The 2010 Indianapolis 500 opens with a full day of activity with Indianapolis Star Opening Day on Saturday, May 15, kicking off a busy schedule of action until Race Day, Sunday, May 30. Gates open at 9 a.m. Saturday, with admission just $5. Children 5 and under are free. Veteran drivers will be on track from noon-2 p.m. Saturday on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval, followed by the first day of the Rookie Orientation Program from 2-6 p.m. Two concerts will take the spotlight on the Coca-Cola Stage in the Pagoda Plaza. Multi-platinum popular rock powerhouse Everclear will play live at 4 p.m., with opening act Stereo Deluxe at 3 p.m. Everclear hit the national scene with the hit single “Santa Monica” off its platinum 1995 album, “Sparkle and Fade,” then became internationally acclaimed music figures with their 1997 double-platinum release “So Much for the Afterglow,” which spawned the hits “Everything to Everyone,” “I Will Buy You a New Life” and “Father of Mine.” http://www.indianapolismotorspeedwa...-opening-day-espn-classic-indy-marathon-more/
