Race car fans can meet Indy 500 drivers at the “Last Row Party” on May 27 (“Carb Day”) from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. This annual event — in its 39th year — honors and roasts the three drivers who make up the last or 11th row of the Indianapolis 500 race.

            One of the 500’s best peripheral events, fans can eat, drink and laugh as drivers are roasted at the Brickyard Crossing (4400 W. 16th Street, adjacent to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s Turn 2). Last year, drivers Tony Kanaan, Sebastian Saavedra and Takuma Sato were Last Row Party honorees and instant crowd favorites.

            Tickets are $50 per person; $450 for a regular table of 10; $750 for a premium table of 10 close to “the action”; and $1,000 for a table of 8 with a guaranteed spot with one of the drivers and his/her guest and an autographed photo of you with the driver.

Tickets and tables include entertainment, dinner and three beer tickets for attendees age 21 and older. Tickets can be ordered through this website at Eventbrite.com or by calling 317-631-6400 (ask for Holly) or by calling 317-701-1130 (ask for Jenny).  A portion of each ticket and table is tax-deductible since the event benefits the Indianapolis Press Club Foundation, which provides journalism scholarships for students at Indiana colleges and universities.

            For more information, please visit our website at: www.indypressfoundation.org  or visit our facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Last-Row-Party/117083511645206