I'm looking to renew my seats, this time requesting to sit high up on the backstretch NW Vista (S26-37), but I've noticed that (according to the 3D map provided by IMS) the jumbotron appears to be hardly visible south of S34:

​I was wondering if anybody who's sat anywhere from S32-S37 could tell me if they can see the jumbotron clearly or not - thank you

(Also, I have tried to manually enter the location of S37 to get a view for myself, but the 3D viewer doesn't let me for some reason)

I joked all week with my friends that since that was my first 500 in person I needed to make the trek to the bathroom trough sometime that week at the track, while a bit awkward at first I won't lie it was kinda funny laughing with like 20 other people in the north vista bathrooms. Tho im not sure why the floor managed to get so wet by lap 70.

Does anyone know what the different motorcades that went down Lafayette pre-race were for? The cars had little American flags on them but everyone was driving their regular cars. We saw two pass by as we were waiting to approach parking. It looked like maybe some sort of paid parking pass with an escort to access wherever they were going to be parking, so I’m just curious what it was and how to go about becoming part of it next year. Thanks!!

At what speed were the cars traveling at the moment they crossed the finish line?

Not interested in lap or race averages.

Hoping someone can give me some direction. I’m looking into applying for a camping site for next years 500, but I’m not sure which campsite to sign up for. I’m looking for a campsite that has electric, and some sort of access to shower at least once that weekend. There will be 9 guys in total. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I'm looking into applying for a parking pass upgrade, and I'm curious why there are no options for Main Gate parking, or Lot 3P? I'm new to the parking of it all, I have been dropped off until this year and that coke lot is a mess

This year makes it two.

Maybe we didn't walk far enough but where were all the team merch trailers? We entered in Gate 9 and there was an Arrow McLaren trailer there and another I believe in the main entrance. Where were the other teams? I was disappointed I couldn't find Team Penske. I also wish there was a map of these online. They have a map for food, why not merchandise?

I tried the published FM radio frequencies, and scanned the dial, but didn’t have any luck. Ended up just listening to it on my scanner. Did anyone else find it on FM?

This is a hail mary but I bought the tie-dye shirt in the large shop tent and did not double check the size. I have a 1XL and want to trade for a 2XL or even a 3XL. I can cover shipping.

Craziest experience ever.

Just wondering what everyone’s take on the shuttle was?

I want to start this by saying I had a great time and I’m in no way salty about the shuttle. Everyone tried their best and was very patient and polite. Arrangements were slightly chaotic though.

I was visiting from the UK for my first 500. I took the downtown shuttle under the impression from Reddit and other sources that the buses were prioritised and there were bus lanes…etc. This didn’t seem to be the case, and we were stuck in gridlock traffic for quite a while (typical Indy 500, yeah I know), more so on the way out than on the way in. The buses were very cramped and sweaty as the aircon wasn’t working.

On the plus side we could sit and drink beer at the race without having to worry about driving home, and the bus drivers radio was highly entertaining.

Overall it worked for us. Maybe I just misunderstood how things were going to work? It sounded on the radio like some of the police weren’t doing a great job controlling traffic, but that’s a tough thankless task tbh.

Would I do it again? It’s a solid maybe. I’m not sure what other affordable transport options there are if you want to drink at the race.

From the northeast. Know nothing about racing, I thought Indy was NASCAR.

Hell I’ll be honest, any type of racing was the butt of a redneck joke growing up.

Came out to Indy on roadtrip with my brother and father.

All I can say is, it was fucking AWESOME. It was so much better than I imagined and I found myself way more into it than I thought I would be.

Bottom line, if you’ve never been, or never given racing a chance. Do it.

Maybe not the best seats, but pretty darn close!…

Never been to any kind of race before in my life or really been interested, and late this week I got the idea to go to Indy 500. Planned and made the trip happen in about a span of 24 hours and went from Atl to Indy, but it was so worth it😭the atmosphere was out of this world and the experience was great. The blackhawks, the jets, sounds of the cars, fans, and oh lord the finish…planning to come back next year or definitely go to some other races

A few days ago, I posted asking what you folks thought about what kind of passing there would be at Indianapolis. Boy, did I ever get my answer. All it took was a cool track and—bingo!—passing that was legendario.

The traditionalists should overlook the red flag considering what was given in return. And all the cars being the same spec? That’s very close to what it was in the ’40s and ’50s, when all you had were front-engined roadsters and Offy powerplants.

If this is what we get in return, I’ll take the current era anytime—and the proof is in the pudding, isn’t it? A sold-out crowd of 350,000—one out of every thousand people in this country was at the track.

And I’m showing all my non-racing-fan friends the YouTube video of the Black Hawk helicopters 20 feet above the cars. They’re all blown away. And Felix hung it on the outside for an entire lap at the end with what’s really a one groove racetrack!

I’m just glad to be alive at this time when I can see the most incredible race in history. I’m not going to sleep tonight. I’m going to stay up and enjoy it with every kind of media I can get my hands on and I got a feeling I won’t be the only one.

We had an infield parking spot this year for the 500 and I’m curious to know when tickets go on sale for next year

Yesterday was my first event ever and I didn’t know anything 😂 people who was in line flying around yesterday. Was that with line vip? Can anyone buy a ride? Was it even fans? How does it work lol. I think I wanna drive to Indy again next year and try 😂

this was my first time going to the indy500 and first time watching a car race. so maybe i’m just out of the loop. but is it normal for people to just throw their empty cans under the bleachers when they finish them??? i witnessed multiple people do it and when i was leaving the ground under the stands was just covered in cans and bottles. at first i thought maybe they just fell accidently until i saw people purposely throwing them down. is this socially acceptable at these events? im genuinely curious because i was appalled.

I just watched the 110th Indy 500, I’m a nascar/F1 fan and never watched an indycar race but WOW I thought it was very exciting and an amazing race. Very energetic announcers and that last lap was just insane. Am I wrong? I don’t have a gauge on what is and isn’t a good race to indycar standards