What day is the Indy 500? What happens at Indianapolis Motor Speedway before the race begins
The 2024 Indianapolis 500 is scheduled for Sunday, May 26. Scott McLaughlin won the pole position and will lead the 33-car field to the green flag.
Jordin Sparks, Tamika Catchings and Ken Griffey Jr. are scheduled to be part of pre-race fun, and don't forget about the Indy 500 traditions.
Here's what will happen on the track.
Indy 500 race day schedule
6 a.m. ET: Public gates open
7 a.m.: Snake Pit gates open
8:15 a.m.: Snake Pit concert begins
9 a.m.: DJ Slater Hogan begins on Pagoda 3
9-9:20 a.m.: Cars to pit road
8:45-10:10 a.m.: Borg-Warner Trophy march to the bricks from the IMS Museum
10:26 a.m.: Purdue band plays "On the Banks of the Wabash"
10:37 a.m.: Green flag lap rolls out
10:40 a.m.: Indy 500 winners lap
10:44 a.m.: Honorary starter receives green flag from IUH patient, trackside stage
10:54 a.m.: Historic cars lap
10:55 a.m.: All cars on grid
11:25 a.m.: Military appreciation lap
11:47 a.m.: Driver introductions
12:10 p.m.: U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team begins descent
12:11 p.m.: "America the Beautiful" by Indiana National Guard ceremonies unit
12:17 p.m.: Invocation by Archbishop Charles Thompson
12:19 p.m.: Taps
12:21 p.m.: "God Bless America," sung by Philip Phillips
12:24 p.m.: National anthem, sung by Jordin Sparks
12:26 p.m.: Flyover by Air Force Thunderbirds
12:29 p.m.: "Drivers to your cars," actor Dylan Sprouse
12:36 p.m.: "Back Home Again in Indiana," sung by (Jim Cornelison)
12:38 p.m.: Command to start engines, Roger Penske
12:45 p.m.: Green flag, waved by actors Austin Butler and Jodie Comer
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: 2024 Indianapolis 500 race day schedule, events before green flag
