Schedule At
A Glance

12:00 PM – 5:00 PM – Office / Press Center Hours

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM – #SooI500 Merchandise Trailer Open

1:00 PM – Walsh Service Solutions Mini-5 Kids Snowmobile Races

• Registration: Infield Tech Building
• Rig Parking & Unloading: Infield Pit Area
• Divisions: Kitty Kats, Stock 120s, Mod 120s, Super Mod 120s

2:30 PM – Mini-5 Kids Riders Meeting (Infield Tent Headquarters)

2:45 PM – Mini-5 Kids Practice / Group Qualifying

3:00 PM – Racing Begins

• Heat Races (10 laps each)
• Intermission (15 minutes)
• Feature Races (15 laps each)

Post-Race (Approx. 15 minutes after final checkered flag) – Awards Ceremony (Infield Tent Headquarters)

7:00 PM – #SooI500 Management, Staff, and Volunteers Meeting

(Location: Bay Mills Casino: Horizons Conference Center)

9:00 AM – 7:00 PM – Office / Press Center Hours

12:00 PM – 5:00 PM – Rig Parking / Unloading / Check-In / Tech (Infield) (Parker Ace Hardware #SooI500 Pole Qualifying Teams ONLY)

2:00 PM – 8:00 PM – #SooI500 Merchandise Trailer Open

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM – Meet the Riders – Autograph & Photo Session (Location: Entrance to Lock City Home Center Press Center / Joe Moniz Memorial Broadcast Booth)

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM – Skate Night at the Track

9:00 AM – Remaining Rig Parking / Unloading / Check-In / Tech (All Classes)

9:00 AM – 9:00 PM – Office / Press Center Hours

12:00 PM – 9:00 PM – #SooI500 Merchandise Trailer Open

3:00 PM – Practice / Group Qualifying (In Order of Divisions)

• Single Super Stock
• 340 Fan Super Stock
• 440 Fan Super Stock
• 340 Free Air Super Stock
• 440 Free Air Super Stock
• F500
• Sportsman 600 (Pro Only)

4:00 PM – Pre-Race Ceremonies / Invocation / National Anthems

4:15 PM – Racing Begins – Reefer Peterbilt Soo Vintage Shootout (#SVS)

• Heat Races (4 laps each)
• Intermission (15 minutes)
• Feature Races (7 laps each)

8:00 PM – 9:00 PM – Optional #SooI500 Practice ($200 per session; max 3 sleds on track)

9:00 PM – Tech Ends for #SooI500 / #MPS / #KAT600Mods

9:00 AM – Final Rig Parking / Check-In / Tech Continues (All Classes)

9:00 AM – End of Final Race (+1 hour) – Office / Press Center Hours

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM – #SooI500 Practice 

12:00 PM – 9:00 PM – #SooI500 Merchandise Trailer Open

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM – #SooI500 Pole Qualifying – Round I

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM – #SooI500 Rookie Practice 1 3:00 PM – #KAT600Mods Tech Ends

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM – #KAT600Mods Practice / Group Qualifying (Top 16 advance to Shootout IV)

4:00 PM – 4:45 PM – Dinner Break

5:00 PM – 5:45 PM – #MPS Round I Qualifying

6:00 PM – 6:45 PM – #SooI500 Pole Qualifying – Round II

7:25 PM – Pre-Race Ceremonies / Invocation / National Anthems

7:30 PM – Racing Begins – Kokosing-Alberici-Traylor Old 600 Modifieds Shootout IV (#KAT600Mods)

• 2 Heat Races (7 laps each; Top 4 transfer to Feature)
• Intermission (15 minutes)
• Feature Race (15 laps)

Immediately After Final Checkered Flag – Post-Race Ceremonies (Start/Finish Line) 30 Minutes After Ceremonies – #SooI500 & #MPS Tech Ends

9:00 AM – End of Final Race (+1 hour) – Office / Press Center Hours

12:00 PM – 9:00 PM – #SooI500 Merchandise Trailer Open

11:00 AM – Check-In / Tech Resumes (All Classes)

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM – #SooI500 Pole Qualifying – Round III

2:00 PM – #MPS Tech Ends

3:00 PM – 3:45 PM – #MPS Final Round Qualifying (Top 20 qualify for Meijer Pro Shootout IV)

3:45 PM – 4:45 PM – Dinner Break

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM – #SooI500 Final Rookie Practice (“Rookie Round-Up”)

5:00 PM – #SooI500 Tech Ends

6:00 PM – 6:45 PM – #SooI500 Final Pole Qualifying

7:45 PM – Parker Ace Hardware #SooI500 Pole Award Ceremony (Start/Finish Line)

7:55 PM – Pre-Race Ceremonies / Invocation / National Anthems

8:00 PM – Meijer Pro Shootout IV

• 2 Heat Races (7 laps each; Top 4 transfer)
• Intermission (15 minutes)
• Feature Race (20 laps)

Immediately After Final Checkered Flag – Post-Race Ceremonies (Start/Finish Line) 30 Minutes After Ceremonies – #SooI500 Tech Ends Following Ceremonies – Winter Pub Crawl

No On-Track Activity – Final Track Preparation

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM – Office / Press Center Hours

9:00 AM – 4:00 PM – #SooI500 Merchandise Trailer Open

9:00 AM – 2:00 PM – Race Registration (Location: VIP Suite, Upper Floor of Lock City Home Center Press Center, next to Joe Moniz Memorial Broadcast Booth)

3:00 PM – Drivers Meeting – 57th Running of the I-500 (Location: Dream Makers Theatre, Kewadin Casino Hotel & Convention Center)

6:30 PM – Doors Open – 14th Annual Miss I-500 Pageant

7:00 PM – Miss I-500, Junior Miss I-500, and Princess I-500 Pageant (Location: Dream Makers Theatre, Kewadin Casino Hotel & Convention Center)

7:00 AM – Post-Race (+45 minutes) – Office / Press Center Hours

7:00 AM – Check-In / Tech / Field Grids on Frontstretch (Tech Order set by reverse of official starting lineup)

8:00 AM – Spectator Gates Open

8:00 AM – Post-Race (+45 minutes) – Merchandise Trailer Open

9:00 AM – Opening Ceremonies / Special Presentations / Race Dedication / Driver Introductions

9:40 AM – Invocation / National Anthems

9:50 AM – “Drivers, Start Your Engines!”

10:00 AM – Green Flag! 57th Running of the GFL I-500 Snowmobile Race
Immediately After Checkered Flag – #SooI500 Post-Race Ceremonies (Start/Finish Line) Approximately 90 Minutes After Ceremonies – 57th #SooI500 Awards Banquet (Location: Dream Makers Theatre, Kewadin Casino Hotel & Convention Center)