2027 Indianapolis 500
Experience the event. Not just attend a race.
More than three hundred thousand people fill that track on race day. Most of them see the same race.
What they do not have is someone standing next to them who knows what they are looking at. Not everyone gets this experience.
Twenty-seven years at this race. Forty years inside the sport. Relationships with teams, drivers, and the people who build the cars. Racing Passport puts that knowledge in your corner from the moment you arrive.
See the experience options →Choose the level of access that fits where you are.
Not sure which fits? The inquiry form takes two minutes. Robert responds personally.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
"You can watch this race. Or you can understand it. Racing Passport gives you the vocabulary. Not everyone leaves knowing they never really watched before."
Start Your ConsultationWhat the 2027 Indianapolis 500 weekend looks like.
Arrive in Indianapolis. Hotel check-in. An evening orientation to get you set for Carb Day on Friday -- the teams to watch, the storylines in play, what to look for when you get to the track in the morning.
The last practice session before the race. The Wienie 500. The Pit Stop Challenge. The energy on Carb Day is unlike anything else in motorsport.
Friday evening: the Carb Night knowledge session. Robert and a guest from inside the sport. A Racing Passport-only gathering. This is the conversation that changes how you watch the race on Sunday.
Autograph session. Driver's Meeting. The Speedway at full activity the day before the race.
Pit tour. IMS Hall of Fame Museum with Robert -- there is a story behind every car in that building. Garage access on Legends Day. The doors that do not open for everyone.
The 111th running of the Indianapolis 500. Five hundred miles. Two hundred laps.
By Sunday, Racing Passport clients have spent three days building the vocabulary to watch it differently. The people next to you in the grandstands are seeing the same race. You are not.
Departure day. The conversations on the drive home sound different when you know what you were watching.
Gold-accented events are Racing Passport access events -- Level Two only. See the two experience levels ↑
110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 · Photo: James Black / IndyCar
The 111th running. More than three hundred thousand people. Thirty-three cars. Five hundred miles.
The track opened in 1909. The first race ran in 1911. Every driver who has ever won here had to beat every driver who tried before them across more than a century.
Thirty-three cars. Five hundred miles. Two hundred laps. A race that turns on pit strategy in the final thirty laps, a fuel window that opens or closes in seconds, a yellow flag that changes everything. The people in those grandstands see the pass. Very few know the reason. Racing Passport gives you the reason.
110th Running · Photo: Walt Kuhn / IndyCar
What to know about the city.
Indianapolis International Airport (IND) is 20 minutes from downtown. Direct flights from most major US hubs. Race day transport to IMS is coordinated for Full Access clients.
Downtown Indianapolis is 7 miles from the Speedway. The Conrad, JW Marriott, and Westin are the premium downtown options. Staying near IMS means race week surrounds you. Downtown means better properties and easier dinners. Both have tradeoffs. Robert walks you through them in your consultation.
Indianapolis in May is a racing city. Mass Ave is where it eats and drinks. The Indiana State Museum is worth your time. Book everything well in advance for race week.
First time at Indy or your twentieth. Tickets in hand or starting from scratch.
A solo trip or a group. The inquiry form takes two minutes. Robert responds to every one personally. No automated sequences. No sales funnel. A conversation about how to build the right experience for where you are.
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