INDIANAPOLIS – Photo gallery from Indy 500 Practice Day 1 on May 17, 2022, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana.
2022 Indy 500
Indianapolis 500 Practice Day 1 Schedule for May 17, 2022
INDIANAPOLIS – The 106th Indianapolis 500 track activity Tuesday, May 17 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway:
SCHEDULE (All times local):
8 a.m.-6 p.m.: Public gates open
9-11 a.m.: Veteran Practice
1-3 p.m.: Veteran Refresher Tests
3-6 p.m.: Open Practice
TICKETS: General Admission tickets are $15 for Indy 500 practice days. Children 15 and under are admitted free with a paying adult.
PUBLIC GATES OPEN (8 a.m.-6 p.m.): Gate 1, Gate 2, Gate 4, Gate 6S, Gate 7, Gate 7S, Gate 10, and Gate 10A.
PARKING: Free parking for Indianapolis 500 practice is located in Turn 3 and Lot 7 (North 40), in the South Carousel Lot for motorcycle parking, and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum Lot for ADA parking.
CASHLESS OPERATIONS: All IMS concession stands and merchandise locations are cashless this year. Tap-to-pay phone payments will be accepted, as will credit and debit transactions. Cash-to-Card machines, which convert paper money onto a temporary debit card, will be located throughout the facility. These funds can be spent inside the venue, outside the venue, online or anywhere in the world where Mastercard/Visa debit cards are accepted. Parking and gate locations will accept cash.
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY MUSEUM HOURS (8 a.m.-5 p.m.): Admission is $15 for adults, $14 for guests over the age of 62, and $8 for guests ages 6-15. Free Museum shuttles will run during IMS gate hours between the Museum and the corner of 6th Street and Hulman Boulevard in the Speedway’s infield. Museum visitors must possess an event ticket or credential to enter the Museum. Museum guests must possess an event ticket or credential to the Indianapolis 500 practice days and purchase a Museum admission ticket at the Museum to visit. Visitors should park in open IMS parking lots and use the 6th Street and Hulman Boulevard shuttles to access the Museum.
Indy 500 IMS Open Test April 20-21, 2022
In preparation for the 106th Running of the Indianapolis 500, NTT INDYCAR SERIES drivers will participate in an Open Test from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. (ET) Wednesday, April 20, 2022, and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, April 21, 2022, on the famed 2.5-mile oval at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The two-day session features eight former winners of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” with Juan Pablo Montoya and Takuma Sato joining Helio Castroneves as multi-time “500” winners.
The Turn 2 Viewing Mounds will be open for public viewing at IMS.
The test will be streamed on Peacock Premium for U.S. residents and available on INDYCAR Live! internationally.
The INDYCAR Radio Network is also providing coverage.