Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Information about 92nd Indianapolis 500 activity Wednesday, May 21 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway:
DAY: American Family Insurance 500 Festival Community Day
SCHEDULE (all times local):
| 9 a.m. | Public Gates Open |
| 9 a.m.-6 p.m. | Public Track Laps/Garages Open to Public |
| 10 a.m.-noon | IndyCar Series teams practice pit stops |
| 10 a.m.-noon | IndyCar Series teams practice pit stops |
| 10:30-11:30 a.m. | Milka Duno book signing, Pagoda Plaza |
| 11 a.m.-noon | Firestone Indy Lights driver autograph session, Legends Row |
| Noon | American Family Insurance Media Pit Stop Competition, pit lane |
| 12:30 p.m. | Wristband distribution for Indy 500 driver autograph session #1, MotoGP garage No. 35 |
| 1-6 p.m. | Vintage Car Display, pit lane |
| 1 p.m. | Andretti Green Racing XM Satellite Radio Show, with Marco Andretti, Tony Kanaan and Rafael Matos, Coke Zero Stage |
| 1:25 p.m. | Andretti Green Racing XM Satellite Radio Show, with Michael Andretti, Hideki Mutoh, Danica Patrick and Arie Luyendyk Jr., Coke Zero Stage |
| 1:30-2:30 p.m. | Indy 500 driver autograph session #1, Pagoda Plaza |
| 2 p.m. | Wristband distribution for Indy 500 driver autograph session #2, MotoGP garage No. 35 |
| 2:30-3 p.m. | Question-and-answer session with four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Rick Mears, Coke Zero Stage |
| 3-4 p.m. | Rick Mears book signing, Pagoda Plaza |
| 3-4 p.m. | Indy 500 driver autograph session #2, Pagoda Plaza |
| 3:30 p.m. | Wristband distribution for Indy 500 driver autograph session #3, MotoGP garage No. 35 |
| 4:30-5:30 p.m. | Indy 500 driver autograph session #3, Pagoda Plaza |
| 6 p.m. | Track Closes |
TICKETS: $7, ages 5 and under free
PROMOTIONS: Free limited-edition American Family Insurance 500 Festival collectible trading pin. Pin distribution begins at 11 a.m. at MotoGP garage No. 34, just south of the Bombardier Learjet Pagoda, and will continue while supplies last (one pin per guest). Purchase an America Supports You T-shirt for $20 and dog tag for $5 (all proceeds support Fisher House) from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. in Pagoda Plaza. Free CardioChek cholesterol and glucose screenings presented by Vision Racing available from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. in MotoGP garage No. 33.
ALL-DAY ATTRACTIONS: Adrenaline Jam Interactive Game Experience, North Chalet; America Supports You, Pagoda Plaza; Face Painters, Flag Lot; Chevrolet Display, East Museum Lot; IMS Hall of Fame Museum, Hall of Fame Museum; IndyCar Series garages open, Gasoline Alley; IndyCar Series safety equipment on display, Garage area; Indy Lego Club - IMS replica, North Chalet; Indy 500 Fan Tour, adjacent to Media Center; Little Racers Play Zone, Flag Lot; Little Racers Track, Flag Lot; Indiana National Guard Rock Wall, Flag Lot; National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Flag Lot; Pace Car Display, South Green Room (Bombardier Learjet Pagoda); Suite tours, Gasoline Alley; Tech bay open, Gasoline Alley; Timing and Scoring tours, Bombardier Learjet Pagoda; Dreyer & Reinbold transport trailer tours, near Plaza; Vintage car display, pit lane; WIBC, Pagoda Plaza; WRTV, Pagoda Plaza, The Fan 1070 AM, Pagoda Plaza; B105.7, Pagoda Plaza; Hank FM 97.1, Pagoda Plaza; 104.5 WJJK, Pagoda Plaza; The Recorder, Pagoda Plaza; Radio Now, Pagoda Plaza; Princess Sashes, Pagoda Plaza; Jugglers
INDY 500 AUTOGRAPH SPECIFICS: There are three autograph sessions with Indy 500 drivers, taking place from 1:30-2:30 p.m. (Session 1), 3-4 p.m. (Session 2) and 4:30-5:30 p.m. (Session 3) at the Pagoda Plaza. Wristbands required for fans to participate in each autograph session will be available in MotoGP garage No. 35. Wristbands for Session 1 will be available starting at 12:30 p.m., wristbands for Session 2 will be available starting at 2 p.m., with Session 3 wristbands available starting at 3:30 p.m. A separate wristband is required for each session, and only one wristband will be distributed per person for each session. Check the listing at MotoGP garage No. 35 to learn which drivers are signing at each session. Drivers are subject to change.
PUBLIC GATES OPEN: 9 a.m. (local time). Gates open are 2, 6, 10/10A
STANDS OPEN: South Terrace, Short Chute Disabled
Indianapolis 500 tickets on sale: Tickets are on sale for the 2008 Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 25, the 92nd running of "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing."
Fans can order tickets online at www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com, by calling the IMS ticket office at (317) 492-6700 or (800) 822-INDY outside the Indianapolis area, or at the ticket office at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Parking and camping information also can be obtained through the ticket office.
Hours for phone orders and the ticket office are 8 a.m.-6 p.m. (ET) Monday-Sunday during May, with special hours of 6 a.m.-1 p.m. on Race Day, Sunday, May 25. Online orders can be made at any time.
Race Day ticket prices start at just $20.
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