Photos by Brian Groce.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
IMS Schedule for Tuesday May, 12, 2015
Indianapolis 500 Practice
| 8 a.m. | Purdue EV Grand Prix Practice / Quals – Tower Terrace Pavement |
| 9:30-11 a.m. | IndyCar Experience |
| 10 a.m. | Public Gates Open Purdue University M-STEM3 500 Begins |
| 11-11:30 a.m. | Event Car Rides |
| Noon | Verizon IndyCar Series Practice Begins |
| 2 p.m. | Purdue University M-STEM3 500 Ends |
| 6 p.m. | Verizon IndyCar Series Practice Ends Purdue EV Grand Prix Ends Public Gates Close |
TICKETS: $15, children 12 and under free.
PUBLIC GATES OPEN: 10 a.m. (local time). Pedestrian gates open are Gates 1B, 2, 4, 6, 6A, Media Gate, 7 Vehicle, 7 South Pedestrian, 9A, 10, 10A, 12.
STANDS OPEN: B Stand (As needed GA – Sec. 22-25), B Penthouse (As needed GA – Sec. 2-25), 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 (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 $8 for adults and $5 for fans 6-15 years old, with children under 5 free. Gate admission to the Indianapolis 500 is not included in Museum admission and must be purchased separately.
2015 Indianapolis 500, May 11th Photos
IMS Schedule for Monday, May 11, 2015
Indianapolis 500 Practice
SCHEDULE (all times local):
| 10 a.m. | Public Gates Open Purdue University M-STEM 500 Begins |
| 11-11:30 a.m. | Event Car Rides |
| Noon-1 p.m. | Verizon IndyCar Series Rookie Orientation Program |
| 2 p.m. | Verizon IndyCar Series Practice Begins Purdue University M-STEM 500 Ends |
| 7 p.m. | Verizon IndyCar Series Practice Ends Public Gates Close |
TICKETS: $15, children 12 and under free.
PUBLIC GATES OPEN: 10:00 a.m. (local time). Pedestrian gates open are Gates 1B, 2, 4, 6, 6A, Media Gate, 7 Vehicle, 7 South Pedestrian, 9A, 10, 10A, 12.
STANDS OPEN: B Stand (As needed GA – Sec. 22-25), B Penthouse (As needed GA – Sec. 2-25), 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 (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.–5 p.m. Admission is $8 for adults and $5 for fans 6-15 years old, with children under 5 free. Gate admission to the Indianapolis 500 is not included in Museum admission and must be purchased separately.
Will Power Wins From Pole at Grand Prix of Indianapolis
Reigning Verizon IndyCar Series champion Will Power backed up his Verizon P1 Award and track qualifying lap record with a dominant victory today in the Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis.
Power, driving the No. 1 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, led 65 of the 82 laps and won by 1.5023 seconds over Graham Rahal on the 2.439-mile, 14-turn Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course.
Power’s 25th career victory broke a tie with Bobby Rahal and Ralph DePalma for 16th on the all-time Indy car list and tied Gordon Johncock for 15th place.
Power is the fifth different winner in as many Verizon IndyCar Series races this season with the new aerodynamic bodywork platforms supplied by Chevrolet and Honda. He moved to second in the championship standings – five points (171-166) behind teammate Juan Pablo Montoya, who earned his third podium finish of the season – entering the 99th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race on May 24.
“I’m halfway there. The Indy 500 is on my mind and I’m very determined to get it done,” said Power, who seeks to become the first driver to win on the road course and 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval. “In this race, the first lap was as fast as the last lap. Honestly, I think it was staying ahead at the start and the restart and then it was managing that traffic and just the pit sequence.
“My crew did an awesome job and saved enough fuel there at the end with Graham coming hard. I’m really happy to win here at this awesome facility. I just want to get onetwo weeks from now.”
Rahal, carrying the Honda banner in the No. 15 Steak ‘n Shake entry for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, was runner-up for the second consecutive race.
“The pit stops were good, we were able to make some moves when we had to. I gave it everything I had, just as Barber (Motorsports Park on April 26), to catch Power. He was just a little too strong,” said Rahal, who qualified 17th.
Four-time Indy car champion Sebastien Bourdais finished a season-high fourth for his third consecutive top 10 in the No. 11 Team Mistic E-Cigs-KVSH Racing Chevrolet, and Charlie Kimball advanced nine spots from to his starting position to finish a season-high fifth in the No. 83 Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet.
For the second time in three races, there was only one caution flag. A full-course caution was called on Lap 1 as multiple cars were involved in an incident entering Turn 1.
The caution was costly for front-row starter Scott Dixon and Helio Castroneves, who qualified third in his 300th Indy car start. Following two caution laps, it was a sprint to the finish for the 25 entries, but Castroneves rallied to finish sixth and Dixon 10th.
Source: IndyCar • Photo: Brian Groce
2015 Grand Prix of Indianapolis Race Day Photos
Text For Help at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
A new system has been implemented that will allow visitors the opportunity to ask questions or voice concerns to IMS staff members by sending a text message from their cell phones.
A proven system developed by In Stadium Solutions (ISS) will give fans attending IMS events the opportunity to communicate inconspicuously and directly with IMS Panasonic Pagoda Command to report various issues by texting IMSFAN, (space), location and specific concern to 69050.
Once the message is received, appropriate responders will be dispatched to address the situation, and if additional information is required, engaged personnel will respond with appropriate questions. Standard text message rates will apply.
