LIVE Thread! Indy 500 92nd Indianapolis 500 ... 12 Noon p.m. (ET) on ABC

Indy500.com ^ | 5/25/08 | IMS LLC

[NormsRevenge]

The 92nd "Greatest Spectacle in Racing" is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. (ET) Sunday, May 25. The race will be broadcast live on ABC and the IMS Radio Network beginning at noon. ESPN2 will air an additional hour of pre-race coverage beginning at 11 a.m.

[NormsRevenge]

wow, cool pic.. Thanks! adds a little scale to the thing..

Man, It’d be a hoot to take a ride around that thing at 225.. heck 200 would be plenty fast .. I hear the stands full of fans are just a blur .. or maybe I’d just settle for a ride on and view from the blimp. :-]

[NormsRevenge]

The Andretti vs. Rahall vs. Dannika as the new American Idol generation of drives. I think I’m rooting for castronoves.

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I like helio too,, The man can dance,, and knows the game well.. 3rd times a charm. Dixon is going to be tough tho.

[ZGuy]

They open the track to regular cars to drive around it during the pre-race week. I don’t think they’d let you go 200 MPH in your SUV, but at least you could say you drove the track at Indy. If you’ve never been to the 500, it’s definitely worth puting it on your Christmas wish list.

[MinuteGal]

Wow! That is one interesting graphic. At the risk of sounding naive, are the "map inserts" in proportion to the size of the track?

Leni

[ridesthemiles]

That is a very interesting comparison.

[NormsRevenge]

1:02pm ET -— Back Home Again in Indiana performed by Jim Nabors (Victory Podium) and Traditional Balloon Spectacle

Race Weekend Fan Handout
http://www.indy500.com/images/pdf/08handout_carb_raceday.pdf

[ZGuy]

12:32pm Driver Introductions (Yard of Bricks)
12:48pm Message from General Victor E. Renuart, Commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command
12:54pm National Anthem performed by Julianne Hough (Victory Podium) followed by U.S. Navy flyover
12:56pm “Drivers to Your Cars” announcement
12:58pm Invocation by Archbishop Daniel Buechlein (Victory Podium)
1pm Taps performed by Byron Bartosh (Pagoda Stage)
1:02pm Back Home Again in Indiana performed by Jim Nabors (Victory Podium) and Traditional Balloon Spectacle
1:03pm “Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Engines” command by Mari Hulman George (Victory Podium)
1:04pm 2008 Chevrolet Corvette Pace Car Driver Emerson Fittipaldi leads the field
1:11pm Honorary Starter Kristi Yamaguchi waves the green flag for the 92nd running of the Indianapolis 500®

[ZGuy]

It was posted at indycar.com so I assume it’s accurate.

[NormsRevenge]

Here’s the ‘Flash’ version

http://www.indy500.com/flashmap.html

[msnpatriot]

INDY 500 BUMP! Got myself all reved up by watching the F1 rain race in Monaco. Was Good!

[BurbankKarl]

So who is going to win? Kanaan?

[SouthTexas]

Wrong league! ;)

Driver intro has begun.

[mylife]

Hey all.

I gotta laugh, I have found 2 mobile shortwave stations covering the race from Indianapolis today. They wont let them in the race with all the Radio gear but they are xmitting from
outside and have a video link at the track.

[Floratina]

I didn’t know that Zanardi got back into a car again!

[mylife]

Scott Dixon

[ZGuy]

He had the fastest car for the first few races, but Dixon has been showing the speed in the races and practice sessions recently. I’m going with Dixon, Wheldon, then Kanaan. Dixon on laps. Rahal first driver out.

[afnamvet]

Seems like some of us ARE killing time until The Race. Thanks for this thread Norm.

[al baby]

I have a weird feeling Danica”s day may be a real short one just a feeling

[Floratina]

I genuinely want to see this though...

[RightField]

Thanks for starting this thread. I just got home from church in time for the pregame festivities.

My dad took us to the race nearly every year from 1957 through 1968. Have only been able to go 2 or 3 times since then, but my family always knows that I get control of the TV set on Indy 500 day!

One of the “must do” activities for Mr. RightField and me (now that we’re retired) is attending the race at least once.