The 2008 92nd Indianapolis 500 Thread

[DanicaRules]

I know its early but Im getting very excited...:D Im going to start the thread on this year's Indy 500...

The Greatest Spectacle In Racing

I will update this thread with any changes, announcements, qualification results, and starting grids. Its basically the official thread. Its going to be a good year.:)

Here is a schedule for the month of May..


Sun, May 4 INDIANAPOLIS STAR OPENING DAY/ROOKIE ORIENTATION
Public Gates Open- 9 am - 6pm
Rookie Orientation Program - Noon - 5pm

Mon, May 5 ROOKIE ORIENTATION
Public Gates Open 9 am - 6 pm
Rookie Orientation Program - Noon - 5pm

Tues, May 6 -
Thur, May 8 PRACTICE
Public Gates Open - 9 am - 6pm
IndyCar Series Practice - Noon - 6pm

Fri, May 9 FAST FRIDAY -
Public Gates Open - 8 am - 6pm
IndyCar Series Practice - Noon - 6pm
Pole Day Qualifying Draw - 6 pm

Sat, May 10 POLE DAY QUALIFYING
Public Gates Open - 7am - 6pm
IndyCar Series Practice - 9am - 11 am
Pole Qualifications - Noon - 6pm
Pole Winner Ceremony - 6pm

Sun, May 11 SECOND DAY QUALIFYING
Public Gates Open - 8 am - 6pm
IndyCar Series Practice - 1:15am - 11:15am
Pole Qualifications - Noon - 6pm

Mon, May 12 -
Tues, May 13 NO TRACK ACTIVITY

Wed, May 14 -
Fri, May 16 PRACTICE
Public Gates Open - 9am - 6pm
IndyCar Series Practice - Noon - 6pm

Sat, May 17 THIRD-DAY QUALIFYING
Public Gates Open - 8am - 6pm
IndyCar Series Practice - 10:15am - 11;15 am
Pole Qualifications - Noon - 6pm

Sun, May 18 BUMP DAY/IMS ARMED FORCES DAY
Public Gates Open - 8am- 6pm
IndyCar Series Practice - 10:15am -11:15am
Pole Qualifications - Noon - 6pm

Mon, May 19 -
Tues, May 20 NO TRACK ACTIVITY

Wed, May 21 AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE 500 FESTIVAL COMMUNITY DAY
(No track activity)
Public Gates Open - 9am- 6pm
Public Track Laps/Garages Open to Public - 9am- 6pm

Thur, May 22 FREEDOM 100 PRACTICE & QUALIFYING
Public Gates Open - 9am - 6pm
Indy Pro Series Practice - 9am - 9:45am
Indy Pro Series Practice - 11am- 11:45 am
Indy Pro Series Qualifying -1:15 pm
Indy Pro Series Practice - 3:40pm - 4pm

Fri, May 23 MILLER LITE CARB DAY
Public Gates Open - 8am - 6pm
IndyCar Series Practice - 11am- Noon
Freedom 100 Pre-race - Noon - 12:30pm
Freedom 100 - 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Checkers/Rally’s Pit Stop Challenge- 1:30pm - 3pm
Miller Lite Carb Day Concert - 3:30pm

Sat, May 24 NO TRACK ACTIVITY
Public Gates Open - 8am - 6pm
Public Drivers Meeting - 11am
IPL 500 Festival Parade (Downtown Indianapolis) - Noon

Sun, May 25 "RACE DAY"
92nd Indianapolis 500 - 1pm

Mon, May 26INDIANAPOLIS 500 VICTORY CELEBRATION
IMS Plaza Pavilion - 5pm

[Ryan]

It's January, it's -10C, there's 3 feet of snow outside.

Please don't remind me of things that happen in May.:)

(It should be a good race this year, the IRL race I look forward too)

[DanicaRules]

I know its early. I started this thread before I started the Miami-Homestead race opener...:lol:

But the thought helps me get thru these long winter blues.:(

This schedule just came out so I was excited. I put in for my vacation days for May already.:thumbsup:

Im going to be busy in that month down there. I will post pictures.

[DanicaRules]

It appears now that Stephan Gregoire will be doing the Indy 500 this year. I believe that HighCo as of now will be his major sponsor. They are a European marketing solutions group.

[Thomas146]

This spring there are different and interesting events. As I’m a NASCAR sport fan, I always feel entertained while watching races. Like Indianapolis event, that will take place in the end of May, is one of the hot NASCAR events and it is the greatest spectacle in racing. The race is highly attended this is what pushes ticket prices to be so high. I come to discover a site where to compare ticket prices before booking. At least this way one could look for the lowest prices.
No Links Please. Thanks

Anyway, I hope I want miss my chance to attend because I’m witting impatiently.

[DanicaRules]

Stone Temple Pilots will be playing at the concert on Carb Day this year.

[NetOz]

Who will be driving the safty car this year??

[saltysurprise]

Stone Temple Pilots will be playing at the concert on Carb Day this year.

Ya, Scott Weiland could use a little more carbs, and a lot less heroin:rolleyes::lol:

Who will be driving the safty car this year??

That'll be the most intersting thing for me:lol: Dolly Parton? Rob Schneider? Heath Ledger??:wonder::lol: Ohhhh... To soon??:lol:

[DanicaRules]

Who will be driving the safty car this year??


Emerson Fittapaldi will be driving it.

[NetOz]

Emerson Fittapaldi will be driving it.

Wow great news :D is always good to see Emerson, what a great driver he was, but that also means that this year there is no chance of something like in this video happens

PS: I remeber of Morgan Freeman and Lance Armstrong also driving a pace car or am i wrong?

OTNDPmIO4Lw

[DanicaRules]

Wow great news :D is always good to see Emerson, what a great driver he was, but that also means that this year there is no chance of something like in this video happens

PS: I remeber of Morgan Freeman and Lance Armstrong also driving a pace car or am i wrong?

No, you are right. Morgan Freeman drove the pace car in 2004 and Lance Armstrong drove it in 2006. Patrick Dempsey drove it last year.

[DanicaRules]

A couple more pieces of information in reference to this year's Indy 500...

Rahal Letterman Racing and Target Chip Ganassi Racing will be working together to field a car for Alex Lloyd to run in this year's Indy 500. He will be working out of the Rahal Letterman Garage but the Target Chip Ganassi Team will be working very close with them to make sure he is getting the engineering and expertise of both teams.
His car number will be #16.

And Eddie Cheever, former winner of the Indy 500 (1998) will join Marty Reid and Scott Goodyear in the ESPN / ABC booth this year to help announce the 500.

[DanicaRules]

Well, here is the entry list so far for this year's Indianapolis 500 as of April 11th. This list will change as the race gets closer when all the drivers are entered and things are finalized. I cant wait. This is getting exciting!! The best time of the year is right around the corner... MAY !

