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  1.   Hinch5 posted:
  05.22.2016 - 8:39 pm
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:)


  2.   murb posted:
  05.22.2016 - 8:47 pm
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Great comeback pole win for Hinchcliffe after getting injured last year.
Hopefully he'll be strong in the race too.

Also, NEWGARDEN!!!


  3.   Maverick11 posted:
  05.22.2016 - 8:51 pm
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  4.   Braindead Zombie posted:
  05.22.2016 - 9:09 pm
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Hinch!


  5.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.22.2016 - 9:12 pm
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Only one person can ever say they won the pole for the 100th
Indianapolis 500. James Hinchcliffe will always be able to say that from
now on-there's something that's going to be remembered. Helluva comeback
from almost getting killed here a year ago, I'll say! Newgarden on the
front run is awesome too. I would really love to see an upset win the
100th 500...although my money is still on one of the Penske/Ganassi cars
(most likely Penske).

Five drivers are making their Indy 500 debut and competing for the 65th
Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year Award: Brabham, Chilton, Pigot,
Rossi, and Wilson. Who do you think will get it? I'm going to go ahead
and guess most likely Rossi or Chilton...


  6.   The Great Dave posted:
  05.22.2016 - 9:17 pm
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hey Admins, quick question, should Kathrene Legge and Grace Autosport be
listed as a WD?


  7.   Tyson posted:
  05.22.2016 - 9:20 pm
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Legge and Grace Autosport were never on the entry list.


  8.   Maverick11 posted:
  05.22.2016 - 9:29 pm
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Wow, didn't realize it would be that that long. Go ahead and delete it.

Anyways, awesome job Hinch! Newgarden and Bell as well!


  9.   Rob posted:
  05.22.2016 - 9:30 pm
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Americans in the top 4 spots, cant wait for the 100th running


  10.   murb posted:
  05.22.2016 - 9:39 pm
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Rossi has impressed me the most so far of the rookies (not that practice
and qualifying matter that much), so I'll say he gets ROTY.

"although my money is still on one of the Penske/Ganassi cars (most
likely Penske)."

They both look a lot more vulnerable to me than they have in years past.
Ganassi just doesn't look that strong overall (but I won't count Dixon
out as he's automatically in Jimmie Johnson style "you'd be a complete
idiot to ever count that guy out" territory), and Penske's two best
looking cars (at least to my eye) are driven by their two worst oval
drivers (Power and Pagenaud). Plus, the Hondas as a whole look really good.

Honestly I might pick RHR to win it again now that I see he's starting
on the front row...


  11.   murb posted:
  05.22.2016 - 9:40 pm
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"Americans in the top 4 spots"

Hinchcliffe is Canadian.


  12.   Maverick11 posted:
  05.22.2016 - 10:04 pm
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What's also interesting is that Honda took 4 of the top 5 spots in
qualifying, wonder how they'll do on race day.


  13.   Leo posted:
  05.22.2016 - 10:05 pm
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Getting excited! I haven't been able to see any video yet, but I'm
curious to know how the cars look to be handling the draft. Has there
been any group running in practice yet?


  14.   joey2448 posted:
  05.22.2016 - 11:33 pm
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Just over a year after James Hinchcliffe suffered a terrible practice
crash in turn 3 that could have ended his life, he goes out and wins the
pole (his first of his career) for the 100th running of the Indianapolis
500. What a story, and it couldn't have happened to a better guy!

Townsend Bell is driving a really fast Andretti Racing car, look for him
as a darkhorse.

Simon Pagenaud is going for his fourth straight win. His finishes this
year have been 2nd-2nd-1st-1st-1st.

Sage Karam is making his first IndyCar start of the year and qualified
23rd in the No. 24 Dreyer & Reinbold Chevy. I always feel bad that
Ganassi cut him after last year, I think he's one of the most talented
young kids in the sport today. May be brash at times (Iowa, last year)
and holds grudges (Karam vs. Sato, Indy 500 last year and Detroit GP),
but man is he fun to watch! Danger Boy, as Paul Tracy calls him!


  15.   joey2448 posted:
  05.22.2016 - 11:57 pm
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Stefan Wilson, 26-year-old brother of the late Justin Wilson, is making
his second career IndyCar start just months after his brother's death.
Justin was killed last August at Pocono Raceway after a piece of debris
struck him in the head.

Wilson's car is sponsored by Driven2SaveLives, in a partnership with the
Indiana Donor Network, which has a campaign to promote organ, tissue and
eye donation and transplantation. Justin Wilson was an organ donor and
reportedly saved five lives after his death.


  16.   Braindead Zombie posted:
  05.23.2016 - 1:24 am
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Anyone know why Charlie Kimball is in the #42? He usually runs the #83.


  17.   Alex posted:
  05.23.2016 - 5:36 am
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^Insulin med promotion


  18.   nascar_vd / racing-reference.info posted:
  05.23.2016 - 6:00 am
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Rob posted: "Americans in the top 4 spots, cant wait for the 100th running"

And Honda on the pole ! Hilarious while lack of performance since the
last two years.


  19.   Cornys posted:
  05.23.2016 - 8:14 am
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As Murb said, Hinch is Canadian.

However, that is part of North America.


  20.   schraderfan posted:
  05.23.2016 - 8:39 am
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Ryan Hunter-Reay is the fastest qualifying non-hipster.


  21.   Convair990 posted:
  05.23.2016 - 8:47 am
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Hats off for Aleshin also. After of what he faced in Fontana, back in
'14, Aleshin has been very consistent this year, and at Indy was no
exception. 7th on the grid!

Rossi's performance so far is also very surprising. Ran very fast laps
during all last week and will start in 11th, beating his more
experienced team mate Marco Andretti, who settled himself on the 14th
position. I expect to see a strong race performance from Rossi this sunday.


  22.   Cornys posted:
  05.23.2016 - 9:50 am
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Honda is on it. This after a year and a half of being mostly
uncompetitive. They debuted their new engine in the GP of Indy, and the
gains were clear to see. Clearly their delay of fielding their 2016
engines (Chevy brought out their for St. Pete) has paid off now.

Seems as though these engines are less reliable for Honda, however.

When was the last time a Honda earned a pole in the IndyCar Series?


  23.   James W. McLaughlin posted:
  05.23.2016 - 10:02 am
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Picture this, if you will:

You're at the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway, on the corner of
16th and Georgetown in Speedway, Indiana.

You're standing at the start/finish line (that three-foot section of the
original brick surface).

You look toward Turn 4, and that's when you see, coming toward you, a
yellow-and-black 1911 Marmon Wasp, with a pointed tail, a number 32 on
both the grille and tail fin, and a wedge-shaped rear-view mirror. And
in that car is its only occupant, the driver (unlike all his
competitors, who have riding mechanics at their side).

Yes,folks -- I'm talking about the car that Ray Harroun drove to the
first checkered flag at the Indianapolis 500.

* * *

Now, picture this:

Again, you're at the speedway, standing at the famed "yard of bricks".

And again, you look toward turn four, and that's when you see a red and
white 2015 Indy Car, red and white with Verizon liveries, and bearing a
number 2.

And yes -- it's Juan Pablo Montoya, rejoicing at the sight of TWO
checkered flags.

* * *

I'm not so sure that when he drew that oval in the dirt, Carl Fisher
could have imagined what the Indianapolis 500-mile race would become in
the years ahead.

But after 99 previous runnings since 1911, it's easy to see why the
Indianapolis 500 has come to be known as "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing".

LONG LIVE THE INDIANAPOLIS 500!

AND HERE'S TO THE NEXT 100 RUNNINGS!


  24.   Maverick11 posted:
  05.23.2016 - 10:45 am
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Cornys, I believe the last previous pole for Honda was Pagenaud at
Houston in 2014.


  25.   cjs3872 posted:
  05.23.2016 - 2:29 pm
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I'm not sure about this, but could Alex Tagliani's failing to complete a
qualifying run and still being on the starting grid mark the first time
in the 100-race history of the Indianapolis 500 that a car has been on
the Indianapolis 500 starting grid without ever completing a qualifying
attempt? I know there have been back-up cars in the field, but even they
had completed qualifying runs associated with the car, because the
primary car had qualified, but Tagliani starting last, despite not even
completing a qualifying run (he crashed on his) may mark the first time
that a car and it's team has started the Indianapolis 500 without ever
completing a qualifying run.


  26.   02Justin10 posted:
  05.23.2016 - 2:32 pm
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Anything I was going to mention has already been hit on by most people
above me. But I do want to send more love to Aleshin...when he entered
IndyCar two years ago, he was fast and furious - especially when
tackling the ovals (I remember his Texas race.) And after the huge slide
he had in qualifying on Saturday, then coming back out to crack the top
9, this Russian Rocket really amazes me, and I may soon have a new
favorite driver in IndyCar. (Sarah Fisher was my driver for a long time,
then I supported her team, but this season since she got out of racing
as an owner, I've been struggling to find someone new to make my
favorite driver. Racing is always much more fun when you have someone to
root and cheer and make noise for. Heck, I still don't have a favorite
Nascar Cup driver since Ward Burton last ran in Nascar in 2007. LOL.)

But, I am really looking forward to this event! Since 2001, the Indy 500
has been my favorite race every season. Sure, times have changed,
drivers have come and gone, qualifying formats get adjusted year after
year, in recent years we have lost the drama of bumping cars out of the
Indy 500, but this is still the greatest spectacle in racing, and most
of these drivers are fearless, tenacious, and highly qualified. I will
probably wake up Sunday morning, okay, Friday morning too with
goosebumps. That's how special this race is (at least to me) Oh yeah,
I'm also excited for this race because it appears the cars in race trim
can keep up closer to one another this year while going through the
corners, so I really believe this race is going to be good!


  27.   Cornys posted:
  05.23.2016 - 4:21 pm
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With all due respect to every other race in the world: It doesn't get
any bigger than this.

Over 100 years in the making, the International 500, now known as the
Indianapolis 500 is the world's largest annual singe day sporting event
in the world. This will be the event's 100th running.

The ~225,000 reserved seats for this race are sold out. There will
likely be over 300,000 spectators at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this
Sunday.

So many years, so many memories. This is the Indianapolis 500.


  28.   Destroyahirismix666 posted:
  05.23.2016 - 5:17 pm
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Some legends are told
Some turn to dust or to gold
But You will remember me...
remember me for centuries.

Just one mistake, is all it will take
We'll go down in history.
Remember me for Centuries.

