Kelly Clarkson Delivers National Anthem At 2018 Indy 500
on May 27, 2018 • Updated Jul 10, 2020
The internet was blowing up with praise and gratitude for one of the best performances of the national anthem we had ever seen!
Taking to the stage at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2018 for the annual Indy 500 – Kelly Clarkson proved once again why she was chosen as an “American Idol.”
Wow! @kelly_clarkson just started all our engines. #indy500 #NationalAnthem #respect
— Rick Allen (@RickAllenracing) May 27, 2018
The 2018 Indy 500 had been on many race fans’ minds and at the forefront of sports news for a number of reasons. It will mark Danica Patrick’s first return to the IndyCar series since her exit in 2013 – and it will mark her last time behind the wheel of a race car. Additionally, two popular drivers – James Hinchcliffe and Pippa Mann – didn’t make the qualifying rounds and won’t be able to compete.
In a moment that many expected to be good – but even exceeded those expectations, Kelly Clarkson rang out across the loudspeakers with a national anthem performance that gave the entire crowd chills!
#KellyClarkson looked and sounded amazing singing our national anthem just now at the #Indy500.
— 𝓐𝓶𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓪♡ (@theamandavilla) May 27, 2018
https://twitter.com/AdrienneBarry/status/1000770066261200897
ABSOLUTELY beautiful and amazing @kelly_clarkson!!!!! #indy500
— Chris Knight (@Knighter01) May 27, 2018
https://twitter.com/93wibc/status/1000769905535475714
One of the most important parts of any true sporting event in our great nation, performing the national anthem is a great honor for any singer and an even greater joy when they do as great a job as Kelly Clarkson did!
Not only was Clarkson there, but they had an incredible flyover by a B2 Stealth Bomber!
What an #INDY500 flyover!!! 🇺🇸🏁#INDYCAR pic.twitter.com/At5SzR2XBI
— Team Penske (@Team_Penske) May 27, 2018
Very cool flyover of the B2 Stealth Bomber at the #Indy500 #indycar pic.twitter.com/xAAhHZ90V8
— Jeff Kirk (@JeffreyNKirk) May 27, 2018
Watch the video below of her unforgettable national anthem performance during the opening of the 2018 Indy 500 – and let us know how you think she did!