Boogity, Boogity, Boogity, Lets Go Racing Boys !!:thumbsup:

Car # Driver / Car Name / Team Name

#2 AJ Foyt IV / Vision Racing / Vision Racing
#3 Helio Castroneves / Team Penske / Team Penske
#4 Vitor Meira / Delphi National Guard / Panther Racing
#5 Oriol Servia / KV Racing Technology / KV Racing Technology
#6 Ryan Briscoe / Team Penske / Team Penske
#7 Danica Patrick / Motorola / Andretti Green Racing
#8 Will Power / Aussie Vineyard - Team Australia / KV Racing Technology
#9 Scott Dixon / Target Chip Ganassi Racing / Target Chip Ganassi Racing
#10 Dan Wheldon / Target Chip Ganassi Racing / Target Chip Ganassi Racing
#11 Tony Kanaan / Team 7-Eleven / Andretti Green Racing
#12 Thomas Scheckter / Symantec Luczo Dragon Racing / Luczo Dragon Racing
#14 Darren Manning / ABC Supply Co.- AJ Foyt Racing / AJ Foyt Enterprises
#15 Buddy Rice / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
#16 Alex Lloyd / Rahal Letterman Racing with Chip Ganassi / Rahal Letterman Racing
#17 Ryan Hunter-Reay / Rahal Letterman Racing Team Ethanol / Rahal Letterman Racing
#18 Bruno Junqueira / The Z-Line Car / Dale Coyne Racing
#19 Mario Moraes / The SONNY Car / Dale Coyne Racing
#20 Ed Carpenter / Menard's-Vision Racing / Vision Racing
#21 TBA / Playa Del Racing / Playa Del Racing
#22 Davey Hamilton / Hewlett-Packard/KR Vision Racing / Vision Racing
#23 Milka Duno / Citgo/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
#24 John Andretti / Roth Racing / Roth Racing
#25 Marty Roth / Roth Racing / Roth Racing
#26 Marco Andretti / Andretti Green Racing / Andretti Green Racing
#27 Hideki Mutoh / Formula Dream / Andretti Green Racing
#33 EJ Viso / PDVSA HVM Racing / HVM Racing
#34 Franck Perera / Ares-Opes Prime / Conquest Racing
#36 Enrique Bernoldi / Opes Prime-Sangari / Conquest Racing
#41 Jeff Simmons / ABC Supply -AJ Foyt Racing / AJ Foyt Enterprises
#44 Max Papis / Rubicon Race Team-LifeLock / Sam Schmidt Motorsports
#67 Sarah Fisher / Team ResQ-Gravity Entertainment / Sarah Fisher Racing
#77 TBA / Team Penske / Team Penske
#83 TBA / Panther Racing / Panther Racing
#88 Phil Giebler / Gardner Trucking / American Dream Motorsports
#91 Buddy Lazier / Hemelgarn Johnson / Hemelgarn Johnson
#96 Mario Dominguez / Mexico City Tourism Board/ Pacific Coast Motorsports
#98 Roger Yasukawa / CURB Records-HHGregg-Real Power / CURB-Agajanian -Beck Motorsports
#99 Townsend Bell / Dreyer & Reinbold -William Rast Racing / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
#02 Justin Wilson / McDonald's Racing Team / Newman Haas Lanigan Racing
#06 Graham Rahal / Hole in the Wall Camps / Newman Haas Lanigan Racing

[DanicaRules]

Looks like Davey Hamilton will be going out for the Indy 500 this year. He has signed on with Kingdom Racing.

[brendonhartleyfan]

Still no Wade Cunningham. what does that guy have to do to get a drive in the main series? he wins the Indy Pro championship in his rookie year. his second year he nearly wins the championship despite missing several rounds to have his appendix out and then he finishes 3rd in his 3rd year. this year he decided to focus on trying to land a drive at Indy and looking at the entry list he hasn't managed yet.

I guess he just needs to have a sex change. lets be honest Duno is not in there for her driving ability on ovals is she? and she got a drive straight away without going through the Indy Pro Series

[DanicaRules]

Yeah, Duno is one driver I will never understand how she gets a ride. She is downright horrible on the track. I have said this from the beginning. She is too slow and a danger to the other drivers. She needs to go elsewhere.

I know some will say its her markability. I dont see that either. She never comes close to winning, doesnt run a good race, she is ugly, and its not her fault but she cant speak English well. So all this doesnt add up with me.:confused:

But speaking of other drivers in the Indy 500. I know Alex Lloyd will be running but he also needs a full time ride, as well as Paul Tracy.

[brendonhartleyfan]

and apparently Franck Montagny is trying to secure a full time drive for next year aswell

[DanicaRules]

OK folks......next up on the Indy Car circuit is the Greatest Spectacle In Racing! The Big One... The Indianapolis 500!

I cant wait. I love the month of May. The best month of the year, and not just because my birthday is on the 2nd.:D I love this month.

The track will open up on May 4th for Rookie Orientation. Let the fun and racing begin..

" Boogity Boogity Boogity, Lets Go Racing Boys!!! "

[DanicaRules]

Pacific Coast Motorsports also recently announced that Mario Dominguez will be driving the #96 car in the Indianapolis 500. His primary sponsor is the Mexico City Tourism Board.

[KillerNut]

I can't wait.

I will be ther 9-11th, and for race weekend.

I also am looking forward to no Duno, no Roth, and hopefully, a strongly contested fun race.

This is the time when I expect the former CCWS teams to start to get it. They will be better at qualifying, they will be better at racing, and I wouldn't be completely surprised if one of those team made a podium.

This is when I expect it to finally start to look like one series. Can't wait. Next weekend will be a blast.

[DanicaRules]

Buddy Lazier, the 1996 Indy 500 champion has announced that he will attempt to run again at this year's Indy 500. He will team up with Ron Hemelgarn again for this year's race.

He will be driving the #91 Hemelgarn Johnson car.

[brendonhartleyfan]

Thought i would chuck my top 3 out there.

1. Dixon
2. Wheldon
3. Kanaan

The Ganassi guys have started this season flying and i think it is time for Dixon to have the perfect fuel strategy after the disasters at Twin Ring and Kansas.

[DanicaRules]

Thought i would chuck my top 3 out there.

1. Dixon
2. Wheldon
3. Kanaan

The Ganassi guys have started this season flying and i think it is time for Dixon to have the perfect fuel strategy after the disasters at Twin Ring and Kansas.
Nice to see predictions for the race !:thumbsup:

Yes, the Ganassi team has definitely got the speed, they just need to get Scott Dixon's fuel strategy figured out.:confused:


Im going with...

