Indianapolis 500 Race Update

Indianapolis 500 Race Update, The Indianapolis 500 race day has finally arrived. With that the Indy 500 Schedule? has been released and the drivers, pit crews, and fans are already preparing for the race. For the drivers and pit crews, the garage opened at 5 this morning.? By 6 am, the public was allowed to start filing into the track.The Indy 500 schedule will include a spectacle of bands at? 9am and then by 11am the IMS pace car rides begin. By 11:55, the cars will be set in pit lane. Once the grid cars are set, the Purdue University Band will be on hand to feature "On the Banks of the Wabash". At 1:00pm ET, the ABC broadcast of the Indianapolis 500 race begins while the cars continue to warm up before heading to the North Green Room.

At 12:33 pm, the driver introductions take place followed by pictures and renditions of America the Beautiful, God Bless America, the National Anthem, and Drivers to Your Cars.? After the preliminary events leading up to the actual start of the race, the Indy 500 schedule includes an Invocation, Rifle Volley, Taps, Back Home Again in Indiana which concludes with a Balloon Spectacle. Finally, at 1:05, the announcement is made "Ladies and Gentleman Start Your Engine" and the parade lap begins a minute later. The pace lap a minute after that and at 1:12 pm, the green flag will fall on the Indianapolis 500? race.