2015 Indianapolis 500
05-13-2015, 08:00 AM
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2015 Indianapolis 500
Schedule
2015 Indianapolis 500 Event Schedule
Indianapolis 500 Practice - Monday, May 11, 2015
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Indianapolis 500 Practice - Tuesday, May 12, 2015
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Indianapolis 500 Practice - Wednesday, May 13, 2015
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Indianapolis 500 Practice - Thursday, May 14, 2015
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Fast Friday - Friday, May 15, 2015
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Indianapolis 500 Qualifications - Saturday, May 16, 2015
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Old National Armed Forces Pole Day - Sunday, May 17, 2015
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Indianapolis 500 Practice - Monday, May 18, 2015
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IMS Racing Experience & Fan Track Laps - Wednesday, May 20, 2015
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Indy Lights Practice & Qualifying - Thursday, May 21, 2015
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Coors Light Carb Day - Friday, May 22, 2015
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Legends Day Honoring Al Unser presented by Firestone - Saturday, May 23, 2015
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99th Running of the Indianapolis 500 - Sunday, May 24, 2015
Schedule of Events
2015 Indianapolis 500 Event Schedule
Indianapolis 500 Practice - Monday, May 11, 2015
Schedule of Events
- 10:00am - Gates Open
- 12:00pm - 01:00pm - Rookie Orientation Program
- 02:00pm - 07:00pm - Verizon IndyCar Series Practice
- 07:00pm - Gates Close
Indianapolis 500 Practice - Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Schedule of Events
- 10:00am - Gates Open
- 12:00pm - 06:00pm - Verizon IndyCar Series Practice
- 06:00pm - Gates Close
Indianapolis 500 Practice - Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Schedule of Events
- 10:00am - Gates Open
- 12:00pm - 06:00pm - Verizon IndyCar Series Practice
- 06:00pm - Gates Close
Indianapolis 500 Practice - Thursday, May 14, 2015
Schedule of Events
- 10:00am - Gates Open
- 11:00am - 05:00pm - Free Ivy Tech Garage Tours - Sign the waiver in Gasoline Alley Garage #35
- 12:00pm - 06:00pm - Verizon IndyCar Series Practice
- 06:00pm - Gates Close
Fast Friday - Friday, May 15, 2015
Schedule of Events
- 10:00am - Gates Open
- 10:00am - 06:00pm - IMS Midway Open
- 11:00am - 05:00pm - Free Ivy Tech Garage Tours - Sign the waiver in Gasoline Alley Garage #35
- 12:00pm - 06:00pm - Verizon IndyCar Series Practice
- 06:00pm - Harding Group, Inc. Fastest Lap Award Presentation - INDYCAR Fan Village Stage
- 06:00pm - Gates Close
- 06:15pm - Indianapolis 500 Qualifying Draw - INDYCAR Fan Village Stage
Indianapolis 500 Qualifications - Saturday, May 16, 2015
Schedule of Events
- 07:00am - Gates Open
- 08:00am - 08:30am - Verizon IndyCar Series Group 1 Practice
- 08:30am - 09:00am - Verizon IndyCar Series Group 2 Practice
- 09:00am - 10:00am - Verizon IndyCar Series Full Field Practice
- 09:00am - 06:00pm - IMS Midway Open
- 10:00am - 11:00am - Chevrolet Pin Distribution - Plaza
- 11:00am - 05:50pm - Verizon IndyCar Series Qualifying - Positions 1-9 Advance to Fast 9
- 11:00am - 05:00pm - Free Ivy Tech Garage Tours - Sign the waiver in Gasoline Alley Garage #35
- 06:00pm - Gates Close
Old National Armed Forces Pole Day - Sunday, May 17, 2015
Schedule of Events
- 07:30am - Gates Open
- 08:30am - 09:30am - Verizon IndyCar Series Practice
- 09:00am - 04:00pm - IMS Midway Open
- 09:45am - 10:15am - Enlistment Ceremony
- 10:15am - 12:15pm - Verizon IndyCar Series Group 1 Qualifying (Positions 10-33)
- 11:00am - 05:00pm - Free Ivy Tech Garage Tours - Sign the waiver in Gasoline Alley Garage #35
- 12:15pm - 01:15pm - Panasonic Pin Distribution - Plaza
- 12:45pm - 01:30pm - Verizon IndyCar Series Group 2 Qualifying
- 02:00pm - 02:45pm - Verizon IndyCar Series Fast 9 Qualifying (Positions 1-9)
- 04:00pm - Gates Close
Indianapolis 500 Practice - Monday, May 18, 2015
Schedule of Events
- 12:00pm - Gates Open
- 12:30pm - 04:00pm - Verizon IndyCar Series Practice
- 04:30pm - 07:00pm - Indy Lights Test Session
- 07:00pm - Gates Close
IMS Racing Experience & Fan Track Laps - Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Schedule of Events
- 08:00am - 04:00pm - Indy Racing Experience
- 09:00am - Gates Open
- 09:00am - 12:00pm - Pit Stop Practice - Gasoline Alley
- 09:00am - 04:00pm - Victory Lap Riding Experience
- 09:00am - 05:00pm - Museum Hours
- 10:30am - IMS Bus Tour
- 12:30pm - IMS Bus Tour
- 02:30pm - IMS Bus Tour
- 04:00pm - 07:00pm - Track Laps
- 07:00pm - Gates Close
Indy Lights Practice & Qualifying - Thursday, May 21, 2015
Schedule of Events
- 08:00am - Gates Open
- 09:00am - 12:00pm - Indy Lights Practice
- 01:15pm - 02:15pm - Indy Lights Qualifying
- 02:30pm - 04:00pm - Vintage Car Exhibition
- 04:00pm - Gates Close
Coors Light Carb Day - Friday, May 22, 2015
Schedule of Events
- 08:00am - Gates Open
- 08:30am - 10:00am - Vintage Car Exhibition