1. Danica
2. Dixon
3. Kanaan

[KillerNut]

I will wait to see qualifying. I would say at least two of those seem likely

[DanicaRules]

I am so excited. Tomorrow after work, Im going down to the Speedway and picking up my credentials.:thumbsup:

[KillerNut]

DR

I am of the belief that you live in or near Indianapolis, if this is not true, disregard my question.

I was looking at the weather for next weekend and it appears, on the sites I visited, that it currently looks like rain this Saturday and Sunday? Friday looks good however. Have you seen anything different? Is there a local TV station that tends to get it right more than the others?

If so, please post a linc so I can keep up. I don't want to go, and have the qualifying be rained out both days.

[DanicaRules]

DR

I am of the belief that you live in or near Indianapolis, if this is not true, disregard my question.

I was looking at the weather for next weekend and it appears, on the sites I visited, that it currently looks like rain this Saturday and Sunday? Friday looks good however. Have you seen anything different? Is there a local TV station that tends to get it right more than the others?

If so, please post a linc so I can keep up. I don't want to go, and have the qualifying be rained out both days.
Yes, I live close to Indianapolis. I usually watch fox59 news out of Indianapolis. The site is fox59.com.They usually get it right on. I dont pay much attention to weather more than a day or 2 because it seems like it always changes.

Here is the link.
http://fox59.trb.com/

[DanicaRules]

Andretti Green Racing, Blockbuster Inc. and Lucasfilm Ltd. have teamed up for a racing adventure. Its the "Race From Hollywood To Indy 500". At a Hollywood BLOCKBUSTER store yesterdy at 5:30 pm. IndyCar driver Marco Andretti unveilled the #26 Indiana Jones-themed car he will drive at the Indianapolis 500 on May 25. The car, sponsored by Blockbuster and Lucasfilm Ltd., celebrates Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, opening in theaters worldwide on May 22.

Andretti's show car will be featured at local community events at BLOCKBUSTER stores in Las Vegas (May 4), Phoenix (May 6), Denver (May 9), Dallas (May 11), Chicago (May 14), Detroit (May 15), Philadelphia (May 17) and New York (May 18), with its final stop in Indianapolis (May 21) before hitting the track at the Indy 500 on May 25.

It's a pretty cool looking car. Check out the picture.

[KillerNut]

Today was Rookie day.

N/H/L did well, as did the RLR/Ganasi's Alex Lloyd, and AGR's Muthoh.

I think that these 4 plus RLR's Hunter-Reay have a legitimate chance of setting their postion on pole-day next Saturday, assuming there is no rain. IF I am not mistaken that would put them in the top 11

[DanicaRules]

Yes, today was Rookie Orientation Day. Day 2 is tomorrow. Here are the speeds of the rookie drivers today..

Rank / Car # & Driver / Time / Speed / Best Lap

1. #8 Will Power / 00:40.7804 / 220.694 / 90
2. #33 EJ Viso / 00:40.8265 / 220.445 / 61
3. #5 Oriol Servia / 00:40.8902 / 220.102 / 90
4. #16 Alex Lloyd / 00:40.9158 / 219.964 / 49
5. #27 Hideki Mutoh / 00:40.9418 / 219.824 / 39
6. #17T Ryan Hunter-Reay / 00:40.9468 / 219.797 / 43
7. #34 Jaime Camara / 00:41.0631 / 219.175 / 39
8. #06 Graham Rahal / 00:41.1675 / 218.619 / 36
9. #02 Justin Wilson / 00:41.2576 / 218.142 / 31
10. #36T Enrique Bernoldi / 00:41.4102 / 217.338 / 38
11. #24T Jay Howard / 00:41.4275 / 217.247 / 56
12. #44 Max Papis / 00:42.0427 / 214.068 / 16
13. #19 Mario Moraes / 00:48.2717 / 186.445 / 3

[KillerNut]

Weather is looking good this weekend. I hope I don't jynx it, but I am excited to get there. I have never made it for the Fast Friday so I am excited to see them going all day.

I am impressed with the times I saw on day two. This will be fun to see if they can get even better. The true test will be to see the times tomorrow once the vets get axcess to the track

[DanicaRules]

Alex Lloyd topped the speed charts today with the rookies with a speed of 223.033 mph .

Yes, I will be there Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.:)

[DanicaRules]

During practice today, Jaime Camara hits the wall in turn 1. He was ok but complained of back pain.

Here are the results of Practice Session 2...

Rank / Car # Driver / Time / Speed / Best Lap

1. #16 Alex Lloyd / 00:40.3528 / 223.033 / 42
2. #27 Hideki Mutoh / 00:40.4313 / 222.600 / 31
3. #8 Will Power / 00:40.4918 / 222.267 / 50
4. #5 Oriol Servia / 00:40.5243 / 222.089 / 44
5. #06 Graham Rahal / 00:40.6954 / 221.155 / 41
6. #02 Justin Wilson / 00:40.7187 / 221.029 / 26
7. #17T Ryan Hunter Reay / 00:40.7537 / 220.839 / 53
8. #36T Enrique Bernoldi / 00:40.8507 / 220.314 / 48
9. #18 Bruno Junqeira / 00:40.8555 / 220.289 / 26
10. #22 Davey Hamilton / 00:40.9276 / 219.901 / 36
11. #33 EJ Viso / 00:40.9915 / 219.558 / 27
12. #44 Max Papis / 00:41.0770 / 219.101 / 13
13. #34 Jaime Camara / 00:41.2345 / 218.264 / 4
14. #19 Mario Moraes / 00:41.7409 / 215.616 / 62
15. #24T Jay Howard / 00:41.9390 / 214.597 / 10
16. #96 Mario Dominguez / 00:41.9858 / 214.358 / 45

[DanicaRules]

Marco Andretti cranking up the revs today and comes out on top in practice session 1 today. He runs over 226 miles per hour! Kudos Marco.

Here are the results of Practice Session 1...

