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2003 Indianapolis 500 Schedule
All times CENTRAL
Date  Event 
May 4   Indianapolis Star Opening Day 
   $5 admission; 12 and under free 
   Gates open, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. 
   Driver Autograph Session, 11 a.m.-Noon 
   Myors Breakfast Track Lap, 11 a.m. 
   Queen Coranation, 12.05 p.m. 
   IndyCar Series practice, 1-6 p.m. 
May 5   Practice 
   $5 admission; 5 and under free 
   Gates open, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. 
   IndyCar Series practice, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. 
May 6   Practice 
   $5 admission; 5 and under free 
   Gates open, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. 
   IndyCar Series practice, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. 
May 7   Practice 
   $5 admission; 5 and under free 
   Gates open, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. 
   IndyCar Series practice, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. 
May 8   Practice 
   $5 admission; 5 and under free 
   Gates open, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. 
   IndyCar Series practice, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. 
May 9   Practice 
   $5 admission; 5 and under free 
   Gates open, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. 
   IndyCar Series practice, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. 
May 10   Pole Day 
   $10 admission; 5 and under free 
   Gates open, 7 a.m.-6 p.m. 
   IndyCar Series practice, 8-10 a.m. 
   MBNA Pole Qualifying, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. 
May 11   Second-day qualifying/Marsh Mother's Day 
   $10 admission; 5 and under free 
   Gates open, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. 
   IndyCar Series practice, 10-11:15 a.m. 
   Marsh Mother's Day Brunch, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 
   (Tickets available at Marsh or the gate.) 
   Qualifications, Noon-6 p.m. 
May 12   No track activity 
May 13   No track activity 
May 14   Practice 
   $5 admission; 5 and under free 
   Gates open, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. 
   Infiniti Pro Series practice, 9 a.m.-11:30 p.m. 
   IndyCar Practice practice, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. 
May 15   Practice 
   $5 admission; 5 and under free 
   Gates open, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. 
   Infiniti Pro Series practice, 9 a.m.-11:30 p.m. 
   IndyCar Practice practice, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. 
May 16   Practice/Freedom 100 Qualifying 
   $5 admission; 5 and under free 
   Gates open, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. 
   Infiniti Pro Series practice, 9-10 a.m.; 5:30-6 p.m. 
   IndyCar Series practice, 10:30-11:30 a.m.; 1:15-5:20 p.m. 
   Infiniti Pro Series qualifications, 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. 
May 17   Practice/Freedom 100 Race 
   $5 admission; 5 and under free 
   Gates open, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. 
   IndyCar Series practice, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; 3:15-6 p.m. 
   Infiniti Pro Series Freedom 100 Race, 2 p.m. 
May 18   Bump Day/Armed Forces Day 
   $10 admission; 5 and under free 
   Gates open, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. 
   IndyCar Series practice, 10-11:15 a.m. 
   Qualifications, Noon-6 p.m. 
May 19   No track activity 
May 20   The Open Wheel Summit 
May 21   500 Festival Community Day 
   $5 admission; 5 and under free 
   Gates open, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. 
   Mini Indy 500, Noon 
   Public track lap, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. 
   Celebrity/Media Pit Stop Competition -- 1:30 p.m. 
   Meet Bobby Unser, 2-3 p.m 
   Garages open, 2-6 p.m. 
   Garage tours/driver autographs, 3-6 p.m. 
May 22   Carb Day 
   $10 admission; 5 and under free 
   Gates open, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. 
   IndyCar Series practice, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. 
   Vintage Car Lap, 1 p.m. 
   Indy 500 Pit Stop Competition, 1:30 p.m. 
   Concert, 3:30-5:30 p.m. 
May 23   No track activity 
May 24   No track activity 
   Gates open, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 
   Driver Autograph Session, 9 a.m. 
   Public drivers meeting, 11 a.m. (Tower Terrace) 
   Parade 
May 25   87th Indianapolis 500 
   Reserved seats available: General admission $20; 5 and under free 
   Gates open, 5 a.m.-6 p.m. 
   Start of 87th Indianapolis 500, noon 

 


 
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