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2017 Indy 500 Schedule for CARB DAY, Friday, May 26th

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Friday, May 26, 2017, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway:

SCHEDULE (All times local)

  • 7 a.m.: Parking Lots Open
  • 7 a.m.-6 p.m.: Administrative Office Open, Credential Office Open, IMS Ticket Office Open
  • 8 a.m.-5 p.m.: Ticket Trackside Office Open, Ticket Remotes Open (Gates 3, 6, 9, 10)
  • 8 a.m.-6 p.m.: Credential Trackside Office Open
  • 8 a.m.-6 p.m.: Public Gates Open
  • 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m.: IMS Midway Open
  • 8-9 a.m.: Historic Race Car Exhibition
  • 9-10 a.m.: Firestone Pin Distribution – Pagoda Plaza
  • 10-10:30 a.m.: Indy Lights Autograph Session – IMS Midway
  • 10:30-10:45 a.m.: Sam Schmidt Arrow Car Laps
  • 10:45 a.m.: Clint Brawner Award Ceremony – Victory Podium
  • 11 a.m.-noon: Verizon IndyCar Series Practice
  • 12:05 p.m.: Indy Lights Driver Introductions
  • 12:15 p.m.: Invocation delivered by Rev. Mike Welch
  • 12:16 p.m.: National anthem performed by Reba McEntire
  • 12:25 p.m.: “Drivers Start Your Engines”
  • 12:30 p.m.: Indy Lights Freedom 100 race – 40 Laps
  • 1:45-3 p.m.: TAG Heuer Indy 500 Pit Stop Challenge
  • 2 p.m.: Miller Lite Carb Day Concert Venue Opens
  • 3:30-4:30 p.m.: Barenaked Ladies Concert – Turn 4 Miller Lite Carb Day Stage
  • 4-5:30 p.m.: Hinch “The Mayor on Air” Live Podcast – Garages 35 & 36
  • 5-6:30 p.m.: Steve Miller Band Concert – Turn 4 Miller Lite Carb Day Stage

TICKETS: General Admission – $30. Kids 15 and under free when accompanied by an adult.

PUBLIC GATES OPEN (8 a.m.-6 p.m.): Gate 1, Gate 2, Gate 3, Gate 6, Gate 7S Pedestrian, Gate 7 Vehicle, Gate 9, Gate 10, Gate 10A, Gate 11A, Gate 12

STANDS OPEN:

General Admission ($30) – A Stand, B Penthouse (22-25), Backstretch Family Mounds, E Penthouse, E Stand, Gasoline Alley Roof, Northwest Vista (1-4), Northwest Vista Deck, Northwest Vista Wheelchair (21), Paddock (12-20), Paddock Penthouse (16-28), Paddock Pressbox, Pit Road Terrace, South Terrace, Tower Terrace (37-45), Tower Terrace Wheelchair, Turn 1 Mounds, Turn 3 Mounds, Turn 4 Mounds, Wheelchair Accessible

PARKING LOTS OPEN (7 a.m.): Lot 1B-Paid Daily Parking, Lot 2-Paid Daily Parking, Lot 3G-Paid Daily Parking, Main Gate-Paid Daily Parking, North 40-Limited Free Infield Public Parking, Turn 3-Pre-Paid Purchases ONLY

CAMPING LOTS OPEN: Lot 1A, Lot 1C, Lot 2, Lot 3G, Lot 3P, Lot 4, Lot 4AP, Lot 5, Lot 6, Lot 9

MUSEUM HOURS: 8 a.m.-6 p.m., $10 Adults, $5 Youth (ages 6-15), Free (5 and under)