Folks, the Centennial International/Indianapolis 500 is here! And let me
say that no other event in the history of motorsports has me as pumped
as this race does. Already we've gotten the amazing story of the 100th
Indy 500 Pole being won by a man who was nearly killed at this track a
year prior. What a way to kick fate in the teeth!


  29.   The Long Shot posted:
  05.23.2016 - 7:43 pm
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Even if we discount the "100th anniversary" aspect, this race still may
be the most anticipated of the year because it's been so damn good
recently. I haven't missed an Indy 500 since I first started following
motorsports, and I don't remember having not been entertained by one.
This streak will continue on Sunday, and I expect it to be a fantastic
race once again.


  30.   Geoff22 posted:
  05.24.2016 - 11:10 am
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Can anyone enlighten me on why the Menard's sponsored cars are always
bright yellow? Never have figured that out, seeing how the Menard's
stores are green.....


  31.   Cornys posted:
  05.25.2016 - 10:27 am
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May 25, 2016, 4 days until the race and it is sold out. 350,000+

Blackout has been lifted in Indianapolis.

Insane


  32.   Destroyahirismix666 posted:
  05.25.2016 - 9:00 pm
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Finally! That blackout has been lifted!


  33.   SpeedWorld97 posted:
  05.25.2016 - 10:39 pm
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So to prepare myself for the special 100th running, I've been watching
the ESPN Classic marathon of almost every Indianapolis 500 from
1967-2013. It's been awesome to see the evolution of the IndyCars as
well as the different eras of drivers that have come and gone from
racing there. It's also hitting me that myself and other users on this
site going to the race will be in attendance of one of the most
anticipated races in history. Based on the way qualifying went as well
as the practice sessions this month, we should be in for a highly
competitive race. I will admit that I was concerned that the domed skid
plates would ruin the 2012-2015 racing, but it seems that we will see a
continuation of that great racing.

So going back to the Indianapolis 500 classic marathon, the race
currently being aired is 1989. I have to say that ever since I began
studying the history of this race and American open wheel racing as a
whole, I have come to the conclusion that the 1989 running of the 500
has to be the single most underrated Indianapolis 500 ever. Almost no
journalists mention this race among the greatest 500s of all time even
though in my opinion it is worthy of that distinction. The racing that
Michael Andretti, Al Unser Jr., and Emerson Fittipaldi did to lap fourth
place by SIX LAPS while all keeping each other in check the whole race
was quite thrilling to watch. Once Andretti dropped out, the racing
between Al Unser Jr. and Emerson Fittipaldi had over those last 15 laps
were in my opinion the greatest battle for the win in the race's
history, which is saying a lot considering the great finishes of late.
Each driver had to use heavy lap traffic efficiently while also saving
fuel yet they raced hard and thrilled the spectators like crazy. ABC
perhaps covered it best by saying very few words while letting the
action speak for itself. You basically had no clue which driver was
going to win that race until Fittipaldi crashed into Unser.

On the flip side, the most overrated 500 has to be the 1992 running. So
many people consider it one of the best because of the finish, which was
an exciting one certainly, while ignoring the fact that nearly half the
race was run under caution due to the cold temperatures affecting tire
pressures.


  34.   JRacingFast posted:
  05.25.2016 - 10:51 pm
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Speed world I've also been watching the marathon! It's been awesome
seeing old races from all different times!


  35.   Braindead Zombie posted:
  05.25.2016 - 10:54 pm
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I've been catching bits and pieces of the ESPN Classic marathon but I
just have one gripe. Why aren't they doing them in order?


  36.   James W. McLaughlin posted:
  05.25.2016 - 11:17 pm
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Hey, SpeedWorld97!!

I've been doing something similar to ESPN's Indy 500 marathon.

Only, the races I've watched (all online, BTW) covered the years 1991 to
last year's running. And, man alive, how far the 500 has come since that
1991 race!

From Mears to Montoya, it's been an interesting journey for me.

(Oh, and another BTW -- Roger Penske owned the winning cars in both 1991
and 2015!)


  37.   Damon posted:
  05.26.2016 - 7:44 am
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"So going back to the Indianapolis 500 classic marathon, the race
currently being aired is 1989. I have to say that ever since I began
studying the history of this race and American open wheel racing as a
whole, I have come to the conclusion that the 1989 running of the 500
has to be the single most underrated Indianapolis 500 ever. Almost no
journalists mention this race among the greatest 500s of all time even
though in my opinion it is worthy of that distinction."


Agreed, it's definitely one that slips through the cracks when they talk
about the great races/finishes.

Great dicing between Little Al/Mario as well earlier in the race.


  38.   Cornys posted:
  05.26.2016 - 9:52 am
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The blackout is only lifted if general admission, suites, and grandstand
tickets are all sold out. This is likely to be the only year that the
blackout is lifted. I hope I'm wrong :)


  39.   SpeedWorld97 posted:
  05.26.2016 - 10:07 am
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It might seem hard to believe, but today marks the 20th anniversary of
the infamous attempt to run CART's U.S. 500 at Michigan International
Speedway against the Indianapolis 500 after the IRL's "25-and-8 Rule"
only allowing 8 CART teams to run the Indianapolis 500. While it was
definitely one of the darkest days in American open wheel racing
history, I think it's important to acknowledge the fact that the series
has still felt the effects of the Split, which itself was largely fueled
by the events of May 26th, 1996. I do think though that the series as a
whole is finally beginning to recover, and this weekend has the
potential to help IndyCar become well known in the sports world again.


  40.   JC posted:
  05.26.2016 - 10:33 am
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This will be my 4th Indy 500! 4%!!


  41.   Damon posted:
  05.26.2016 - 10:54 am
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39,


Everybody thought that about 2008 and it didn't last


  42.   James W. McLaughlin posted:
  05.26.2016 - 12:36 pm
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Correction on my last post:

I actually watched every Indy 500 from 1991-2005, and 2007-15, on
YouTube, and the 2006 race (which I recorded that year) on VHS. And, yes
-- I'm one of the few, the proud, who STILL has a VCR recorder.

My apologies for that little inaccuracy on my last post.


  43.   Cornys posted:
  05.27.2016 - 2:42 pm
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@41

2008 was the end of the split. That was when CART and IRL had both
finally ran themselves both out of money. This is 8 years later, and the
leadership is MUCH better. Jay Frye especially seems to be getting
things back onto track. He took over just before the start of the
season. Look for him to make some good changes in this off season.


  44.   Braindead Zombie posted:
  05.27.2016 - 2:53 pm
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"Jay Frye especially seems to be getting things back onto track. He took
over just before the start of the season. Look for him to make some good
changes in this off season."

Is this the same Jay Frye who was involved with Ginn Racing and DEI? I
searched his owner page but all I could find were a few ARCA races. But
I swear I heard that name before and I'm pretty sure he was connected to
those teams.


  45.   Cornys posted:
  05.27.2016 - 3:34 pm
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http://www.indycar.com/Fan-Info/INDYCAR-101/Executive-Bios/Jay-Frye

Former VP and GM of Red Bull Racing's NASCAR program as well as CEO and
GM of MB2 Motorsports. Yes, he was in the NASCAR world prior to the 2014
season.


  46.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.27.2016 - 9:02 pm
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So i've been watching the 1986 Indy 500 (including rainout) and one part
featured Sam Posey making the prediction that in 20 years, cars would be
running at 300 miles per hour, and they would look completely different.

Now, it's been over THIRTY years, we haven't even reached 250, and the
cars still look mostly the same! You messed up, Sam!


  47.   Maverick11 posted:
  05.27.2016 - 9:17 pm
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I think we haven't reached 300 for a good reason...


  48.   nascarman posted:
  05.27.2016 - 9:42 pm
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The Penske cars reportedly went over 250mph at the ends of the
straightaways in 1994. Eddie Cheever claimed he hit 259 in 1996, if it's
true it would have been with a huge draft and he would have lifted big
time in the corner. If that advancement in technology continued past
1996, who knows how fast they would have gotten if safety was no
concern. Speeds came down after Scott Brayton died and then again after
Tony Renna died.


  49.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.27.2016 - 10:08 pm
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"I think we haven't reached 300 for a good reason..."

I'm pretty sure if they were the end result would be like the aborted
CART race at Texas...drivers would begin blacking out from G-forces and
there would be horrible crashes as a result, putting virtually every
driver at risk. I STRONGLY doubt we'll ever see 300 MPH at Indy unless
in the future all the cars can self-control themselves and there are no
drivers...


  50.   Braindead Zombie posted:
  05.27.2016 - 10:11 pm
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^Or even worse, the 2011 Las Vegas finale...


  51.   RaceFanX posted:
  05.28.2016 - 11:15 am
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway's iconic historian Donald Davidson has been
broadcasting this race for more than half of its existance. He's working
with the speedway's radio network for the 52nd time this year.

This will be the first Indy 500 since 1950 to be televised live locally
in Indianapolis.


  52.   joey2448 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:16 am
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The anticipation is killing me! I cannot wait for this event to start!


  53.   John Royal posted:
  05.29.2016 - 6:20 am
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Does anybody know any reliable live stream for this race?


  54.   Leo posted:
  05.29.2016 - 7:14 am
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4 hours 40 left in the Nurburgring 24 hours and it's raining.....


  55.   Leo posted:
  05.29.2016 - 7:14 am
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Pass the time by watching the finish of the Nurburgring 24 hours! High
quality livestream is on youtube with English commentary by Radio Le
Mans. Less than 6 hours to go now!


  56.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 8:20 am
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Yeah, it does seem to be a good reason why we didn't make it. It would
be disastrous. I'm just pointing out how Sam really messed up on his
prediction.


  57.   James W. McLaughlin posted:
  05.29.2016 - 10:01 am
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Well, folks -- one hour to go till the broadcast begins.

Now, then -- who's ready for the 100th Indianapolis 500?

Anyone?

I can't HEAR you!


  58.   James W. McLaughlin posted:
  05.29.2016 - 10:59 am
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Ladies and gentlemen...

Boys and girls of all ages...

IT'S SHOW TIME !!!


  59.   JRacingFast posted:
  05.29.2016 - 11:28 am
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IM READY!

whos everyone picking today?

I'm going with Hunter-Rhey

Sleeper: Munoz

Dark horse: Rossi!


  60.   JRacingFast posted:
  05.29.2016 - 11:28 am
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@57

HELL YEAH! THE GREATEST SPECTICAL IN RACING THE 100TH INDY 500!

who's everyone's picks?

