Tag: Indianapolis 500
IndyCar – Meira Situation Update
Vitor Meira suffered a massive accident in the 93rd running of the Indianapolis 500 and has been transported to Methodist Hospital. Track officials did say that Meira was alert and moving all extremities after the huge head on impact at 220 mph. He was carried off the track on a stretcher but was complaining of lower back pains. Rapheal Matos was the second car involved and suffered a bruised knee. He was able to walk off the track but needed track officials assistance. We will keep the situation updated as…
Read MoreIndyCar – Indy 500 Preview
We are just a few hours away from the utterance of the most famous words in racing “Ladies and Gentlemen, start your engines.” Jim Neighbors is in a secret location somewhere warming up his pipes. And a huge tanker is parked somewhere on the IMS grounds filled with helium, waiting for race morning. This year we will even get treated to a flyover by vintage WWII bombers. The anticipation has reached a fevered pitch this week as advertising campaigns put the field of the Indy 500 in Times Square for…
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IndyCar – Bump Day Extravaganza
Bump Day has come and gone and the field of 33 is set for the 93rd installment of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing on this the 100th anniversary of the opening of the track in 1909. As if to honor the heady history of the venue, today’s on track action was superb. As it relates to qualifying, today’s weather was the best we have seen yet. Bright and sunny, low wind and mild temperatures allowed for the track to become predictably faster as the day went on. Action started at…
Read MoreIndyCar – Day 3 of Qualifications
The back of the grid was formed today for this years Indianapolis 500 and topping the time sheet was Newman Haas Lanigan’s Robert Doornbos. After a disasterous first weekend of qualifications, the second NHL car put up a speed of 221.692. The day got off to a wet start as a cold front came through the region last night and into this morning causing heavy rain to fall on the speedway. E.J. Viso was the first car out at about 3:35 eastern and a number of variables played into the…
Read MoreIndyCar – Bruno Makes 3 Too Many
Bruno Junqueira has been confirmed in the #36 car for Conquest Racing. Granted, Indy has the highest payday on the circuit, but Conquest didn’t show up at Kansas and has openly admitted that their results at Indy (read payday) will determine if they show up at Milwaukee in two weeks. It seems a strange move to add an additional car in such an uncertain financial environment for them. But then again, Bruno is a proven commodity. He has sat on the pole at Indy before and he is a wily…
Read MoreIndyCar – Friday Action at Indy
Friday was the final practice before this weekend’s resumption of qualifying at the brickyard, and it was a day full of intrigue. Mike Conway was cleared to drive by the IRL’s medical staff this morning. He sustained a mild concussion which prompted the series to let him sit for a few days before taking a brain scan this morning to compare it with his baseline results observed before the season started. Mike was still running at the tail end of the field in speeds, so this weekend promises to be…
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IndyCar – Conway Home from Hospital
Mike Conway wadded up his #24 Dreyer and Reinbold entry Sunday morning during practice as he prepared for day 2 of qualifying for the Indy 500. The wreck was serious enough that he was transported to Methodist Hospital where he was diagnosed with a minor concussion and a bruised lung. Conway was released today and will be evaluated on Friday by IndyCar series staff for his potential return to action in time for Day 3 of qualifying on Saturday. I say potential due to Robin Miller’s report that Dennis Reinbold…
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