Indy 500 Race Day Thread

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Now that qualifying is done with it's time we look ahead to the race. Could not wait to get this thread up :D

Starting line up
Row 1
1. Will Power 228.844
2. Ryan Hunter-Reay 228.282
3. Carlos Muñoz 228.171

Row 2
4. Hélio Castroneves 227.975
5. Ed Carpenter 227.952
6. Marco Andretti 227.893

Row 3
7. AJ Allmendinger 227.761
8. EJ Viso 227.612
9. James Hinchcliffe 227.493

Row 4
10. JR Hildebrand 227.441
11. Alex Tagliani 227.386
12. Tony Kanaan 226.949

Row 5
13. Oriol Servià 226.814
14. Justin Wilson 226.370
15. Sébastien Bourdais 226.196

Row 6
16. Scott Dixon 226.158
17. Dario Franchitti 226.069
18. Takuma Sato 225.892

Row 7
19. Charlie Kimball 225.880
20. James Jakes 225.809
21. Simon Pagenaud 225.674

Row 8
22. Townsend Bell 225.643
23. Ryan Briscoe 225.265
24. Simona de Silvestro 225.226
Row 9
25. Josef Newgarden 225.731
26. Graham Rahal 225.007
27. Sebastián Saavedra 224.929

Row 10
28. Tristan Vautier 224.873
29. Ana Beatriz 224.187
30. Pippa Mann 224.005

Row 11
31. Conor Daly 223.582
32. Buddy Lazier 223.442
33. Katherine Legge 223.176

Sportsbook betting odds as of May 21st for the Indy 500
Marco 13-2
Carpenter 7-1
Dixon 7-1
Helio 8-1
Franchitti 8-1
Hinch 9-1
Hunter Reay 10-1
Allmendinger 12-1
Power 12-1
Viso 15-1
Kanaan 15-1
Munoz 15-1
Rahal 15-1
Servia 25-1
Brisco 25-1
Sato 30-1
Wilson 40-1
Hildebrand 40-1
Field (Any unmentioned driver winning) 40-1
Tagliani 50-1
Pagenaud 60-1
Newgarden 75-1
Bell 75-1
Simona 100-1
Kimball 100-1
Daly 100-1
Bourdais 100-1
Jakes 100-1

Indy 500 stats -

All time laps lead
1. Al Unser 644
2. Ralph Depalma 612
3. Mario Andretti 556
4. AJ Foyt 555
5. Wilbur Shaw 508

Active
1. Scott Dixon 346
2. Dario Franchitti 329
3. Helio Castroneves 231
4. Tony Kanaan 225
5. Marco Andretti 90

Indy 500 Rookie of the year from the previous 5 seasons
2008 - Ryan Hunter Reay
2009 - Alex Tagliani
2010 - Simona de Silvestro
2011 - J.R. Hildebrand
2012 - Rubens Barrichello

2013 Rookie Class
Carlos Munoz - Starts 2nd
AJ Allmendinger - Starts 5th
Tristan Vautier - Starts 28th
Conor Daly - Starts 31st

Active Winners In The Field
Buddy Lazier 1996
Helio Castroneves 2001, 2002, and 2009
Dario Franchitti 2007, 2010 and 2012
Scott Dixon 2008

Helio Castroneves and Dario Franchitti both have 3 wins to lead active drivers. 1 win away from possibly tying AJ Foyt, Al Unser and Rick Mears for the all time lead at 4.

Other 3 time 500 winners are
Louis Meyer 1928, 1933 and 1936
Wilbur Shaw 1937, 1939 and 1940
Mauri Rose 1941, 1947 and 1948
Johnny Rutherford 1974, 1976 and 1980
Bobby Unser 1968, 1975 and 1981

Wins by drivers country
1st - United States 70
2nd - United Kingdom 8
3rd - Brazil 6
4th - France and Italy 3
6th - Netherlands 2
7th - Canada, Columbia, New Zealand, and Sweeden 1

No driver has ever won from the following starting positions - 18th, 23rd, 24th, 26th, 29th, 30th, 31st, 32nd or 33rd.

Most wins by car number - #3 with 11 victories. Car #2 is 2nd with 8 victories, followed by Car #1 with 7.

Fastest Race Pace 1990 - 185.981 average speed and the race was finished in a record 2 hour and 41 minutes.

Most Starts - AJ Foyt 35 times
Most Races Led - AJ Foyt 13 times
Most Consecutive Years Led - Tony Kanaan 7 times 2002-08
Most Laps Led By Winner - Billy Arnold 198 in 1930
Fewest Laps Led By Winner - Dan Wheldon 1 in 2011
Most different leaders in a Single race - 1993 with 12 different leaders
Most Lead Changes in a Single Race - 2012 with 34 lead changes
 
YAY! My banner is going up on Friday. BIGGEST race weekend of the year!