My favorite is: Hunter-Rhey
Dark horse: Munoz
Sleeper: The rookie Alexander Rossi!

Let's race folks!


  61.   Lincoln posted:
  05.29.2016 - 11:29 am
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The James Hinchcliffe story about last year


  62.   Chad's Hair Plugs posted:
  05.29.2016 - 11:35 am
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Winner: Newgarden
Sleeper(s): Carpenter & Rahal


  63.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:01 pm
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REALLY good children's choir rendition of God Bless America.


  64.   Destroyahirismix666 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:07 pm
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In the Besweet chat on youtube, a bunch of us were talking about how
overdone the pre-race festivities were, until someone mentioned an
Abrams tank beating Andretti for the win.

best thing I've heard all year.


  65.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:11 pm
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Is everyone ready for the 100th running of "The Greatest Spectacle In
Racing"?
I sure am!

I'm really excited for this. Ever since the new drafting package was
introduced in 2012 or so, the racing has been SPECTACULAR, easily on par
with the restrictor plate NASCAR races. I hope this race lives up to the
standard of the last few.

Winner pick? I'm not sure, i'll have to wait until the race is more than
halfway over.


  66.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:19 pm
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Very interesting feature on the history of the "gentlemen, start your
engines" command.


  67.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:22 pm
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This crowd is stunning.


  68.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:22 pm
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Helio Castroneves stops!


  69.   TS1420 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:23 pm
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Drama for Helio already as his car doesn't get started right away.


  70.   TS1420 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:24 pm
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Hootie!


  71.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:24 pm
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I think Pagenaud's streak will continue. But I wouldn't be surprised if
Montoya or Power wins. So I guess Penske will win it.


  72.   TS1420 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:25 pm
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Took forever for comment 70 to show up.


  73.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:29 pm
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Lazier with issues.


  74.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:30 pm
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The 100th running of the Indy 500 is GREEN!!


  75.   Nucl3ar Wa4le posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:30 pm
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The 100th running of the Indy 500 is green!!!!


  76.   TS1420 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:30 pm
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The 100th green flag for the Indianapolis 500!


  77.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:30 pm
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And the race has BEGUN!


  78.   Chad's Hair Plugs posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:31 pm
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RHR throwing out sparks and taking the lead.


  79.   TS1420 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:31 pm
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RHR throwing sparks to the lead.


  80.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:32 pm
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James Hinchcliffe takes the lead!


  81.   Nucl3ar Wa4le posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:32 pm
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What a nice save by Tagliani


  82.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:33 pm
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Ryan Hunter Reay gets it back on lap 4.


  83.   TS1420 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:33 pm
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Great racing so far in just 5 laps.


  84.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:34 pm
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Looks like a lead will happen every other turn.


  85.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:34 pm
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Hinchcliffe back into the lead, and now Hunter Reay takes it back! Great
battling for the lead early on!


How about TOWNSEND BELL in 3rd?


  86.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:36 pm
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Hinch back in front.


  87.   Smiff_2 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:37 pm
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Great lead-swapping with Hinch and RHR


  88.   TS1420 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:37 pm
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Could we have a record of lead changes today?


  89.   Smiff_2 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:38 pm
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If they keep this up, this is gonna be 2013 all over again (except
hopefully we'll get that epic green flag finish this time)


  90.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:40 pm
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Hunter Reay goes back to the lead yet again.


  91.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:44 pm
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12 lead changes in 20 laps. WOW. At this rate we'll have 120 by the time
this thing's over.


  92.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:44 pm
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Overslept and ended up missing the first 50 miles, pretty much.
Understandably i am not happy about that!

What have I missed so far? I see Hinchcliffe, Hunter-Reay, and Bell are
the top 3...


  93.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:47 pm
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Top 6 clustered in a draft together.

Hunter-Reay takes the lead and Newgarden moves to third.


  94.   Smiff_2 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:47 pm
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So far, you've missed a near-constant exchanging of the lead between
Hinch and RHR. 2013's lead change record could be in jeopardy today!


  95.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:48 pm
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...can I go ahead and say ABC's ticker looks REALLY bland? Maybe it's
just me...

Newgarden up to second!


  96.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:49 pm
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Josef Newgarden up to second.


  97.   Chad's Hair Plugs posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:49 pm
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Green flag pit stops about to start. Hinch and RHR are the first to come
in.


  98.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:50 pm
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Pit stops begin.


  99.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:50 pm
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Yeah, the ticker's pretty bland. Not really that special, looks more
like a poor fan-made ticker.

Ryan and James pit.


  100.   Chad's Hair Plugs posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:50 pm
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Hinch's team gave him a terrible pit stop.


  101.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:50 pm
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Hinchcliffe has a long pit stop. That's gonna drop him way back in the
field...


  102.   TS1420 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:50 pm
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Super-slow stop for Hinch.


  103.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:51 pm
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Newgarden pits from the lead, Carlos Munoz now in the lead.


  104.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:52 pm
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Munoz and Karam lead laps during the pit stops.


  105.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:53 pm
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Ryan Hunter Reay now cycles back in the lead, 2 seconds ahead of Simon
Pagenaud in second.


  106.   TS1420 posted:
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"Yeah, the ticker's pretty bland. Not really that special, looks more
like a poor fan-made ticker."

I hate the bland, minimalist design trend that has taken over graphics
designing.


  107.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:54 pm
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Hunter-Reay WAY out in front after pit stops.


  108.   TS1420 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:55 pm
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RHR with a healthy lead after pit-stops.


  109.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:55 pm
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Pippa Mann has fallen 1 lap down.


  110.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:57 pm
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Bryan Clauson has also fallen off the lead lap as well.


  111.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:58 pm
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They just gave us a view of all the hipsters in the Snake Pit. Joy!


  112.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:58 pm
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Townsend Bell has cut the lead to 1.3 seconds now.


  113.   TS1420 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:58 pm
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Is the first time they've ever acknowledged the "Snake Pit" on TV?


  114.   Braindead Zombie posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:58 pm
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Wow, Montoya struggling.


  115.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:59 pm
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Townsend Bell running second. Wouldn't that be a hell of a story if he won?


  116.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 12:59 pm
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And Townsend Bell takes the lead! Upset alert!


  117.   TS1420 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:00 pm
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Bell to the lead!


  118.   Chad's Hair Plugs posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:01 pm
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Townsend Bell leads!
If he wins this, Paul Tracy is surely getting back in a car next year.


  119.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:01 pm
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Matt Brabham and Spencer Pigot put a lap down.


  120.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:01 pm
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Bell is definitely the surprise of the race.


  121.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:03 pm
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Caution is out for something.


  122.   RaceFanX posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:03 pm
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Townsend has never finished higher than 4th at Indy but he's leading now.

Immortality awaits for whoever wins this race.


  123.   murb posted:
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"Bell is definitely the surprise of the race."

Honestly he's looked really fast all month. He's got a real shot at this.


  124.   Chad's Hair Plugs posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:03 pm
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Caution out, looked like debris on the backstretch.


  125.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:03 pm
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Yellow flag is flying for a piece of debris on the backstretch. First
caution of the day.

May I ask what happened to Buddy Lazier? Not that I expected him to be a
contender at ALL, but still...


  126.   TS1420 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:03 pm
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Seems like an average of a commercial break every 7 laps...


  127.   Chad's Hair Plugs posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:04 pm
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125, Lazier had a throttle problem during the parade laps.


  128.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:04 pm
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Pit stops under the yellow.


  129.   TS1420 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:04 pm
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Jacques is doing the double today!


  130.   RaceFanX posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:04 pm
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This is only the second time Bell has ever lead an IndyCar race, the
other was the 2013 Indy 500 and he only lead one lap that day.


  131.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:05 pm
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Hunter-Reay takes the lead in the pits.


  132.   Maverick11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:06 pm
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Honda has looked strong today.


  133.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:06 pm
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Tony Kanaan clipped the pit wall.


  134.   Chad's Hair Plugs posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:06 pm
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Power pushed Kanaan into the outer pit wall upon leaving his stall.


  135.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:06 pm
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Buddy Lazier is back on track!


  136.   TS1420 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:06 pm
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TK gets sandwiched into the pit wall by Power.


  137.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:10 pm
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"You can only answer in emojis!"

...can you believe they're actually making a movie about them...? I wish
I was making that up.

Also, there have WAY too many commercials so far. At least they use the
side-by-side coverage, otherwise this would be getting pretty obnoxious
quickly.


  138.   Ultimate Warrior #18 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:11 pm
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Just leaving work what lap is it guys hopefully I can catch some of the
race


  139.   Thomas posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:11 pm
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Power/Kanaan incident under review by the stewards.


  140.   Thomas posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:11 pm
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Power squeezed Kanaan into the outside pit wall on their way out.


  141.   murb posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:11 pm
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Can't believe how careless Power still is sometimes after all these years.


  142.   Thomas posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:11 pm
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Looked like a plastic bag. Lot smaller piece of debris than the tarp in
Monaco earlier. At least they showed it.


  143.   Maverick11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:13 pm
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Well, when you have 30 cars crammed into a small space trying to
maneuver and change lanes...this is the result.


  144.   Chad's Hair Plugs posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:13 pm
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Power sent to the back for unsafe release.


  145.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:14 pm
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Green flag on lap 55.


  146.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:14 pm
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3-wide into turn 1!


  147.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:15 pm
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...did they seriously miss the restart...? At least, they did on my ABC
affiliate because they were showing a local ad...

Three-wide approaching turn 1 sees Newgarden emerge in second.


  148.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:16 pm
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Hunter Reay takes it back from Townsend Bell!


  149.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:16 pm
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Hunter-Reay and Bell swap the lead.


  150.   Maverick11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:16 pm
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Awesome race so far.


  151.   The Long Shot posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:17 pm
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Power to the back.


  152.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:17 pm
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Hinch re-takes the lead.

Townsend seems to be trying to crowd cars attempting to pass him on the
low side.


  153.   TS1420 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:17 pm
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Hinch back up to 2nd after his disastrous stop earlier.


  154.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:19 pm
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Rossi is the leading rookie so far.


  155.   RaceFanX posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:20 pm
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150 miles down and there are still 32 of the 33 cars on the lead lap!

