INDIANAPOLIS - - The 107th running of the Indy 500 is almost here and authorities are expecting this year will bring in one of the largest crowds IMS has seen in 25 years.
Carbohydrate Day marks the official kick-off to the race weekend..
Things initially before all of the enjoyable gets underway, practice. All 33 motorists will have a final chance to practice on the track from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m
. The last day of practice is big for motorists and their teams since it is their last possibility to get their vehicles on the oval and check their speed, devices and strategies prior to they are going head-to-head for the Borg Warner prize.
The Pit Stop Challenge is Friday afternoon where chauffeurs will take a rear seats and let the pit crews fight it out. It is a single-elimination, tournament-style competitors where 2 groups contend at a time. Because 1977 the occasion has been held on Carb Day following the last session..
If you are coming out to Carb Day be prepared for big crowds and remember this year IMS will be using new screening devices. They allow fans to be screened without emptying their coolers, pockets or any clothes..
" If you go through evictions and you have things that you need to not have, a few of those prohibited items, especially weapons, it will flag and you will need to go to a secondary screening and we will absolutely find it," stated Doug Boles, President of the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
It's not just all racing this weekend naturally the Miller Lite Carb Day concert occurs in the future Friday afternoon. This year Soul Asylum is opening up for Bryan Adams.
This is simply the beginning of the excitement ahead of race day. Saturday is Legends Day which includes a show headlined by Brad Paisley this year.
Tickets are still offered for Carb Day, Legends Day and the Indy 500 itself.
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