Sunday, May 28, 2017, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway:
SCHEDULE (All times local)
- 5 a.m.: Outside Parking Lots Open
- 5 a.m.-noon: Administrative Office Open, Credential Office Open
- 6 a.m.: Cannon signifies opening of public gates
- 6 a.m.-12:21 p.m.: IMS Midway Open
- 6 a.m.: Infield Parking Lots Open
- 6 a.m.-11 a.m.: Ticket Trackside Office Open, Credential Trackside Office Open
- 6 a.m.-noon: IMS Ticket Office Open
- 6 a.m.-noon: Ticket Remotes Open (Gates 3, 6, 9, 10)
- 6 a.m.-5 p.m.: Public Gates Open
- 7 a.m.: Snake Pit Gates Open
- 8 a.m.: Borg-Warner Trophy March to the Bricks Begins from IMS Museum
- 8 a.m.: Parade of Bands
- 8 a.m.-3 p.m.: NERF NITRO Kids Zone Open
- 8:05 a.m.: Adventure Club Concert Begins – Snake Pit
- 8:15 a.m.: Borg-Warner Trophy March to the Bricks Arrives at Checkpoint 1 – 4th Street
- 8:30 a.m.: Borg-Warner Trophy March to the Bricks Arrives at Checkpoint 2 – Pagoda Plaza
- 8:45 a.m.: Borg-Warner Trophy March to the Bricks Arrives at Checkpoint 3 – IMS Midway
- 9 a.m.: 500 Festival Princess Parade Laps
- 9-10 a.m.: Celebrity Red Carpet – Pagoda Plaza
- 9:35 a.m.: Purdue Band Leads Borg-Warner Trophy to Yard of Bricks
- 9:40 a.m.: Action Bronson Concert Begins – Snake Pit
- 9:55 a.m.: Borg-Warner Trophy arrives on Yard of Bricks
- 10:05 a.m.: “On the Banks of the Wabash” performed by Purdue University Band
- 10:11 a.m.: IMS Rolling Stage featuring Jonathan Jackson + Enation
- 10:15 a.m.: RL Grime Concert Begins – Snake Pit
- 10:27 a.m.: Green Flag delivered by IU Health Helicopter in Turn 1
- 10:38 a.m.: Indianapolis 500 Winning Drivers Laps
- 10:55 a.m.: Historic Race Car Laps
- 11:03 a.m.: 101st Airborne Aerial Demonstration, Turn 1 and Turn 4
- 11:33 a.m.: Indianapolis 500 Driver Introductions
- 11:46 a.m.: “God Bless America” performed by Angela Brown
- 11:48 a.m.: Military Address delivered by General Robert B. Abrams, Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command
- 11:54 a.m.: Presentation of Colors
- 11:55 a.m.: Invocation delivered by Rev. Mike Welch
- 11:56 a.m.: Rifle Volley, Victory Podium; “Taps,” Flag Stand
- 11:57 a.m.: “America The Beautiful”
- Noon: Veteran Salute
- 12:01 p.m.: National Anthem performed by Bebe Rexha
- 12:02 p.m.: Flyover performed by U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress Bomber with 69th Bomb Squadron, Minot Air Force Base, Minot, North Dakota
- 12:12 p.m.: “Back Home Again in Indiana” performed by Jim Cornelison
- 12:14 p.m.: “Drivers Start Your Engines” – Victory Podium
- 12:21 p.m.: 101st Running of the Indy 500 Presented by PennGrade Motor Oil – 200 Laps
- 12:25 p.m.: Marshmello Concert Begins – Snake Pit
- 2 p.m.: Zedd Concert Begins – Snake Pit
TICKETS: Reserved seats available at various prices. General Admission – $40 (No concert entry). Kids 15 and under free when accompanied by an General Admission adult.
PUBLIC GATES OPEN (6 a.m.-checkered flag): Gate 1, Gate 1C, Gate 1B, Gate 1B.1, Gate 2, Gate 3, Gate 5, Gate 5A, Gate 6, Gate 6A, Gate 6B, Gate 7S Pedestrian, Gate 7 Vehicle, Gate 7N Pedestrian, Gate 8, Gate 9, Gate 9A, Gate 10, Gate 10A, Gate 11A, Gate 11B, Gate 11C, Gate 12, Gate 27
STANDS OPEN:
General Admission ($40) – Backstretch Family Mounds, Backstretch Mounds, Turn 2 Mounds, Turn 3 Mounds, Turn 4 Mounds
Reserved Seating – A Stand, A Penthouse, B Penthouse, B Stand, C Stand, E Penthouse, E Stand, G Stand, H Stand, J Stand, North Vista, North Vista Wheelchair, Northeast Vista, Northeast Vista Deck, Northwest Vista, Northwest Vista Deck, Paddock, Paddock Penthouse, Paddock Pressbox, Pit Road Terrace, South Terrace, South Vista, South Vista Deck, Southeast Vista, Southeast Vista Deck, Southwest Vista, Tower Terrace, Tower Terrace Wheelchair, Gasoline Alley Roof, Wheelchair Accessible
PARKING LOTS OPEN: ALL PARKING IS SOLD OUT FOR RACE DAY. IMS PARKING REQUIRED FOR PARKING ENTRY
Exterior Lots (5 a.m.): Lot 1B, Lot 2, Lot 3G, Lot 5, Lot 8, Main Gate, Brickyard Crossing, North 40
Interior Lots (6 a.m.): All Infield Lots
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: 6 a.m.-5 p.m., $10 Adults, $5 Youth (ages 6-15), Free (5 and under)