Buddy Lazier and the Quiznos #4, the only car not on the lead lap, is
many laps back and looked slow coming out of the pits after that
restart. The 1996 winner looks like he is in for a long day.


  156.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:21 pm
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Crash! 2 cars involved. Montoya.


  157.   RaceFanX posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:21 pm
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Juan Pablo Montoya has wrecked! The two-time and defending champion is out!


  158.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:21 pm
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Trouble! There's a crash!

Defending winner Juan Pablo Montoya involved.


  159.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:21 pm
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Crash back in the pack! It's Juan Pablo Montoya!


  160.   TS1420 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:22 pm
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Montoya's chances to repeat have ended.


  161.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:22 pm
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Thought I saw a 2nd car involved, but just JPM.


  162.   murb posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:23 pm
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"Buddy Lazier and the Quiznos #4"

Didn't know Quizno's even existed still.

Montoya crashes. Really disappointing race for him after winning last year.


  163.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:23 pm
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Montoya just lost it off the second corner and spun into the wall. From
winning a year ago to probably finishing 33rd today. This would be the
first time he's failed to finish the 500...


  164.   Maverick11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:24 pm
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Montoya wrecks. The defending champ will likely finish last.


  165.   Thomas posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:24 pm
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The good news is that Montoya missed the jet dryer when he wrecked.


  166.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:24 pm
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Pit stops once more under the yellow.


  167.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:25 pm
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Hinch wins the race off pit road.


  168.   RaceFanX posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:25 pm
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"The good news is that Montoya missed the jet dryer when he wrecked."

He's not even in that series anymore, he won the Indy 500 last year, and
somehow he still hasn't lived that incident down yet?


  169.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:25 pm
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Hinchcliffe reclaims the lead in the pits. Castroneves moves to third in
his quest to become the fourth 4-time winner of the race.


  170.   TS1420 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:25 pm
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Redemption for the 5 crew as they get Hinch out first.


  171.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:27 pm
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Oh god, this Optimum commercial is terrible...


  172.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:27 pm
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...Local area ads make for some of the worst commercials...


  173.   Thomas posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:29 pm
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"He's not even in that series anymore, he won the Indy 500 last year,
and somehow he still hasn't lived that incident down yet?"

He'll never live that incident down. It's like the home run that bounced
off of Jose Canseco's head and over the fence.


  174.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:29 pm
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Power did not pit and now leads.


  175.   Chad's Hair Plugs posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:29 pm
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I'm glad the rest of the country was subjected to that crap.
Cablevision/Optimum sucks.

Power didn't pit and assumes the lead.


  176.   Thomas posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:30 pm
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Pagenaud into Aleshin on pit road on this caution. It's under review.


  177.   Pacer posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:30 pm
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The pace car for this year's Indianapolis 500 is a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro
SS. This is the 15th year in the row a Chevy has paced the field (The
last one that wasn't a Chevy was the infamous Oldsmobile Bravada SUV in
2001...a vehicle from a brand that hasn't existed in more than a decade).


  178.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:30 pm
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Power is now in the lead.


  179.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:31 pm
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Simon is slow now.


  180.   RaceFanX posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:32 pm
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Will Power leads on the restart...but now they are waving it off.

Simon Pagenaud is pitting for more fuel in the Menards #22.


  181.   The Long Shot posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:32 pm
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Problems for Ed Carpenter add to an already miserable day for him.

And now Pagenaud is penalized.


  182.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:33 pm
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Start waved off again.


  183.   Thomas posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:33 pm
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Pagenaud also penalized for contact on pit road.


  184.   Chad's Hair Plugs posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:34 pm
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Moisture on the track, I think around turn 3.


  185.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:34 pm
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...is it raining?


  186.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:34 pm
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The caution is for rain.


  187.   TS1420 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:37 pm
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A freak rain cloud?
Reminds me of the August Cup race at MIS in 2011.
Hot, sunny day. Caution for a small cloud that passed over and sprinkled
over the track.


  188.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:38 pm
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Rain has stopped, back to green.


  189.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:39 pm
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Hunter-Reay back to the lead after the restart.


  190.   Maverick11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:40 pm
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RHR gets the lead back but Hinchcliffe is coming.


  191.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:41 pm
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Carpenter 9 laps down...what happened to him?


  192.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:41 pm
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200 miles complete.


  193.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:41 pm
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Helio is on the move.


  194.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:42 pm
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Castroneves moves to 4th around Newgarden. Right now he looks like
Penske's best hope to capture yet another Indy 500...


  195.   Chad's Hair Plugs posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:43 pm
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191, Indy Star tweeted he has an engine issue.


  196.   Maverick11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:43 pm
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Castroneves is coming.


  197.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:44 pm
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Castroneves to third. He's coming...


  198.   Chad's Hair Plugs posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:47 pm
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H-R: "This could get really bad, the vibration."

Uh, oh. H-R = Hunter-Reay


  199.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:47 pm
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Castroneves will be in the lead shortly.


  200.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:47 pm
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Helio Castroneves takes the lead!


  201.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:47 pm
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Hello takes the lead.


  202.   Maverick11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:48 pm
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Castroneves takes the lead from Hinchcliffe!


  203.   TS1420 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:49 pm
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How many lead changes have there been now?


  204.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:50 pm
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30th lead change in 93 laps as Castroneves takes the top spot.


  205.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:50 pm
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Karum hard into the wall.


  206.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:50 pm
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Sage Karam HARD in the wall.


  207.   TS1420 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:50 pm
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Sage Karam hard in the wall!


  208.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:51 pm
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Townsend Bell and Karam get together and Sage is in the wall hard!


  209.   Chad's Hair Plugs posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:51 pm
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Karam tried to pass on the outside in the middle of turn 1.
Smacks the wall.


  210.   RaceFanX posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:51 pm
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Sage Karem crashes hard out of sixth place. The Dreyer & Reinbold Gas
Monkey Energy Drink #24 is toast.


  211.   Nucl3ar Wa4le posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:51 pm
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Sage Karam hits the wall after contact with Townsend Bell.


  212.   Lucstar88 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:51 pm
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Not surprised Bell wrecked someone. Almost wrecked like 5 people already.

Really sucks for Karam.


  213.   Maverick11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:52 pm
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Bell has been driving aggressively today.


  214.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:52 pm
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Sage was holding Bell down. Nothing Bell could do.


  215.   murb posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:52 pm
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Not sure what Karam was thinking. It's pretty much impossible to make
that stick on the outside.


  216.   Maverick11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:53 pm
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Nah...Bell was right on the line and Karam tried to make the pass
through turn 1 work. Racing deal.


  217.   The Long Shot posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:53 pm
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Bell had the bottom and Karam should have backed off from the outside.
Rookie mistake.


  218.   RaceFanX posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:54 pm
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Karem really needed a good run today after losing his ride to Ganassi
for 2016. This was Karem's first start of the season.

Speaking of the Ganassi, where Karem's old #8 and Max Chilton running?
He's done little to prove he's not a ride buyer so far in 2016.


  219.   Lucstar88 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:54 pm
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Bell clearly came up. He almost put Newgarden in Karam on the
frontstrech too.

They were close, but Bell came up and hit Karam


  220.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:54 pm
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Pit stop time.


  221.   TS1420 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:55 pm
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What was Bell supposed to do?
Go to the grass, spin out and likely cause a big mess?


  222.   Lucstar88 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:57 pm
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Karam held his line. Bell didn't. Bell made a aggressive move, and it
didn't work. He's been aggressive all day. I'm surprised he didn't wreck
as well.


  223.   The Long Shot posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:59 pm
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^ Yeah, Karam has a lot of talent, but damn, he still does a lot of
stupid shit.


  224.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:59 pm
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Repairs needed for the safer barrier.


  225.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:59 pm
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Repairs are underway on the SAFER barrier where Karam hit.


  226.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 1:59 pm
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Clauson leads under caution...?

Almost at halfway.


  227.   TS1420 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:00 pm
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Oh good grief.
More forced football analogies used in an auto-race.


  228.   The Long Shot posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:01 pm
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"Karam held his line. Bell didn't. Bell made a aggressive move, and it
didn't work. He's been aggressive all day. I'm surprised he didn't wreck
as well."

Irrelevant; Bell had the inside. Karam should have backed off because he
wasn't going to make that stick. He didn't, and it cost him.


  229.   murb posted:
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"Speaking of the Ganassi, where Karem's old #8 and Max Chilton running?
He's done little to prove he's not a ride buyer so far in 2016."

I was pretty impressed with his 7th at Phoenix considering his very
limited oval experience. But yeah, you would think he'd be running
better on road courses this year.


  230.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:02 pm
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Out of all that, the barrier doesn't need repair.


  231.   Lucstar88 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:03 pm
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"Irrelevant; Bell had the inside. Karam should have backed off because
he wasn't going to make that stick. He didn't, and it cost him."

Bell did the same thing to Newgarden earlier in the race, but Joseph
didn't dare to put his nose in. Karam thought he could do the same thing
and it didn't work.


  232.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:05 pm
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Is there really a concert going on in the middle of the infield?


  233.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:05 pm
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Hipster Woodstock in the Snake Pit.


  234.   Maverick11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:05 pm
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"Is there really a concert going on in the middle of the infield?"

Yep.


  235.   The Long Shot posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:06 pm
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"Bell did the same thing to Newgarden earlier in the race, but Joseph
didn't dare to put his nose in. Karam thought he could do the same thing
and it didn't work."

I don't deny Bell's been driving like a dick for much of today, but
Karam should have just backed off with it being this early in the race.


  236.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:06 pm
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My question is-with all the noise of the cars going around the track,
how the hell do they HEAR the music?


  237.   Chad's Hair Plugs posted:
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Hipster Woodstock in the Snake Pit.

To be really ironic, someone will play Gene Simmons' terrible 'I am
Indy' song and be serious about it.


  238.   Lucstar88 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:08 pm
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These restarts are INSANE.


  239.   Maverick11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:08 pm
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With all the noise of the concert, how do they hear the race?


  240.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:08 pm
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Considering that lengthy clean-up, I think the race speed record set 3
years ago is probably not going to be surpassed this year.

Hunter-Reay to the lead as Kanaan moves to third! The usual suspects are
now making their presence known...


  241.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:09 pm
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Helio dropped 3 spots while Bell gained 3 spots.


  242.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:10 pm
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Townsend Bell made it three-wide AGAIN on the frontstretch. Why do I get
the feeling he is going to trigger a multi-car pileup before this is over?