Rank / Car # & Driver / Time / Speed / Best Lap

1. #26 Marco Andretti /00:39.7177 / 226.599 / 24
2. #11 Tony Kanaan / 00:39.9522 / 225.269 / 15
3. #9 Scott Dixon / 00:39.9981 / 225.011 / 38
4. #6 Ryan Briscoe / 00:40.0349 / 224.804 / 53
5. #10 Dan Wheldon / 00:40.0486 / 224.727 / 37
6. #3 Helio Castroneves / 00:40.0755 / 224.576 / 27
7. #12 Tomas Scheckter / 00:40.1006 / 224.436 / 52
8. #15 Buddy Rice / 00:40.1481 / 224.170 / 39
9. #7 Danica Patrick / 00:40.1616 / 224.095 / 29
10. #3T Helio Castroneves / 00:40.1977 / 223.893 / 16
11. #8 Will Power / 00:40.2595 / 223.550 / 29
12. #02 Justin Wilson / 00:40.2754 / 223.461 / 22
13. #4T Vitor Meira / 00:40.2952 / 223.352 / 29
14. #27 Hideki Mutoh / 00:40.3180 / 223.225 / 31
15. #33 EJ Viso / 00:40.4234 / 222.643 / 40
16. #20 Ed Carpenter / 00:40.4253 / 222.633 / 42
17. #16 Alex Lloyd / 00:40.4277 / 222.620 / 41
18. #99 Townsend Bell / 00:40.4343 / 222.583 / 28
19. #06 Graham Rahal / 00:40.4399 / 222.552 / 52
20. #4 Vitor Meira / 00:40.4634 / 222.423 / 16
21. #5 Oriol Servia / 00:40.5620 / 221.883 / 16
22. #22 Davey Hamilton / 00:40.5983 / 221.684 / 20
23. #17 Ryan Hunter-Reay / 00:40.6063 / 221.640 / 36
24. #2 AJ Foyt IV / 00:40.6110 / 221.615 / 5
25. #14 Darren Manning / 00:40.6662 / 221.314 / 37
26. #36T Enrique Bernoldi / 00:40.7280 / 220.978 / 61
27. #18 Bruno Junqueira / 00:40.7311 / 220.961 / 42
28. #44 Max Papis / 00:40.7819 / 220.686 / 38
29. #25T Marty Roth /00:40.8238 / 220.460 / 64
30. #96 Mario Dominguez / 00:41.1802 / 218.552 / 60
31. #19 Mario Moraes / 00:41.2543 / 218.159 / 6
32. #67 Sarah Fisher / 00:41.3098 / 217.866 / 13
33. #23 Milka Duno / 00:41.3961 / 217.412 / 27

[KillerNut]

29 cars over 220mph+ This will be fun!

[DanicaRules]

Yep! It was a good 1st day of practice. I cant wait to get down there this Friday and the rest of the weekend.

I said early that everyday I see Danica Im going to tell her.. "Get that pretty smile ready for the Borg Warner Trophy!":D

[DanicaRules]

Well, unfortunately, rain has cancelled the Practice Session for today. :(

[DanicaRules]

Well, it was another rainy day down here in Indy so again, there was no practice session today.:(

Friday and Saturday look pretty good but there is another chance of rain on Sunday.

[DanicaRules]

Well, I just got back from the track. Rain ended the practice early today but the cars did manage to get some track time.

Alex Lloyd and Mario Dominguez had some crashes today. Mario had a minor one in the wall exiting out of pit lane. Alex wasnt as fortunate. He had major damage hitting an outside wall but he is ok.

And I was there for this one, Danica was coming into her pit box and the crew chief of Dale Coyne Racing stepped out and she struck him. He was knocked out, has a concussion and was taken to the hospital. He will be ok but it was a scary moment.

[DanicaRules]

Here are the results of today's practice session...

Rank / Car# & Driver / Time / Speed / Best Lap

1. #9 Scott Dixon / 00:39.6531 / 226.968 / 30
2. #26 Marco Andretti / 00:39.6983 / 226.710 / 9
3. #11 Tony Kanaan / 00:39.7022 / 226.688 / 3
4. #6 Ryan Briscoe / 00:39.7978 / 226.143 / 23
5. #27 Hideki Mutoh / 00:39.8247 / 225.990 / 23
6. #10 Dan Wheldon / 00:39.8806 / 225.674 / 13
7. #4T Vitor Meira / 00:40.0336 / 224.811 / 19
8. #7 Danica Patrick / 00:40.0456 / 224.744 / 3
9. #12 Tomas Scheckter / 00:40.0512 / 224.712 / 22
10. #17 Ryan Hunter-Reay / 00:40.1561 / 224.125 / 36
11. #3 Helio Castroneves / 00:40.1757 / 224.016 / 11
12. #15 Buddy Rice / 00:40.2517 / 223.593 / 9
13. #16 Alex Lloyd / 00:40.2596 / 223.549 / 19
14. #99 Townsend Bell / 00:40.2653 / 223.518 / 5
15. #06 Graham Rahal / 00:40.3061 / 223.291 / 35
16. #5 Oriol Servia / 00:40.3545 / 223.023 / 7
17. #2 AJ Foyt IV / 00:40.3623 / 222.980 / 29
18. #25 Darren Manning / 00:40.4040 / 222.750 / 25
19. #20 Ed Carpenter / 00:40.4387 / 222.559 / 40
20. #02 Justin Wilson / 00:40.4569 / 222.459 / 20
21. #8 Will Power / 00:40.4839 / 222.311 / 24
22. #33 EJ Viso / 00:40.5232 / 222.095 / 20
23. #67 Sarah Fisher / 00:40.5446 / 221.978 / 21
24. #22 Davey Hamilton / 00:40.7192 / 221.026 / 31
25. #18 Bruno Junqueira / 00:40.7382 / 220.923 / 22
26. #44 Max Papis / 00:40.8298 / 220.429 / 41
27. #25 Marty Roth / 00:41.0456 / 219.268 / 20
28. #23 Milka Duno / 00:41.0902 / 219.030 / 4
29. #24 Jay Howard / 00:41.1013 / 218.971 / 8
30. #19 Mario Moraes / 00:41.2290 / 218.293 / 11
31. #96 Mario Dominguez / 00:41.3000 / 217.918 / 6
32. #36T Jaime Camara / 00:41.6400 / 216.138 / 28
33. #36 Enrique Bernoldi / 00:41.8979 / 214.808 / 8

[DanicaRules]

They had the qualification draw at 6:15pm today for tomorrow's qualification day. They only qualify the first 11 positions tomorrow. Here is the order....

