99th Indianapolis 500 Race Day Schedule: Sunday, May 24

6 a.m.

Cannon Signifies Opening of Track
IMS Midway Opens

7 a.m.

Snake Pit presented by Miller Lite Opens featuring Kaskade, Steve Aoki
and A-Trak

8-9:15 a.m.

Parade of Bands

9:30 a.m.

Race Cars begin entering Pit Lane
Celebrity Red Carpet Begins – Pagoda Plaza
Sponsor Parade Car Laps Begin – South End of Pits

9:45 a.m.

Sponsor Parade Car Laps End

9:54 a.m.

Moto America Bike Laps Begin

9:55 a.m.

All Cars in Place on Pit Lane
Purdue Band Begins March to Yard of Bricks 

10:15 a.m.

“On the Banks of the Wabash” – Purdue University Band (Victory Circle)
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 Paul George and Riley Patient Departs – Lap to
Yard of Bricks (Pit Lane)

10:38 a.m.

Paul George, Riley Patient, Deliver Green Flag to Starter on Yard of Bricks,
Camaro Carrying Grand Marshal Nastia Liukin Departs

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)
A.J. Foyt – 1961, ’64, ’67, ’77
Parnelli Jones – 1963
Bobby Unser – 1968, ’75, ’81
Mario Andretti – 1969
Johnny Rutherford – 1974, ’76, ’80
Rick Mears – 1979, ’84, ’88, ’91
Bobby Rahal – 1986
Arie Luyendyk – 1990, ’97
Al Unser Jr. – 1992, ’94
Kenny Brack – 1999
Gil de Ferran – 2003
Dario Franchitti – 2007, ’10, ’12

10:50 a.m.

Vintage Car Laps Begin (via Pit Lane)
1968 Eagle – Alex Gurney
1973 Eagle – Justin Gurney
1975 Eagle – Jimmy Gurney
1981 Eagle – Danny Gurney
1915 Mercedes – (100th Anniversary) – TBD
1940 Maserati (75th Anniversary Indy 500 Win) – Al Unser
1965 Lotus (50th Anniversary Indy 500 Win) – Dario Franchitti
1990 Lola (25th Anniversary Indy 500 Win) – Arie Luyendyk
Engine Warm-up Begins 

11:35 a.m.

Drivers in Line on Yard of Bricks under Panasonic Pagoda by row (33 to 1)

11:37 a.m.

Driver Introductions

11:50 a.m.

Troops Begin Marching Into Place From North of Tower Terrace
WWII Vets Walk Into Place From South Pagoda Passage

11:53 a.m.

“America the Beautiful” – Danielle Bradbery

11:55 a.m.

WWII Commander Inspection Speech, Pit Lane

11:55 a.m.

Military Speech, General Dennis Via

11:57 a.m.

“God Bless America,” Florence Henderson
Red Bull Sky Divers coming in over Snake Pit – Landing on Golf Course

11:59 a.m.

Invocation – Archbishop Joseph Tobin of Indianapolis

12:01 p.m.

Rifle Volley Begins – Victory Podium

12:02 p.m.

“Taps” Begins – Victory Podium

12:04 p.m.

National Anthem Begins – Jordin Sparks

12:05 p.m.

Flyover by A-10C Warthog by Indiana Air National Guard 122nd Fighter Wing,
Fort Wayne, Indiana

12:06 p.m.

“Drivers to your Cars” Command

12:13 p.m.

“(Back Home Again in) Indiana” Straight No Chaser
Balloon Spectacle

12:15 p.m.

Command to Start Engines, Mari Hulman George, IMS Chairman of the Board

12:15 p.m.

Parade Lap

12:19 p.m.

Pace Laps

12:21 p.m.

Green Flag – 99th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race

2 p.m.

(Approximate – Lap 100) IMS Midway Closes

6 p.m.

Public Gates Close