Full Indy 500 Events Schedule 2020 and Tickets price

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Once again, the racing engines head back to Indianapolis for the 104th Indy 500 race. This is one of the most epic races in the world and attracts over half a million viewers and participants annually. Take a look at the events scheduled for this year. This year the Indianapolis 500 event will start with a practice day and end with race day. Full Indy 500 event schedule 2020 is here, So let’s start.

Events During Indianapolis 500

INDIANAPOLIS 500 PRACTICE

Indy 500 practice day is the most first thing during the indy 500 event. Every indy racers start practicing with their car in the indy 500 race track. This year the practice day will begin for five days. Indianapolis 500 practice day start time and end time details are here with an admission fee.

Practice Day 1 August 12

There will be a $15 admission fee. Kids under 16 will have the chance to watch the practice for free. However, they have to be in the company of an adult.

  • 10:00 am – 06:00pm: Public Gates Open
  • 11:00 am – 06:00pm: Open Practice Session

Practice Day 2 August 13

There will be a $15 admission fee. Kids under 16 will have the chance to watch the practice for free. However, they have to be in the company of an adult.

  • 10:00 am – 06:00pm: Public Gates Open
  • 11:00 am – 06:00pm: Open Practice Session

Practice Day 3 August 14

There will be a $15 admission fee.

  • 08:00 am – 06:00 pm: Public Gates Open
  • 10:00 am – 06:00 pm: IndyCar Practice
  • 11:00 am – 06:00 pm: Indy 500 Qualifying Draw at Pagoda Plaza Stage

Practice Day 4 August 15

There will be a $20 admission fee.

  • 07:00 am – 06:00 pm Public Gates Open 500
  • 08:00 am – 09:30 am: Open Practice
  • 08:00 am: Breakfast
  • 10:00 am: Crowning of 500 Queen
  • 11:00 am – 05:50 pm: Qualifying

Practice Day 4 August 20

No public access will be granted on this day. However, the following will take place on the schedule.
Last Row Party: 7pm – 10pm
This party is held at the Pagoda and will feature all the drivers who managed to qualify on the last row. Reservations are made at $50.

CROWN ROYAL ARMED FORCES QUALIFYING

DAY 1 QUALIFICATIONS

There will be a $20 admission fee.

  • 07:00 am – 06:00 pm Public Gates Open 500
  • 08:00 am – 09:30 am: Open Practice
  • 08:00 am: Breakfast
  • 10:00 am: Crowning of 500 Queen
  • 11:00 am – 05:50 pm: Qualifying

DAY 2 QUALIFICATIONS

This is also known as POLE Day. There will be a $20 admission fee.

  • 09:00 am – 06:00 pm: Public Gates Open
  • 10:15 am – 10:45 am: Fast Nine Practice
  • 10:45 am – 11:15 am: Last Row Practice
  • 12:15 pm – 01:15 pm: Last Row Shootout
  • 01:15 pm – 02:30 pm: Fast Nine Shootout
  • 03:30 pm – 06:00 pm: Open Practice for all drivers

MILLER LITE CARB DAY

The Miller Lite Carb Day is scheduled for Friday, August 21, 2020. There will be a $30 admission fee. However, the Freedom 100 race won’t go on as it does since the Indy Lights season for the 2020 session was canceled due to Corona Virus (Covid-19).

  • 08:00 am – 6:00 pm: Public Gates Open
  • 11:00 am – 12:00pm: 500 Practice
  • 02:00 pm – 03:30pm: Pit Stop Challenge

LEGENDS DAY PRESENTED BY FIRESTONE

The legends day opens up on Saturday, May 23, 2020. The public gates will open for everyone. There will be a $10 admission for adults, while anyone that’s at 15 and under will access the venue for free so long as they are accompanied by an adult.

  • 08:00 am – 06:00 pm: Public Gates Open
  • 09:00 am – 10:00 am: Full Field Autograph Session
  • 10:30 am – 11:00 am: Drivers Meeting

NOTE: The Drivers Meeting is an event that takes place right on the main track. The event goes ahead in front of the Tower Terrace, and all the 33 drivers will sit on the stand set up around the pit wall while facing the main audience.
The meeting takes about one hour long in the morning to allow the drivers some time to cool off and to attend the Indy 500 Festival Parade. Indy Car race director will also discuss the race rules and set guidelines with all drivers in the last moments of this event.

INDIANAPOLIS 500 PRESENTED BY GAINBRIDGE (Race Day)

The race day takes place on Sunday, August 23, 2020. The event has a schedule of its own that runs along to the main event. The gates are opened around 6 am. There will be the trophy march and historic car laps, among other things. If you don’t want to miss any action during the Indy 500 race then you can watch the Indy 500 live stream from home.

The Indy 500 104th race will start at around 1.20 pm, and the gates will be closed at 5 pm once the final lap takes place, and the winner is announced. Here is how the schedule will go down.

  • Public Gates Open
  • IMS Midway Open
  • Snake Pit Gates Open
  • Borg-Warner Trophy March to the Bricks Begins from IMS Museum
  • Parade of Bands
  • Borg-Warner Trophy March to the Bricks Arrives at Checkpoint 1 – 4th Street
  • Borg-Warner Trophy March to the Bricks Arrives at Checkpoint 2 – Pagoda Plaza
  • Celebrity Red Carpet – Pagoda Plaza
  • Borg-Warner Trophy March to the Bricks Arrives at Checkpoint 3 – IMS Midway
  • 500 Festival Princess Parade Laps
  • Purdue Band Leads Borg-Warner Trophy to Yard of Bricks
  • Green Flag delivered by IU Health Helicopter in Turn 1
  • Indianapolis 500 Winning Drivers Laps
  • Historic Race Car Laps
  • Indianapolis 500 Driver Introductions
  • Military March
  • Military Address
  • Invocation
  • Presentation of Colors
  • Veteran Salute
  • National Anthem
  • 104th Running of the Indy 500 – 200 Laps
  • Public Gates Close

Additional Information

Here is some vital information that you should know about the Indianapolis 500 racing schedule

  1. On the first day of qualifications, there are the Breakfast Events at the Brickyard. This is a traditional event that gathers all the mayors around Indianapolis and all the thirty-three 500 Princesses.
    It is during this event that the crowning of the Indy 500 Queen takes place among the main events.
  2. There are songs that will be performed on the main even day. For 2020, these songs have been prepared to occasion the ceremony.
  • “On the Banks of the Wabash” performed by Purdue University Band”
  • “God Bless America”
  • “Taps”
  • “America The Beautiful”
  • “Back Home Again In Indiana”

Final Words

The following day after the race, a victory banquet is the norm of the day. The banquet is organized from 8 pm to 10 pm, and anyone who wants to attend must get their ticket in time. The Indy 500 event is spectacular that involves cars racing of 200 laps. It is considered a major part of the Triple Crown in the Motorsport world and measures up to the Monaco Grand Prix and 24 Hours of Le Mans.

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