| MONDAY-TUESDAY, May 24-25 |
| No track activity |
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| WEDNESDAY, May 26 |
| Community Day |
| Noon-6 p.m. |
Open to public |
| 3 p.m.-6 p.m. | Drivers autograph session |
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| THURSDAY, May 27 |
| Carburetion Day |
| 8 a.m. | Speedway gates open |
| 8:30 a.m. | Pit practice; no engines running |
| 9:45 a.m. | Drivers meeting |
| 11 a.m.-1 p.m. | Final practice |
| 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | Annual pit stop contest |
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| FRIDAY, May 28 |
| No track activity |
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| SATURDAY, May 29 |
| 9 a.m. | Speedway gates open |
| No track activity |
| 11 a.m. | Public drivers meeting |
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| SUNDAY, May 30 |
| Race Day |
| 5 a.m. | Indianapolis Motor Speedway gates open |
| 6:30 a.m. | Pit gates open |
| 8 a.m. | Spectacle of Bands; race supplies in pits |
| 8:30 a.m. | Cars positioned in front of respective pits |
| 9:45 a.m. | Cars placed in starting positions on track as Purdue |
| University band plays 'On The Banks of the Wabash.' |
| 9:55 a.m. | Celebrity caravan and introductions |
| 10:10 a.m. | Cars warm up engines |
| 10:18 a.m. | Cars shut off engines |
| 10:19 a.m. | Cars take on full fuel load |
| 10:20 a.m. | Celebrity lap |
| 10:25 a.m. | 'America the Beautiful,' by the Purdue band |
| 10:40 a.m. | Color guard in position |
| 10:42 a.m. | National Anthem, by the Purdue band |
| 10:45 a.m. | Invocation |
| 10:46 a.m. | Playing of 'Taps'; combined U.S. Armed Forces Color Guard |
| 10:48 a.m. | Fly-over |
| 10:49 a.m. | Singing of 'Back Home Again in Indiana' and
traditional balloon spectacle |
| 10:51 a.m. | Traditional command, 'Gentlemen, start your
engines.' |
| 10:52 a.m. | Chevrolet Monte Carlo pace car, driven by comedian
Jay Leno, leads starters on parade and pace laps |
| 11 a.m. | Flying start of the 83rd Indianapolis 500 |
| 7:45 p.m. | Official results (at least 6 hours after race ends)
posted |
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| MONDAY, May 31 |
| 5:30 p.m. | Rookie of the Year announcement |
| 8 p.m. | Victory Dinner and announcement of prize money |