Anybody else decorate? I'll show you mine if you show me yours!
 
SuperTex14 said:
YAY! My banner is going up on Friday. BIGGEST race weekend of the year!

Anybody else decorate? I'll show you mine if you show me yours!
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SuperTex, I'm reading a book right now on the the life of AJ Foyt. It's called [A.J. The Life Of America's Greatest Race Car Driver] by William Neely. It is a very interesting book and it covers AJ all the way back to his childhood.
 
The dont want to win list
-Marco
-Dario
-Helio Nopayhistaxes

Never have cared for Marco, dont want Dario, or Helio to get four wins.
AJ and Bobby Unser drove cars that were beast. They had to fight death harder, check the old photos, a man had to be insane to drive one of them.

Rooting for Tony Kanann
A.J.Dinger
and the godaddy car.
 
I cracked up last weekend when Robin Miller asked Sato what A.J. calls him. A match made in heaven I guess.

Conor Daly, not so much. That kid's got too much pride.
 
I'm going to talk like Leigh Diffey all race long since the race isn't on NBC.

I wonder if a Honder can win. Savader, Simoner and Servier could be underdogs in Sunday's race.
 
So with all the formations, splits, bankruptcies and merges, Allmendinger is in the rookie class.
 
#17D500winner said:
So with all the formations, splits, bankruptcies and merges, Allmendinger is in the rookie class.
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Just at Indy, because he never raced in an IndyCar there. IndyCar inherited the CART record book, so he's a rookie in the series, just at the Indy 500.
 
I've always been a Kanann fan. I've never cared for Marco but he is getting better so I'm paying attention. I get a kick out of Manica in the Go Daddy car. And I'd like to see Simona and the Dinger do well. I guess I don't dislike any of the usual suspects that run up front, I just want to see a good race.
 
Zerkfitting said:
I've always been a Kanann fan. I've never cared for Marco but he is getting better so I'm paying attention. I get a kick out of Manica in the Go Daddy car. And I'd like to see Simona and the Dinger do well. I guess I don't dislike any of the usual suspects that run up front, I just want to see a good race.
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If it's anything like last year's race I'll be more than satisfied. Seeing so many lead changes and passes at Indy was incredible.
 
KevinWI said:
Just at Indy, because he never raced in an IndyCar there. IndyCar inherited the CART record book, so he's a rookie in the series, just at the Indy 500.
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Right on.

Well, I'll be cheering for him. Go AJ!
 
Simona is terrible on ovals, I wouldn't expect too much from her (Romancini was 13th and thus 2010 ROTY on track). Tony Kanaan is due some good luck at Indy.

If there are a low number of yellows it may come down to fuel strategy, in which case I'd place my bets on Dario\TCGR.
 
Simona is terrible on ovals, I wouldn't expect too much from her (Romancini was 13th and thus 2010 ROTY on track). Tony Kanaan is due some good luck at Indy.

If there are a low number of yellows it may come down to fuel strategy, in which case I'd place my bets on Dario\TCGR.
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I think you are right. I hope fuel strategy doesn't come into play late in the race.
 
pjmolo said:
Correct.

The actual line-up and speeds of the first three rows are entirely different from what he posted.
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I was going off of the original speeds didn't notice the site I got the speeds was prior to the Fast 9 shootout. Great Carb Day today, that Indy Lights finish was amazing. Dempsey, Chaves, Karam, Munoz, Hawksworth, and Veach all have great potential to be successful drivers in the Indycar Series in the future. I wouldn't be surpirsed if a couple of them have a full time ride next year.
 
'Knockout' qualifying has no business at Indy. As long as I'm in curmudgeon mode, why the hell can't they open up Turn 4 for Return of the Snake Pit? Are they afraid someone will mess up the kitty litter?

I agree with everyone about the incredible finish in the Lights race today. Hard to believe the track is that wide!

Wunderground is showing a slight (30%) chance of thunderstorms in Speedway on Sunday. Fingers crossed here...
 
But it's just once a year.

My father and I were just racing fans - Dad ran a gas station/repair shop. He knew cars.

I remember sitting out under the shade tree and listening to the 500 on the battery powered radio. Dad would track the drivers on his clipboard. We always pulled for A.J.

As far as tomorrow's race goes - I think Almendinger has a real chance. His car is fast and I think his NASCAR experience will serve him well (understanding that it's 500 miles).

