy500 helmet 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/H9DemtDITa
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) May 24, 2026
