LIVE Thread! Indy 500 93rd Indianapolis 500 ... 12 Noon p.m. (ET) on ABC

Indy500.com ^ | 5/24/09 | Indy500.com

[NormsRevenge]

Has it been a year already?

Saddle 'em up and let's get ready to roll 'em out.

[NormsRevenge]

Starting grid
http://www.indy500.com/grid

[Roccus]

Gonna be a good day. 1100 miles of racing if not rain shortened. Gotta put a seat belt on the rockin’ chair!

[NormsRevenge]

I’m crossing fingers on the weather.. so far, so good at both lcoations.. scattered thunderstorms are possible at both tracks..

[Roccus]

First verse

I have always been a wand’rer
Over land and sea
Yet a moonbeam on the water
Casts a spell o’er me
A vision fair I see
Again I seem to be

Chorus

Back home again in Indiana,
And it seems that I can see
The gleaming candlelight, still shining bright,
Through the sycamores for me.
The new-mown hay sends all its fragrance
From the fields I used to roam.
When I dream about the moonlight on the Wabash,
Then I long for my Indiana home.

Second verse

Fancy paints on mem’ry’s canvas
Scenes that we hold dear
We recall them in days after
Clearly they appear
And often times I see
A scene that’s dear to me

(repeat chorus)

[GeorgiaDawg32]

they ran this race just last week (so it seems)..time flies when you get old..:(

[Mr. Mojo]

Are foreign drivers in the majority yet in this (once great) race?

[Roccus]

..time flies when you get old..:(

One of the things I just can't understand....the days seem to never end and yet the years go by at warp speed!

[Roccus]

They shouldda kept the engines in front of the drivers.

[NormsRevenge]

Indianapolis 500

Indianapolis 500

Starting Grid
Order		Driver (No.)	Car	Qualifying Speed
1		Helio Castroneves (3)	Dallara/Honda	224.864 mph
2		Ryan Briscoe (6)	Dallara/Honda	224.083 mph
3		Dario Franchitti (10)	Dallara/Honda	224.01 mph
4		Graham Rahal (2)	Dallara/Honda	223.954 mph
5		Scott Dixon (9)	Dallara/Honda	223.867 mph
6		Tony Kanaan (11)	Dallara/Honda	223.612 mph
7		Mario Moraes (5)	Dallara/Honda	223.331 mph
8		Marco Andretti (26)	Dallara/Honda	223.114 mph
9		Will Power (12)	Dallara/Honda	223.028 mph
10		Danica Patrick (7)	Dallara/Honda	222.882 mph
11		Alex Lloyd (99)	Dallara/Honda	222.622 mph
12	(R)	Raphael Matos (2)	Dallara/Honda	223.429 mph
13		Paul Tracy (15)	Dallara/Honda	223.111 mph
14		Vitor Meira (14)	Dallara/Honda	223.054 mph
15		Justin Wilson (18)	Dallara/Honda	222.903 mph
16		Hideki Mutoh (27)	Dallara/Honda	222.805 mph
17		Ed Carpenter (20)	Dallara/Honda	222.78 mph
18		Dan Wheldon (4)	Dallara/Honda	222.777 mph
19		A.J. Foyt IV (41)	Dallara/Honda	222.586 mph
20		Scott Sharp (16)	Dallara/Honda	222.162 mph
21		Sarah Fisher (67)	Dallara/Honda	222.082 mph
22		Davey Hamilton (44)	Dallara/Honda	221.956 mph
23	(R)	Robert Doornbos (6)	Dallara/Honda	221.692 mph
24		Townsend Bell (8)	Dallara/Honda	221.195 mph
25		Oriol Servia (17)	Dallara/Honda	220.984 mph
26		Tomas Scheckter (19)	Dallara/Honda	221.496 mph
27	(R)	Mike Conway (24)	Dallara/Honda	221.417 mph
28		John Andretti (43)	Dallara/Honda	221.316 mph
29		E.J. Viso (13)	Dallara/Honda	221.164 mph
30		Milka Duno (23)	Dallara/Honda	221.106 mph
31		Nelson Philippe (0)	Dallara/Honda	220.754 mph
32		Ryan Hunter-Reay (21)	Dallara/Honda	220.597 mph
33		Alex Tagliani (36)	Dallara/Honda	221.115 mph
	(R) - Rookie

[Mr. Mojo]

The last Indy race I attended was the inaugural 1970 California 500 (won by Jim McElreath after Al Unser’s engine blew with 3 laps to go). ....only 6 years after the engines were moved behind the driver.

[Mr. Mojo]

Only a 3.7 mph difference between the pole sitter and the 33rd entry? Incredible.

[garyhope]

Allee samee.

