Guide to the Little 500




2022 Event Schedule & Prices

Combo Pit Pass Prices: 

4 Day - N/A (Wednesday-Saturday)
3 Day - N/A (Thursday-Saturday)
2 Day - N/A (Friday-Saturday)

Wednesday, May 25 - Pay Less Little 500 Practice 

Schedule & Prices

Pit Gates: 9 am
Drivers Meeting: 11:30 am
Practice: 12 - 4 pm

Grandstands: Free
Pit Pass: $25

Thursday, May 26 - Pay Less Little 500 Practice 

Schedule & Prices

Pit Gates: 9 am
Drivers Meeting: 11 am
Practice: 11:30 am - 1:15 pm

Grandstands: Free
Pit Pass: $25

Thursday, May 26 - Pay Less Little 500 Pole Day

Schedule & Prices

Pole Day Qualifying: 1:30 - 3:30 pm

Grandstands: Free

Friday, May 27 - Pay Less Little 500 Practice 

Schedule & Prices

Pit Gates: 9 am
Drivers Meeting: 11 am
Practice: 11:30 am - 1:15 pm

Grandstands: Free
Pit Pass: $25

Friday, May 27 - Pay Less Little 500 Bump Day

Schedule & Prices

Bump Day Qualifying: 1:30 - 3:30 pm

Grandstands: Free

Saturday, May 28 - 73rd Annual Pay Less Little 500

Schedule & Prices

Pit Gates: 9:30 am
Drivers Meeting: 3 pm
Gates Open: 3 pm
Hot Laps: 4:30 pm
Cars to Grid: 6:15 pm
Driver Intros: 7:15 pm
Racing: 8 pm

Grandstands: $40 (all seating is reserved)
Pit Pass: $50

Sunday, May 29 - Rain date if needed

(Note: In case of rain, if the race goes beyond lap 251 it is considered a complete race)

Format

Wednesday - Open practice for all entrants

Thursday - All cars will qualify. Positions 1-15 are locked in making up the first 5 rows of the Little 500 starting field. Those 15 drivers will also select their pit stalls. To qualify a car will make a 4 lap run. The total time of those four laps is the driver's time of record.

Friday - Bump day for remaining cars. Positions 16-33 will be locked in and also select pit stalls at the conclusion of qualifying.

Saturday - The race is a distance of 500 laps. The field of 33 cars will start 3 wide, in 11 rows. Each car is required to make at least 2 pit stops. The first stop must be made prior to lap 251. The other can be made at the team's discretion.

Track Information

Track Address - 1311 Martin Luther King Blvd, Anderson, IN 46016
The speedway is located 3.5 miles north of I-69 (Use Exit 222)

Track Facts - Anderson Speedway is 1/4 mile high banked paved oval

Phone Number - (765) 642-0206

Ticket Office Hours - 10 AM through 4 PM, Monday-Friday

Website - www.andersonspeedway.com

Twitter - @AndersonSpeedwy

With the Little 500 being run on Memorial Day weekend there are various other races taking place all around the Hoosier State so we have listed the distance/travel time to other tracks running that week.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway (45 Miles/1 Hour)

Indiana State Fairgrounds (33 Miles/40 Minutes)

Lucas Oil Raceway (51 Miles/1 Hour)

Kokomo Speedway (51 Miles/1+ Hours) 

Bloomington Speedway (95 Miles/1:45-2 Hours) 

Lawrenceburg Speedway (110 Miles/2 Hours) 

Terre Haute Action Track (119 Miles/2 Hours) 

Tri-State Speedway (195 miles/3 Hours)  

Lodging

Days Inn 
5706 S. Scatterfield Road
Anderson, IN 46013
(765) 644-2000

Hampton Inn
2312 Hampton Drive
Anderson, IN 46013
(765) 622-0700

Quality Inn & Suites
1836 E. 64th St.
Anderson, IN 46013
(765) 641-9980

Red Roof Inn
6325 S. Scatterfield Road
Anderson, IN 46013
(765) 640-1356

Gas

Marathon (Open 24 Hours)
925 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Anderson, IN 46016

McClure
3303 Main St.
Anderson, IN 46013

Marathon (Open 24 Hours)
5828 S. Scatterfield Rd.
Anderson, IN 46013

Alcohol

Save-On Liquor
1403 Madison Ave.
Anderson, IN 46016

Save-On Liquor
3802 Madison Ave.
Anderson, IN 46013

Keg-N-Bottle Package
1703 Meridian St.
Anderson, IN 46016

Little 500 Facts & Figures

First Little 500 - 1949

Most Wins - Eric Gordon, 9 (1993, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010)

Most Recent Winner - Tyler Roahrig (2021)

Most Poles - Frank Riddle/Dave Steele, 5

Most Recent Pole Sitter - Kody Swanson (2021)

Most Laps Led - Eric Gordon (2,548)

Most Top 5s - Eric Gordon, 16

Most Top 10s - Eric Gordon, 17

Most Starts - Jeff Bloom, 42

1-Lap Record - Aaron Pierce, 10.944 seconds (2011)

4-Lap Record - Aaron Pierce, 44.030 seconds (2011)

Recent Pole Sitters - Race Winners

2000 - Dave Steele - Jim Childers
2001 - Jeff Bloom - Eric Gordon
2002 - Dave Steele - Eric Gordon
2003 - Dave Steele - Eric Gordon
2004 - Dave Steele - Eric Gordon
2005 - Tom Fedewa - Eric Gordon
2006 - Aaron Pierce - Brian Tyler
2007 - Donnie Adams Jr. - Eric Gordon
2008 - Doug Heveron - Shane Cottle
2009 - Tony Elliott - Dave Steele
2010 - Levi Jones - Eric Gordon
2011 - Aaron Pierce - Chris Windom
2012 - Tony Hunt - Brian Tyler
2013 - Jo Jo Helberg - Jacob Wilson
2014 - Bryan Clauson - Jacob Wilson
2015 - Bobby Santos - Chris Windom
2016 - Caleb Armstrong - Kody Swanson
2017 - Caleb Armstrong - Kyle Hamilton
2018 - Davey Hamilton Jr. - Kody Swanson
2019 - Kody Swanson - Kody Swanson
2020 - Kody Swanson - Bobby Santos
2021 - Kody Swanson - Tyler Roahrig

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