Detailed schedule for 2014 Indianapolis 500 Race Day on Sunday, May 25 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway:
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SCHEDULE (all times local):
5:30 a.m. Public Gates Open
8:00 a.m. Parade of Bands Begins
9:30 a.m. Race Cars begin entering Pit Lane
Celebrity Red Carpet Begins – Pagoda Plaza
Sponsor Pace Car Rides Begin - South end of Pits
9:45 a.m. Sponsor Pace Car Rides Conclude
9:55 a.m. All cars in place on pit lane
10:15 a.m. “On the Banks of the Wabash” – Purdue University Band (Yard of Bricks)
Cars begin to grid on track
10:25 a.m. Green flag delivered in Turn 1 by IUH Helicopter
10:35 a.m. Camaro Carrying Andrew Luck and Patient – Lap to Yard of Bricks (Pit Lane)
10:38 a.m. Andrew Luck, Riley Patients, Deliver Green Flag to Mark Cuban on Yard of Bricks
10:40 a.m. All cars are in place on grid. Winning Driver laps in current pace cars depart from South Pit (via Pit Lane)
10:50 a.m. Vintage Car Laps Begin (via Pit Lane)
11:35 a.m. Drivers in line on Yard of Bricks under Pagoda by row (33 to 1)
11:38 a.m. Driver Introductions
11:47 a.m. “America the Beautiful,” Martina McBride
11:50 a.m. Remarks, Army General Frank J. Grass
11:52 a.m. “God Bless America,” Florence Henderson
11:54 a.m. Invocation – Christopher Coyne – Bishop of Indianapolis
11:56 .a.m Rifle Volley Begins – Victory Podium
11:57 a.m. Taps Begins – Victory Podium
11:58 a.m National Anthem, Leann Rimes
12:02 p.m. “Drivers to Your Cars” command
12:09 p.m. “Back Home Again in Indiana” Begins – Jim Nabors (75 seconds)
12:11 p.m. Command to Start Engines, Mari Hulman George, IMS Chairman of the Board
12:11 p.m. Parade Lap
12:15 p.m. Pace Laps
12:17 p.m. Green Flag, Start of 98th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race
6:00 p.m. Public Gates Close
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2014 ticket information: Ticket information is available for the remaining three events in 2014 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway – the 98th Indianapolis 500, Kroger Super Weekend at the Brickyard and Red Bull Indianapolis GP.
Fans can order tickets at www.ims.com/tickets, by calling 800-822-INDY or 317-492-6700 between 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (ET) Monday through Friday or by visiting the Ticket Office at the IMS Administration Building at the corner of Georgetown Road and 16th Street between 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (ET) Monday through Friday.
Tickets for groups of 20 or more also are available. Contact the IMS Group Sales Department at (866) 221-8775 for more information.
98th Indianapolis 500 Race Day Schedule

Detailed schedule for 2014 Indianapolis 500 Race Day on Sunday, May 25 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway:
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