41 How can I get tickets for the Indy 500 ?
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This article is from the Motorsport FAQ, by A H Henry bspahh@midge.bath.ac.uk with numerous contributions by others.
41 How can I get tickets for the Indy 500 ?
1. Often somebody will sell a couple for face value on r.a.s sometime in
the spring.
2. Get a friend or a friend-of-a-friend to invite you (this is sort of
what I did the first time)
3. Buy from scalpers (not cheap, but legal; I include travel agencies
that provide tickets in this, although they may not gouge like the
guys standing on 16th street waving handfuls of tickets).
4. From the ticket office itself:
Your request needs to arrive more-or-less immediately at the IMS. I
plan to submit my renewal at the box in front of the museum/ticket
office the day after the race By more-or-less immediately, I mean the
week after the race is the only window of opportunity to get tickets
via the IMS ticket office. Requests may not be submitted until the day
after the race is initially scheduled (remember, rain can cause a delay).
For a first time ticket buyer, you will only be able to get seats in
the infield. There are stands in each corner, named terraces: turn 1
terrace, turn 2 terrace, turn 3 terrace, turn 4 terrace. There are
stands on the short chute between 1 and 2. There are wheelchair
accessible seats in the short chute between 1 and 2 as well. The other
infield seats are above the pits and start/finish; you will not be able
to get seats there either.
You do not need the form in the program. Take a piece of paper and
list your preferences in order for the seats that you actually have a
chance of getting. Include a check or US postal money order for the
amount. If you use a check, be forewarned that a bounce will cause the
cancellation of your order and that it may take the speedway 6 to 9
months to actually open your envelope and process it (can you say
`hurry up and wait?') use a postal money order if there is any prospect
that you might lose track of a check. Do not use money orders with
short expirations on them.
This year and last year, infield terrace seats cost $ 25/seat; there
is a good chance that they'll go up to $ 30 next year, so it's best to
make that assumption when you plan your payment.
If you get tickets, then you will find out when a thick grey envelope
arrives with a return address of Speedway Indiana. I'm not sure what
you get if you're just receiving a refund check. This envelope may not
arrive until a month or so before the race, and it will be your first
indication you actually got tickets. you might consider making travel
plans and saving up a little extra money to buy tickets the expensive
way, just in case. Air travel into and out of the area books up early.
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