Indy 500: Schedule of the 2011 Indy 500 race

The 95th Indianapolis 500 is scheduled to be run on May 29, 2011 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Here’s the schedule of events as far as the IndyCar series in concerned.

1911 Ray Harroun Marmon Wasp, winner of the Indy 500 in 1911. (Photo: IMS)

The prestigious race will be the third of the three-year long Centennial era, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the opening of the track (1909) and 100th anniversary of the first Indianapolis 500 (1911). The race was suspended during WWI (1917-18) and WWII (1942-45), therefore the 100th running of the event will not occur until 2016.

Dario Franchitti, winner of the Indy 500 last year. (Photo: ISM)

EVENTS

<sup>Wednesday May 18
Noon to 6 pm: IndyCar practice

Thursday May 19
Noon to 6 pm: IndyCar practice

Friday May 20
Noon to 6 pm: IndyCar practice

Saturday May 21
8am to 8:30am: IndyCar practice Group 1
8:30am to 9am: IndyCar practice Group 2
9am to 10am: IndyCar practice
11am to 4pm: IndyCar qualifying, segment1, position 1-24
4pm to 6pm: IndyCar qualifying, segment2-3, position 1-9

Sunday May 22
9am to 10 am: IndyCar practice
Noon to 6pm: IndyCar qualifying, positions 25-33

Wednesday May 25
9 am to noon: pit stop practices

Friday May 27
11 am to noon: IndyCar practice
1:30pm to 3 pm: pit stop competition

Sunday May 29
10:15 am to 10:40am: IndyCar grid
10:50 to 11am: engine warm-up
Noon: start of the Indy 500 race</sup>