Castroneves falls back as Kanaan now runs second.


  243.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:10 pm
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TK to the lead.


  244.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:11 pm
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Kanaan to the lead!


  245.   TS1420 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:11 pm
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Glad to see the aero-tweaks they made for this race hasn't ruined the
racing.
If anything it's made it better.


  246.   Lucstar88 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:12 pm
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The racing has been amazing today!

They may break the lead change record today.


  247.   Maverick11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:12 pm
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I think we're setting the lead change record today.


  248.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:13 pm
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Bell takes second from TK.

Kanaan was hit by debris on the hand during the Karam crash. He's still
gutting it out, however.

Speaking of Karam he is out of the infield care center and being
interviewed right now.


  249.   TS1420 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:13 pm
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Marco Andretti pops up into the hunt.


  250.   Chad's Hair Plugs posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:13 pm
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Who else just checked to see if there was a bug on their screen?


  251.   murb posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:14 pm
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I think Townsend pretty obviously has one of the best cars. If he
doesn't wreck himself he has a serious chance of winning this.


  252.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:14 pm
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Bell re-takes the top spot as Marco moves into the top 5.


  253.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:14 pm
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My feels are for Sage. He sounded so depressed.


  254.   Lucstar88 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:15 pm
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Crash, Conor Daly and Aleshin.


  255.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:16 pm
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Mikel and Connor have issues.


  256.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:16 pm
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Mikhael Aleshin and Conor Daly wreck.


  257.   Maverick11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:16 pm
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Multi car crash between Daly and Aleshin.


  258.   Lucstar88 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:16 pm
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Aleshin lost it and Conor's car snapped and into the 7.


  259.   Chad's Hair Plugs posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:17 pm
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Aleshin spun out on his own and Daly spun around afterward.


  260.   mbenoit posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:17 pm
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Would love to see Bell win this thing. Or Hinchcliffe.


  261.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:17 pm
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Yellow for another crash. Mikhail Aleshin spun off turn 1 and hit the
wall, and Conor Daly also spun into him in the mess.


  262.   Maverick11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:17 pm
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Looks just like Montoya's crash.


  263.   racefangurl posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:18 pm
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11, North Americans in the top-4 spots. Fixed the comment you alluded to.


  264.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:18 pm
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Sounds like someone in the crowd passed out has sirens can be heard.


  265.   TS1420 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:18 pm
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I wonder why there is 3 small sections of open seating.
Did IMS keep them closed for some reason?


  266.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:19 pm
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Bell and Hunter-Reay collide in pits.


  267.   Lucstar88 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:19 pm
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BELL AND RHR WRECK IN THE PITS WOW


  268.   TS1420 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:19 pm
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Damn it!


  269.   murb posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:19 pm
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Two of the three best cars wreck on pit road. Wow.


  270.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:19 pm
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Bell and Hunter-Reay crash in the pits!

Oh man...


  271.   Maverick11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:20 pm
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The two best cars crash! Teammates!


  272.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:20 pm
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No where to go for anyone. Just a very tiny pit road.


  273.   Lucstar88 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:20 pm
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Bell gets into Helio and back into RHR's line.


  274.   Chad's Hair Plugs posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:21 pm
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Bell came out way too sharply, similar to how Power jutted out
diagonally and clipped TK.


  275.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
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Bell clipped Castroneves and that sent him into Hunter-Reay.

Wow, this really changed the likely outcome of this race...


  276.   murb posted:
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Seems like Townsend pulled out wide like Power did. Can't really blame
Helio since he was within his lane.

Damn.


  277.   Nucl3ar Wa4le posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:21 pm
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Bell and Hunter-Reay crash in the pits!


  278.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:21 pm
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So now two of the top contenders are out of it!


  279.   Ultimate Warrior #18 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:21 pm
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Well that sucks


  280.   The Long Shot posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:22 pm
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Might be time to think about widening the pits, Indy.


  281.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:22 pm
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200 miles to go.

Does Helio's car have some damage to it?


  282.   Lucstar88 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:22 pm
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Don't think they're out.

That's likely a penalty for unsafe release on the 29


  283.   TS1420 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:23 pm
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Are the pit-road spotters today drunk?
So many lane issues.


  284.   Lucstar88 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:23 pm
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I'm happy Hinch was not in that.

Tagliani is leading!


  285.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:23 pm
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They've made repairs to both Bell and RHR, but I don't expect either to
be a factor in the battle up front anymore...


  286.   Tylor Thaber posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:25 pm
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Wonder if the issue's the speed limit. It used to be sixty, but it's
been cut to fifty this year...


  287.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:25 pm
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Alexander Rossi takes the lead! Imagine if HE won!


  288.   The Long Shot posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:25 pm
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Alex's in first and second. Hell yeah!


  289.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:25 pm
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Tagliani and Rossi (who did not pit) lead the field to the green!

Rossi takes the lead in his first 500!


  290.   Lucstar88 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:26 pm
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ROSSI LEADS! Hinch may be in the driver's seat.


  291.   Chad's Hair Plugs posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:26 pm
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Are the pit-road spotters today drunk?
So many lane issues.

Having a caution every 15-20 laps leads to about every car running being
on the lead lap.


  292.   racefangurl posted:
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223, I have a racy (as in car racy) book that says a fast driver that
crashes a lot was called a crash artist and maybe some still use the
term. I don't know either way, as the book was written by an old racer.


  293.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:27 pm
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Bell gets a stop-and-go penalty.


  294.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:27 pm
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And now Alex Tagliani in the lead! This race has got crazy!


  295.   Lucstar88 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:27 pm
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AND BELL MERGES IN FRONT OF EVERYONE WOW.


  296.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:28 pm
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Bell is 2 laps down, while RHR is 1. It will be tough for them to get
back in the lead.


  297.   Lucstar88 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:28 pm
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29's gonna cause a wreck here soon. Jeez.


  298.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:28 pm
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Tagliani becomes the first driver in 36 years to lead the 500 after
starting in last place (Tom Sneva was the last driver to do it.)


  299.   Anonymous posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:29 pm
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Power gets sent to end of line; Bell gets taken out of the race.


  300.   TS1420 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:29 pm
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Get out the damn way, Townsend.


  301.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:30 pm
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Alexander Rossi now back in the lead.


  302.   TS1420 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:31 pm
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Wow Pagenaud has been dog-meat since his penalty.


  303.   RaceFanX posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:31 pm
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24 cars still on the lead lap after 124 laps, wow. This is still
anyone's race.


  304.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:31 pm
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Rossi way out in front now as Bell tries to stay one lap down.


  305.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:34 pm
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Rossi and Tagliani have to pit soon, it's been 32 and 37 laps since
their last stop.


  306.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:35 pm
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Marco is fading backwards in a hurry.

Sato, Dixon, and Bourdais are now up in the top 10.


  307.   Maverick11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:35 pm
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Marco is way off the pace.


  308.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:36 pm
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Tagliani in the pits.


  309.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:36 pm
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Out of the race: Daly, Aleshin, Karam, and Montoya.


  310.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:37 pm
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Rossi has pitted, handing the lead back to Helio.


  311.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:44 pm
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Approaching the three-quarter mark, Helio continues to hold the lead,
now over Munoz.

Hinchcliffe is dropping back as Takuma Sato moves into the top 5.


  312.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:45 pm
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Loose tire for Lazier.


  313.   Lucstar88 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:45 pm
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Lazier's tire is gone, yellow


  314.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:45 pm
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Buddy Lazier loses a wheel just as the leaders pit!


  315.   Chad's Hair Plugs posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:45 pm
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Caution for Lazier taking to the road course.
The tire didn't pull a Charlotte and hop into the infield.


  316.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:46 pm
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Yellow flag #5. Yep, the speed record from 3 years ago is definitely
safe today.


  317.   TS1420 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:46 pm
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Why does this race keep trending in Penske/Ganassi's favor?


  318.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:47 pm
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Why is his day down? They seriously can't bring him it pits to tighten
in a new one?


  319.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:48 pm
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Munoz, Dixon, Sato, and Rahal had yet to pit, so this is gonna end up
hurting them.


  320.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:50 pm
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Spencer Pigot out of fuel.


  321.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:56 pm
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Green in 1 more lap.


  322.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:58 pm
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Green with just over 100 miles remaining!

Newgarden and Kanaan side by side for the lead through turn 1-Kanaan
clears, but Josef takes the lead down the backstretch!


  323.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:59 pm
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Kanaan back to the point, but here goes Newgarden back out front!


  324.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 2:59 pm
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Hildebrand into the top 5.


  325.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:00 pm
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Castronevs has left rear issues.


  326.   TS1420 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:00 pm
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Castroneves rear-end coming apart!


  327.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:00 pm
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Sato into the wall.


  328.   Thomas posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:00 pm
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Castroneves has a part of the left rear wheel cover falling off his car.

Sato got pinched into the wall coming out of turn 4. Caution.


  329.   Chad's Hair Plugs posted:
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Helio's left rear wheel well is dangling as Sato hits the wall off turn 4.


  330.   Lucstar88 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:00 pm
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Sato in the wall. This saves Helio.


  331.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:01 pm
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Helio has damage to the rear. This might not be good for him...

But Sato scrubs the wall and brings out caution #6, potentially saving
Castroneves.


  332.   Jason Gilstrap posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:02 pm
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3 lead changes on ONE LAP. Yes!


  333.   The Long Shot posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:02 pm
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Sato hits the wall and potentially saves Castroneves's race.


  334.   Chad's Hair Plugs posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:02 pm
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Here's where someone mid-pack should pit with one to go and try to win
on fuel.


  335.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:03 pm
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Pit stop time once again.


  336.   Lucstar88 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:03 pm
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Oh boy, this may be a fuel mileage race.


  337.   Thomas posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:04 pm
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"Here's where someone mid-pack should pit with one to go and try to win
on fuel."

That may be what Hildebrand is setting up to do by staying out.


  338.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:06 pm
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J.R Hildebrand is leading. Can he redeem himself for what happened in 2011?


  339.   Chad's Hair Plugs posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:08 pm
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RHR and Bell each get a lap back the real way as we're back to green.


  340.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:08 pm
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Tony Kanaan now takes the lead with 33 to go!


  341.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:08 pm
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Hildebrand leads on the restart-Hunter-Reay and Bell both make up lost
laps by quickly passing him.

