Reigning Indy 500 winner, 7 other former champs ready for challenge at WWT Raceway
After winning the Indianapolis 500 for the second time in four years, Japan’s Takuma Sato will be out for a second straight title at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison on Saturday, Aug. 29, and Sunday, Aug. 30.
Sato, winner of the Indy 500 on Sunday, will be one of eight Indianapolis 500 winners in the field at World Wide Technology Raceway’s Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Mega weekend.
Also in the field are past Indy 500 winners Helio Castroneves (2001, 2002, 2009), Takuma Sato (2017, 2020), Scott Dixon (2008), Tony Kanaan (2013), Ryan Hunter-Reay (2014), Alexander Rossi (2016), Will Power (2018) and Simon Pagenaud (2019).
They will compete in the twin, 200-lap NTT INDYCAR SERIES races on Saturday and Sunday at WWTR. The fourth annual Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Mega Weekend also includes the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series iHeart 200, the Dutch Boy 150 for the ARCA Menards Series and the Vintage Indy Registry/Open Wheel Icons exhibition. Both WWTR INDYCAR races will be titled the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta and Valvoline.
Sato has quite a history with WWTR. In the 2019 edition of the Bommarito 500, Sato held off hard-charging Ed Carpenter to the closest finish in WWTR history.
To access WWTR’s Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Mega Weekend information page, click here: https://www.wwtraceway.com/august-29-30-indycar-nascar-arca-weekend-information/.
Menard’s Selling advance discount tickets
Advance discount tickets for the Aug. 29-30 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Mega Weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison now are available at St. Louis-area Menards locations. The unprecedented weekend includes two 200-lap NTT INDYCAR SERIES races, the Menards ARCA Series Dutch Boy 150, the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series iHeart 200 presented by CK Power and the Vintage Indy Registry/Open Wheel Icons exhibition.
Tickets for Aug. 29 featuring the INDYCAR and ARCA Menards Series races are just $25 per ticket (a savings of $35), while seats for Aug. 30 INDYCAR and NASCAR races are $40 (a savings of $20). Menards locations in the St. Louis area include Richmond Heights, O’Fallon and St. Ann.
Race Schedule
Saturday, Aug. 29
- 7: 30 a.m. Spectator gates open
- 8 a.m. NTT INDYCAR SERIES rookies practice
- 8:30 a.m. NTT INDYCAR SERIES practice (all cars)
- 9:45 a.m. Indy Pro 2000 Series practice
- 10:30 a.m. ARCA Menards Series practice
- 11:30 a.m. NTT INDYCAR SERIES qualifying
- 1 p.m. Indy Pro 2000 race (55 laps or 40 minutes)
- 2:25 p.m. Bommarito Automotive Group 500 opening ceremonies begin
- 2:40 p.m. NTT INDYCAR SERIES Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta and Valvoline (200 laps, 250 miles)
- 5:15 p.m. ARCA Menards Series Dutch Boy 150
Sunday, Aug. 30
- 7:30 a.m. Spectator gates open
- 9 a.m. Vintage Indy Registry Open Wheel Icons on track
- 10:30 a.m. NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series opening ceremonies begin
- 11 a.m. NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series iHeart 200 (160 laps, 200 miles)
- 2:25 p.m. Bommarito Automotive Group 500 opening ceremonies begin
- 2:40 p.m. NTT INDYCAR SERIES Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta and Valvoline (200 laps, 250 miles)
Schedule subject to change.
For tickets or additional information on World Wide Technology Raceway, please call 618-215-8888 or visit www.WWTRaceway.com. Follow WWTR on Facebook, Parler, Twitter, Snapchat and Instagram.