Remember when there used to be different kinds of chassis and engines at the 500?

Personally, I think circle track racing is pretty boring. They should have to turn left AND right, speed up, slow down, use the brakes and shift up and down.

Of course, as Dennis Miller says, “That’s just my opinion, I could be wrong”.

[Carl LaFong]

I’m still POd because Parnelli Jones turbine car lost in 1967 because of a bad gearbox.

[madamemayhem]

time flies when you have a toddler too. i often wonder where the day went.:)

[NormsRevenge]

Memories, some bitter. I share your sentiment.

[NormsRevenge]

old is relative.. and if all your relatives are old.. well.. all one can do is enjoy the ride and hang on..

[madamemayhem]

i have been telling people that in nascar or indy or any circle/oval track racing they should make it more challenging by having 1/2 the field go one way and the other half the other way. if they don’t kill each other, at the midway point in the race they change directions and continue until: a) everyone has crashed except one who is pronounced the winner, or b) everyone has crashed and the fans go home.

[Uncle Hal]

The Indy 500 used to be the big race of the year. This was before NASCAR became what is is today.

[freebird5850]

Ahhh racing all day, first the Indy and then over to the Coca Cola 600! Good eats all day too!

[Roccus]

Never had the opportunity to attend one. However, I remember my Dad always taking me to the movies in early June, specificly to see the newsreels of Indy.

[NormsRevenge]

I hear ya on the cookie-cutterization of some racing circuits.

Is there even another engine in any of the cars beside Honda?

Performance rules.

[McGruff]

A lot of attention on Danica Patric today. That translates to a lot of pressure. I predict whoever has the best setup during the final round of pit-stops will win.

[Roccus]

Bring back the Offy!

[McGruff]

The Indy 500 used to be the big race of the year.

With me the race (and series) jumped the shark when all the foreigners invaded. Emerson Fitipaldi refusing to drink the milk really ticked me off. All this being said I'm watching the race. Just hope an American wins.

[Roccus]

Stuck in my mind’s eye is that sad spectacle when they wouldn’t let AJ try to qualify for the 500 in a roadster.

[Charles Martel]

Remember when there used to be different kinds of chassis and engines at the 500?

I do indeed.

[NormsRevenge]

I wish Sara Fisher a good finish. and Danica too..

Here we go.

Anthem sung by Major Lisa Kopczynski, Indiana National Guard

Fly-Over —

B-25 Bombers

Salute

[GRRRRR]

I got an extra 78 laps this morning in Monaco at the Gran’ Prix

Let’s go racing!

[NormsRevenge]

Today’s schedule

http://www.indy500.com/news/14105/Race_Day_At_The_Track__Sunday__May_24

[NormsRevenge]

Taps

[NormsRevenge]

Time to roll Jim Nabors and Mary Hulman George out..

[NormsRevenge]

“Back Home Again in Indiana”

[freebird5850]

I may be wrong, but isn’t taps played with the 1st and 3rd valve pressed?

[McGruff]

Taps. Good to see they remember what this Holiday is about.

Jim Nabors still go it. :^)

[Roccus]

Between “Taps” and Jim, all the hair on my body is on end!

[LukeL]

Even though it look liked he was playing, I read a while back that there is a serious lack of bugel players in the military and with the 1000s of WWII vets dying every year, the military was considering having eletronic bugels that play taps bythemsevles.

[NormsRevenge]

Mary sounded and looked good..

"Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Engines!"

[freebird5850]

Yes, I remember that and looks like it is true to fact.

[Roccus]

Burried a friend a couple of years ago, a WWII Marine combat vet. Two Guardsmen were there...one held a bugle, the other hit the “play” button.

[garyhope]

LOL, me too.

[NormsRevenge]

Bump for the Veterans that we lose every day.

Without their sacrifice and service, we wouldn’t likely be here.

Green Flag!!!

[Roccus]

DO OVER!

[NormsRevenge]

I mean GREEN Flag!!!

[McGruff]

The start should be 3 wide. Get it right guys!

[GRRRRR]

HORRIBLE start...and two into the wall in 1-2...

Tinker toy cars can’t hang with a WALL!

Caution 1

[LukeL]

Just like in NASCAR at big races, no patience, its a 200 lap race there is plenty of time to move to the front .

[GRRRRR]

Watched Band of Brothers last night for the umptieth time...I still can’t image going thru that. Two-three years away, no real breaks...

God Bless them All!

[NormsRevenge]

LOLOL whew..
and schmuck..

#5 car.. mario moraes ,, toast .. miffed at the 26 car driver marco andretti who may also be out, Ouch

[Roccus]

Always felt that watching 33 cars coming down the front stretch in grid formation to take the green is one of the most exciting moments in sports.