By Paul Kelly
indy500.com
Thursday, October 19, 2006
The 91st Indianapolis 500 is scheduled for Sunday, May 27 on the historic 2.5-mile oval at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Sam Hornish Jr. is the reigning champion, edging Marco Andretti by .0635 of a second last May in the second-closest finish in the history of the event.
Hornish also went on to win the IndyCar Series title, becoming the second consecutive Indy 500 winner to achieve that feat. Dan Wheldon pulled off the Indy-season title "double" in 2005.
The Indianapolis 500 is one of 12 oval races on the 2007 IndyCar Series schedule, with three races on permanent road courses and two on temporary street circuits.
Oval events at Kansas Speedway on April 29 and The Milwaukee Mile on June 3 will precede and follow, respectively, the Month of May at Indianapolis. Both races enter new slots on the schedule, with the Milwaukee race returning to its traditional date of the first weekend after the Indianapolis 500. From 1947-95, The Milwaukee Mile played host to the cars and drivers of the Indy 500 in the weeks following the "500."
The Indianapolis 500 is one of seven IndyCar Series events on ABC in 2007. Five races will be televised on ESPN and five on ESPN2.
ABC first broadcast the Indianapolis 500 in 1965, a relationship that is the second-longest in sports between a network and sports property.
The complete 2007 IndyCar Series schedule:
| Date | Venue | Television |
| March 24 | Homestead-Miami Speedway, 1.5-mile oval (night) | ESPN2 |
| April 1 | Streets of St. Petersburg, 1.8-mile street course | ESPN |
| April 21 | Twin Ring Motegi, 1.5-mile oval | ESPN |
| April 29 | Kansas Speedway, 1.5-mile oval | ESPN2 |
| May 27 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 2.5-mile oval | ABC |
| June 3 | The Milwaukee Mile, 1-mile oval | ABC |
| June 9 | Texas Motor Speedway, 1.5-mile oval (night) | ESPN2 |
| June 24 | Iowa Speedway, .875-mile oval | ABC |
| June 30 | Richmond International Raceway, .75-mile oval (night) | ESPN |
| July 8 | Watkins Glen International, 3.37-mile road course | ABC |
| July 14 | Nashville Superspeedway, 1.33-mile oval (night) | ESPN |
| July 22 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, 2.258-mile road course | ABC |
| Aug. 5 | Michigan International Speedway, 2-mile oval | ESPN2 |
| Aug. 11 | Kentucky Speedway, 1.5-mile oval (night) | ESPN2 |
| Aug. 26 | Infineon Raceway, 2.4-mile road course | ESPN |
| Sept. 2 | The Raceway at Belle Isle, 2.096-mile street course | ABC |
| Sept. 9 | Chicagoland Speedway, 1.5-mile oval | ABC |
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2007 Indianapolis 500 tickets: Tickets are on sale for the 91st Indianapolis 500, scheduled for Sunday, May 27, 2007.
Tickets can be purchased at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's Web site, www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com, by phone or at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Ticket Office. The IMS Ticket Office can be contacted at (800) 822-INDY outside the Indianapolis area or (317) 492-6700 locally. Ticket Office hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Parking and camping permits for "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" also can be purchased online, by phone or at the Ticket Office.
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