GO A.J. !!!!

any other picks?
 
We do have an open wheel section but I'm cool with it here. not a mod of course lol.

I say Carlos Munoz repeats history and wins like his countryman JPM did 13 years ago.
 
My father used to haul us boys to the races on a routine basis. When I was younger, I didn't care much for the 500 because it was about half a lifetime. As I grew older I really enjoyed going to Indy.

What 12 or 13 year old kid wouldn't enjoy women who are drunk and half naked...

I will be working tomorrow and making double time and a half. ;)
 
Weather.com is saying 40% chance of rain now.

Charlie Kimball was unable to participate in todays parade because he was sick. He suffers from diabetes so I am wondering if he can be healthy enough to go 500 miles tommarow.

Last minute betting odds for the Indy 500 by sportsbooking.com

Marco - 5-1
Helio - 6-1
Carpenter 7-1
Dario 8-1
Power 8-1
Dixon 8-1
Hinch 10-1
Hunter Reay 10-1
Kanaan 10-1
Munoz 12-1
Allmendinger 15-1
Viso 15-1
Sato 20-1
Hildebrand 25-1
Servia 35-1
Rahal 40-1
Briscoe 40-1
Bell 50-1
Wilson 50-1
Tagliani 50-1
Field (Any unnamed driver) 50-1
Newgarden 75-1
Daly 100-1
De Silvestro 100-1
Kimball 100-1
Jakes 100-1
Pagenaud 100-1
Bourdais 100-1
 
Tony1930 said:
But it's just once a year.

My father and I were just racing fans - Dad ran a gas station/repair shop. He knew cars.

I remember sitting out under the shade tree and listening to the 500 on the battery powered radio. Dad would track the drivers on his clipboard. We always pulled for A.J.

As far as tomorrow's race goes - I think Almendinger has a real chance. His car is fast and I think his NASCAR experience will serve him well (understanding that it's 500 miles).

GO A.J. !!!!

any other picks?
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When I was a kid, when Memorial Day wasn't a "Monday Holiday" and always fell on May 30th, my dad would usually put the screens up on the windows of our house while listening to the 500 on the radio.

He'd have the sports section of the newspaper that listed the lineup and, as drivers dropped out of the race, he drew a line through their name.

I'd love to see Allmendinger win.
 
Anybody but Marco
 
Since my birthday is May 30, the real Memorial Day, my dad told me for years that the race was held to celebrate MY birthday! I believed him for a long, long time. LOL
I wish they'd go back to holding it on the real Memorial Day --- no matter the day of the week.
 
That weather front passed through NE Illinois pretty quickly this afternoon (Saturday) and dropped a lot less rain than the radar indicated, so it shouldn't impact the race too much. Fingers will be crossed here, anyway.

This will be Charlie Kimball's third 500, last year (0r could've been '11) they showed in detail how he takes precautions before the race (any race), and how they deal with anything unplanned. He should be fine.

I like Hinch at 10-1, but Briscoe at 40-1 looks verrrrry tempting. Plus if he wins, Nicole happy dance! Oh wait, she's going to be in Charlotte isn't she? Damn!
 
TexasRaceLady said:
Since my birthday is May 30, the real Memorial Day, my dad told me for years that the race was held to celebrate MY birthday! I believed him for a long, long time. LOL
I wish they'd go back to holding it on the real Memorial Day --- no matter the day of the week.
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Is that so you'll always remember your birthday ;)
 
It looks like Brad Keselowoski is at the Indy 500. I wonder how many other cup drivers are attending it.
 
TexasRaceLady said:
Since my birthday is May 30, the real Memorial Day, my dad told me for years that the race was held to celebrate MY birthday! I believed him for a long, long time. LOL
I wish they'd go back to holding it on the real Memorial Day --- no matter the day of the week.
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Happy Birthday a few days early.
:birthday:
 
Saavedra looks like such a character.

Tony Kanaan looks like he's in a bad mood.
 
Damn Time Warner Cable is down AGAIN! :mad:
Apparently there are massive outages right now throughout the nation.
Time Warner Cable sucks.
 
She has some pretty big shoes to fill if we compare her to the likes of Chris Economaki, Jim Mcay, Brent Musburger, Bob Jenkins, Marty Ried, Jerry Punch, and the all time voice of Indy, Tom Carnegie. I can still hear the words from Carnegie "it's a new track record" just like it was yesterday.
 
BobbyFord said:
Damn Time Warner Cable is down AGAIN! :mad:
Apparently there are massive outages right now throughout the nation.
Time Warner Cable sucks.
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Mine works fine. God help them if I couldn't see the Indy 500.
 
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