1. #24 Jay Howard
2. #6 Ryan Briscoe
3. #19 Mario Moraes
4. #17T Ryan Hunter-Reay
5. #98 TBD
6. #33 EJ Viso
7. #99 Townsend Bell
8. #26 Marco Andretti
9. #9T Scott Dixon
10. 6T Ryan Briscoe
11. #9 Scott Dixon
12. #06 Graham Rahal
14. #22T Davey Hamilton
15. #20 Ed Carpenter
16. #2T AJ Foyt IV
17. #27 Hideki Mutoh
18. #15T Buddy Rice
19. #27T Hideki Mutoh
20. #17 Ryan Hunter-Reay
21. #7 Danica Patrick
22. #83 TBD
23. #14 Darren Manning
24. #5 Oriol Servia
25. #41 TBD
26. #25T Marty Roth
27. #11T Tony Kanaan
28. #3 Helio Castroneves
29. #26T Marco Andretti
30. #44 Max Papis
31. #96 Mario Dominguez
32. #2 AJ Foyt IV
33. #4 Vitor Meira
34. #20T Ed Carpenter
35. #10T Dan Wheldon
36. #11 Tony Kanaan
37. #25 Marty Roth
38. #16T Alex Lloyd
39. #36 Enrique Bernoldi
40. #24T Jay Howard
41. #7T Danica Patrick
42. #TBD PDM Racing
43. #91 Buddy Lazier
44. #4T Vitor Meira
45. #83T TBD
46. #88 TBD
47. #41T TBD
48. #14T Darren Manning
49. #22 Davey Hamilton
50. #8 Will Power
51. #23 Milka Duno
52. #36T Jaime Camara
53. #02 Justin Wilson
54. #18 Bruno Junquiera
55. #10 Dan Wheldon
56. #34 Jaime Camara
57. #12 Tomas Sheckter
58. #3T Helio Castroneves
59. #15 Buddy Rice
60. #16 Alex Lloyd
61. #67 Sarah Fisher

[EIR Loe.307]

Here's a clip of the incident. I still think she should have seen him but then again there's alot going on and the helmet.

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[DanicaRules]

Well Im back from another day at the track. What a gorgeous day! Weather was great. It was an exciting day. I got to hang out with Danica in her pit box after the 2nd round of practice sets & qualifications. We were watching the speeds on the computers and she was telling me what was going on. I got to give her another nice, big hug for a day well done. She had the pole for awhile. She will start in row 2, position 5. Not bad!
Good Job Danica!!:thumbsup:

[DanicaRules]

Again, today they only qualified the first 11 positions. Tomorrow will be 12-22 if it doesnt rain. Then on Saturday will be 23-33. If it does rain, they will combine both qualifications on Saturday.

Scott Dixon wins the pole. Good job Scott. The Target Chip Ganassi team was strong today, with Dan Wheldon taking 2nd as well. Kudos to Ryan Briscoe in the front row.

Here is the first 11 with thier speed....

1. #9 Scott Dixon - 226.366
2. #10 Dan Wheldon - 226.110
3. #6 Ryan Briscoe -226.080
4. #3 Helio Castroneves - 225.733
5. #7 Danica Patrick - 225.197
6. #11 Tony Kanaan -224.794
7. #26 Marco Andretti - 224.417
8. #4 Vitor Meira - 224.346
9. #27 Hideki Mutoh - 223.887
10. #20 Ed Carpenter - 223.835
11. #12 Tomas Scheckter - 223.496

On another interesting note..

John Andretti will be replacing Jay Howard in the #24 car this Indy 500.:confused:

[brendonhartleyfan]

Congrats to Scotty and the team. He is definitly in flying form this year and this is just another great moment for him.



John Andretti will be replacing Jay Howard in the #24 car this Indy 500.:confused:

Aparently Tony George has just come out and said that the #24 has to be driving by Jay Howard and not Andretti so who knows what is actually happening now.

[DanicaRules]

Congrats to Scotty and the team. He is definitly in flying form this year and this is just another great moment for him.



Aparently Tony George has just come out and said that the #24 has to be driving by Jay Howard and not Andretti so who knows what is actually happening now.
Where did you hear this? The latest news coming out of Indy is still John Andretti driving at Indy and Jay Howard back at Milwaukee...:confused:

[DanicaRules]

Oh, and here is me and Danica down in her pit box..:)

[brendonhartleyfan]

Where did you hear this? The latest news coming out of Indy is still John Andretti driving at Indy and Jay Howard back at Milwaukee...:confused:

One of the motorsport shows in NZ had some people up there to cover Dixon and they said that Tony George said that Jay Howard has to drive.

[Harakimi]

Oh, and here is me and Danica down in her pit box..:)

You look like you just won million bucks! :lol:

[DanicaRules]

You look like you just won million bucks! :lol:
Being around Danica is better than a million bucks.;):thumbsup:

[DanicaRules]

Well, we have a new entry for the Indy 500 this year. Jeff Simmons makes another return with AJ Foyt Racing.

A.J. Foyt Racing announced that it has hired Simmons to drive the No. 41 ABC Supply car for this year's race. His teammate is Darren Manning. Interesting.


Oh and brendonhartley fan, I would doublecheck your source or post a link for us because I just checked again and John Andretti is still considered to be driving the #24 car for Roth Racing.:confused:

[KillerNut]

Sorry I haven't gotten a chance to say anything since my trip to the brickyard.

First of all it is great to be in that setting, with those fans, who really care about the sport. What a blast.:drunk:

The weather was cold, and too rainy. I was not happy about this, especially the rain, but that is just unpreidictable midwest weather in the spring.

On some of the topics that have been posted:

There is no way the pit incident had anything to do with Danica, (and if someone was going to blame her it would be me). I have no idea why that guy was just wondering about there. :confused:

The Alex Lloyd and Ryan Hunter-Reay crashes were awful. The others were fine. The spinout that AJ IV had was predicted by the guy sitting in front ofme at that track. Apparently the Foyt's have had their triumphs and troubles at Indy.

TcGanassi on 1&2 was a surprise.:eek: It seemes like all week that AGR had the fastest cars, but they were behind Penske, and Ganassi when it came to qualifying.

I was happy to see Schekter and Miera get in to the 11.:thumbsup: Carpenter is a tool, but was the likely next best canidate.:thumbsdown:

My favorite Graham Rahal was just short of making it into the top 11, and I wish that NHL had given him one more chance at it once Schekter lowered his time for him, but I guess that is how things go:mad:. They were probably affraid of Graham pushing to hard and wrecking the car:devil:.

Some people that puzzled me why they didn't go for the qualification were Buddy Rice, and Sarah Fisher. Both of them seemed to have the speed to get in the top 11 (potentially), but neither made an attempt. :confused:

KV cars looked respectable, along with J Wilson, and EJ Viso of the former Champ Car Teams. (Of course, as I said, Graham represented himself well). :thumbsup:

Jeff Simmons getting another shot is probably a good idea. I am affraid he is a wreck waiting to happen, but he does have some good experience.:thumbsup:

I am disappointed I still haven't heard from Paul Tracy yet.:banghead:

Finally I am also of the understanding that John Andretti is racing the Jay Howard car, so please post a linc if that is not true.

[DanicaRules]

Another rumor coming out of Indy is that Paul Tracy is speaking with Penske. Im thinking if this is going to happen, it better be quick, they are running out of time before the 500, not to mention days to practice, especially due to all the rain.

I will be back down there this weekend, starting on Thursday and it looks like chances of rain about every day.:mad:

[FAlonso]

I just saw Danica's pitlane accident and to me it was not her fault at all. This guy shouldn't be there and should have been awake in the first place. She came in so fast that it was too late to react if she was able to spot the guy before the impact.

