Friday, May 9, 2008
Information about 92nd Indianapolis 500 activity Saturday, May 10, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway:
DAY: Pole Day Qualifying
SCHEDULE (all times local):
| 7 a.m. | Public Gates Open |
| 9-11 a.m. | IndyCar Series Practice |
| 11:57 a.m. | National anthem performed by Whitney Thetford, Victory Circle |
| Noon-6 p.m. | Qualifications for the PEAK Motor Oil Pole |
| 1-1:30 p.m. | Question-and-answer session with Legends of the 1968 Indy 500, Mel Kenyon and Bill Vukovich Jr., Coke Zero Stage, Pagoda Plaza |
| 1:30-2:45 p.m. | Music by DJ Orion, Coke Zero Stage, Pagoda Plaza |
| 1:45-2:45 p.m. | Autograph session with Mel Kenyon and Bill Vukovich Jr., Coke Zero Stage, Pagoda Plaza |
| 3-3:45 p.m. | Live music featuring Ludo, Coke Zero Stage, Pagoda Plaza |
| 4-5 p.m. | Live music featuring Yellowcard, Coke Zero Stage, Pagoda Plaza |
| 6 p.m. | Track Closes |
| 6 p.m. | PEAK Motor Oil Pole Award presented by AutoZone Ceremony, Victory Circle |
TICKETS: $10, ages 5 and under free
PROMOTIONS: Chevrolet Corvette Pace Car limited-edition collectible trading pin. Pin distribution begins at 11 a.m. at MotoGP garage No. 34, just south of Bombardier Learjet Pagoda, and will continue while limited supplies last (one pin per guest). Free Indy 500 collectible trading card distribution begins at 11 a.m. in MotoGP garage #34. Purchase an America Supports You T-shirt and dog tag (all proceeds support Fisher House) from 7 a.m.-4 p.m. in Pagoda Plaza. Free face painting for all ages will take place from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Pagoda Plaza. Free CardioChek cholesterol and glucose screenings presented by Vision Racing in MotoGP garage #33, available 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
ENTERTAINMENT: Ludo plays on the Coke Zero Stage in Pagoda Plaza from 3-3:45 p.m.; Yellowcard plays on the Coke Zero Stage in Pagoda Plaza from 4-5 p.m.
PUBLIC GATES OPEN: 7 a.m. (local time). Gates open are 1/1A/1C, 2, 3, 4/4A, 6, 7, 9, 10/10A/10 Walk-in
STANDS OPEN: Pit Road Terrace, Tower Terrace (by section as needed), South Terrace, Short Chute Disabled, Family Viewing Mounds, Second Turn Viewing Mounds, Third Turn Viewing Mounds, Paddock (by section as needed), Paddock Penthouse (by section as needed), A Stand (upper sections), A Penthouse, B Stand (upper sections), B Penthouse, E Stand (upper sections), E Penthouse, Southeast Vista (by section as needed), North Vista West Disabled, Section 21, Northwest Vista, J Stand (by section as needed), Gasoline Alley Roof
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Indy 500 tickets on sale: Tickets are on sale for the 2008 Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 25, the 92nd running of "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing."
Fans can order tickets online at www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com, by calling the IMS ticket office at (317) 492-6700 or (800) 822-INDY outside the Indianapolis area, or at the ticket office at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Parking and camping information also can be obtained through the ticket office.
Hours for phone orders and the ticket office are 8 a.m.-6 p.m. (ET) Monday-Sunday during May, with special hours of 7 a.m.-6 p.m. on Pole Day, Saturday, May 10 and 6 a.m.-1 p.m. on Race Day, Sunday, May 25. Online orders can be made at any time.
Race Day ticket prices start at just $20.
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