Indianapolis 500 - The 93rd Running

Arrive Indianapolis International Airport
If you arrive in the early day, you may take in Carburetion Day at the track. Check in to our Indianapolis Northside hotel for a three-night stay and enjoy dinner at the hotel.

Festival Parade
Enjoy breakfast at the hotel. This morning we set out for the 500 Festival Parade in downtown Indianapolis, where we have reserved seating. This is the 52nd Anniversary of the parade. This event includes nationally known celebrities, costumed characters, marching bands, patriotic units, specialty units, spectacular floats and giant helium balloons filling the streets to celebrate the world’s largest single-day sporting event, the Indianapolis 500. The tradition continues with 33 starting drivers of the Indianapolis 500 serving as honorary grand marshals the day before the race, riding in the traditional rows of three, with 2008 winner of the pole position bringing up the rear. Festival Parade will pass nearly 300,000 spectators along its two-mile route. The parade is televised nationally on ESPN 2. After the parade, visit the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum at the track, along with some free time in downtown Indianapolis. Tonight, we have dinner at an Indianapolis restaurant.

Indianapolis 500 Race
This morning, breakfast is at the hotel. We’ll enjoy a police escort to the track before finding our reserved seating the North Vista for the 93rd running of the Indianapolis 500. Fortunately, our parking is close to the seats. No other singular sporting event in the world has a legacy like the Indianapolis 500. It is the largest-attended sporting event in the world. At the track, we’ll have a box lunch, along with a race program and pre-race entertainment. After an exciting day of racing, freshen-up back at the hotel before dinner at another great local Indianapolis restaurant.

Return Home
Breakfast at the hotel this morning before catching the shuttle (if needed) to Indianapolis International Airport and the flight home.