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Roger Penske bullish on large crowd for Indianapolis 500

A fully vaccinated Roger Penske is hard at work at Indianapolis Motor Speedway preparing for a full season of racing that will include spectators at his showcase event.

There will be fans at this year's Indianapolis 500, Penske said Monday, but how many remains a moving target based on COVID-19 restrictions. More than 170,000 tickets already have been sold for the May 30 race, he said.

His first Indy 500 as owner of the historic property was held in front of empty grandstands last year.

"We're not making any predictions at all because anything I would say today could be completely wrong," Penske said.