[clintonh8r]

Danica is about 12 hours from learning the difference between qualifying by yourself, and running down to turn 1 with 32 other barely-in-control projectiles being driven by Nomex-cladded testosterone....

Probably nothing she's done up to now has been enough to fully prepare her (or any rookie) for that experience.

[justt bloomin]

Speaking of testosterone and projectiles...
I'll be the first in line to "prepare" her for this experience.

[GB]

I remember reading Mark Donohue's autobiography, "The Unfair Advantage" ... greatest auto racing biography/autobiography ever written, IMHO ... and he told about taking the green flag at Indy for his first race there in 1969 and almost running off into the infield because it was the first time he'd ever been on the track with that many cars around him. He said it took him about half the race to figure out how to do it and once he did, he got himself up into the top five before his car broke.

Very few rookies come into Indy and master the place immediately. Only ones I can recall are Jim Clark and Nigel Mansell, and they weren't exactly true rookies. :)

[Southack]

"Danica is about 12 hours from learning the difference between qualifying by yourself, and running down to turn 1 with 32 other barely-in-control projectiles being driven by Nomex-cladded testosterone...."

Nope.

1. She's starting out in 4th.
2. Her car is faster than everyone else's. So at Turn #1, she'll only be looking at one or two cars still ahead of her in the race (at most)...all of the other losers will be breathing her exhaust fumes, if they even qualified for the race, and if they are still in it.

[Southack]

"Danica is about 12 hours from learning the difference between qualifying by yourself, and running down to turn 1 with 32 other barely-in-control projectiles being driven by Nomex-cladded testosterone..."

Come on, admit it...you don't know squat about racing.