Tomorrow At The Track: Saturday, May 24
Friday, May 23, 2008

Information about 92nd Indianapolis 500 activity Saturday, May 24 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway:

DAY: Public Drivers Meeting, Firestone Freedom 100

SCHEDULE (all times local):

8 a.m. Public Gates Open
   
8-10:30 a.m. Purchase an America Supports You T-shirt ($20) and dog tag ($5); all proceeds support Fisher House
   
9-10 a.m. Indy 500 Driver Autograph Session, Pagoda Plaza
   
10:30 a.m. Public Drivers Meeting
   
Noon IPL 500 Festival Parade, downtown Indianapolis
   
12:15 p.m. Firestone Freedom 100 (40 laps)
   
6 p.m. Track closes


TICKETS: Free

PROMOTIONS: Free limited-edition American Dairy Association collectible trading pin; pin distribution begins at 11 a.m. at MotoGP garage No. 34, just south of the Bombardier Learjet Pagoda, and will continue while limited supplies last. Purchase an America Supports You T-shirt for $20 and dog tag for $5 from 8-10:30 a.m. All proceeds support Fisher House.

PUBLIC GATES OPEN: 8 a.m. (local time). Gates open are 2, 6, 7

STANDS OPEN: Tower Terrace, Paddock (by section as needed)

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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.

Indy 500 TV, radio: ABC and ESPN2 will provide live Race Day television coverage of the 92nd Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 25. Pre-race coverage starts at 11 a.m. (ET) on ESPN2, continuing at noon on ABC. Race coverage begins at 1 p.m. on ABC.

IMS Radio Network Race Day coverage starts with a pre-race show at noon, followed by the race at 1 p.m. The radio network's coverage also will be broadcast live on XM Satellite Radio Channel 145, "IndyCar Series Racing," and XM Channel 144.




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