On Track This Month - 100th Indianapolis 500

For the throngs that spend 11 months of the year the plaintively groaning the phrase "is it May yet??" Their suffering is over. May is finally upon us. Soon place fans everywhere will flock to the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500. Oh, you weren't aware it was the 100th running? Do you live under a rock?

The Month of May is an entity all unto itself, and now with the Grand Prix of Indianapolis out of the way, teams, drivers, manufacturers, and fans can return their attention to the build up to the "big prize", with each on track session over the course of the next 2 weeks leading up to the historic cornerstone race of the IndyCar season: the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500.

Instead of doing a week to week listing, the following is a breakdown of all the on-track sessions for the remainder of the month leading up to race day on May 29th:

Indianapolis 500 Schedule
(all times/sessions subject to weather permitting)

Monday May 16th
PRACTICE
Noon - 2pm - Rookie Orientation Program
2pm - 6pm - Verizon IndyCar Series Practice

Tuesday May 17th - Thursday May 19th
PRACTICE
Noon - 6pm - Verizon IndyCar Series Practice

Friday May 20th
FAST FRIDAY
Noon - 6pm - Verizon IndyCar Series Practice
6:15pm - Pole Day Qualifications Draw, Coca-Cola Stage

Saturday May 21st
INDIANAPOLIS 500 QUALIFICATION DAY
8am - 8:30am - Verizon IndyCar Series Group 1 Practice
8:30am - 9:00am - Verizon IndyCar Series Group 2 Practice
9:00am - 10:00am - Verizon IndyCar Series Full Field Practice
11am - 5:50pm - Verizon IndyCar Series Qualifying - Positions 1-9 Advance to Fast 9

Sunday May 22nd
OLD NATIONAL ARMED FORCES POLE DAY
12:00pm - 12:30pm - Verizon IndyCar Series Practice - Positions 22-33
12:45pm - 01:30pm - Verizon IndyCar Series Practice - Positions 10-21
1:30pm - 02:00pm - Verizon IndyCar Series Practice - Fast 9
2:45pm - 04:45pm - Verizon IndyCar Series Qualifying (Positions 10-33)
5:00pm - 05:45pm - Verizon IndyCar Series Fast 9 Qualifying (Positions 1-9)

Monday May 23rd
PRACTICE
12:30pm - 4pm - Verizon IndyCar Series Practice
4:30pm - 7pm - Indy Lights Test Session

Thursday May 24th
INDY LIGHTS FREEDOM 100 PRACTICE & QUALIFYING
9am - noon - Indy Lights Freedom 100 Practice
1:15pm -2:15pm - Indy Lights Freedom 100 Qualifying

Friday May 27th
MILLER LIGHT CARB DAY
11 am - Noon - Indianapolis 500 Final Practice
12:30 pm - INDY LIGHTS FREEDOM 100 (40 laps)
2:00pm - 03:10pm - Tag Heuer Pit Stop Challenge

Saturday May 28TH
LEGENDS DAY
9am - 10am - 2015 Starting Field/Indy 500 Winners Autograph Session, Pagoda Plaza
10:30am - 11am - Public Drivers Meeting, Tower Terrace

Sunday May 29th
100TH INDIANAPOLIS 500 RACE DAY
12:12pm - Start of 100TH INDIANAPOLIS 500 (200 laps)
*Follow along on ABC Starting at 11am ET

OpenWheelWorld will of course be providing coverage all month long,

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