2015 Grand Prix of Indianapolis Grid Set
The starting grid is set for the second annual Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with Team Penske’s Will Power taking the pole with a blazing run in Firestone Fast Six qualifying.
Power, the defending Verizon IndyCar Series champion, broke the IMS road course track record with a time of 1 minute, 9.4886 seconds. Scott Dixon, of Target Chip Ganassi Racing, will join Power on the front row after qualifying second with a time of 1:09.7156. A total of 25 drivers are in the field.
Saturday’s race will begin at 3:30 p.m. ET, rain or shine, and features excellent vantage points for fans whether they are in covered grandstand seats or on the various spectator mounds around the 14-turn, 2.439-mile IMS road course.
Drivers continue to rave about the layout, now in its second year after a 2013 refurbishing, which incorporates a portion of the famous oval.
“It kind of spoils us, this place, because it’s so smooth. It’s a really nice road course,” Power said. “It’s technical, it’s fun and it’s really good for racing.”
After the race, fans are invited to take part in a Track Invasion – namely, they can walk on the course moments after the drivers finish racing on it. There are various entry points around the course for fans to begin their “Invasion.”
Also, Bronze Badge holders may take part in a complimentary pre-race pit walk at 3 p.m.
Repeat bidder: Simon Pagenaud heads to Saturday looking for a repeat victory in the Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis. He qualified fifth in the No. 22 DeVilbiss Chevrolet.
This year, he is with a new team – Team Penske – giving the 30-year-old native of Montmorillon, France, confidence to repeat amidst a deep field. So far, the Verizon IndyCar Series has produced four winners from four different teams this season, including Pagenaud’s teammate Juan Pablo Montoya in the opener at St. Petersburg.
In 2014’s inaugural race on the IMS road course, he took the lead with five laps left and held off Ryan Hunter-Reay by 0.8906 of second at the finish.
“I had the key to success last year, but that doesn’t mean you have the key to success this year, because it’s all about competition here,” Pagenaud said. “Every day, you have to reset and try again. Obviously, I have a lot of confidence. It’s a track I like. We should be in good shape.”
As part of the Penske stable – which has won the Indianapolis 500 15 times – Pagenaud is also looking toward later in the month and a try at becoming the first driver to win both Month of May races at IMS.
“That’s my personal dream. It’s something I really want to accomplish,” Pagenaud said. “I’m in the team to do so. I have everything I need to make it happen.”
Source: INDYCAR • Photo: Brian Groce
IMS Schedule for Saturday, May 9, 2015
Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis Race Day / USF2000, Pro Mazda and Indy Lights Races.
8:00 a.m.
8:30-9:45 a.m. IndyCar Experience, Event Car Rides
10:00-10:15 a.m. Indy Lights Warm Up
10:40 a.m. USF2000 Race #2 Begins (30 Minute Timed Race)
11:30 a.m.-Noon Verizon IndyCar Series Warm-Up
12:25 p.m. Pro Mazda Race #3 Begins (30 Minute Timed Race)
1:25 p.m.
2:33 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
3:50 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
5:45 p.m.
TICKETS: Tickets for the second annual Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis start at $30 for general admission, children 12 and under free. Reserved seats range from $41-$77 and come with full general admission access to the infield viewing mounds.Tickets are available at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway ticket office at the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road.
NATIONAL ANTHEM SINGER: Indianapolis Children’s Choir
FLYOVER: Lima Lima Flight Team
PROMOTIONS:
Pit Walk: All IMS Bronze Badge holders are eligible to take a complimentary pit walk beginning at 3 p.m. prior to the start of the Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis.
Track Invasion: All fans will have the opportunity to walk on the legendary Yard of Bricks with friends and family after the Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis.
PUBLIC GATES OPEN: 8 a.m. (local time). Pedestrian gates open are Gates 1,1B, 2, 3, 4, 6, Media Gate, 7 Vehicle, 7 South Pedestrian, 9, 9A, 10, 10A, 11A, 12, 27.
STANDS OPEN: A Penthouse (Reserved Seating), B Penthouse (Reserved Seating), E Stand (Reserved Seating), E Penthouse (Reserved Seating), H Stand (Reserved Seating – Sec. 13-24), J Stand (Reserved Seating), North Vista Wheelchair (Reserved Seating), Northwest Vista (Reserved Seating – Sec 1-10), Northwest Vista Deck (Reserved Seating), Paddock Wheelchair (AS NEEDED GA – Box 19-22), Paddock Penthouse (Reserved Seating – Box 10-20), South Terrace (Reserved Seating), South Terrace Wheelchair (Reserved Seating), South Vista (Reserved Seating – Sec 1-5), South Vista Deck (Reserved Seating – Sec 1-4), Southwest Vista Deck (Reserved Seating), Tower Terrace (AS NEEDED GA – Sec 37 & 79), Tower Terrace Wheelchair (Open General Admission), Pit Road Terrace (Open General Admission), Wheelchair Accessible (Open General Admission, Corner 5 (Reserved Seating), Corner 5 Wheelchair (Reserved Seating), Corner 7 (Reserved Seating), Corner 7 Wheelchair (Reserved Seating), Backstretch Family Mounds (General Admission), Turn 2 (Oval) Mounds (General Admission), Turn 4 (Oval) Mound (General Admission), Corner 6 Mounds (General Admission), Corner 7 Mounds (General Admission).
MUSEUM HOURS: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is $8 for adults and $5 for fans 6-15 years old, with children under 5 free. Gate admission to the Indianapolis 500 is not included in Museum admission and must be purchased separately.
