Saturday, May 23, 2009
Information about 2009 Indianapolis 500 activity Sunday, May 24 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway:
DAY: 2009 Indianapolis 500 Mile Race
SCHEDULE (all times local):
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6 a.m. |
Public Gates Open |
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8 a.m. |
Spectacle of Bands Begins |
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10:30 a.m. |
Cars Begin Entering Pit Lane |
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11:15 a.m. |
"On the Banks of the Wabash" - Purdue University All American Marching Band |
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11:40 a.m. |
Celebrity/VIP Laps |
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11:50 a.m. |
Engine warm-up begins 100 Years Centennial Book
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Centennial Era: 100 Years of Racing Book By Ralph Kramer. 256 Illustrated Pages, 10"x10", Hardcover. |
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12:09 p.m. |
Military/Wounded Warriors Recognition Lap and March |
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12:18 p.m. |
Recognition and Interview with Tuskegee Airmen |
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12:31 p.m. |
Driver Introductions, Yard of Bricks |
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12:43 p.m. |
"America the Beautiful" performed by Miss America 2009 Katie Stam, Victory Podium |
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12:45 p.m. |
Speech from General Craig McKinley, USAF, Chief, National Guard Bureau, Victory Podium |
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12:47 p.m. |
"God Bless America" performed by Florence Henderson, Victory Podium |
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12:54 p.m. |
National Anthem performed by Major Lisa Kopczynski, Indiana National Guard, Victory Podium |
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12:56 p.m. |
Flyover by two vintage B-25 Mitchell bombers, named Special Delivery and Take Off Time |
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12:56 p.m. |
"Drivers to Your Cars" Announcement |
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12:57 p.m. |
Invocation given by Rev. Daniel Buechlein, Archbishop of Indianapolis, Victory Podium |
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1:01 p.m. |
Three-Volley Salute |
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1:02 p.m. |
"Taps" performed by Sgt. Joseph Young, National Guard, Victory Podium |
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1:03 p.m. |
"Back Home Again in Indiana" performed by Jim Nabors, Victory Podium |
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1:03 p.m. |
Balloon Spectacle |
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1:05 p.m. |
Command to Start Engines - Mari Hulman George, Victory Podium |
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1:06 p.m. |
Parade Lap and Pace Laps -- 2010 Chevrolet Camaro, Pace Car Driver Josh Duhamel |
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1:12 p.m. |
Green flag, start of 2009 Indianapolis 500 Mile Race |
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6 p.m. |
Track Closes |
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TICKETS: Tickets for the 2009 Indianapolis 500 remain available Race Morning. Fans wanting to attend the race need to go to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway ticket office at the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road or at one of the satellite ticket offices, located at Gates 3, 6, 9 and 10. Tickets start at $20 for general admission. All ticket offices will open at 6 a.m. and remain open until 1 p.m.
PROMOTIONS: Purchase a Fisher House T-shirt for $10 and dog tag for $5 (proceeds support Fisher House) at several IMS Retail walk-in stores, including the Plaza and Hall of Fame stores and the IMS Online Store. Sign up for Indy 500 Race for Ca$h at MotoGP garage #33 and the IMS Retail tent in the Hall of Fame Museum from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. Vision Racing Wellness Tour free diabetes screenings from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. in MotoGP Garage #35. Thomas Kinkade Artwork Gallery will be on display from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Yellow Flag Room, below Tower Terrace Grandstands.
PUBLIC GATES OPEN: 6 a.m. (local time). All gates open.
STANDS OPEN: All stands and viewing mounds, except Gasoline Alley Roof.
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