[DanicaRules]

I just saw Danica's pitlane accident and to me it was not her fault at all. This guy shouldn't be there and should have been awake in the first place. She came in so fast that it was too late to react if she was able to spot the guy before the impact.
It definitely was not her fault. She came in just fine, not too high or fast. That guy was talking to some of Marco Andretti's crew so he had no business being where he was. He should of been on the other side of the wall for one thing and in Marco's pit box.


On another note...They have gotten in some practice today but the rain has cancelled some practice. They plan on going again at 5pm. Practice ends at 6pm.

[DanicaRules]

Well, the latest entries for the Indy 500 are..

Roger Yasukawa - Driving the #98 car CURB Records/HHGregg/Real Power with Curb/Agajanian Beck Motorsports

Phil Giebler - Driving the #88 car -Gardner Trucking with American Dream Motorsports

Note: I update the entry list on page 2, post #13 of this thread everytime a new entry is made. Check out the list frequently to see the most recent line-up.

[DanicaRules]

Well, I made it through another day at the track. I will be back again today. Another good day hanging out in Danica's pit area.:) We got a full day of practice in on Thursday, the rain held off thank goodness. It got rather windy and cool late in the afternoon though.

Here are the top 10 practice speeds yesterday...

1. #6 Ryan Briscoe 223.708
2. #3 Helio Castroneves 223.284
3. #9 Scott Dixon 223.192
4. #11 Tony Kanaan 222.880
5. #12 Tomas Scheckter 222.804
6. #8 Will Power 222.657
7. #24 John Andretti 222.474
8. #27 Hideki Mutoh 222.411
9. #10 Dan Wheldon 222.378
10. #18 Bruno Junqueira 222.303

Danica Patrick was 18th quickest with a speed of 221.129

[Driverdb]

Good to see Bruno up to speed again. Last time he was at the Indy 500 AJ Foyt IV put him in the wall. :mad:

He's not quite been the same since then (moving to Dale Coyne Racing didn't really help though).

t9DUslzzHK0

[FAlonso]

Good to see Bruno up to speed again. Last time he was at the Indy 500 AJ Foyt IV put him in the wall. :mad:

He's not quite been the same since then (moving to Dale Coyne Racing didn't really help though).


What amazes me is that he sustained a concussion and 2 fractured vertebrae by just sliding against the wall at a very light angle and little impact. :confused:

[DanicaRules]

Ok folks, we have 33 cars qualified for the Indy 500. This is your starting field. Below is your starting grid for next Sunday's Biggest Race!!

Row 1
1. #9 Scott Dixon 226.366 2. #10 Dan Wheldon 226.110 3. #6 Ryan Briscoe 226.080

Row 2
4. #3 Helio Castroneves 225.733 5. #7 Danica Patrick 225.197 6. #11 Tony Kanaan 224.794

Row 3
7. #26 Marco Andretti 224.417 8. #4T Vitor Meira 224.346 9. #27 Hideki Mutoh 223.887

Row 4
10. #20 Ed Carpenter 223.835 11. #12 Tomas Scheckter 223.496 12. #99 Townsend Bell 222.539

Row 5
13. #06 Graham Rahal 222.531 14. #14 Darren Manning 222.430 15. #18 Bruno Junqueira 222.330

Row 6
16. #02 Justin Wilson 222.267 17. #15 Buddy Rice 222.101 18. #22 Davey Hamilton 222.017

Row 7
19. #16 Alex Lloyd 221.788 20. #17T Ryan Hunter-Reay 221.579 21. #24 John Andretti 221.550

Row 8
22. #67 Sarah Fisher 221.246 23. #8 Will Power 221.136 24. #41 Jeff Simmons 221.103

Row 9
25. #5 Oriol Servia 220.767 26. #33 EJ Viso 220.356 27. #23 Milka Duno 220.305

Row 10
28. #19 Mario Moraes 219.716 29. #36 Enrique Bernoldi 219.422 30. #34 Jaime Camara 219.345

Row 11
31. #2 AJ Foyt IV 219.184 32. #91 Buddy Lazier 219.015 33. #25 Marty Roth 218.965

[KillerNut]

I assume that AJ Foyt IV will qualify today, so that should be one bump that is for sure.

Have we heard anything about the crash victums yesterday?

I also am disappointed that it looks like Duno will be racing.

[Ryan]

I hope Roth makes it in.

My dad use to race go-karts with him back in the 80's.

[DanicaRules]

I hope Roth makes it in.

My dad use to race go-karts with him back in the 80's.
Roth squeaks in at position 33. Mario Dominguez was running quicker laps in his last attempt at qualifying and crashed on lap 2. Time runs out and Marty is in.

[NetOz]

Sunday is going to be one fo the best days of the year for racing.

Monaco and Indy :thumbsup:

Come on Tony lets wins this thing, last year it was close, but this year its going to happen :D

[Ryan]

The Coca-Cola 600 is also on Sunday night.

1300 miles of racing and I won't miss 1 minute.

[DanicaRules]

Im with Ryan on this one. Its the biggest racing weekend of the year... The Indianapolis 500 which it doesnt get any bigger than that, and the Coca-Cola 600. I will have to watch a tape delay on the Coca-Cola race since I will be working down at Indy.

[Driverdb]

Im with Ryan on this one. Its the biggest racing weekend of the year... The Indianapolis 500 which it doesnt get any bigger than that, and the Coca-Cola 600. I will have to watch a tape delay on the Coca-Cola race since I will be working down at Indy.

Three major do-not-disturb-moments this weekend for me: Monaco qualifying, Monaco Grand Prix and the Indy 500.

Rain in Monaco, sunshine in Indianapolis, a cold beer in my hand and I'll be very happy! :D

[DanicaRules]

Anyone with any predictions on the Indy 500 this year ?

Im going with Danica. She will take home the checkered flag and be drinking the milk in victory lane.:thumbsup:

[EIR Loe.307]

Anyone with any predictions on the Indy 500 this year ?

Im going with Danica. She will take home the checkered flag and be drinking the milk in victory lane.:thumbsup:

Milka Dunno!!

[Ryan]

Three major do-not-disturb-moments this weekend for me: Monaco qualifying, Monaco Grand Prix and the Indy 500.

