Posted on 05/30/2010 9:00:26 AM PDT by al baby
Its Open Wheel Time
Helio baby
it fits you.
Long day of watching racing for me.
Will Power
perhaps her demise is premature..
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Fans line up for Danica Patrick in Indy
http://sports.yahoo.com/irl/news;_ylt=Aj9lHJSZy4WoNtbmRpPZByrRv7YF?slug=ap-irl-indy500notebook
By CLIFF BRUNT, AP Sports Writer May 29, 1:23 pm EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP)Danicamania has returned to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
A week after fans booed the popular driver, track security had to turn folks away from a Danica Patrick autograph session at the track Saturday.
Fans turned on Patrick after she blamed a poor qualifying run on her crew and the cars setup during an interview that was broadcast over the tracks public address system.
On Saturday, however, there were plenty of fans who wanted a chance to meet her. She had one of the longest lines, rivaled only by defending Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves. In fact, lines for the two most popular IndyCar drivers were so long that security cut them off well before the autograph sessions 9 a.m. start time.
And when Patrick was introduced during the drivers meeting, the cheers for her were among the loudest.
Mom and Dad Power had a sense of humor. lol
I’m betting it’s usually more than 4!
What about Lake Speed or Dick Trickle ?
He is the only driver to win the Indianapolis 500 (which he won four times), the Daytona 500, the 24 Hours of Daytona, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. (From Wikipedia)
ABC’s pre-race coverage gets worse every year...I’m listening to the radio and they just sang America the Beautiful and have given the opening prayer...they showed that on ABC at one time...Florence Henderson now singing God Bless America- nothing on TV...
he is on now
singing now on TV...
good to see they brought Tom Carnagie back...
Yup, Jim was strong as ever.. looked real good.
Mary Hulman George too..
Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Engines!
My husband’s grandmother used to live within walking distance of the track and attended the race for probably 30 years. I got to go a few times and fell in love with the Indy 500 the first time I witnessed (felt) it in person!
Cartion...Hamilton out.
I was talking to myself on the NASCAR thread (except for WSG) so I came to visit.
Junqueiro....out
(couldn’t post for a bit there)
Kanaan from last up to 15th.
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