Friday, May 16, 2008
Information about 92nd Indianapolis 500 activity Saturday, May 17, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway:
DAY: Coke Zero 500 College Fest/Third Day Qualifying
SCHEDULE (all times local):
| 8 a.m. | Public Gates Open | |
| 10:15-11:15 a.m. | IndyCar Series Practice | |
| 11:57 a.m. | National anthem duet performed by 500 Festival Princesses Shayla Wishmeyer and Megan Meadors | |
| Noon-6 p.m. | Qualifications | |
| 2-2:30 p.m. | Live music featuring Forever The Sickest Kids, Coke Zero Stage, Pagoda Plaza | |
| 2:45-3:45 p.m. | Live music featuring OK Go, Coke Zero Stage, Pagoda Plaza | |
| 4-5 p.m. | Live music featuring Sum 41, Coke Zero Stage, Pagoda Plaza | |
| 6 p.m. | Track Closes |
TICKETS: $10, ages 5 and under free
PROMOTIONS: Free Coca-Cola 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). Purchase an America Supports You T-shirt for $20 and dog tag for $5 (all proceeds support Fisher House) from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. in Pagoda Plaza. Delphi National Guard Panther IndyCar on display from 8 a.m-2 p.m. in Pagoda Plaza. Free temporary tattoos available in the Pagoda Plaza from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Free Indy 500 Driver Collectible Trading Card sheets available beginning at 11 a.m. in Pagoda Plaza while supplies last. Cornhole Tailgate Toss Tournament presented by Wild Sales from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. east of Pagoda Plaza. Free CardioChek cholesterol and glucose screenings presented by Vision Racing from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. in MotoGP garage No. 34, just south of Bombardier Learjet Pagoda. Vitor Meira autograph session, America Supports You military T-shirt booth, Pagoda Plaza, noon-1 p.m. Meira only will sign America Supports You T-shirts on sale at IMS, with the first 200 fans buying a shirt Saturday receiving a wristband that allows participation in the autograph session.
PUBLIC GATES OPEN: 8 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), E Stand (upper sections), E Penthouse, Southeast Vista (by section as needed), North Vista West Disabled, Section 21, Northwest Vista, 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 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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