Indianapolis Motor Speedway will be open for business again in August with cars on track for more than 30 hours of Indy 500 practice and qualifying schedules over nearly two weeks.
The track will open Aug. 12 with six hours and 30 minutes of practice. The 2.5-mile speedway will be open to the field for 13 hours of practice the next two days before qualifying Saturday and Sunday.
There also will be a practice after qualifying Sunday and a two-hour session on Carb Day, Aug. 21. All on track activity will be featured on NBC Sports Gold (click here for more information on the IndyCar Pass) and select coverage will be on NBCSN and NBC (including the Aug. 23 race beginning at 1 p.m. ET).
TODAY’S QUALIFYING: NBC, 1-3 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Gold
TODAY’S PRACTICE: NBCSN, 3:30-6 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Gold
The track won’t be open to the general public during August.
Here are the Indy 500 practice and qualifying schedules for August:
Wednesday, Aug. 12
11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. – Indianapolis 500 practice (NBC Sports Gold). Breakdown: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. oval veterans; 1-3 p.m. rookies and first-time Indy drivers; 3-5:30 full practice
Thursday, Aug. 13
11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. – Indianapolis 500 practice (NBC Sports Gold)
Friday, Aug. 14
11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. – Indianapolis 500 practice (NBC Sports Gold)
Saturday, Aug. 15
8:30-9:30 a.m. – Indianapolis 500 practice (NBC Sports Gold)
11 a.m.-5 p.m. – Indianapolis 500 qualifying (NBC Sports Gold; NBC coverage from 3-5 p.m.)
Sunday, Aug. 16
11-11:30 a.m. — Indianapolis 500 practice (NBC Sports Gold)
1:15-2:15 p.m. – Indianapolis 500 pole qualifying (NBC, NBC Sports Gold)
3:30-6 p.m. – Indianapolis 500 practice (NBCSN, NBC Sports Gold)
Friday, Aug. 21
11 a.m.-1 p.m. – Indianapolis 500 final practice (NBCSN, NBC Sports Gold)
Sunday, Aug. 23
7 a.m. — Garage opens
10:45 a.m. — Tech inspection
12:40 p.m. — Cars to pit lane
1 p.m. — Prerace show begins on NBC
1:20 p.m. — Cars to the grid
2:23 p.m. — Command to start engines
2:30 p.m. — Green flag for the 104th Indy 500
