2014 Brickyard 400

2014 Kroger Super Weekend at the Brickyard activity Thursday, July 24 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway:

DAY: IMSA Practice, Qualifying/Hauler Parade

SCHEDULE (all times local):

• 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Public Gates Open
• 9-10:30 a.m. Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Practice
• 10:45-12:15 a.m. TUDOR United SportsCar Championship Practice (All Classes)
• 12:30-1:30 p.m. Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Practice
• 1:45-2:45 p.m. TUDOR United SportsCar Championship Practice (All Classes)
• 3:00-3:15 p.m. Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge – ST Qualifying
• 3:30-3:45 p.m. Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge – GS Qualifying
• 4:00-4:15 p.m. TUDOR United SportsCar Championship – GTD Qualifying
• 4:20-4:35 p.m. TUDOR United SportsCar Championship – GTLM Qualifying
• 4:45-5 p.m. TUDOR United SportsCar Championship – PC Qualifying
• 5:05-5:20 p.m. TUDOR United SportsCar Championship – P Qualifying
• 5-8 p.m. Hauler Parade, Main Street, Speedway

TICKETS: $10. Children 12 and under free with adult general admission ticket-holder. Hauler Parade is free.

PUBLIC GATES OPEN: 8 a.m. (local time). Pedestrian gates open are Gates 1, 1B, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 South, 9, 10, 10A, 27.

STANDS OPEN : E Stand, E Penthouse, North Vista Wheelchair (as needed-Sec. 21), Northwest Vista (as needed, Sec. 1-5), Northwest Vista Deck, Paddock (as needed, Sec. 9-18), Paddock Penthouse (as needed, Sec. 9-18), South Terrace, Tower Terrace (as needed, Sec. 37-40), Tower Terrace Wheelchair, Wheelchair Accessible (Inside), Backstretch Family Mounds, Turn 2 Mounds, Hulman and Shaw Viewing Mounds, 6th Street Viewing Mound.

MUSEUM HOURS: 8 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 Kroger Super Weekend at the Brickyard is not included in IMS Hall of Fame Museum admission and must be purchased separately.

The 2014 Kroger Super Weekend at the Brickyard will kick off this Thursday, July 24, with the sixth annual Hauler Parade. This event allows fans to enjoy the color and excitement of NASCAR leading into the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series races this weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The event will take place from 5-8 p.m. on Main Street in Speedway. Admission is free.

There will be many events for fans to enjoy throughout the evening, including an appearance by legendary NASCAR Hall of Fame driver and 1999 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Dale Jarrett, who will be the grand marshal of the Hauler Parade.

Another featured guest will be retired Green Beret John Wayne Walding of Little Elm, Texas, the hero who received naming rights to the Crown Royal Presents the John Wayne Walding 400 at the Brickyard Powered by BigMachineRecords.com NASCAR Sprint Cup race Sunday, July 27, at IMS.

The event will feature an autograph session with IMSA drivers Joao Barbosa, Christian Fittipaldi, Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas, and fans may also enjoy live music, children’s activities and interactive displays from the Indiana Pacers, the Indiana Fever and the Indy Eleven.

Fans also can watch the haulers parade north on Main Street and east on 16th Street at 7:55 p.m., as they depart the Hauler Parade single-file and enter the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

THURSDAY, July 24

On-Track Schedule

• 9-10:30 a.m. Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Practice
• 10:45-12:15 a.m. TUDOR United SportsCar Championship Practice (All Classes)
• 12:30-1:30 p.m. Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Practice
• 1:45-2:45 p.m. TUDOR United SportsCar Championship Practice (All Classes)
• 3:00-3:15 p.m. Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge – ST Qualifying
• 3:30-3:45 p.m. Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge – GS Qualifying
• 4:00-4:15 p.m. TUDOR United SportsCar Championship – GTD Qualifying
• 4:20-4:35 p.m. TUDOR United SportsCar Championship – GTLM Qualifying
• 4:45-5 p.m. TUDOR United SportsCar Championship – PC Qualifying
• 5:05-5:20 p.m. TUDOR United SportsCar Championship – P Qualifying

