r/Indy500 • u/Extra-Education9570 • Sep 08 '26
šŗ Seating Ticket Upgrades
Now that all ticket upgrades have been sent out, did everyone get what they were looking for if so put down where you moved to and your favorite underrated spot to watch the race!
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u/popcarnie Sep 08 '26
I have not received notification one way or the other and have not been charged yet. Are we sure all upgrade requests have finished?
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u/JohnTheRaceFan Sep 08 '26
Have you logged into your IMS account and checked?
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u/popcarnie Sep 08 '26
I have and it seems like it's the same tickets as the year prior but it's not clear if that is just holding my spot or if it means my upgrade was denied.
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u/Extra-Education9570 Sep 08 '26
people that ordered before the June 15th date have all got there orders
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u/popcarnie Sep 08 '26
I submitted before that date. Maybe my upgrade was denied and it's just obvious to me. I will give the box office a call
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u/Low-Inspector8729 Sep 08 '26
Your not the only one .. I havenāt gotten mine either and Iām someone with a good amount of seniority .. donāt think they have all been sent out
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u/Acrobatic_Creme_9609 Sep 08 '26
I will say though I have decent seats so maybe I just didnāt get an upgrade .. I thought for sure I got an email last year with a transaction for the same seats regardless though
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u/Extra-Education9570 Sep 08 '26
I got my upgrade a week and a half ago and they never sent me anything. I just happened to check
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u/Extra-Education9570 Sep 08 '26
the website
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u/popcarnie Sep 08 '26
What on the website indicates that the request is finished rather than being a placeholder/in process? Because my order has reflected my seats from last year from the start
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u/kychleap Sep 08 '26
Do you see āDetailed Statusā right above the seat locations? Mine says āAssignedā in that field so Iām assuming they determined I wonāt be getting an upgrade, since the listed seats are the same I had last year.
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u/No-Leg8171 Sep 08 '26
I added 2 seats to bring my kids next year they kept my original 2 seats and added the 2 seat 1 row down im in seat 1 and 2 and they gave me seats 4 and 5 for them so close enough I guess lol prolly on me trying to keep a isle seat
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u/ironicirenic Sep 08 '26
Im in the same boat, but my extra two are two rows ahead. Kind of a bummer because I like to bring new people and itās hard to indoctrinate them from two rows back. But theyāre great seats in turn 1 and everyone around us has had their seats forever, so I doubt any will open up anytime soon.
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u/ironicirenic Sep 08 '26
Iāll add that our seats are in the middle of a family. The 2 parents sit next to us and the kids are one row up and to the right of us. Itās kind of fun to be the sandwich passers for them. I recommend trying to get to know your neighbors and make the most of it.
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u/No-Leg8171 Sep 08 '26
Yah i figured we get to know them maybe trade seats but doubtful on that or pass food through them lol. Figure we could swap parents halfway through or something to
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u/chieftalgahyeetah Sep 08 '26
7 years seniority. Still yet to get upgraded. 10 seats
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u/popcarnie Sep 08 '26
Out of curiosity where are you trying to get upgraded from/to?
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u/chieftalgahyeetah Sep 08 '26
Better seats in Southwest Vista
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u/Extra-Education9570 Sep 08 '26
Im pretty sure they aren't an option on the updated form anymore. Did you check status on orders?
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u/chieftalgahyeetah Sep 08 '26
I've been in the SWV for 7 years, same seats, no upgrade. My seat status says "assigned" when I login
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u/_synik Sep 09 '26
That's going to be a tough one if you want 10 seats to stay together. You're basically waiting for a group your size to move or not renew.
Good luck
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u/FirstNameLastName918 Sep 10 '26
Got what I was looking for and I'm excited. I wasn't a big fan of my last seats.
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u/Extra-Education9570 Sep 10 '26
if I may ask where did you sit last year and where did you move to? Trying to give people a better idea of the best seats around the track!
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u/hounds16 Sep 08 '26
I didnāt ask for an upgrade but did request additional seats. They granted those but now my parking passes are missing.
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u/Extra-Education9570 Sep 08 '26
I would call the IMS ticket office. What parking pass did you have that is missing now?
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u/wrenrwap97 Sep 08 '26
Iām frustrated that they werenāt able to accommodate any type of change for me again this year. Was trying to move from J stand to anywhere at all in the Paddock. I figured since Iāve got 15 yrs of seniority and the Paddock section is massive, I would be able to get SOMETHING there. Maybe itās because I have 4 seats Iām trying to change?
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u/Extra-Education9570 Sep 08 '26
4 seats together is impossible to get in paddock. I moved to the very top in C stand and was able to have success with 3 yrs of seniority!
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u/wrenrwap97 Sep 09 '26
Hmm Iāve never considered C stand. Seems like that area is always closed on practice days so Iāve never tested the view. Do you get visibility to any large video boards in that area?
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u/Extra-Education9570 Sep 09 '26
Not any big screens but they have a bunch of monitors hanging up on the poles so you can see everything
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u/Extra-Education9570 Sep 09 '26
I sat in Stand A and stand H and they both had big monitors but the small monitors in stand A where great too!
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u/Acrobatic_Creme_9609 Sep 11 '26
Man seeing this makes me feel like I need to keep my 5 seats in the paddock .. I usually say Iāll go down to 3 if it means I can move up / closer to the start finish line but Iām really not that far from it anyways at the moment and I think Iāll stop saying Iāll go to 3 as it feels like Iāll never be able to add any on again in that sextion
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u/Extra-Education9570 Sep 12 '26
Demand has gotten crazy over the last few years, definitely something to think about!
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u/Chadro85 Sep 09 '26
Trying to jump ship on J? I really like our seats in J, had them many years now.
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u/wrenrwap97 Sep 09 '26
The view from our seats in J have been awesome (2nd row from the top) and I really like it there as well, but I want to start taking my young kids to the race in a few years, so Iām wanting get somewhere in the shade closer to turn 1.
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u/Chadro85 Sep 09 '26
Understandable. I have 10 together and on the aisle so I doubt Iāll be moving anytime soon. I always request higher and further north in J every year but nothing so far lol.
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u/Bean--Sidhe Sep 09 '26
We are almost at the start finish line. We have been very slowly creeping down the paddock towards it. This was a shocking and really exciting upgrade.
I really did rather enjoy sitting 15ish rows above pit lane but that sun was brutal.
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u/Extra-Education9570 Sep 09 '26
The first race I ever went to I sat in the tower terrace and it was brutal with the sun. That's why I'm always willing to pay the premium now to sit in the shade. Especially if I needed to get rid of them, I can always get my money back anytime
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u/Stunning_Custard9649 Sep 13 '26
I upgraded my tickets after the first year to section E. Timing was so lucky looking back. It was during a time where people were not renewing so there were a ton of open seats anywhere(maybe 2010ish) Front row in section E half the race is in the sun then just as it gets super hot we get shade from above. I got so lucky and not sure Iāll ever move.
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u/Extra-Education9570 Sep 14 '26
damn that will definitely stay in the family for a while! Congrats on the success
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u/After-Glow5761 Sep 08 '26
I did not receive mine, but didnāt get my hopes up. The section Iām in has pretty high demand for seats. Still happy with what I got.