Kanaan reclaims the top spot.


  342.   murb posted:
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Seems like Kanaan might be in the best position now with everyone else's
problems. Still a long way to go though.


  343.   Thomas posted:
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Keep an eye out for drivers who aren't particularly aggressive about
trying to move forward here. They may be trying to stretch it on fuel.


  344.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:10 pm
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Aleshin back on track?


  345.   Jason Gilstrap posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:10 pm
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As a former NASCAR fan, it is so weird seeing IMS all filled up. Like
the 90s again. I guess everyone heard the best racing in the world was
in town.


  346.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:11 pm
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Most cars are a few laps short.


  347.   Thomas posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:11 pm
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Pagenaud came in and topped off and isn't charging. He also has a bit of
a misfire. That could be his saving grace if this goes green and his
engine holds together.


  348.   Braindead Zombie posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:11 pm
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Been watching most of the race at a sports bar. A few notes so far:

- Surprised Montoya ran so badly. Even before he crashed he wasn't
running well.

- What happened to Pagenaud? He's been a complete non-factor.

- Really impressed with Hinch and Newgarden that they've stayed up there.


  349.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:12 pm
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Jack Hawksworth pits.


  350.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:12 pm
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Out of race: Sato, Daly, Lazier, Carpenter, Karam, and Montoya.

Newgarden is stalking Kanaan for the top spot right now. If we don't see
another caution flag fuel mileage is going to come into play...


  351.   Braindead Zombie posted:
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Okay that explains Pagenaud.


  352.   Chad's Hair Plugs posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:13 pm
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Helio seems to be lifting a little earlier going into 1 & 3.


  353.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:14 pm
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If the race runs green to the end, this will be REALLY interesting...


  354.   BMan0213 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:14 pm
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I have a feeling someone is gonna steal this on a fuel gamble. If his
engine holds up Pagenaud looks to be in a good spot.


  355.   dennyfan11 posted:
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Stefan Wilson also pitting early.


  356.   Braindead Zombie posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:15 pm
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Oh how good it feels to listen to Allen Bestwick again...


  357.   TS1420 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:16 pm
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I'm surprised more teams didn't opt for what the 22 is doing.


  358.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:16 pm
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Josef Newgarden takes the lead, now just 20 to go!


  359.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:16 pm
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Josef Newgarden to the lead with just over 50 miles to go!

This has by and FAR been his best Indy 500 to date.


  360.   Thomas posted:
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I suspect the fan favorite to steal this on fuel mileage would be Marco
after all the hard luck his family has had here.


  361.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:17 pm
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50 miles left.


  362.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:17 pm
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Tony Kanaan now takes the lead with 18 to go.


  363.   Chad's Hair Plugs posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:18 pm
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I think the 3 is running fuel strategy too.
Simon may be going too slow to take advantage of at least the top 5
having to pit.


  364.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
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Alexander Rossi is having a great Indy debut. Led some laps earlier and
is currently running 7th. I will be shocked if he doesn't win RotY...

Kanaan back out front.


  365.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
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Newgarden back out front as Hildebrand moves to third and is catching
Kanaan.

Munoz to fourth as Hinch drops to fifth.


  366.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:20 pm
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Hildebrand pits.


  367.   murb posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:20 pm
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Wow, Pippa on the lead lap in 16th.


  368.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:20 pm
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Hildebrand to second as Munoz takes third.


  369.   Braindead Zombie posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:20 pm
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I don't think everyone in front of Pagenaud runs out.

Cheering for either Newgarden, Hinch, or Hildebrand.


  370.   The Long Shot posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:20 pm
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Munoz up to P2.


  371.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:21 pm
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Munoz to 2nd.


  372.   Braindead Zombie posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:21 pm
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And there go Hildebrands chances.


  373.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:21 pm
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Max Chilton heads to the pits.


  374.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
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Munoz reeling in Newgarden with 13 laps to go.

Yep, this is gonna be a fuel milaege situation barring a yellow in the
last 10 laps...


  375.   Thomas posted:
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It looks like Kimball is trying to save fuel. He's running laps in the
211-212 range instead of the 217-219 range.


  376.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:22 pm
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Alex Tagliani also pits with 12 to go.


  377.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:23 pm
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10 to go.


  378.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:23 pm
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Carlos Munoz takes the lead with just 10 laps to go!


  379.   Braindead Zombie posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:23 pm
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Munoz to the lead


  380.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:23 pm
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Graham Rahal comes to pit road.


  381.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:23 pm
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Munoz to the point with 10 to go.


  382.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:24 pm
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With 9 to go, Scott Dixon comes to the pits.
Tony Kanaan is in!


  383.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:24 pm
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Kanaan comes in.


  384.   Smiff_2 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:24 pm
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Man, how's it all gonna play out? Who's gonna steal the win?!


  385.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:25 pm
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Matt Brabham comes in with 8 to go.


  386.   Chad's Hair Plugs posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:25 pm
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Kanaan had a quick stop and he got new tires.


  387.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:25 pm
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This will be a great finish.


  388.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
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7 to go. Munoz and Newgarden continue to swap the top spot, but both
will need to pit soon...


  389.   Braindead Zombie posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:25 pm
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Pippa Mann in the top ten, wow.


  390.   murb posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:26 pm
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Yeah, Kimball is totally saving fuel.


  391.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:26 pm
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Oriol Servia comes to pit road.

SIX TO GO!


  392.   Smiff_2 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:26 pm
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With 10 laps to go in the Indy F***ING 500, ABC goes to commercial.
Side-by-side or not, that's garbage.


  393.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:26 pm
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5 to go this time by!


  394.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:26 pm
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5 to go!


  395.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:26 pm
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Josef Newgarden and James Hinchcliffe pit with 5 to go!


  396.   Smiff_2 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:26 pm
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Disregard that last comment lol


  397.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:26 pm
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Newgarden comes in!


  398.   Chad's Hair Plugs posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:27 pm
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392, that's on your affiliate. I still have the race on.


  399.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:27 pm
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Munoz pits.


  400.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:27 pm
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Munoz is in with just 4 laps to go!


  401.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:27 pm
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Munoz pits with 4 to go!

Can anyone make it on fuel...?


  402.   Braindead Zombie posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:27 pm
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Here comes Munoz. Now who takes the lead? Rossi? Andretti?


  403.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:28 pm
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Now only Rossi, Bourdais, and a few others left.


  404.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:28 pm
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Rossi leading with 3 to go!


  405.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:28 pm
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Could a rookie really win this?


  406.   Braindead Zombie posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:29 pm
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Wow, if Rossi wins this that would be HUGE


  407.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:29 pm
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2 to go. Can we have our first rookie winner in 15 years?


  408.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:29 pm
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WE COULD HAVE A HUGE UPSET HERE!


  409.   David posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:29 pm
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I'm on the edge of my metaphorical seat, and I'm not even watching...


  410.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:29 pm
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The final lap of the Indy 500 is happening!


  411.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:29 pm
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WHITE FLAG! THIS IS AMAZING!


  412.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:30 pm
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And Rossi wins the race!!

UNREAL!!


  413.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:30 pm
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Rossi takes the white flag with a half-lap lead over Munoz! Can he make it!


  414.   Braindead Zombie posted:
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He's gonna do it!


  415.   murb posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:30 pm
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Holy shit. Excellent job by Rossi.


  416.   TS1420 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:30 pm
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Wow! Rossi!!!


  417.   Chad's Hair Plugs posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:30 pm
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OH. MY. GOD.


  418.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:30 pm
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ALEXANDER ROSSI WINS THE INDY 500! THIS IS THE BIGGEST UPSET IN INDY
HISTORY! WOW! WOW! WOW! WOW!


  419.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:30 pm
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ALEXANDER ROSSI, THE ROOKIE, WINS THE INDY 500!

HOLY SHIT!!!


  420.   Lucstar88 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:30 pm
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ROSSI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


  421.   Maverick11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:31 pm
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Rossi!


  422.   Nucl3ar Wa4le posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:31 pm
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Alexander Rossi wins the 100th Indy 500!!!!!!


  423.   murb posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:31 pm
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I was totally ready to make a Rossi Gordon joke, but he had enough.
Damn. Major congrats to him. First rookie to win since Montoya and
another American winner.


  424.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:31 pm
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First rookie winner since Helio in 2001.


  425.   Windows Millennium Edition posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:31 pm
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Rossi wins!!! What an unbelievable finish!!! How did he make it?


  426.   The Long Shot posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:31 pm
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HOW ABOUT THAT?? ROSSI!! AWESOME!


  427.   Braindead Zombie posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:32 pm
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Second time that the #98 car wins the Indy 500 on fuel mileage too,
Wheldon in 2011.


  428.   Convair990 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:32 pm
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ROSSI WINS THE 500! DAMN, WHAT A FINISH!!!


  429.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:32 pm
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THE COCA-COLA 600's GOTTA DO A HELL OF A LOT TO TOP THIS! ABSOLUTELY
INCREDIBLE!


  430.   Thomas posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:32 pm
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Somebody get the smelling salts. This has to be one of the biggest
upsets in Indy 500 history.


  431.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:32 pm
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Rossi had such a huge lead on the last lap (a half-lap lead) that he was
able to run at a slower pace for most of the lap and still easily win
the race.

Holy shit. The 100th Indy 500...has just been won by a first-time
competitor, the only driver to make it on gas. Did NOT foresee that coming!


  432.   Chad's Hair Plugs posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:32 pm
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That crew is gonna need that adrenaline to push their car from turn 4 to
victory lane.


  433.   murb posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:32 pm
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Oh yeah, Herta wins again too.


  434.   JRacingFast posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:33 pm
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MY dark horse wins! AMAZING RACE!


  435.   Alex posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:33 pm
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@418 no... just no...

As an Alex, and an American of Italian ancestry... YES!!!


  436.   Chad's Hair Plugs posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:33 pm
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How many cars did Andretti technically have in this race, 12?


  437.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:33 pm
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Rossi runs out of gas on the cool-down lap, and is gonna need a push to
reach victory lane. But it doesn't matter, as he had enough to make it!


  438.   Smiff_2 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:34 pm
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UNREAL!


  439.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:34 pm
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How is it not the biggest upset?


  440.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:34 pm
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Tough break for Munoz.


  441.   Windows Millennium Edition posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:34 pm
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Ha, he can't make it to victory lane!


