Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves, Wisconsin native Danica Patrick and 2008 champion Ryan Briscoe will be among the star attractions at the ABC Supply / A.J. Foyt 225, which highlights a weekend of IndyCar racing at the Milwaukee Mile.

The race, which will be televised nationally by ABC beginning at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, is marked by heavy traffic and tight turns on the 1-mile oval that is a favorite among drivers.

With help from the fine media relations people at the Mile and at IndyCar Headquarters, here is some vital information fans should know heading into the race, beginning with the basics:

SATURDAY
Admission is $15; tickets are available at milwaukeemile.com or by phone (414) 453-8277.
8 a.m. -- Grandstand opens
8:15 a.m. -- Firestone Indy Lights practice
9:30 a.m. -- IndyCar Series practice
11:30 a.m. -- Firestone Indy Lights practice
1 p.m. -- IndyCar Series practice
2:30 p.m. -- Firestone Indy Lights Qualifying
3:45 p.m. -- IndyCar Series Pole Qualifying (4-lap average)
5:30 p.m. -- All-Driver IndyCar Autograph Session and Pit Party (enter infield through tunnel, near Grandstand Gate 10)
6:30 p.m. -- Program ends

SUNDAY
Admission is $20-$90. Tickets are available at milwaukeemile.com or by phone (414) 453-8277.
8 a.m. -- Infield gates open
9 a.m. -- Grandstand opens
9:30 a.m. -- Rex Mays Classic -- Vintage INdyCar warmup
10 a.m. -- Corporate partner on-track Indy Experience
11 a.m. -- Firestone Indy Lights pre-race activities
11:30 a.m. -- Husar's 100 Indy Lights Race
12:45 p.m. -- Rex Mays Classic vintage Indy Car Exhibition
1:45 p.m. -- IndyCar Series pre-race activities
2:14 p.m. -- Driver introductions
2:45 p.m. -- Drivers, start your engines!
2:50 p.m. -- ABC Supply / A.J. Foyt 225 IndyCar Series Race

On a roll? Helio Castroneves missed the season-opening race at St. Petersburg in April, but has recorded three top 10 finishes since, including a victory at Indianapolis on Sunday. He currently ranks second in the points race. Castroneves has won the pole in Milwaukee twice, but has never prevailed in the race. Could this be the year?

Young guns: Marco Andretti, 22, and Graham Rahal, 20, started on the front row at Milwaukee last year, both exiting the race early. The drivers each have two top 10 finishes in 2009, and Rahal has two poles.

Reversal of fortune: Briscoe started the 2008 season with a string of horrendous showings, but won in MIlwaukee and followed that triumph with top 10 finishes in eight of the final 11 races.

Hot team: Andretti Green Racing drivers have won three of five IndyCar Series races at Milwaukee, including two by Tony Kanaan in 2006-07, who has never finished worse than fourth. Can the team that has led 524 laps at the 1-mile oval since 2004 put another driver in Victory Lane?

Back to back? For the third consecutive season and the 52nd time overall, the IndyCar Series race at Milwaukee immediately follows the Indianapolis 500. Eight drivers have been able to pull the Indianapolis-Milwaukee double, including four-time Indianapolis 500 winner A.J. Foyt, for whom this weekend's race is named.

The complete list of Indy / Milwaukee winners:
1956 -- Pat Flaherty
1964 -- A.J. Foyt, Jr.
1971 -- Al Unser
1974 -- Johnny Rutherford
1982 -- Gordon Johncock
1983 -- Tom Sneva
1988 -- Rick Mears
1994 -- Al Unser, Jr.
2000 -- Juan Pablo Montoya

Changing places: The first four IndyCar races of 2009 have produced four different winners and 21 different drivers in the top 10.

Pit stops: Tony Kanaan will attempt to make his 102nd consecutive start, the active leader among IndyCar Series drivers. ... Scott Dixon ranks second with 17 career victories. Sam Hornish Jr. holds the record with 19. ... Andretti Green Racing's next victory will be its 35th. The team ranks first in the IndyCar Series. ... A victory in 2009 will give Tony Kanaan a victory in seven consecutive seasons, becoming the fourth driver to do so. Kanaan has 69 career top five finishes, the most in IndyCar Series history. ... Castroneves has 91 top-10 finishes, the most in IndyCar Series history. He's also led 74 races, a record, and has won at least one race in each of the last nine seasons -- also a record.