FOX releases statement, clarifying Kevin Harvick status for Indy 500

On Thursday, Kevin Harvick revealed his 2025 broadcasting schedule for FOX Sports which included the 109th running of the Indy 500 Sunday, May 25. Harvick will be in attendance at Indianapolis Motor Speedway alongside his son, Keelan, but will not be a part of FOX‘s Indy 500 broadcast team, a FOX Sports spokesman clarified Friday.

“He is attending with his son, Keelan, and may pop into the FOX coverage as a guest, but he is not calling the race,” a spokesman said in an email to On3.

A now deleted tweet from Harvick’s X account showed a graphic of his 2025 schedule listing the Indy 500 as his final broadcast. Harvick will call 14 NASCAR races alongside Mike Joy and Clint Bowyer through May 18. 

Kevin Harvick set to call 67th running of the Daytona 500

Harvick, who transitioned to broadcasting following his retirement from full-time Cup Series competition after the 2023 season, previously teased an Indy 500 appearance during an October episode of his “Happy Hour” podcast.

“When you look at the Indy 500 and everything that comes with the Indy 500, that is an experience from the open wheel side of that, that hopefully I get to experience this year,” Harvick said. “I don’t have anything to do that weekend, so I’d love to experience what heaven might be like.”

Harvick, a 60-time winner and 2014 Cup champion, began his second season on the call for FOX with The Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium earlier this month. This Sunday, he will be in the booth for the 67th running of the Daytona 500.

FOX will broadcast the Indy 500 as part of the racing series’ new media rights deal which kicks in this season. Seven-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson and Danica Patrick notably participated in the 2024 event on NBC, providing commentary during the prerace show.

Will Buxton, James Hinchcliffe and Townsend Bell will serve as the three-man booth for the Indy 500, with Jamie Little expected to cover the race in some capacity.