May Madness

It's the month of May and that means it's time for the Indianapolis 500.  I've given up on my objections to Tony George and how he ruined the Indy 500.  Now that Ganassi, Penske, and Rahal are in the IRL it's more like CART than ever.  That's another story.  Here is the schedule for the activities leading up to the Indy 500. On-track Schedule (all times Local Time):

Rookie Orientation Program Sun, 6 May :: Noon - 5 p.m.

Rookie Orientation Program Mon, 7 May :: Noon - 5 p.m.

Practice 1 Tue, 8 May :: Noon - 6 p.m.

Practice 2 Wed, 9 May :: Noon - 6 p.m.

Practice 3 Thu, 10 May :: Noon - 6 p.m.

Practice 4/Fast Friday Fri, 11 May :: Noon - 6 p.m.

Practice 5 Sat, 12 May :: 9 - 11 a.m.

Pole Day Qualifying Sat, 12 May :: Noon - 6 p.m.

Practice 6 Sun, 13 May :: 10:15 - 11:15 a.m.

2nd Day Qualifying Sun, 13 May :: Noon - 6 p.m.

Practice 7 Wed, 16 May :: Noon - 6 p.m.

Practice 8 Thu, 17 May :: Noon - 6 p.m.

Practice 9 Fri, 18 May :: Noon - 6 p.m.

Practice 10 Sat, 19 May :: 10:15 - 11:15 a.m.

3rd Day Qualifying Sat, 19 May :: Noon - 6 p.m.

Practice 11 Sun, 20 May :: 10:15 - 11:15 a.m.

Bump Day Qualifying Sun, 20 May :: Noon - 6 p.m.

Final Practice Fri, 25 May :: 11 - Noon

91st Indianapolis 500 Sun, 27 May :: 1 p.m. Live on ABC

Some of these practice sessions and qualifying are going to be on TV.  As they say, check your local listings.

Credit IndyCar.com for the schedule.