Race Weekend 2019 Highlights

ºº Eleven days of track activity open to the public on IMS oval, road course Questions? ºº Indy 500 qualifying weekend features positions 10-30 set Saturday; Fast Contact Kim Hoppes at [email protected] Nine Shootout, Last Row Shootout and bumping, full-field race simulation or 317-506-6204 (email attachments can not be larger practice Sunday than 10 MB). ºº NBC, NBCSN, IndyCar Pass on NBC Sports to provide more than 80 hours of live coverage, including expanded 500 presented by Gainbridge Race Day broadcast window

The 2019 Month of May schedule is set for the Indianapolis The TV schedule includes live NBC telecasts of the IndyCar Grand Motor Speedway, highlighted by 11 days of on-track activity for Prix (3 p.m. Saturday, May 11) and presented by fans and a new format adding more action and drama to both Gainbridge (11 a.m. Sunday, May 26), live pre- and post-race Indy days of qualifying for the 103rd Indianapolis 500 presented by 500 shows on NBCSN and a live Indy 500 studio show during Race Gainbridge. Week on NBCSN. For more information or to subscribe to IndyCar Pass on NBC Sports Gold, visit www.nbcsports.com/gold/indycar. Thirty-three drivers will line up to take the green flag for “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” at 12:30 p.m. (ET) Sunday, May NBC also will televise the Last Row Shootout and Fast Nine 26 on the historic, 2.5-mile oval at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Shootout live Sunday, May 19, and NBCSN will follow with three hours of live coverage of the exciting, new post-qualifying practice session that afternoon. “The Month of May is a magical time of year at the Speedway that stirs the passion of racing fans around the A great variety of live music also will form a perfect partnership with exciting racing throughout Race Weekend. Rock legends Foreigner world,” IMS President J. Douglas Boles said. “There’s and chart-topping funk, R&B and pop group Kool & the Gang will nothing else like it. The combination of thrilling, wheel-to- perform at the Miller Lite Carb Day Concert starting at 3:30 p.m. Friday, May 24. wheel action on the IMS road course and oval provides the ultimate competitive challenge for the skilled drivers and Three-time Grammy Award-winning superstars Zac Brown Band will headline the Firestone Legends Day Concert, which starts at 3:30 teams of the NTT IndyCar Series and ladder p.m. Saturday, May 25. Global superstars , series. Add in the great concerts on Race Weekend and all , , and Ricky Retro are headlining the Indy 500 Snake Pit presented by Coors Light starting at 7 a.m. the other fun activities off track, and every fan is asking the Race Day, Sunday, May 26. same question: ‘Is it May yet?’” Tickets are on sale now at IMS.com for the sixth IndyCar Grand Prix Fans will see even more on-track action on Miller Lite Carb and 103rd Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge. Day, Friday, May 24. The final practice for all 33 Indianapolis 500 starters was extended 30 minutes, from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. The 17th for the presented by Cooper Tires follows at 1 p.m. Then the popular Indy 500 Challenge, showcasing the top pit crews of the NTT IndyCar Series, will take place from 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

NBC, NBCSN and the exciting new IndyCar Pass on NBC Sports Gold will broadcast more than 80 hours of coverage during the Month of May.

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TUESDAY, MAY 14 TUESDAY, MAY 21 / WEDNESDAY, MAY 22

10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Public Gates Open No Track Activity

11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Veteran Practice

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Rookie Orientation Program, THURSDAY, MAY 23 Veteran Refresher tests No Public Access 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Open Practice 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Indy Lights Practice

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Indy Lights Qualifying WEDNESDAY, MAY 15 / THURSDAY, MAY 16

10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Public Gates Open FRIDAY, MAY 24 – Miller Lite Carb Day 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Open Practice 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Public Gates Open

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Indianapolis 500 Final Practice FRIDAY, MAY 17 – Fast Friday 1:00 p.m. 17th Freedom 100 (Indy Lights) 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Public Gates Open 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Indianapolis 500 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Open Practice 3:30 p.m. Concert (turn 4 infield) – 6:15 p.m. Qualifications Draw Foreigner, Kool & the Gang

SATURDAY, MAY 18 – Crown Royal Armed Forces Quals SATURDAY, MAY 25 – Legends Day presented by Firestone

7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Public Gates Open 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Public Gates Open

8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Open Practice (all cars) 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Driver Autograph Session, Pagoda Plaza 11:00 a.m. – 5:50 p.m. Qualifying (Fast Nine Shootout order set, spots 10-33 in field set) 10:25 a.m. Public Drivers’ Meeting, Tower Terrace

3:30 p.m. Concert (turn 4 infield) – SUNDAY, MAY 19 – Crown Royal Armed Forces Quals Zac Brown Band

9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Public Gates Open

10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Fast Nine Shootout Practice SUNDAY, MAY 26 – Race Day

10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Last Row Shootout Practice 6:00 a.m. Public Gates Open

12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Last Row Shootout Qualifying 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Indianapolis 500 Snake Pit presented by Coors Light begins 1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Fast Nine Shootout Qualifying (turn 3 infield) – 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Open Practice Skrillex, Alesso, Illenium, Chris Lake and Ricky Retro

12:30 p.m. 103rd Indianapolis 500 presented MONDAY, MAY 20 by Gainbridge

12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Public Gates Open

10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Indy Lights Test

12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Indianapolis 500 Open Practice

2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Indy Lights Test

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