Rain in Monaco, sunshine in Indianapolis, a cold beer in my hand and I'll be very happy! :D

I'm not sure if I want it to rain in Monaco. Some one will slide into a barrier followed by 30 laps of SC waiting for the rain to die down.:thumbsdown:

[KillerNut]

My heart says Graham can get on the podium. My head says:

Wheldon
Andretti
Dixon

I also predict

2 AGR Cars will not finish (mutoh and patrick is my instinct)
S. Fisher will be the top Female finisher
Duno will Crash --(she still sucks)
Roth will Crash--(He should have had Jay Howard Drive his ride)
Atleast 5 former CC Teams will be crashed out
(there will be a lot of yellows)

I just have a feeling that the Penske cars will not be a factor in the race at the end, not necessarily because they are out of the race, but more because something happens to get them lapped. I really have no faith in Briscoe, and I don't believe in Helio, (even though he has raced well this year)

AJ IV will finish the race despite his awful month.

The final prediction:

I will have a great time at the race!!!

[DanicaRules]

Nice to see some predictions killernut. Although Patrick out, no way, she is going to win.;)

I agree with your Milka and Marty comments. But you cant count out Helio. He is a 2 time winner of this event.

[DanicaRules]

Well, yesterday at CarbDay was a washout. Those pagoda suites are very nice. I got to eat some nice food all day.:)

The IndyCars only got out for 12 minutes for practice. The Freedom 100 race (Firestone Indy Lights) was cancelled due to rain, as well as the pit-stop challenge and the vintage car laps. I still got to see Danica twice yesterday though.:thumbsup:

The only thing that went on as scheduled was the concert...Stone Temple Pilots. Pretty good show. I seen a lot of people get pulled out of the crowd and hauled away by the police. Crazy.

They are going to try and run the Freedom 100 race today.

[KillerNut]

If Danica wins this race, I will again wonder about conspiracy, especially if if looks like a fluke. I hope she doesn't, but if she does, I hope she clearly earns the win. The car did look strong, but I believe that Marco is the best AGR possibiliy. Kanaan would be second, but I could see him exiting too, (he hasn't seemed happy with his car all month, which could lead to over-driving the car).

ABC/ESPN (if not the IRL itself) is rooting for Danica/Andretti/Helio/Rahal/Foyt to win. They want a name that America is familiar with to carry the series, hopefully keeping viewers for Milwaukee.

I personally believe that there are many great possibilities, and great drivers. I believe the series can sell itself if people watch.

Helio could do really well, and Penske certainly has had success at Indianapolis, but I just have a bad feeling that has no basis in logic, or something I have seen. I just kind of feel like he will not be a factor at the end.

[Nick_Escalantes]

why in the world are they having a special on 'Death' on ABC's pre-race? And people wonder why it's called the injury racing league sometimes. wow, i'm depressed now. Weldon's comment on death was kind of a laugh, "when your times up its up"

[Nick_Escalantes]

Not 1 comment except mine on 500 day, thats pathetic... it just shows what a sad state open-wheel racing is in America. I'm looking forward to the 600 tonight, it will probably be a better race too.

[Ryan]

Im going with Danica. She will take home the checkered flag and be drinking the milk in victory lane.:thumbsup:

Danica Patrick will not win the 2008 Indy 500.;)

[Ryan]

The highest placed female was.............. Milka Duno.

[NetOz]

It was a good race, not so many long yellow flags.

And i thought that Kanaan was going to take it this year after he passed through Dixon and Wheldon, but Marco made a mistake by doing that manover over Kanaan leaving him on the dirty side of the track and he lost the control of the car.

Vitor Meira did a very good race.

But the Ganassi's were very good. Dixon deserved the victory

[KillerNut]

Not 1 comment except mine on 500 day, thats pathetic... it just shows what a sad state open-wheel racing is in America. I'm looking forward to the 600 tonight, it will probably be a better race too.


Sorry I was at the race, & I doubt it was (if for no other reason than it had slow plotting fat cars, driven by less skilled drivers, who couldin't drive in the IRL)

On the race, I got most of my predictions right. I was disappointed Miera couldn't find a way to get it done. Dixon deserved the win, but I guess I feel for Miera who was close but no cigar again.

-Danica & Kanaan out (2 AGR Cars out) -No DR Rules it was not Danica's fault, but she wasn't going to win
-Roth out
-Duno out (well she wrecked but did finish so I guess that is wrong)
-Fisher top finishing female (Kanaan screwed that up, by being screwed by Andretti)
-Lots of yellows (yep)
-Penske not a factor (well they weren't really, but Helio finished better than I thought he would)

Wheldon, had something get his car out of balance, and that took care of him. Too bad for him

Graham = first out :banghead:

I don't know if there is anything more to say.

I thought it was a pretty good race, & I was happy to be there.

[Harakimi]

Oh it's raced now? Media coverage in Finland, zero. :)

[DanicaRules]

Not 1 comment except mine on 500 day, thats pathetic... it just shows what a sad state open-wheel racing is in America. I'm looking forward to the 600 tonight, it will probably be a better race too.
Relax Nick, I was down at the track at 5:00am and didnt leave until 7:30pm that night.;)

I had a great time at the track. I got to hang out with Danica before the race in the green room before they announced the drivers. I also escorted some celebrities and hung out with them in the celebrity suites. I also ate very well. Ate all day.;) The ones I met are Patricia Heaton, Jenna Elfman, Kristi Yamaguchi, Julianne Hough, Slash, Allison Sweeney.

After the race, I hung out in the Pagoda suite with Vision Racing. The team, drivers, and Tony George was there. That was pretty cool.

Here are my highlights of the race..

Danica Patrick was crashed out by Ryan Brisco. This upset me. She ran solid all day, had a good car and was in a position to win this race.Boy was she mad, the top IRL security guy(my boss) had to make her leave th pits because she was going over to his pit area.:mad:

Kudos to Scott Dixon for winning the 500.

Vitor Meira made the pass of the century when he passed on lap 160 going from 3rd to 1st. I was hoping he would of won since Danica was out.

Sarah Fisher had a bad day. Her car didnt start at the beginning, Spun out on a caution lap and struck Kanaan's car later in the race.

I was also impressed with Townsend Bell.

There were quite a few yellow flags in the race.

[DanicaRules]

Again Kudos to Scott Dixon:thumbsup: And good job by Vitor Meira and a good run by Hideki Mutoh for 7th.

Here are the final results....

