5.24.2024
SMT, the leading innovator in real-time data delivery and graphics solutions for the sports and entertainment industries, is continuing to provide advanced real-time data integration services and on-air graphics for the broadcast of the Indianapolis 500. This marks the latest chapter in SMT’s longstanding relationship with the event. The iconic 500-mile race will take place on May 26 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana.
As the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500 approaches on Sunday, a field of 33 cars will thunder across the famed yard of bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, thrilling fans around the world. SMT’s solutions include both broadcast and in-venue technology.
On the broadcast side, SMT has been telling the story of America’s most iconic race since 1995, enhancing the viewer experience during qualifying races with data-driven graphics, race crawls, real-time telemetry and talent prompters, helping to draw in casual fans with unique explainer elements. Other SMT solutions include:
- NBC Race Pylon: Positioned on the left side of the screen to display the current running order with stats such as Interval Behind Leader, Fast Lap Speed, Last Lap Speed, Manufacturer, Last Pit Lap, and Laps Since Last Pit. It also displays the 5 Headshot Leaderboard to Break.
- Telemetry: The Pylon also has a Telemetry Lower Half to display an individual car’s current speed, RPM, Brake and Throttle Data and Lower Quarter and Half Green Flag Pit Stop Times.
- Duet Interface: Interfaces thousands of racing stats for the four IMS Duets on-site, two for NBC, one for NBC pre-race and one for international.
- Video Prompter: Displays Current Running Order, Championship Standings, Current Segment/Break Time, and much more to keep the announce booth and all the production trucks on the same page.
- Videoboards: Racing information for the different videoboard at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The SMT operator runs one application, and it controls five render machines which each feed multiple videoboard types to feed the hundreds of boards around IMS.
- AD Station: For NBC broadcast to allow the master control assistant director to use an SMT laptop on the SMT Graphic Network to set up commercial breaks in addition to controlling the SMT Break Clock Prompter that tells the announce booth and production trucks how far production is into a show segment or how long until back from commercial break.
- Hat graphic: Keeps viewers informed of the running order during breaks.