Indianapolis 500 Festival and Race Day fun begins with the purchase of the tickets you’ll need for admission. Here, you’ll find all the connections you need to order tickets by phone, secure tickets via mail order, or purchase tickets online.
2009 Indianapolis 500 Race Day Tickets
Information about Indianapolis Motor Speedway tickets may be obtained by calling or emailing:
Phone: Toll-free, 1-800-822-INDY (4639); local calls, (317) 492-6700
Email: tickets@brickyard.com
Tickets may be purchased online as indicated in the following list.
- Race Day Reserved Seat Tickets: For May 24, $40 to $150 each, depending on location. Choose a seat and purchase your tickets online.
- Race Day General Admission Tickets: For May 24, $20 each, admission to grounds only, children 5 and under are free. Purchase tickets online.
- Parking or camping permits: An online parking and camping permit ticket wizard will lead you through three steps to secure your preferred permits.
Pre-Race Track Events
- Carb Day Tickets: For May 22, $10 each, including admission to the grounds and access to the infield, viewing mounds, and any open grandstand, plus admission to the Miller Lite Carburetion Day Concert featuring 3 Doors Down, Pit Stop Competition, and Firestone Indy Lights Freedom 100. Children 5 and under are free. Purchase tickets online.
- Qualification Day Tickets: For May 9-10 and May 16-17, $10 each for one-day-only admission; children 5 and under are free. Purchase tickets online.
- Practice Day Tickets: For May 6-8 and May 14-15, $5 each for one-day-only admission, children 5 and under are free. Purchase tickets online.
Indy 500 Festival Special Events
For more info on the following events or to order tickets by phone, call the 500 Festival ticket hotline at (317) 614-6400. Tickets may also be ordered by filling out and mailing in an order form or by purchasing online, as noted below.
- 500 Festival Breakfast at the Brickyard, Saturday, May 16 at 9:30 a.m.; individual tickets $60 each; preferred corporate and community tables, $750 per table, 10 tickets per table or 8 tickets per table if you choose to sponsor an Indiana mayor and his or her guest at your corporate table; $5 service charge per order. Mail in ticket order form or purchase tickets online.
- American Family Insurance 500 Festival Community Day, Wednesday, May 20, 9 a.m.; $7 per ticket. Mail in ticket order form or purchase tickets online.
- IPL 500 Festival Parade Character Breakfast, Saturday, May 23; $25 per person includes a full breakfast buffet, a $10 Jillian’s game card, and one IPL 500 Festival Parade reserved bleacher seat ticket; ages 2 and under are free. Mail in ticket order form.
- IPL 500 Festival Parade, Saturday, May 23; TV/VIP reserved seats, $30; reserved chair seats, $17; reserved bleacher seats, $13.50. Mail in ticket order form, purchase tickets online, or visit one of the 15 AAA Hoosier Motor Club locations in and around Indianapolis.
