Some Indianapolis Colts will be enjoying themselves this Sunday, instead of strapping on their normal end-of-week gridiron gear. Both Colts quarterback Andrew Luck and punter Pat McAfee were helping to represent the team at this year’s Indy 500, hosted annually at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

When asked about the Indy 500, Luck was definitely excited to be ‘a fan’ at such a special event:

“Yeah, absolutely, I think it’s one of the great events of America,” said Colts quarterback Andrew Luck via the Indianapolis Star. “It’s so cool, it’s fun for us to be ‘a fan’ at things, and not always have to play. Stoked to be here.”

While Luck was enjoying himself in the festivities leading up to the race, McAfee was responsible for delivering the green flag, along with Indiana Pacers star Paul George and the help of 14-year old Riley kid Tori Gwyn. The delivering of the green flag is a tremendous honor and signals the start of the highly anticipated race:

May 24, 2015; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck prior to the 2015 Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports

Today will be the 99th running of the Indianapolis 500 and is always an annual rite of Memorial Day weekend. It’s both a popular historic and national racing spectacle that Hoosiers can definitely be proud of. It’s great to see two Colts players in Luck and McAfee taking part in such a special weekend.

It shouldn’t be too long before we start to see them racing on their own field, although hopefully not so much in Luck and McAfee’s case. They’ll probably want to leave such racing to speedy players like T.Y. Hilton and Phillip Dorsett.

In the mean time, it has to be great for both Luck and McAfee to kick back, relax, and enjoy one of the greatest racing spectacles in sports this Sunday, just like the rest of us: