Indianapolis Motor Speedway Seating Chart
The Brickyard. Home of the Indianapolis 500 since 1911 (the world's largest single-day sporting event) and the NASCAR Brickyard 400. The 2.5-mile rectangular oval with the famous yard of bricks at the start/finish line is the largest-capacity sports venue on Earth.
Sections at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis Motor Speedway breaks down into these 5 main sections. The one printed on your ticket sets your price, your distance, and your view, so read it against this list before you buy — and note the layout can shift between a game, a concert, and a private buyout.
- Tower Terrace — premium tower seating above pit lane
- Paddock — pit-lane premium
- Stand A through Stand J — frontstretch grandstands
- Stand E (Turn 1), Stand F (back straight) — corner-action seats
- Snake Pit infield — the legendary infield party zone
Best seats at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Tower Terrace for the start/finish line panoramic view. Stand A row 30+ for the classic Indy 500 main-stretch experience. Snake Pit infield for the party (separate ticket).
Tips before you go
The Indy 500 is the largest single-day sporting event on Earth — 350,000+ in attendance counting all sections. Hotels in Indianapolis sell out 12+ months ahead for race weekend. The Brickyard Crossing Golf Course shares the property.
How to read the Indianapolis Motor Speedway seating chart
Start with the shape of the room: 257,325 seats around a racing oval, split into 5 sections — Tower Terrace, Paddock, Stand A through Stand J, Stand E, and Snake Pit infield. Your ticket names exactly one of them, and that name is worth reading twice, because neighboring sections can differ by a full level, a price tier, or which side of the room you face from.
What actually separates one Indianapolis Motor Speedway seat from another comes down to three things: where you sit along the track — the finish line and pit straight are prime — how high you are, and whether you want a reserved grandstand seat or open infield admission. Compare Snake Pit infield and Tower Terrace on the chart and you'll see the spread — a different level, a different price, sometimes a different side of the Speedway room. The best-seats notes above narrow it down for Indianapolis Motor Speedway; before buying, check the official map against your exact section, row, and seat.
Some context on size — Indianapolis Motor Speedway's 257,325 capacity places it 1st among the 11 Indiana venues in this guide; nothing in that set runs larger — Notre Dame Stadium (77,622) is the next size down.
Building a seating chart for an event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Hosting a suite night, a group outing, or a private event near Indianapolis Motor Speedway? Work from the same layout shown on the chart above — sections like Tower Terrace and Snake Pit infield and the tiers around them — and map your party onto tables that mirror it. Assign each guest a spot and export a PDF the Speedway event-services team can set up from. Indianapolis Motor Speedway runs to 257,325 at full configuration, but a private block is usually a club, a suite, or an adjacent banquet room — a fraction of that, and exactly the scale the maker below handles: rounds for the dinner, rows for the program, and head tables placed where you want them.
Hosting a private event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway?
Build a seating chart for your Indianapolis Motor Speedway event — banquet rounds for the dinner, rows for the program, head tables wherever the format calls for them. The maker handles layouts up to 500 seats and exports a print-ready PDF you can hand the Speedway venue's event team.
Open the seating chart generatorFrequently asked questions
- How many seats does Indianapolis Motor Speedway hold?
- Full configuration at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is 257,325. Expect the working number to move with the event type: concerts open or close sections that other events leave alone, and a private buyout only counts the spaces you actually book — typically a club, a suite, or one or two of the 5 sections on the Speedway chart.
- What are the best seats at Indianapolis Motor Speedway?
- Tower Terrace for the start/finish line panoramic view. Stand A row 30+ for the classic Indy 500 main-stretch experience. Snake Pit infield for the party (separate ticket).
- What sections does Indianapolis Motor Speedway have?
- Main sections include: Tower Terrace — premium tower seating above pit lane; Paddock — pit-lane premium; Stand A through Stand J — frontstretch grandstands. Full breakdown in the sections list above.
- Where is Indianapolis Motor Speedway located?
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway sits in Speedway, Indiana. For the exact street address, parking, and the transit stop nearest sections like Tower Terrace, check the official Indianapolis Motor Speedway site before the day — Speedway venues differ on gate, lot, and rideshare access.
- How do I plan a private event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway?
- Open the maker below and work from Indianapolis Motor Speedway's actual geography (Tower Terrace and Snake Pit infield and neighbors). Drop tables where your event sits, assign each guest, and export the PDF the Speedway event-services team will set up from.