Indy 500

Submitted by HelloHeisman91 on

I'll be the first to admit that I'm not much of a racing fan but I do tune in to watch parts of the 500 every year.  A few things of note regarding the race thus far today......... Scott Dixon was involved in a crazy crash early in the race.....

And an F1 driver, Fernando Alonso, from Europe has been performing well and has led some laps.  

There are 50 laps left of a 200 lap race and according to the announcers one or maybe two pit stops depending on the team and strategy.  Could be a fun ending. 

DemetriusBrown

May 28th, 2017 at 3:16 PM ^

He landed in about the worst way possible and walked away. As a race fan this is the best day of the year. Starts with Formula one at Monaco, 500 during the day and the Coke 600 as the nightcap.

WMUgoblue

May 28th, 2017 at 4:15 PM ^

As an avid F1 fan I was really pulling for Alonso today as McLaren hasnt given him a competitive ride since he's returned there. That said I was quite happy this morning to finally see my reds finish with a 1-2 in Monaco.

Tatar Tots

May 28th, 2017 at 4:20 PM ^

Gutted for Alonso, Honda engines have given him trouble ever since he joined McLaren again. However, I'm incredibly happy with both Takuma winning as another (former) F1 driver and Ferrari's 1-2 in Monaco. Onto the Coca Cola 600!

Bocheezu

May 29th, 2017 at 12:20 AM ^

The Dixon crash is evidence of some incredible engineering by the brightest safety engineers in the world.  He had no business surviving that crash and just casually walked away.  That sort of technology doesn't just confine itself to the racing word; it trickles into normal cars as well.  For me personally, when a guy walks away from a 200+ mph crash, it gives me some confidence that I can walk away from a 50 mph one.

superstringer

May 28th, 2017 at 5:44 PM ^

This race used to be the BOMB. When I was a kid, it wasnt televised live -- for some reason they felt they made more money by doing a same-day broadcast at nite. So my dad used to listen to the race live on RADIO. AJ Foyt, Rick Meers, the Andrettis, they were household names and larger than life. But now...



Sorta like boxing I guess.

seksdesk

May 29th, 2017 at 1:32 AM ^

since the birth of my son in '02. Would have been my 24th overall.
Put the Indy 500 on your bucket list if you've never been. It's the greatest spectacle in racing.