Off-Track Activities

• Sixth Annual Hauler Parade (Free, Main Street, Speedway)
  • 5-6 p.m. Hauler Parade festivities begin. Live Music by Tim Dugger (Hauler Parade Stage, Main Street, Speedway)
  • 6 p.m. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Haulers Arrive on Main Street
• IMSA Autograph Session Begins
  • 6:10 p.m. Hauler Parade Welcome with Doug Boles, Dale Jarrett and John Wayne Walding (Hauler Parade Stage)
  • 7-8 p.m. Live Music by Michael Ray (Hauler Parade Stage)
  • 7:55 p.m. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Haulers depart from Main Street
  • 8 p.m. Event concludes

Note: On hand at the event will be Indianapolis Motor Speedway President J. Douglas Boles, NASCAR Hall of Fame driver and Hauler Parade Grand Marshal Dale Jarrett, and IMSA drivers Joao Barbosa, Christian Fittipaldi, Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas

Tickets

• General admission: $10. Children 12 and under admitted free with adult general admission ticket-holder.
• Super Weekend Ticket: Four-day general admission, $82. Children 12 and under admitted free with adult general admission ticket-holder.

Gates Open 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

FRIDAY, July 25

On-Track Schedule

• 8:30-10 a.m. NASCAR Nationwide Series Practice
• 10:30-11:25 a.m. NASCAR Nationwide Series Practice
• 11:35-1 p.m. NASCAR Sprint Cup Practice
• 2:30-5:05 p.m. Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Race (Timed, 150 Minutes)
• 5:45 -8:30 p.m. Brickyard Grand Prix (TUDOR Series) Race (165 Minutes)

Off-Track Activities (Chevy Day at the Brickyard)

• Chevy Driver Autograph Sessions (all in Rick Mears and Mauri Rose rooms on Legends Row):
  • Scheduled to appear at 8:30 a.m., Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kurt Busch, Austin Dillon. 9 a.m., Jamie McMurray, Kasey Kahne, Martin Truex Jr. All participating fans must have a wristband for each session, one autograph per person. Wristband distribution for both sessions starts at 8 a.m. in the Pagoda Plaza, with 150 wristbands available per session. All participants – adults and children – must have a wristband.
• Team Chevy Driver Q&A (all on Chevy Stage north of Pagoda Plaza): 9 a.m., Kasey Kahne, Jamie McMurray, Martin Truex Jr.; 9:35 a.m., Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kurt Busch, Austin Dillon; 1 p.m., Ty Dillon; 1:15 p.m., Brendan Gaughan; 1:30 p.m., Josh Reaume; 1:45 p.m., Dylan Kwasniewski; 2 p.m., Tony Stewart; 2:15 p.m. Chad Boat
• IMSA Fan Fest: TUDOR United SportsCar Championship series and Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge race cars on display, drivers available for fan interaction, 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m., Hulman Boulevard (back straightaway of road course)
• Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Pre-Race Ceremonies: Driver introductions, command to start engines, 2:10-2:30 p.m.
• Brickyard Grand Prix Pre-Race Ceremonies: Driver introductions, command to start engines, 5:35-5:40 p.m.
• Kids Zone: Radio Disney, inflatables, games, Hero Zone obstacle course, Pit Stop Challenge, face painting and more, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., infield

Tickets

• General admission: $30. Children 12 and under admitted free with adult general admission ticket-holder.

Gates Open 8 a.m.-8:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, July 26

On-Track Schedule

• 9-11 a.m. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Practice
• 12:10-1:50 p.m. NASCAR Nationwide Series Qualifying
• 2:10-3:45 p.m. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Qualifying
• 4:50-6:15 p.m. Lilly Diabetes 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series Race (100 laps)

