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Old 05-28-2006, 11:56 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Just a few minutes away from the Greatest Spectacle in Racing.

Favorites - Hornish, Castroneves, Weldon

Dark Horse - Vitor Meira

Sentimental Favorites - Al Unser Jr., Michael Andretti

Past Winners - Al Unser, Jr. (2), Helio Castroneves (2), Buddy Lazier, Eddie Cheever, Jr. (oldest driver in the field).

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Old 05-28-2006, 12:06 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Well, ABC screwed the pooch again.

The Indy 500 is NOT being broadcast in HD! :banghead:

Unfreaking believable.
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Everybody's probably better off with those two guys out!
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Looks like race is settling in.

Laps at 219+ - very fast for a 90 degree day.
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1st third of the race in the books

Weldon smoking everyone - yellow will bunch them back up.


Sixty or so good green laps before Schecter hits the wall.

Marco Andretti driving hard but on the edge.
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Originally Posted by (volinbham @ May 28, 2006 9:56 AM)
Just a few minutes away from the Greatest Spectacle in Racing.

Favorites - Hornish, Castroneves, Weldon

Dark Horse - Vitor Meira

Sentimental Favorites - Al Unser Jr., Michael Andretti

Past Winners - Al Unser, Jr. (2), Helio Castroneves (2), Buddy Lazier, Eddie Cheever, Jr. (oldest driver in the field).
You don't think people will be rooting for Danica Patrick? Like, say... ESPN?
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I guess I'll be in Unsers' cheering section. When I was a kid I had a toy Al Unser car, at the time living in Indiana in the 60's he and the 500 was as big as the Superbowl.
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Old 05-28-2006, 02:30 PM   #9 (permalink)
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You don't think people will be rooting for Danica Patrick? Like, say... ESPN?
Definitely - I just didn't consider her a legit favorite. The other choices (e.g. dark horse, etc.) were just my own personal choices.

I think Marco Andretti and Dario Franchitti are the two surprises so far.
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Hornish! WTF? That was a pit-fire just waiting to happen.
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Our local ABC affiliate just went completely off the air. Just a blank screen.
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Great last five laps for drama.
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Give'em Hell Hornish! What a finish!

What a run by Marco Andretti, helluva run for the rookie!
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Great finish!

I think Kanaan could have held on if the yellow doesn't come out with 8 to go.

Hornish found some serious speed on that last lap.
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Give'em Hell Hornish! What a finish!

What a run by Marco Andretti, helluva run for the rookie!
I thought he was gonna win it. What a damn thing it would be, to see a 19 year old win the Indy 500. Amazing finish.
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