For the people on site, a face mask will be mandatory and the organizer will also take the temperature of everyone who wants to enter the arena. An 88-page security plan was presented on Wednesday and has been developed together with national health experts.
"We think it's important to welcome fans and show that the United States, Indiana and Indianapolis do not need to shut down," said Mark Miles, chairman and CEO of the organization, in a statement.
The arena in Indiana in the USA, a sacred motorsport ground, has the sports world's largest seating capacity of around 257,000 spectators - and with around 50,000 more standing, it frames the Indy 500 as the world's single largest sporting event, when it comes to spectators. 87,500 spectators are very many people, but for the event it would be the lowest audience figure in over a hundred years.
In 1916, 83,000 people came to the sixth edition of the Indy 500.
From a Swedish aspect, Felix Rosenqvist and Marcus Ericsson will have the chance to win the coveted competition.
In parallel with the public plans, the United States continues to be hit hard by the corona pandemic. In absolute numbers, the country has just over 3.8 million cases of confirmed infection and just over 141,000 dead.