Off-Track Activities

• NASCAR Nationwide Series Driver Autograph Session: Autographs with Ty Dillon, Trevor Bayne, Dylan Kwasniewski, Chase Elliott, Regan Smith, 10-11 a.m., Pagoda Plaza Pavilion All participating fans must have a wristband, with one item to be signed per driver. Wristband distribution for both sessions starts at 8 a.m. in the Pagoda Plaza, with limited availability.
• Team Chevy Driver Q&A (all on Chevy Stage north of Pagoda Plaza): 11:45 a.m., Justin Allgaier; Noon, Danica Patrick.
• Nationwide Drivers “Brick Walk,” Pagoda Plaza at 3:15 p.m.
• Pre-Race Ceremonies: Driver introductions, military salute, patriotic songs, invocation, command to start engines, 4-4:38 p.m.
• Brickfest Music Festival (Free with admission, infield Brickfest Music Festival Stage)
  • 6:30 p.m. A Thousand Horses
  • 7:15 p.m. The Band Perry
  • 8:45 p.m. Justin Moore
• Kids Zone: Radio Disney, inflatables, games, Hero Zone obstacle course, Pit Stop Challenge, face painting and more, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., infield. Also at the Kids Zone, the Illiana Watermelon Association will donate and distribute cups of free homegrown Indiana watermelon and will accept donations for Riley Children’s Hospital. Internationally recognized Chef Joseph Poon will be on hand to showcase watermelon carvings, and there will be stickers for the kids. Racecar driver Ross Chastain will also be appearing in the booth to talk with racing fans.

Tickets

• Reserved seats: Range from $51-67.
• General admission: $25. Children 12 and under admitted free with adult general admission ticket-holder.

Gates Open 7 a.m.-8:30 p.m.

SUNDAY, July 27

On-Track Schedule

• 1-4 p.m. Crown Royal Presents the John Wayne Walding 400 at the Brickyard Powered by BigMachineRecords.com

Off-Track Activities

• Team Chevy Driver Q&A (all on Chevy Stage, north of Pagoda Plaza): 9 a.m., Kyle Larson pit crew autograph session; 9:35 a.m., Ryan Newman; 10 a.m., Kevin Harvick, 10:20 a.m., Jimmie Johnson
• Brickfest Music Festival (Free with admission, Infield Brickfest Music Festival Stage)
  • 8:30 a.m. Lauren Jenkins
  • 9:00 a.m. Scotty Emerick
  • 9:30 a.m. A Thousand Horses
  • 10:20 a.m. Drake White
  • 11:15 a.m. Brantley Gilbert
  • Note: Fans also can enjoy a giant slide, Eurobungy and a mechanical pig in the Brickfest area.
• Track Walk: Fans who purchased Reserved Seats for Saturday, July 27 and Sunday, July 28 can take a complimentary walk on IMS oval from 9:15-10:30 a.m.
• Brickwalk: Fans can watch drivers walk down Yard of Bricks in Pagoda Plaza to Pagoda for driver introductions, noon-12:25 p.m.
• Pre-Race Ceremonies: Driver introductions, military salute, patriotic songs, invocation, command to start engines, 12:27-1:08 p.m.
• Pre-Race Music Performances (Victory Podium))
• 12:56 p.m.: America the Beautiful: Ashley Campbell; 1:04 p.m.: National anthem, Drake White
• Kids Zone: Appearances by NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers Greg Biffle (9-9:20 a.m.) and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (10-10:20 a.m.), Radio Disney, inflatables, games, Hero Zone obstacle course, Pit Stop Challenge, face painting and more, 8 a.m. until Lap 80 of Crown Royal Presents the John Wayne Walding 400 at the Brickyard Powered by BigMachineRecords.com, infield. Also at the Kids Zone, the Illiana Watermelon Association will donate and distribute cups of free homegrown Indiana watermelon and will accept donations for Riley Children’s Hospital. Internationally recognized Chef Joseph Poon will be on hand to showcase watermelon carvings, and there will be stickers for the kids. NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Ross Chastain will also be appearing in the booth to speak with racing fans.

Tickets

• Reserved seats: Range from $41-159.
• General admission: $30. Children 12 and under admitted free with adult general admission ticket-holder.
• Turn 3 Infield Public Parking: $25. Must be purchased in advance from IMS Ticket Office or www.ims.com/tickets. Parking in other IMS lots outside of track available for $20.

Gates Open 6 a.m.-6 p.m.