1. #9 Scott Dixon / Target Chip Ganassi Racing
2. #4 Vitor Meira / Delphi National Guard
3. #26 Marco Andretti / Team Indiana Jones by Blockbuster
4. #3 Helio Castroneves / Team Penske
5. #20 Ed Carpenter / Menards-Vison Racing
6. #17 Ryan Hunter-Reay / Rahal Letterman Racing-Team Ethanol
7. #27 Hideki Mutoh / Formula Dream
8. #15 Buddy Rice / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
9. #14 Darren Manning / ABC Supply Co.-AJ Foyt Racing
10. #99 Townsend Bell / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing - William Rast Racing
11. #5 Oriol Servia / Angie's List Special
12. #10 Dan Wheldon / Target Chip Ganassi Racing
13. #8 Will Power / Aussie Vineyards-Team Australia
14. #22 Davey Hamilton / Hewlett-Packard KR Vision Racing
15. #36 Enrique Bernoldi / Sangari Conquest Racing
16. #24 John Andretti / Roth Racing
17. #91 Buddy Lazier /Hemlergarn Johnson
18. #19 Mario Moraes / Sonny's Bar-B-Q
19. #23 Milka Duno / Citgo-Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
20. #18 Bruno Junqueira / Z-Line Designs
21. #2 AJ Foyt IV / Lilly Diabetes - Vision Racing
22. #7 Danica Patrick / Motorola
23. #6 Ryan Briscoe / Team Penske
24. #12 Tomas Scheckter / Symantec Luczo Dragon Racing
25. #16 Alex Lloyd / Rahal Letterman with Chip Ganassi
26. #33 EJ Viso / PDVSA HVM Racing
27. #02 Justin Wilson / McDonald's Racing Team
28. #41 Jeff Simmons / ABC Supply- Foyt Racing
29. #11 Tony Kanaan / Team 7-Eleven
30. #67 Sarah Fisher / SFR-Text4cars.com
31. #34 Jaime Camara / Sangari
32. #25 Marty Roth / Roth Racing
33. #06 Graham Rahal / Hole in the Wall Camps

[vet4truth]

Marco should give his share of any winnings from the 500 to Sara Fisher Racing, and then go off to a monastery until he learns about sportsmanship and team work. What a jerk...IM~HO

[Nick_Escalantes]

vet4truth, Marco should at least donate for the academy award winning performance Sara gave with her post-race interview. Wow, I thought for a moment that a little kid dropped their ice cream cone on the ground.

[KillerNut]

DR -- Danica was in a position to WIN the race?:confused: How do you figure? She had a difficult car all day, she wasn't racing at pace, it wasn't a fuel save race? She had no shot of winning. She still shouldn't have been taken out, but she had no shot at winning.

That NeckCAR crap that she pulled after she got out of the car should not be allowed, and I am glad securiy kept it from happening. Again an example of what I don't like about her. TK gets screwed by a teamate, (which imo is worse) and he wants to deal with it behind closed doors. Danica get's screwed by another team, and she wants to confront someone because she knows nothing is going to happen to her because she is a female.

Briscoe is not a big guy, but if he sneezed too hard Danica would be knocked over, and if she were not a female the other driver wouldn't have to take it. This type of reaction screams spoiled brat, and a sense of entitlement. I know you are a fan, but it really bothers me.

On other notes, it sounds like you had a sweet day. Things were pretty good in turn 3.

I also think something should be done to help out Sarah Fisher. It can't happen too many times, but with the sponsor BS, and all of the other issues, the league should give her one bailout.

[DanicaRules]

Danica's crew was constantly making adjustments to her car during the race. I feel if she hadnt of gotten knocked out that her car would of dialed in and she would of been running up front at the end of the race.

I can tell that at the Victory Banquet tonight I was at, she was still upset. But man, she looked gorgeous. I did get to say hi to her but she bailed out of the event as soon as it was over. She didnt stick around at all.

I agree about Sarah Fisher. That is sad. I hope she can get back in there. She belongs in the IRL. She is a great spokesperson and a good person in general.

I had a great month of May.:)

[saltysurprise]

That NeckCAR crap that she pulled after she got out of the car should not be allowed, and I am glad securiy kept it from happening. Again an example of what I don't like about her. TK gets screwed by a teamate, (which imo is worse) and he wants to deal with it behind closed doors. Danica get's screwed by another team, and she wants to confront someone because she knows nothing is going to happen to her because she is a female.

Briscoe is not a big guy, but if he sneezed too hard Danica would be knocked over, and if she were not a female the other driver wouldn't have to take it. This type of reaction screams spoiled brat, and a sense of entitlement. I know you are a fan, but it really bothers me.



That was pretty much the only part of the race that I got to see while stopped at a pub on my way home during a 5 hour drive.

You hit it right on the money KN:thumbsup: There was no sound at the pub, and it wasn't really needed. Just her ridiculous, pissed-off walk said it all. Sure, I can understand she was pissed, but she takes it WAY to far, way to often. When I saw the media scrum when she entered the paddock, all I could do was :rolleyes: I don't know who she thinks she is:huh:

Well said Nut:thumbsup: I owe you a beer:drunk:

[brendonhartleyfan]

Danica Patrick was crashed out by Ryan Brisco. This upset me. She ran solid all day, had a good car and was in a position to win this race.


She was in no position to win and didn't show anything during the race that would suggest she did have a car for it.

She needs to grow up as well. it happens to everyone at some point but they don't try knock the guys head off or have a big sook about it.

she could learn a lot frm TK the way in his interview you could tell he was upset but he wasn't a baby about it.

[DanicaRules]

She was in no position to win and didn't show anything during the race that would suggest she did have a car for it.

She needs to grow up as well. it happens to everyone at some point but they don't try knock the guys head off or have a big sook about it.

she could learn a lot frm TK the way in his interview you could tell he was upset but he wasn't a baby about it.
Read the post above about her car...;):D

Here is what it said...


Danica's crew was constantly making adjustments to her car during the race. I feel if she hadnt of gotten knocked out that her car would of dialed in and she would of been running up front at the end of the race.

[DanicaRules]

And more on the Victory Banquet tonight. It was a great time! I got to talk to Scott Dixon for awhile, congratulated him on his win. Spoke with Dan Wheldon again. He is a very nice guy.

Got to speak to quite a few actually, Tony Kanaan, Helio, Ryan Briscoe, Graham Rahal, and others. Like I said, I did get a quick hello and talk with Danica but you could tell she was still upset and she didnt stick around. She left as soon as they were finished.

[brendonhartleyfan]

Read the post above about her car...;):D

Here is what it said...


Danica's crew was constantly making adjustments to her car during the race. I feel if she hadnt of gotten knocked out that her car would of dialed in and she would of been running up front at the end of the race.

Umm yeah but that is what every team believe they are doing it doesn't mean they were on for a win;)

i'm not going to get into a debate about this. i still believe the other part of my post was true about how it happens to everyone at some point you just got to live with it and not be a sook about it.

[EIR Loe.307]

Watching on TV you got to hear alot more of the in car banter with Danica. She was on the radio throughout the WHOLE race saying she had nothing. So she was never in place to win. Too bad for her and for Fisher. Fisher looked so sad after. Her deal is that she relies on her winnings to stay racing since she's an owner. And to everyones surprise, Dunno crashed....sorta...:rolleyes: