2012 Kroger Super Weekend At The Brickyard Schedule

THURSDAY, July 26th

• 10 a.m. Public Gates Open
• Noon-3 p.m. NASCAR Nationwide Series Practice
• 3:30-5 p.m. NASCAR Nationwide Series Practice
• 5 p.m. Public Gates Close

Hauler Parade, Main Street, Speedway

• 5-6 p.m. Live Music by Corey Cox (Hauler Parade Stage, Main Street, Speedway)
• 6 p.m. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Haulers Arrive on Main Street
• 6:15 p.m. Question-and-answer session with Leonard Wood (Hauler Parade Stage)
• 6:30-7:30 p.m. Hauler Hustle 4K at the Brickyard Footrace, IMS (registration fee required)
• 6:45-7:15 p.m. NASCAR, GRAND-AM Autograph Session
• 6:45-7:45 p.m. Media Pit Stop Challenge
• 8-9 p.m. Live Music by Toy Factory (Hauler Parade Stage)

FRIDAY, July 27th

• 6:30 a.m. Public Gates Open
• 8 a.m. Wristband Distribution for Autograph Sessions, East Chalet, Pagoda Plaza
• 8-9 a.m. GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Combined Practice
• 9:15-9:30 a.m. GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge GS Class Qualifying
• 9:35-9:50 a.m. GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge ST Class Qualifying
• 10-11 a.m. GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series Combined Practice
• 11-11:55 a.m. Driver Autograph Session #1 (J. Burton, Earnhardt, Harvick, Kahne, Patrick), Chalet No. 4, Pagoda Plaza (must have wristband)
• 11:15-11:30 a.m. GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series DP Class Qualifying
• 11:35-11:50 a.m. GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series GT Class Qualifying
• 11:45-11:55 a.m. Driver Q&A (Dillon, Menard, Newman), Chevy Stage, near IMS Hall of Fame Museum
• Noon-12:35 p.m. Fan Pit Walk and Fan Fest, Pit Lane
• 12:20 p.m. GRAND-AM Driver Introductions
• 12:40 p.m. Invocation
• 12:41 p.m. National Anthem
• 12:45 p.m. GRAND-AM Parade Lap
• 12:45-1 p.m. Driver Q&A (J. Burton, Earnhardt, Gordon, Harvick, Kahne, Patrick), Chevy Stage, near IMS Hall of Fame Museum
• 12:50-1:45 p.m. Driver Autograph Session #2 (Dillon, Menard, Newman), Chalet No. 4, Pagoda Plaza (must have wristband)
• 1-3:30 p.m. Brickyard Sports Car Challenge GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Race (Two hours, 30 minutes)
• 1:10-2:10 p.m. Driver Autograph Session #3 (J. Gordon), Chalet No. 4, Pagoda Plaza (must have wristband)
• 3-4 p.m. Driver Autograph Session #4 (Johnson, Stewart), Chalet No. 4, Pagoda Plaza (must have wristband)
• 4:05-4:20 p.m. Driver Q&A (Johnson, Stewart), Chevy Stage, near IMS Hall of Fame Museum
• 4:10-7:10 p.m. Brickyard Grand Prix GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series Race (Three hours)
• 7:15-8:15 p.m. Live Music by Davy Knowles, Coca-Cola Stage, Pagoda Plaza
• 8:30 p.m. Public Gates Close

