Information about 2014 Indianapolis 500 activity on Sunday, May 18 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway:
DAY: Old National Armed Forces Pole Day
SCHEDULE (all times local):
- 7:00 a.m. Public Gates Open
- 8:30 a.m. Verizon IndyCar Series Practice Begins
- 9:00 a.m. IMS Midway Open
- 9:30 a.m. Verizon IndyCar Series Practice Concludes / Sam Schmidt Event Begins
- 9:45 a.m. Enlistment Ceremony Begins – Plaza Stage
- 10:15 a.m. Enlistment Ceremony Concludes – Plaza Stage
- 11:00 a.m. Verizon IndyCar Series Group 1 Qualifying / (Positions 10 – 33, each driver will make one attempt) / Rapid Fire Concert Begins – Plaza Stage
- Noon Rapid Fire Concert Concludes – Plaza Stage
- 12:15 p.m. American Dairy Pin Distribution Begins – Pagoda Plaza
- 1:15 p.m. American Dairy Pin Distribution Concludes – Pagoda Plaza / Qualifying Pre-Race Show Begins – Pagoda Plaza Stage
- 2:00 p.m. Verizon IndyCar Series Fast 9 Qualifying Begins / Qualifying Pre-Race Show Concludes – Pagoda Plaza Stage
- 2:45 p.m. Verizon IndyCar Series Fast 9 Qualifying Concludes
- 3:00 p.m. Verizon Pole Award Celebration
- 4:00 p.m. IMS Midway Close / Public Gates Close
TICKETS: $20, children 12 and under free.
PROMOTIONS: 12:15 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Chevrolet Pin Distribution – Pagoda Plaza
HONORARY STARTERS :
- Verizon (4 Representatives)
- Sunoco (6 Representatives)
- NCAA – President Mark Emmert
- Bryant – John Gibbons
- Hoosier Mama – KC Cranfill
- Deem Representative (TBD)
- Safety Management Group Representative (TBD)
- Sysco Representative (TBD)
- Stanley / Black & Decker Representative (TBD)
PUBLIC GATES OPEN: 10:00 a.m. (local time). Pedestrian gates open are Gates 1, 1B, 2, 3, 4, 6, 6A, 7 South, 9, 9A, 10, 10A, 12.
STANDS OPEN : A Stand (As needed GA Sec. 1-4), B Stand (As needed GA – Sec. 22-25), B Penthouse (Open GA-Sec. 22-25), E Stand (Open-GA), E Penthouse (Open-GA), North Vista Wheelchair (As needed GA, Sec. 21), Northwest Vista (As needed GA, Sec. 1-6), Northwest Vista Deck (Open-GA), Paddock (As needed GA, Sec. 9-18), Paddock Pressbox (Open-GA), Paddock Penthouse (As needed GA, Sec. 9-30), Pit Road Terrace (Open-GA), Southeast Vista (As needed GA Sec. 1-3), Southeast Vista Deck (Open-GA), South Terrace (Open-GA), Tower Terrace (As needed GA, Sec. 37-42), Tower Terrace Wheelchair (Open-GA), Wheelchair Accessible (Inside-Open GA), Backstretch Mounds (Open-GA), Backstretch Family Mounds (Open-GA), Turn 2 Mounds (Open-GA), Turn 3 Mounds (Open-GA), Gasoline Alley Roof (Open-GA)
MUSEUM HOURS: 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for fans 6-15 years old, with children under 6 free. Gate admission to the Indianapolis 500 is not included in Museum admission and must be purchased separately.