  442.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:36 pm
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Before this win, He didn't finish higher than 10th.


  443.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:36 pm
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Well, Chase Elliott needs to win and have the NAPA sweep.


  444.   Lucstar88 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:36 pm
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Amazing race! Congrats to Rossi!


  445.   Windows Millennium Edition posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:37 pm
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Enjoy the milk Alex!


  446.   Braindead Zombie posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:37 pm
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Wow. What. A. Race!

"Chase Elliott needs to win and have the NAPA sweep."

Would be a rookie sweep too.


  447.   Jason Gilstrap posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:38 pm
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Do you believe in miracles?


  448.   Alex posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:39 pm
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"How is it not the biggest upset? "

George Souders was much bigger than this was; L.L. Corum and Floyd
Roberts might be bigger too.


  449.   RaceFanX posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:40 pm
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Rossi had never lead an IndyCar race when today began and now he's an
Indy 500 winner!


  450.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
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If I'm Alexander Rossi, I'd be wondering if I was in the middle of a
dream right now, LOL

Though it admittedly may be a bit of a fluke due to fuel mileage, he did
run very well for most of the race-and no matter what, he will ALWAYS be
remembered as an Indy 500 champion, and will forever be immortalized as
the man who won the 100th running of the classic event. This is gonna be
with him for a lifetime, no matter what he goes on to accomplish in his
career from here.


  451.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:41 pm
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But those were all more than 75 years ago!


  452.   Nathan8848 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:41 pm
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There is a reason this race has lasted 100 years. This is a perfect
example of why.


  453.   RaceFanX posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:41 pm
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"Do you believe in miracles?"...YES!


  454.   TS1420 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:41 pm
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Great Indy 500, maybe the greatest.


  455.   David posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:44 pm
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"Can anyone enlighten me on why the Menard's sponsored cars are always
bright yellow? Never have figured that out, seeing how the Menard's
stores are green....."

Either they want to make the car stand out, or they buy into the green
racecar superstition.


  456.   Windows Millennium Edition posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:44 pm
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Very classy interview by Munoz.


  457.   RaceFanX posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:45 pm
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Munoz was second and Newgarden third. The new stars are rising.


  458.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:45 pm
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Carlos Munoz finishes 2nd for the second time in this race. Three top 5s
in 4 appearances is a great start to his career here.

Josef Newgarden takes third, his best Indy 500 performance to date. Got
the feeling he (and Munoz, too) may be future 500 winners.


  459.   dennyfan11 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:48 pm
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List of Rookie Indy 500 winners
1911: Ray Harroun
1913: Jules Goux
1914: Rene Thomas
1926: Frank Lockhart
1927: George Souders
1928: Louis Meyer
1966: Graham Hill
2000: Juan Pablo Montoya
2001: Helio Castroneves...
And in 2016, Alexander Rossi!


  460.   murb posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:50 pm
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Oh yeah, he's the first rookie since Castroneves, not Montoya. Duh.


  461.   02Justin10 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:51 pm
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I feel absolutely horrible for Munoz...

It has to really suck to be the 1st loser.


  462.   Nucl3ar Wa4le posted:
  05.29.2016 - 3:56 pm
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  463.   George posted:
  05.29.2016 - 4:00 pm
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Fuel mileage win though it was (BTW ,good job by IndyCar not throwing a
bogus caution for debris like NASCAR would have) Alexander Rossi's
storybook win was just the antidote -- and a perfect contrast -- for the
team-orders, stewards-ignoring-the-rulebook piece of crap outcome that
took place this morning in the F1 crown jewel event in Monaco.

Now if something as good as the Indy 500 can happen tonight in
Charlotte, maybe Chase Elliott getting his first win in the same race
that the previous driver of the #24 earned his or some other underdog
upsetting the heavy favorites, the biggest day of the year in racing
which started out so blecch will end up being pretty great.


  464.   Destroyahirismix666 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 4:04 pm
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I seriously thought he was going to run out on the backstretch during
the final lap. He waited a LONG time to hit the throttle and let out
super early.
Ironically, Will Power was also running the same strategy, but finished
outside of the top 5 in the process.


  465.   The Great Dave posted:
  05.29.2016 - 4:15 pm
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@462, I'd say Doom was the primary sponsor on the #7


  466.   Sean posted:
  05.29.2016 - 4:31 pm
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No, Rossi is not the biggest upset. He was fast all month and led
several practices. He even had the fastest lap in this race and was in
the top ten almost the entire race. Yeah, he wasn't as fast as Bell,
Hunter-Reay, or Munoz (3 of his Andretti teammates), but
Bell/Hunter-Reay had the pit road incident and all 3 of those guys were
very experienced with multiple good runs there before. Rossi was making
his 2nd start on an oval ever. Kimball and Power stretched their fuel
mileage too in Penske/Ganassi cars and got beaten by the cars that
pitted, so Rossi needed a lot of pace more than just his fuel mileage.

If Rossi was an upset (he was considered one of the pole favorites as I
recall), then Buddy Rice was just as big of an upset and that would be
the most recent one. Rice too was fast all Indy 500 practice/qualifying
before winning the race (albeit more dominantly.)

Rossi was already considered a hot F1 prospect, is still an F1 test
driver, was the first American F1 driver since Scott Speed (and had a
history of being a lot better in the feeders and in the series.)
Although Rossi was in an awful car in F1 last year, he still beat his
teammate 4/5 races and finished all of them. He was only pushed out by
Rio Haryanto for money.

I'm not sure how popular the win will be because Rossi was snooty in a
bunch of previous interviews on Racer and so on about how he never
really wanted to be in IndyCar but was using it as a fallback position
in F1 (he talked about how much he couldn't stand oval racing before he
ever drove on one and stuff) but I personally never had that much of a
problem with him. He is going to use this to propel him to an F1 ride
(I'm going to guess Haas offers the all-American boy a ride with the
American team), and he'll probably never be in IndyCar again. One and
done like Montoya.

Rossi is the first inexperienced oval rookie since 1966, and the first
inexperienced rookie in general since 1927. This is a bigger deal than
people are making it.

Castroneves in 2001 had 3.5 years of experience and 4 wins while racing
in CART but only wasn't at Indy due to the CART/IRL split entering the race.

Montoya in 2000 had 1.5 years of experience, a championship, and 7 wins
entering the race, also due to CART/IRL split.

Graham Hill in 1966 was the last rookie without serious oval experience,
but was still an F1 champion prior to that and later than that so again,
he had the talent to carry him due to his lack of experience. Sure,
Rossi competed in F1 but hardly at the Graham Hill level or anything
like that.

Louis Meyer in 1928 won in his first start but relief-drove the previous
year.

That takes you back to 1927 and George Souders to find a rookie THIS
inexperienced winning the race.

But people will just go on about Helio being the last rookie winner
(even though he had tons of CART experience and was driving for Penske
when he wasn't nearly this good in HIS rookie season) and ignore the
true gravity of the accomplishment.

Yeah, others have came close. Marco and Hildebrand both screwed up and
still haven't won yet, though J.R. has been very impressive at Indy the
last 3 years, particularly this one. I hope when Rossi goes back to F1
(and it is when, not if) that Hildebrand finally gets a full-time shot
again in his place (he was supposed to get Rossi's #98 ride full-time
this season until Rossi lost his F1 ride and ended up landing the
Andretti ride a day later.)


  467.   Sean posted:
  05.29.2016 - 4:32 pm
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Hmm, I was wrong about Rossi leading practices. I thought I remembered
him having done so, but regardless, he was along with the other Andretti
cars constantly in the top ten in practice. That I do remember.


  468.   cjs3872 posted:
  05.29.2016 - 4:39 pm
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The win in the Indianapolis 500 in car #98 by Alex Rossi brings to mind
two things. First, it was for the exact same team for which Dan Wheldon
scored what was to be his final victory in the Indianapolis 500 five
years ago, in the Centennial Anniversary of the Indianapolis 500, when
he got giftwrapped the win when J.R. Hildebrand was unlucky to have to
make an evasive maneuver on the final turn, crashed, and handed the win
to Wheldon.

But Rossi's win as a rookie driver in car #98 also brings to mind
another legacy in IndyCar racing that goes back to around World War II,
and that's the legacy of a car owner by the name of J.C. Agajanian. For
many years, J.C. would bring young drivers to Indy, and had success with
them. In 1949, be brought a 19-year old named Troy Ruttman to Indy, and
three years later, Ruttman would win the Indianapolis 500 for J.C., and
at 22 at the time of his win, still remains the youngest winner in
Indianapolis 500 history. A decade later, J.C. brought another youngster
to Indianapolis. His name was Parnelli Jones. Jones had a great shot in
his rookie year of 1961, but engine trouble and getting hit by a piece
of debris ended his chances that year. Then the repaved the track, and
Parnelli dominated everything, becoming the first driver to break the
150 MPH barrier, and would have won going away if not for brake trouble.
Parnelli dominated again in 1963, and this time, won the race in J.C.'s
#98 car.

So somewhere, one has the feeling that, with Rossi's shocking win in
this race, J.C. Agajanian, Troy Ruttman, J.C.'s first Indy winner, and
Dan Wheldon, who won five years ago in car #98, are smiling down from
above, as their beloved #98 once again sits in victory lane. Mark
Donohue, the 1972 Indy winner, must also be smiling, as the winning
car's paint scheme is strikingly similar to Donohue's winning car from
1972.


  469.   Nascar Lead Lap Points posted:
  05.29.2016 - 7:46 pm
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DNF Reason's
#4 Tire
#20 Oxygen Sensor


  470.   James W. McLaughlin posted:
  05.29.2016 - 10:48 pm
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Well, folks --

I was only able to catch the first 50 laps on TV before I had to go to work.

I've only just been informed that Alexander Rossi ended up winning in
Indianapolis 500-mile race his #98 NAPA car. And I'd like to offer my
congratulations to him on winning this, the 100th running of the
Indianapolis 500-mile race.

I'd like to say, too, that I'm glad there were no serious injuries or
fatalities in the course of the race.

But if I ever get around to watching the remaining 150 laps, it'll
likely have to be online somewhere (maybe YouTube).

* * *

All right, folks.

The 100th Indianapolis 500 is over.

And here's to the next 100 runnings of "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing".

HAIL THE INDIANAPOLIS 500!


  471.   Chad's Hair Plugs posted:
  05.29.2016 - 11:05 pm
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470, if you have access to watch espn, you can see the replay of the
whole race.


