Practice for the 89th Indianapolis 500 was canceled May 19 due to persistent rain at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Practice will resume at 1 p.m. (EDT) Friday. The 89th Indianapolis 500 is scheduled for Sunday, May 29.

IMS and Indy Racing League officials announced the cancellation at 3:15 p.m. (EDT) after heavy showers returned to the Speedway area.

It was the first Indy 500 practice day completely washed out by rain since May 18, 2001.

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Tickets: Tickets are available for the 2005 Indianapolis 500 on May 29. For information, log on to indianapolismotorspeedway.com, or call the IMS ticket office at (800) 822-INDY or (317) 492-6700.