Indy 500 Schedule

Thursday, May 24, 2001 | 7:36 a.m.

At Indianapolis

All times EDT

THURSDAY

Carburetion Day

9 a.m. - Speedway gates open.

9-Noon - Pit stop practice

9:30 a.m. - Crew chiefs meeting

10 a.m. - Race scorers meeting

Noon-2 p.m. - Final practice

2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. - Annual pit stop contest

FRIDAY

No track activity.

SATURDAY

8:30 a.m. - Race fuel tanks filled

9:30 a.m. - Refueling meeting

10 a.m. - Speedway gates open

10-11:30 a.m. - Drivers autograph session

Noon - Public drivers meeting

1 p.m. - Downtown 500 Festival Parade

SUNDAY

Race Day

6 a.m. - Indianapolis Motor Speedway gates open

7:30 a.m. - Pit gates open

9 a.m. - Spectacle of Bands; race supplies in pits

9:30 a.m. - Cars positioned in front of respective pits

10:40 a.m. - Cars placed in starting positions on track as Purdue University band plays "On The Banks of the Wabash"

10:48 a.m. - Celebrity caravan

11-11:06 a.m. - Cars warm up engines

11:07 a.m. - Cars take on full fuel load

11:20 a.m. - Drivers introductions

11:33 a.m. - "America the Beautiful," sung by Florence Henderson

11:38 a.m. - Color guard in position

11:39 a.m. - National Anthem, sung by Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler

11:41 a.m. - Invocation, by Indianapolis Archbishop Daniel Buechlein

11:46 a.m. - Playing of "Taps" by the Purdue band

11:47 a.m. - Fly-over

11:49 a.m. - Singing of "Back Home Again in Indiana" by Jim Nabors and traditional balloon spectacle

11:52 a.m. - Traditional command, "Gentlemen, start your engines," by Mari Hulman George

11:53 a.m. - Oldsmobile Bravada pace car, driven by fashion model Elaine Irwin-Mellencamp, leads starters on parade laps

11:58 a.m. - Pace laps

Noon - Flying start of the 85th Indianapolis 500

8 p.m. - Victory Celebration, Indiana Roof Ballroom

MONDAY

10 a.m. - Winning driver and team photos, start-finish line

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