One of the better Indy 500 races I have seen. No one ever got more than a couple seconds lead, with five legitimate contenders right up to TK's wreck.
Great race. I'm glad Power didn't pull it off and I'm with you guys, I didn't think anyone was going to beat Dixon. Penske and Ganassi dominated today. I wish Karam hadn't been taken out by Sato's stupidity. I would have liked to see if his car was as strong as Dixon/TK/Kimball.
Has there been any report on the second guy that was hit in the pits? The one replay they showed looked like he had one foot pointing in a direction it shouldn't have been pointing.
That's always going to be a tough argument because of contractual obligations that exist now. JPM's resume is sterling though.
What a weekend. Awesome race first and foremost. There's nothing like sleeping inside the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Nothing. I'd have to say riding bikes around the infield at 12 am the night before the 500 is one of the coolest things I've ever done there. The wife got her picture in next to the NDY 500 sign in the Pagoda Plaza before we were ran out of there. I'd say not many can boast that picture. Crossed a few other things off my Speedway bucket list too. I watched the TV coverage last night. Scott and Eddie are annoying but I had no complaints with ABC otherwise. Can't wait to do it again next year.
I'd like to do that. I grew up watching Mears, the Unsers, Andrettis, Rahal, Sullivan, and Luyendyk. Lost interest after the split. I could get into it again though. Much more entertaining racing than NASCAR, imo.
Why doesn't Hornish try to come back to Indy? He obviously isn't cutting it in Nascar and was very successful in Indycar. Is the money better as a back marker in Nascar than a top driver in Indycar, did he piss people off on the way out the door, or are there other reasons? His move to Nascar was before I started following the sport real close, but something that Montoya's success made me think about.
He said he has no desire to do it. Like, none. Which is the oddest [dadgum] thing I've ever heard and literally makes no sense to walk away from Roger Penske and sure fire Indy 500 wins. He also turned down Chip Ganassi when Dario retired, which is equally odd and similarly stupid.
Uhh.... no! Not if you are a real racer. Racers want to win, examples: Kyle Bush running three divisions, Stewart running Sprints, to a racer second is first loser.
Your Indy posts always make me want to go back. I sneaked into Gasoline Alley on a practice day riding a mini-bike and acting like I belonged there. It was cool until i tried to get in the area behind the pit lane. Those security guys are a lot better at their job.