SATURDAY, July 28th

• 7 a.m. Public Gates Open
• 8 a.m. Wristband Distribution for Autograph Session, East Chalet, Pagoda Plaza
• 8:30-9:30 a.m. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Practice
• 9:30-10:30 a.m. Live Music by Cooke & Belle, Coca-Cola Stage, Pagoda Plaza
• 10:30-11:30 a.m. NASCAR Nationwide Series Driver Autograph Session, East Chalet No. 2, Pagoda Plaza (must have wristband)
• 10:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Practice
• 11:45 a.m. Driver Q&A (Allgaier), Chevy Stage, near IMS Hall of Fame Museum
• Noon IMS Kids Club Event, Flag Lot
• 12:30-1:30 p.m. Live Music by Cooke & Belle, Coca-Cola Stage, Pagoda Plaza
• 12:35-2:05 p.m. NASCAR Nationwide Series Qualifying
• 2:10-4 p.m. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Qualifying
• 2:30 p.m. Driver Q&A (Buescher), Chevy Stage, near IMS Hall of Fame Museum
• 4:05 p.m. NASCAR Nationwide Series Driver Introductions, Victory Podium
• 4:31 p.m. Invocation
• 4:33 p.m. National Anthem, Corey Cox
• 4:38 p.m. Command To Start Engines, Matt Jauchius, Chief Marketing Officer, Nationwide
• 4:50 p.m. Indiana 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series Race (100 laps)
• 7 p.m. Public Gates Close

SUNDAY, July 29th

• 6 a.m. Public Gates Open
• 8:30 a.m. Live Music by Sunny Sweeney, Brickfest Stage, Inside Turn 2 Near IMS Hall of Fame Museum
• 9 a.m. Live Music by Greg Bates, Brickfest Stage, Inside Turn 2 Near IMS Hall of Fame Museum
• 9:15 a.m. Driver Q&A (McMurray), Chevy Stage, near IMS Hall of Fame Museum
• 9:30 a.m. Driver Q&A (Menard, Smith), Chevy Stage, near IMS Hall of Fame Museum
• 9:45 a.m. Driver Q&A (J. Burton, Montoya), Chevy Stage, near IMS Hall of Fame Museum
• 9:40 a.m. Live Music by The Mavericks, Brickfest Stage, Inside Turn 2 Near IMS Hall of Fame Museum
• 10 a.m. Driver Q&A (Harvick), Chevy Stage, near IMS Hall of Fame Museum
• 10:30 a.m. Driver Q&A (Johnson, Kahne), Chevy Stage, near IMS Hall of Fame Museum
• 10:30 a.m. Live Music by Justin Moore, Brickfest Stage, Inside Turn 2 Near IMS Hall of Fame Museum
• 11:50 a.m. Live Music by The Band Perry, Trackside Stage, Yard of Bricks
• 12:20 p.m. Vintage NASCAR Track Lap
• 12:30 p.m. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Driver Introductions, Victory Podium
• 12:53 p.m. “America The Beautiful,” Sunny Sweeney
• 1 p.m. Invocation, Rev. Howard Brammer
• 1:01 p.m. National Anthem, Raul Malo of The Mavericks
• 1:03 p.m. Flyover (Two U.S. Marine Corps V-22 Osprey tilt-rotator aircraft)
• 1:10 p.m. Command To Start Engines, Mari Hulman George, Chairman of the Board, Indianapolis Motor Speedway
• 1:19 p.m. Crown Royal Presents the Curtiss Shaver 400 at the Brickyard Powered by BigMachineRecords.com NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race (160 laps)
• 6 p.m. Public Gates Close

2012 Kroger Super Weekend tickets: Ticket orders for the 2012 Kroger Super Weekend at the Brickyard can be made at www.imstix.com and through the IMS Ticket Office at (317) 492-6700, or (800) 822-INDY outside the Indianapolis area, or by visiting the ticket office at the IMS Administration Building at the corner of Georgetown Road and 16th Street between 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (ET) Monday-Friday.

General admission tickets will cost $10 for Thursday, July 26, $30 for Friday, July 27, $25 for Saturday, July 28 and $30 for Sunday, July 29. A four-day Kroger Super Weekend general admission ticket is $80, a great value for the ultimate race weekend.

Children ages 12 and under will be admitted free any of the four days of the Kroger Super Weekend at the Brickyard when accompanied by an adult with a general admission ticket.

Reserved tickets for the Saturday and Sunday action also will be available at various price ranges.