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The Month of May is here. Here’s how to follow the Indy 500

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Marshall Pruett
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The 108th running of the Indianapolis 500 follows two weeks of on-track activity and a range of events that fill the second half of May. Here’s a list of daily action to plan your days around:

TUESDAY, MAY 14 (all times Eastern)

9-11am, Practice, all cars, broadcast on Peacock

1-6pm, Practice, all cars, broadcast on Peacock

WEDNESDAY, MAY 15

12-6pm, Practice, broadcast on Peacock

THURSDAY, MAY 16

12-6pm, Practice, broadcast on Peacock

FRIDAY, MAY 17 (“Fast Friday,” engines set to high turbo boost for teams to work on qualifying setups)

12-6pm, Practice, broadcast on Peacock

6:15pm: Qualifying order draw, base of the pagoda.

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SATURDAY, MAY 18 (First day of qualifying, positions 13-30 set, top 12 carry over to Sunday to run for the pole, slowest four carry over to Sunday to fight for the last three starting positions)

8:30-9am, Group 1 Practice, broadcast on Peacock until 9:30am

9-9:30am, Group 2 Practice

11am-5pm, Qualifying, broadcast on Peacock

SUNDAY, MAY 19 (Pole Day, Bump Day)

12-1pm, Fast 12 Practice, broadcast on Peacock until 2pm

1-2pm, Last Chance Qualifying Practice

3:05-4:05pm, Fast 12 Qualifying, positions 7-12 set, broadcast on NBC until 6pm

4:15-5:15pm, LCQ Qualifying, one entry will be bumped

5:25-5:55pm, Fast Six qualifying, pole and positions 2-6 set

Alex Palou was last year’s polesitter. Michael Levitt/Motorsport Images

MONDAY, MAY 20

1-3pm, Practice, broadcast on Peacock

TUESDAY, MAY 21

No on-track activity

WEDNESDAY, MAY 22

No on-track activity

THURSDAY, MAY 23

No on-track activity

FRIDAY, MAY 24 (Carb Day)

11am-1pm, Final Practice, broadcast on Peacock

2:30-4pm, Pit Stop Competition, broadcast on Peacock

4:00pm, Concerts: George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Gin Blossoms, Kid Quill

SATURDAY, MAY 25

No on-track activity

9-10am, Drivers Autograph Session, behind the pagoda

12-1pm, Former IndyCar Drivers Autograph Session, behind the pagoda

1:30-2:30pm, Former IndyCar Drivers Autograph Session, behind the pagoda

SUNDAY, MAY 26 (Race Day)

9am-9:20 am, Cars to pit lane

10:30-10:55am, Cars to grid

10:37-10:58am, Indy Winners and Historic Indy 500 Cars laps

11:47am, Driver Introductions

12:38pm, Drivers Start Engines Command

12:45pm, Race Start, 200 Laps, 500 Miles

Story originally appeared on Racer