What is Carb Day? Catch the concert, Wienie 500 and pit stop challenge today
It's Carb Day in Indy, with plenty happening on and off the track at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Indy 500 drivers will continue practice. Pit crews will compete in the Pit Stop Challenge, a staple since the 1970s. Wienermobiles will race. And the whole day wraps with a concert.
Here's a look at what's happening today.
8 a.m. to 6 p.m.: Gates open
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Indy 500 practice
2 p.m.: Wienie 500
2:30-4 p.m.: Indy 500 Pit Stop Challenge
4-6 p.m.: Miller Lite Carb Day Concert (gates open at 2 p.m.)
The "carb" in Carb Day refers to carburetors, not carbohydrates, but you can find plenty of the other kind of carbs at the track today. Find options and pricing in the link below.
🍕: IMS, Aramark unveil new concession items for 2025 Indy 500.
Get your buns to the track on Carb Day afternoon to see a different kind of racing spectacle.
🌭: Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles will race in the 'Wienie 500.' Here's how to watch the race for top dog
Bret Michaels and the All-American Rejects are headlining the Miller Lite Carb Day Concert at 4 p.m. inside turn 3 at IMS.
🎸: Bret Michaels and All-American Rejects to play Carb Day for 2025 Indy 500 weekend
The cars in the race don't have carburetors, but decades ago, it was the last day for race teams to tune them in their gasoline-powered car. Carburetion Day was on a random day the week before the race and wasn't open to the public until the mid-1950s.
🏎️: Why it's called Carb Day when Indy cars don't use carburetors
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Indy 500 Carb Day schedule has Wienermobile race, music, pit stop challenge
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