100th Indy 500 Schedule of Events

Here is the event schedule for the 100th Running of the Indy 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil:

INDY 500 PRACTICE - MONDAY, MAY 16, 2016
Schedule of Events
08:00am - 06:00pm - Ticket Office Open
10:00am - Gates Open
12:00pm - 02:00pm - Rookie Orientation Program
02:00pm - 06:00pm - Indy 500 Practice
06:00pm - Gates Close

INDY 500 PRACTICE - TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2016
Schedule of Events
08:00am - 06:00pm - Ticket Office Open
10:00am - Gates Open
10:00am - 02:00pm - MStem500 evGrand Prix
12:00pm - 06:00pm - Indy 500 Practice
06:00pm - Gates Close

INDY 500 PRACTICE - WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2016
Schedule of Events
08:00am - 06:00pm - Ticket Office Open
10:00am - Gates Open
12:00pm - 06:00pm - Indy 500 Practice
06:00pm - Gates Close

INDY 500 PRACTICE - THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2016
Schedule of Events
08:00am - 06:00pm - Ticket Office Open
10:00am - Gates Open
12:00pm - 06:00pm - Indy 500 Practice
06:00pm - Gates Close

FAST FRIDAY - INDY 500 PRACTICE - FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2016
Schedule of Events
08:00am - 06:00pm - Ticket Office Open
10:00am - Gates Open
12:00pm - 06:00pm - Indy 500 Practice
06:05pm - Fastest Lap of the Day Award - Panasonic Pagoda
06:15pm - Indy 500 Qualifying Draw - Pagoda Plaza Stage
06:00pm - Gates Close

INDY 500 QUALIFICATIONS - SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2016
Schedule of Events
07:00am - Gates Open
07:00am - 06:00pm - Ticket Office Open
08:00am - 08:30am - Indy 500 Practice - Group 1
08:30am - 09:00am - Indy 500 Practice - Group 2
09:00am - 10:00am - Indy 500 Practice - Full Field
10:00am - 04:00pm - Lemonade Day at the Brickyard
11:00am - 05:50pm - Indy 500 Qualifying (1-9 Advance to Fast 9)
06:00pm - Gates Close

ARMED FORCES POLE DAY - SUNDAY, MAY 22, 2016
Schedule of Events
07:00am - 06:00pm - Ticket Office Open
10:00am - Gates Open
10:30am - 11:15am - Enlistment Ceremony
12:00pm - 12:30pm - Indy 500 Practice - Positions 22-33
12:45pm - 01:15pm - Indy 500 Practice - Positions 10-21
01:30pm - 02:00pm - Indy 500 Practice - Fast 9
02:45pm - 04:45pm - Indy 500 Qualifying - Positions 10-33
05:00pm - 05:45pm - Indy 500 Fast 9 Qualifying - Positions 1-9
06:00pm - Gates Close

INDY 500 PRACTICE - MONDAY, MAY 23, 2016
Schedule of Events
12:00pm - 06:00pm - Ticket Office Open
12:00pm - Gates Open
12:30pm - 04:00pm - Indy 500 Practice
04:30pm - 07:00pm - Indy Lights Testing
07:00pm - Gates Close

INDY LIGHTS FREEDOM 100 PRACTICE & QUALIFICATIONS - THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2016
Schedule of Events
08:00am - Gates Open
08:00am - 06:00pm - Ticket Office Open
09:00am - 12:00pm - Indy Lights Freedom 100 Practice
12:15pm - 01:00pm - Pit Stop Practice - Pit Lane
01:15pm - 02:15pm - Indy Lights Freedom 100 Qualifying
02:30pm - 04:00pm - Vintage Car Laps
02:30pm - 05:00pm - Pit Stop Practice - Pit Lane
04:00pm - Gates Close

MILLER LITE CARB DAY - FRIDAY, MAY 27, 2016
Schedule of Events
08:00am - Gates Open
08:00am - 08:00pm - Ticket Office Open
08:00am - 09:00am - Vintage Car Laps
10:00am - 11:00am - Indy Lights Autograph Session
11:00am - 12:00pm - Final Indy 500 Practice
12:15pm - Indy Lights Freedom 100 Pre-Race
12:30pm - Indy Lights Freedom 100 - 40 Laps
01:30pm - 03:30pm - Tag Heuer Pit Stop Competition
03:30pm - Miller Lite Carb Day Concert feat. Journey
06:00pm - Gates Close

LEGENDS DAY HONORING CHAMPIONS OF THE 500 PRESENTED BY FIRESTONE - SATURDAY, MAY 28, 2016
Schedule of Events
08:00am - Gates Open
08:00am - 08:00pm - Ticket Office Open
09:00am - 10:00am - Full Field Autograph Session - Pagoda Plaza
09:00am - 10:00am - Vintage Car Laps
10:30am - Public Drivers Meeting - Tower Terrace
12:00pm - 01:30pm - IPL 500 Festival Parade - Downtown Indianapolis
03:30pm - Corey Cox Concert
04:00pm - Chris Janson Concert
05:00pm - Blake Shelton Concert
06:00pm - Gates Close

100TH RUNNING OF THE INDY 500 PRESENTED BY PENNGRADE MOTOR OIL - SUNDAY, MAY 29, 2016
Schedule of Events
06:00am - Gates Open
06:00am - 12:00pm - Ticket Office Open
08:00am - 09:15am - Parade of Bands
09:00am - Celebrity Red Carpet - Pagoda Plaza
09:45am - 500 Festival Princess Lap
10:06am - "On The Banks of the Wabash" performed by Purdue University Band
10:25am - Green Flag Delivered to Turn 1 by IU Health Helicopter
11:00am - Decade Car Laps
10:40am - Former Indy 500 Champion Laps
11:10am - Military Silverado Laps
11:52am - "America the Beautiful" - performed by Military Trio with Purdue Band
11:38am - Driver Introductions
11:54am - Military Speech - General Anderson
11:55am - Presentation of Colors
11:56am - Invocation - Archbishop of Indianapolis
11:57am - "Taps"
11:58am - "God Bless America"
12:01pm - "National Anthem" - performed by Darius Rucker 
12:03pm - Military Flyover 
12:12pm - "Back Home Again in Indiana" - performed by Josh Kaufman and ICC 
12:14pm - "Drivers Start Your Engines"
12:19pm - 100th Running of the Indy 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil - 200 Laps
06:00pm - Gates Close