| -> | | | | 500. The compressed schedule will leave no room for |
| The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has announced a | | | | error and will intensify the experience for the teams, |
| new compressed schedule of events for the month | | | | their drivers and the fans in the stands. |
| of May. In 2010 there will be two days of | | | | The compressed schedule is also expected to |
| qualifications scheduled for the Saturday and Sunday | | | | increase fan attendance since the entire event now |
| prior to the 94th running of the Indianapolis 500. As | | | | begins and ends in 15 days. With this new schedule it |
| of the time of this posting, not much is known about | | | | is now possible for a race fan to come to Indy and |
| the rules that will apply to the qualification weekend, | | | | see qualifications, practice and the race all in 10 days. |
| but with regard to the rest of the month, the track | | | | Over the years the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has |
| will officially open for rookie orientation on May 15, | | | | modified the qualification format a number of times |
| and 16, 2010 before reopening for open practice May | | | | with mixed results. The jury is still out on the new |
| 17th thru the 21st. The first day of qualifications will | | | | 2010 format, but some of the teams, including |
| be pole day and the second day will be bump day. | | | | Penske, have already praised the change. The new |
| The Indianapolis Motor Speedway hopes to bring | | | | format, however, may substantially reduce the |
| down costs for the smaller teams and for the | | | | opportunities for teamless drivers to buy their way |
| speedway itself, while increasing attendance and | | | | into the back-up cars ("T cars") of the larger teams. |
| excitement for the qualification segment of the Indy | | | | |