What day is the Indy 500? What happens at Indianapolis Motor Speedway before the race begins
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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
9-9:20 a.m.: Cars to pit road
8:45-10:10 a.m.: Borg-Warner Trophy march to the bricks from the IMS Museum
10:25 a.m.: Purdue band plays "On the Banks of the Wabash"
10:30 a.m.: Cars to grid on front stretch
11:47 a.m.: Driver introductions
12:21 p.m.: "God Bless America," Philip Phillips
12:24 p.m.: National anthem, sung by Jordin Sparks
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