The Indianapolis 500 is usually a star-studded event with celebrities and athletes, aside from the drivers and their teams, in attendance. And sometimes, they’re included in the pre-race festivities.
For Sunday’s 108th running of the Indy 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Austin Butler (Elvis, Dune) and Jodie Comer (Killing Eve) will pair up to serve as the honorary starters and will wave the green flag to kick it off. They’ll also be promoting their upcoming film, The Bikeriders.
Butler and Comer are just the latest movie stars and celebrities to be the Indy 500 honorary starters. In recent years, Matt Damon and Christian Bale, along with Jake Gyllenhaal and Jeff Baughman, have paired up for the task, and other previous honorary starters include Chris Hemsworth, Adam Driver and Miles Teller.