  472.   Alex posted:
  05.30.2016 - 6:58 am
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IndyCar posts the videos of every race on Youtube.


  473.   Lucstar88 posted:
  05.30.2016 - 8:25 am
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After digesting this for a day. I still can't believe Rossi won!

Just such an incredible race. Can't wait for next years running!


  474.   Speedman posted:
  05.30.2016 - 9:07 am
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I still can't process that a rookie won the 500. Not someone who is
moonlighting from another major series (like JPM in 2000 or Graham Hill
in 1966) or someone who crossed the picket line (like Helio in 2001),
but an honest to god rookie.


  475.   Cornys posted:
  05.30.2016 - 11:10 am
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Awesome race :) Loved reading through your comments this morning. The
crowd was huge and what an awesome race yesterday :). I'm very curious
what Rossi does moving forward. He hasn't exactly set the world on fire
in IndyCar until yesterday. He was very competitive (running 6th I
believe with about 30 to go) on the oval before the fuel mileage run, so
it wasn't like he came out of nowhere. Outside of the IMS oval, though,
he's been off pace, but maybe that has had more to do with his team than
anything else. Honda is fast now, however. It will be interesting to see
how that shapes up moving forward.


  476.   Leo posted:
  05.30.2016 - 12:12 pm
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Was just able to watch the race and it certainly was a good one!
Congrats to Rossi, awesome job by him and the team to pull of the win
and it was great to see Munoz and Newgarden battling hard at the end.

My only complaint is with the poor coverage during green flag pitstops.
The policy of focusing purely on whoever was leading and those that are
in the pits means that we miss out the on track battles between those
who have already completed their pitstops. The only minor blemish on an
excellent race for me!


  477.   Nascar Lead Lap Points posted:
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  478.   Alex posted:
  05.30.2016 - 2:42 pm
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Buddy Lazier should be listed as "lost wheel" as that is, historically,
what the DNF is called. The wheel literally came flying off after a pit
stop.


  479.   RaceFanX posted:
  05.30.2016 - 3:20 pm
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Was Dixon's paint scheme really labelled a throwback? It's a revival of
the old colors but that is the normal Target scheme this year.


  480.   Tyson posted:
  05.30.2016 - 3:28 pm
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What a great race this was yesterday. Rossi winning was an awesome
story. Hope to see him have some more good runs.

It was nice seeing Pippa run well yesterday too. She started slow, but
was able to work her way into the top-15 near the end of the race, and
was even flirting with a top-10 finish until pitting knocked her back
down to 18th. It was still her best Indy 500 finish yet.


  481.   James W. McLaughlin posted:
  05.30.2016 - 5:13 pm
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Well, folks, and especially Chad's Hair Plugs --

Today, I've had the opportunity to go online and watch the 500, from lap
51 to the finish (on YouTube, no less). And having TWICE seen Alexander
Rossi take the checkered flag (the first time was in a video of the last
15 laps), I think that it's a nice way to bring the curtain down on my
involvement with watching the Indianapolis 500.

Now -- before you people ask me why, let me explain something:

I'd said in comment #36 that I'd watched every Indy 500 from 1991 to
2015 on YouTube (except, as mentioned in comment #42, for 2006, which I
recorded on VHS). And now, in 2016, I can say that seeing those races
has certainly satisfied my curiosity about the 500, and how they've
unfolded through the years.

And although I don't plan on watching the 500 next year and beyond, I
hope that it will continue to uphold its legacy as "The Greatest
Spectacle in Racing".

Thank you to the people of IndyCar and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
It's been fun.

Godspeed.




  482.   joey2448 posted:
  05.31.2016 - 12:52 am
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Rossi earned $2,548,743 for his win. The overall purse was $13,273,253.


  483.   cjs3872 posted:
  05.31.2016 - 2:05 pm
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It might very well be the team, Cornys (#475), because they when they
won the Indianapolis 500 in 2011, that might have been the only race
they ran all year. It might very well be a case of Bryan Herta's team
being the current-era IndyCar equivalent to what Morgan-McClure
Motorsports was in NASCAR's top series in the first half of the 1990s.
Morgan-McClure Motorsports was not a big winner in NASCAR's top series
(they only won about ten times in about 25 years of racing in NASCAR's
top series), except when it came to the biggest NASCAR event of them
all, the Daytona 500, where they just happened to be the biggest winners
of the 90s, scoring three wins from 1991-'95, including consecutive wins
with Sterling Marlin in 1994-'95, and could have won the Daytona 500 two
or three other times in the decade (they fell out or were knocked out
while leading in 1992 and '96 and led the Daytona 500 with 25 laps to go
in '97). It may be that Bryan Herta's team may be a team that gears up
for just one race a year, but with that one race being the Indianapolis
500, it's a race worth gearing up for, and now they've won it twice in
five years.


  484.   Cornys posted:
  05.31.2016 - 3:44 pm
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Andretti's cars were the fastest of any of the teams in this race. If it
wasn't for Ryan Hunter-Reay and Townsend Bell crashing each other in pit
lane one of them would have been serious contenders for the win. Add to
that Bryan Herta's pit strategy (this strategy was similar to the
strategy that Dan Wheldon won the 2011 Indy 500 with) and it was a
winning combination.

Great point, CJS.


  485.   joey2448 posted:
  05.31.2016 - 4:21 pm
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Agreed, Cornys. I think the two fastest cars, Townsend Bell and Ryan
Hunter-Reay, were taken out in that pit road incident.

In fact, this race featured numerous incidents of the favorites being
taken out, leading to a darkhorse winning. It started with Montoya
crashing on lap 64 (I think he could've contended for the win once his
team tuned that car up), and included Sage Karam crashing on lap 94 (he
was on a charge to the front!) and Hunter-Reay and Bell crashing in the
pits.

Once RHR and Bell were knocked from the lead group, it opened the door
for Castroneves to take the lead and it looked like Helio would be on
his way to his record-tying fourth Indy 500 win, but then he too got
taken out when JR Hildebrand clipped his left rear wheel guard and
knocked it askew, forcing Castroneves to pit for repairs.

From there, it looked like the race was either Tony Kanaan or Josef
Newgarden's race to lose. Both drivers were running strong in the waning
laps, but pit strategy kept them for the victory. Same goes for Carlos
Munoz, who was the last driver not named Rossi to lead the race.

There's a saying that goes, you don't win the Indianapolis 500;
Indianapolis picks the winner. IMO, just an incredible race that
featured dramatic moments and great racing!


  486.   Braindead Zombie posted:
  05.31.2016 - 11:03 pm
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Damn. Posts 59 and 60 nailed it.


  487.   cjs3872 posted:
  06.01.2016 - 9:41 am
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To add to your point about the Andretti Autosport cars being the fastest
cars in the race, when Alex Rossi turned the race's fastest lap, it
might very well have been during the point in the race where he was
nearing a pit stop, Rossi was drafting Townsend Bell, which said two
things. First, it showed just how fast the Andretti cars were and
secondly, the strategy that eventually won the race for Rossi was
actually put in place at the midway point, because his team brought him
in for numerous pit stops for the caution for Sage Karam's crash, so
Bryan Herta's team was already planning a fuel mileage strategy even
then, and trying to make the race on one less pit stop than everyone
else, and had the second half of the race gone caution-free, Rossi would
likely have won using the same strategy he eventually won the race with.

And that saying about Indianapolis picking it's winners can actually be
extended to most of the big sporting events, joey2448. For some reason,
the biggest sporting events seem to choose who they want as their
winners. We've seen that over and over again at Indy, at Daytona, at
Darlington, at Charlotte, as well as other venues in other sports
(Augusta National comes to mind).


  488.   Convair990 posted:
  06.01.2016 - 1:31 pm
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Think in an epic narration for all of this:
https://youtu.be/BJ3T_NSTsiw

(courtesy from the Japanese TV Gaora)


  489.   Cornys posted:
  06.01.2016 - 2:14 pm
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Really great article on how Rossi and the 98 made it to the finish on
Sunday.

https://www.racer.com/more/viewpoints/item/130260-pruett-inside-rossi-s-wild-rise-to-indy-500-glory



  490.   Sean posted:
  06.01.2016 - 6:46 pm
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Sorry cjs, I do not believe sports venues are sentient. A racetrack or
golf course does not pick a winner.


  491.   Sean posted:
  06.01.2016 - 6:47 pm
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I know many Indy 500 fans have said stuff like that, and I've always
found it bizarre...


  492.   bayley01 posted:
  06.02.2016 - 10:14 pm
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Rossi won. Awesome. Fuel? Part of the game. He won. Congrats to his crew
and himself. Now...


  493.   nascarman posted:
  06.08.2016 - 8:35 pm
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Robin Miller is saying that NAPA didn't even pay for the sponsorship on
Rossi. Andretti musta been desperate to not have an unsponsored car at
Indy. I wonder what the details behind that deal were.


  494.   Cornys posted:
  06.09.2016 - 8:10 am
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I wonder what he means by that. I read that as well. I assure you some
kind of benefit was given to AA, but rather it came from NAPA corporate
or a collection of local Indianapolis NAPA stores it is hard to say.
Maybe they were even given a store credit or something. :)

I find it hard to trust Robin Miller's reporting sometimes, but I'm sure
he's trying to get to something close to the truth.


  495.   Tide1732 posted:
  08.08.2016 - 1:11 pm
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Last Bryan Clauson Indy race, Rest in Peace


  496.   JLPsnipes posted:
  01.19.2017 - 12:06 pm
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This marked the end of the Indy 500 Rookie Heartbreak Near Win Curse


  497.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  06.03.2018 - 1:57 am
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First Indy 500 starts for Alexander Rossi, Max Chilton, Spencer Pigot,
and Stefan Wilson

Only Indy 500 start to date for Matthew Brabham

Last Indy 500 starts to date for Jack Hawksworth, Alex Tagliani, and
Townsend Bell, and the last 500 start for Bryan Clauson.


  498.   SweetRich posted:
  02.26.2020 - 11:28 am
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The Commentators For The Race Were Allen Bestwick, Scott Goodyear And
Eddie Cheever. The Pit Road Reporters Were Jerry Punch, Jon Beekhuis And
Rick DeBruhl.


  499.   Rich posted:
  12.23.2020 - 6:37 am
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The studio host was Lindsay Czarniak. The pre-race pit road reporter was
Marty Smith.


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