FloRacing will provide live coverage of the return of the prestigious Night Before the 500, featuring a Sprint Car and Midget Special Event at the .686-mile paved oval of Lucas Oil Raceway in Brownsburg, Ind. on August 21-22.

The event, which has roots dating to its 1946 debut at the former 16th Street Speedway, makes its return with a tantalizing open wheel doubleheader after a six-year hiatus with a 50-lap Sprint Car feature paying $10,000 to win and a 30-lap feature event for the midgets with the victor taking home $5,000.

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“We’re excited to have FloRacing bring this prestigious event to a world-wide audience and allow fans to follow every lap from the comfort of their homes with high quality production and a talented broadcast team.” said Kasey Coler, Lucas Oil Raceway General Manager.

The Night Before the 500 was held at Lucas Oil Raceway continuously for all but three years between 1969 and 2014, and boasts a winner’s list that includes the likes of Indianapolis 500 winners Sam Hanks (1947) and Johnnie Parsons (1948), plus NASCAR stars Ken Schrader (1983), Jeff Gordon (1989-90), Ryan Newman (1997 & 99), and Kasey Kahne (2000-01), 2019 NHRA U.S. Nationals Top Fuel winner Doug Kalitta (1992), and USAC kings Mel Kenyon (1963-65-77-80), Rich Vogler (1978) and Tracy Hines (2012 & 14), among many others.

On the first day of the Night Before the 500, Friday, August 21, the gates open at 7am Eastern, tentatively followed by midget and sprint practice between 8:30am and 2:25pm, then onto Midget Qualifying at 3pm and Sprint Car Qualifying at 4pm, followed by Carb Night Classic festivities at a time to be announced.

For Saturday, August 22, the gates open at noon, with the tentative schedule beginning with Non-Qualified Midget Practice between 1:30pm and 2:25pm followed by Non-Qualified Sprint Car Practice from 2:30pm to 3pm.  Opening ceremonies commence at 7:30pm, leading into the Midget B-Main at 8pm, Sprint Car B-Main at 8:20pm, the Midget feature at 9pm and the Sprint Car feature set for 9:30pm.

Additional information on the Night Before the 500, can be found at http://www.lucasoilraceway.com/events/night-before-500/.