Information about 2014 Indianapolis 500 activity Sunday, May 11, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway:
DAY: Indianapolis 500 Practice
SCHEDULE (all times local):
- 10 a.m. Public Gates Open – IMS Midway Open
- 10:30 a.m. Event Car Rides Begin
- 11 a.m. Event Car Rides Conclude
- 11:50 p.m. Oval Course Track Ceremony – Pit Lane Yard of Bricks – Doug Boles, Derrick Walker, Meagan Quinn, Dario Franchitti – Pace Car
- Noon Verizon IndyCar Series Practice Begins
- 6 p.m. Verizon IndyCar Series Practice Concludes
- IMS Midway Closes
- Public Gates Close
TICKETS: $15, children 12 and under free.
HONORARY STARTER: Sarah Fisher of Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing
PUBLIC GATES OPEN: 10 a.m. (local time). Pedestrian gates open are Gates 1B, 2, 4, 6, 6A, 7 South, 9A, 10, 10A, 12.
STANDS OPEN: B Stand (As needed GA – Sec. 22-25), E Stand (Open-GA), North Vista Wheelchair (As needed GA, Sec. 21), Northwest Vista (As needed GA, Sec. 1-4), 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), 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 : 9 a.m.-6 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.