Indianapolis 500
Race Day At The Track: Sunday, May 25
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Information about 92nd Indianapolis 500 activity Sunday, May 25 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway:
DAY: 92nd Indianapolis 500-Mile Race
SCHEDULE (all times local):
| 6 a.m. | Public Gates Open |
| 8 a.m. | Spectacle of Bands |
| 10 a.m. | Celebrity Red Carpet Walk hosted by "EXTRA!," Pagoda Plaza |
| 10:30 a.m. | Cars Begin Entering Pit Lane |
| 11 a.m. | Demonstration lap by 2006 MotoGP World Champion Nicky Hayden |
| 11:15 a.m. | "On the Banks of the Wabash" - Purdue University All American Marching Band |
| 11:20 a.m.- 12:20 p.m. |
Pre-race concert featuring Jack's Mannequin, Coke Zero Stage, Pagoda Plaza |
| 11:30 a.m. | Celebrity/VIP Laps |
| 11:50 a.m. | Engine warm-up begins |
| 12:09 p.m. | Military Recognition Lap and March |
| 12:32 p.m. | Driver Introductions, Yard of Bricks |
| 12:48 p.m. | Message from General Victor E. Renuart, Commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command |
| 12:51 p.m. | "God Bless America" performed by Florence Henderson, Victory Podium |
| 12:54 p.m. | National Anthem performed by Julianne Hough, Victory Podium |
| Flyover by two F-16 Vipers and two F/A-18 Hornets from the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center, home of TOPGUN, based out of Naval Air Station, Fallon, Nev. | |
| 12:56 p.m. | "Drivers to Your Cars" Announcement |
| 12:58 p.m. | Invocation given by Rev. Daniel Buechlein, Archbishop of Indianapolis, Victory Podium |
| 1 p.m. | "Taps" performed by Byron Bartosh, Pagoda Stage |
| 1:02 p.m. | "Back Home Again in Indiana" performed by Jim Nabors, Victory Podium |
| 1:03 p.m. | Command to Start Engines - Mari Hulman George, Victory Podium |
| 1:04 p.m. | Pace Laps -- 2008 Chevrolet Corvette Pace Car Driver Emerson Fittipaldi |
| 1:11 p.m. | Green flag for 92nd Indianapolis 500 waved by Kristi Yamaguchi, 1992 Olympic Gold Medalist |
| 6 p.m. | Track Closes |
TICKETS: Tickets for the 92nd Indianapolis 500 remain available Race Morning. Fans wanting to attend the race need to go to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Ticket Office at the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road or at one of the three satellite ticket offices, located at Gates 1, 3, 6, and 9. Tickets start at $20 for general admission. All ticket offices will open at 6 a.m. and remain open until 1 p.m.
PUBLIC GATES OPEN: 6 a.m. (local time). All gates open
STANDS OPEN: All stands, viewing mounds open except Gasoline Alley Roof
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