- 09:00am - 03:30pm - IMS Midway Open
- 09:00am - 10:30am - Bob & Tom Live Show - IndyCar Fan Village
- 10:00am - 11:00am - Firestone Pin Distribution - Plaza
- 11:00am - 12:00pm - Verizon IndyCar Series Practice
- 11:00am - 05:00pm - Free Ivy Tech Garage Tours - Sign the waiver in Gasoline Alley Garage #35
- 12:07pm - Indy Lights Driver Introductions
- 12:30pm - Indy Lights Freedom 100
- 02:00pm - 03:10pm - Tag Heuer Pit Stop Challenge
- 03:30pm - 04:15pm - O.A.R. Concert - Turn 4 Infield Stage
- 04:30pm - 05:15pm - 38 Special Concert - Turn 4 Infield Stage
- 05:30pm - 06:30pm - Jane's Addiction Concert - Turn 4 Infield Stage
- 06:00pm - Gates Close
Legends Day Honoring Al Unser presented by Firestone - Saturday, May 23, 2015
Schedule of Events
- 08:00am - Gates Open
- 08:00am - 03:00pm - Indianapolis 500 Memorabilia Show
- 08:45am - 09:00am - Sunoco Rookie Chat - Plaza
- 09:00am - 10:00am - Full Field Autograph Session - Plaza
- 09:00am - 10:00am - Al Unser Autograph Session - Plaza
- 09:30am - 10:15am - Vintage Race Car Laps
- 10:30am - 11:00am - Public Drivers Meeting - Tower Terrace
- 11:00am - 11:30am - Al Unser Q&A - Plaza
- 11:00am - 05:00pm - Free Ivy Tech Garage Tours - Sign the waiver in Gasoline Alley Garage #35
- 12:00pm - 01:00pm - Firestone Pin Distribution
- 12:00pm - 01:00pm - Former Driver Autograph Session A - North Chalet
- 12:00pm - 01:30pm - IPL 500 Festival Parade - Downtown
- 01:00pm - Legends Day Concert presented by Firestone Gates Open - Must Have Concert Ticket for Admission Into Concert Area
- 02:00pm - 03:00pm - Former Driver Autograph Session B - North Chalet
- 03:00pm - 03:30pm - Frankie Ballard Concert - Turn 4 Infield Stage
- 03:50pm - 04:35pm - Thomas Rhett Concert - Turn 4 Infield Stage
- 05:00pm - 06:30pm - Florida Georgia Line Concert - Turn 4 Infield Stage
- 06:00pm - Gates Close - Legends Day Concert Ticket Holders Only Through Gates
99th Running of the Indianapolis 500 - Sunday, May 24, 2015
Schedule of Events
- 06:00am - Gates Open
- 06:00am - 02:00pm - IMS Midway Open
- 07:00am - Indy 500 Snake Pit presented by Miller Lite Opens feat. Kaskade, Steve Aoki and A-Trak
- 08:00am - 09:15am - Parade of Bands
- 09:30am - Celebrity Red Carpet - Plaza
- 09:45am - 500 Festival Princess Laps
- 10:15am - "On The Banks of the Wabash" - Purdue University Band
- 10:38am - Green Flag Delivery
- 10:40am - Former Indianapolis 500 Winner Laps
- 10:50am - Vintage Race Car Laps
- 11:10am - Military Laps
- 11:37am - Driver Introductions
- 11:48am - "America The Beautiful"
- 11:50am - Military Speech
- 11:52am - "God Bless America" - Florence Henderson
- 11:55am - Invocation
- 11:59am - National Anthem
- 12:10pm - "Back Home Again in Indiana" - Straight No Chaser
- 12:15pm - 99th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race (200 Laps)
- 06:00pm - Gates Close
05-13-2015, 11:30 AM
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I saw some images of the Honda aero for this race. Will have to take a closer look once I get home.
Same day as Monaco. It should be awesome to have two great events back to back.
Same day as Monaco. It should be awesome to have two great events back to back.
05-13-2015, 12:20 PM
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And then the Coca Cola 600 afterward if you're into NASCAR. I always record Monaco (6 AM PDT), watch the 500 live, and catch the start, finish, and parts of the 600.
05-15-2015, 04:59 AM
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What's everyone's take on the Chevy aero package. We had the Castroneves crash on Wednesday, then yesterday Josef Newgarden had a nearly identical crash. It was strange that they both had the rear end step out like they did. The car seems unpredictable at the limit, which would make some drivers nervous in qualifying. We shall see.
05-15-2015, 06:22 AM
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What's everyone's take on the Chevy aero package. We had the Castroneves crash on Wednesday, then yesterday Josef Newgarden had a nearly identical crash. It was strange that they both had the rear end step out like they did. The car seems unpredictable at the limit, which would make some drivers nervous in qualifying. We shall see.
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they modify the aero to make it safer. Lucky to not have had any fatalities. Let's hope there are no more issues.
05-15-2015, 12:49 PM
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Here's a more recent and detailed take on what's going on:
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http://motorsportsta...partner=ya5nbcs
- Three drivers have escaped three serious, or serious-looking accidents, largely unharmed. For that, we can thank the Dallara DW12 safety cell, which has protected the driver monocoque.
- Come Fast Friday, today, the boost level will be increased from 130 kPa to 140 kPa for “Fast Friday” practice and this weekend’s qualifications. The change in pressure adds about a 40-horsepower boost to the engines produced by Chevrolet and Honda. The boost level will return to 130 kPa for the remainder of the month starting on Monday.