{"id":7316,"date":"2025-04-17T09:04:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T14:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=7316"},"modified":"2025-04-17T09:04:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T14:04:00","slug":"bommarito-automotive-group-500-june-indycar-race-weekend-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/more-sports\/7316-bommarito-automotive-group-500-june-indycar-race-weekend-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Bommarito Automotive Group 500 June Indycar Race Weekend Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MADISON, Ill. \u2013\u00a0The NTT INDYCAR SERIES returns to World Wide Technology Raceway for a ninth consecutive year June 13-15 with the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta and Valvoline serving as a Father\u2019s Day special matinee.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The marquee race of the weekend, which also features INDY NXT by Firestone and USAC Silver Crown, will be held Sunday, June 15, beginning at 2 p.m. CT. The Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta and Valvoline will now serve as the eighth race of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES season and first oval event after the 109<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 25. Last season\u2019s INDYCAR race at WWTR was held in August on a Saturday evening.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The weekend opens Friday, June 13, with an opportunity for anyone and everyone to visit the 1.25-mile oval and enjoy some special activities for free. The Discover Downstate Illinois Tourism Free Friday will run from 5 \u2013 11 p.m. and include a track walk &#8211; guided tour (5-5:45 p.m.); Gateway Garage Preview and Vintage Indy autograph session (5-7 p.m.), \u201cdrive-in\u201d style movie on the facility\u2019s video screens (8 p.m.) and conclude with a 90-minute campground concert (9:30 p.m.).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All three racing series will take to the track on Saturday, June 14. The NTT INDYCAR SERIES will have an opening one-hour practice beginning at 10:30 a.m. and followed by qualifying at 2 p.m. INDYCAR will close out its day with high-line practice at 4:45 p.m. and a final full-field practice at 5:30 p.m. The NTT INDYCAR SERIES returns Sunday, June 15, for a driver autograph session at 10:15 a.m. before the green flag for the 260-lap Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta and Valvoline at 2:20 p.m.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">INDY NXT will begin with practice at 12:05 p.m. and then qualifying at 3:35 p.m. The INDY NXT drivers will remain at track for an autograph session at 6:30 p.m. INDY NXT will open the race action Sunday with an 11:05 a.m. green flag for the 75-lap\u00a0main event. USAC Silver Crown will have a one-day show Saturday with practice (9:15 a.m.), qualifying (1:05 p.m.) and the 66-lap\u00a0Ranken Technical College Route 66 Classic presented by Welsh Heating and Cooling\u00a0(7 p.m.).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to the driver autograph sessions, there will be plenty of off-track activity throughout the weekend. Among the highlights are concerts by Cracker (8:30 p.m. Saturday), Sponge (Noon Sunday) and Soul Asylum (4:45 p.m. Sunday); SICW Championship Wrestling matches (11:30 a.m., 3 p.m., 4:20 p.m. Saturday); and a Vintage Indycar exhibition (9:20 a.m. Sunday). General admission to each concert is included as part of the race ticket for that day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wwtraceway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-INDYCAR-Schedule-April-16.pdf\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/wwtraceway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-INDYCAR-Schedule-April-16.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1744975923279000&amp;usg=AOvVaw049uD2KXi8BlUT7y-WUXr0\">HERE<\/a>\u00a0to view the full weekend schedule and visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwtraceway.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.wwtraceway.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1744975923279000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3rm6mmjBJWQ7bvfCIxEEB0\">www.wwtraceway.com<\/a>\u00a0for tickets and additional information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MADISON, Ill. \u2013\u00a0The NTT INDYCAR SERIES returns to World Wide Technology Raceway for a ninth consecutive year June 13-15 with the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta and Valvoline [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-more-sports"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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