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Ryan Hunter-Reay hangs on for Indianapolis 500 victory
NBC News ^ | 05-25-2014 | Tony DiZinno

Posted on 05/25/2014 12:31:36 PM PDT by PaulCruz2016

Ryan Hunter-Reay has captured the 98th Indianapolis 500 in a dramatic finish, holding off a final charge from Helio Castroneves after making a gutsy, outside pass into Turn 1 on the final lap for the lead.

Hunter-Reay held off Castroneves by just 0.0600 of a second, the second-closest finish in ’500 history (1992). The win is the first for Andretti Autosport since 2007 (Dario Franchitti) and the team’s third overall.

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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: indianapolis500; indy500; racing; ryanhunterreay
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To: PaulCruz2016

JPM and Busch drove a smart race not having the fastest cars. What happened to Sato? He was fifth off the restart then just faded down to 14th the last I saw.


21 posted on 05/25/2014 3:15:29 PM PDT by gura (If Allah is so great, why does he need fat sexually confused fanboys to do his dirty work? -iowahawk)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Agree. Both are jerks but man, can they drive


22 posted on 05/25/2014 4:32:21 PM PDT by cyclotic (America's premier outdoor adventure association for boys-traillifeusa.com)
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http://www.indystar.com/story/life/2014/05/25/jim-nabors-says-goodbye-to-his-last-indianapolis-500/9567569/

Jim Nabors recalls his first Indianapolis 500, says goodbye

t was 1972 and Jim Nabors was best known as television’s goofy marine Gomer Pyle.

But, oh, how that would change for Indianapolis 500 fans, who came to know Nabors as the deep-voiced darling who sang for them the next 42 years.

Sunday, as Nabors prepared to sing “Back Home Again In Indiana” for the last time at the race, he recalled his first.

When he showed up in 1972 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, he thought he was singing the “The Star-Spangled Banner,” but was promptly told that wasn’t the case.

“Then what the hell am I singing,” he said Sunday, with that sweet high-pitched drawl.

When told, he quickly started scribbling the words to “Back Home Again In Indiana” on the inside of his hand.

I never dreamed I’d be doing this 42 years later,” he said.

As he talked, he threw out “Golly” and gave that sweet smirk. But he also admitted he was trying not to cry.


Whatever we think of Jim Nabors, this is a human interest story none the less, I didn’t see it posted here.


23 posted on 05/31/2014 9:09:23 PM PDT by BeadCounter
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