▁ 5 0 0 ▁Festival ▁Queen ▁and ▁her ▁court ▁of ▁ 5 0 0 ▁Festival ▁Princess es . ▁Like wise , ▁a ▁similar ▁para de ▁of ▁former ▁race ▁w inners , ▁cele brit ies ▁in ▁attend ance , ▁and ▁other ▁VI P s ▁is ▁conducted . ▁ ▁In ▁many ▁years , ▁a ▁cer emon ial ▁lap ▁of ▁v int age ▁race ▁cars ▁and / or ▁v int age ▁pace ▁cars ▁is ▁conducted . ▁In ▁some ▁cases , ▁the ▁original ▁drivers ▁( or ▁surv iving ▁relatives ) ▁are ▁behind ▁the ▁wheel . ▁ ▁Starting ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁a ▁new ▁tradition ▁was ▁introduced , ▁the ▁" m arch ▁to ▁the ▁br icks ." ▁The ▁Borg - W ar ner ▁Tro phy ▁is ▁par aded ▁through ▁the ▁in field ▁to ▁the ▁start / fin ish ▁line . ▁ ▁Finally , ▁driver ▁introdu ctions ▁take ▁place . ▁They ▁are ▁usually ▁in ▁reverse ▁starting ▁order ▁with ▁the ▁front ▁row ▁being ▁introduced ▁last . ▁This ▁is ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁drivers ▁being ▁par aded ▁around ▁the ▁track ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁Festival ▁Queen , ▁her ▁court , ▁and ▁other ▁VI P s . ▁ ▁The ▁pre - race ▁cer emon ies ▁usually ▁go ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁order : ▁ ▁Inv ocation ▁ ▁" T aps " ▁ ▁" America ▁the ▁Beautiful " ▁and ▁" G od ▁B less ▁America " ▁ ▁" The ▁Star - Sp ang led ▁B anner " ▁accompanied ▁by ▁fly over ▁▁ ▁" Back ▁Home ▁Again ▁in ▁Indiana " ▁accompanied ▁by ▁a ▁bal