GA_Boater
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I'm going to get dizzy! Coming up this Sunday, 1100 miles of round and round and round and round. The 99th running of the Indy 500 race starting at 12:15 followed by the Coke 600 green flag 6 hours later. The first event at the IMS was a helium gas-filled balloon competition on Saturday, June 5, 1909.
The 2015 Indy 500 has had it's share of ups and downs since the first practice session. Three cars went flying, fortunately only the cars were hurt. Not so in the case of James Hinchcliffe, who crashed hard after the right, front suspension failed during practice on Monday. Without getting too gory, he underwent surgery on Monday and will miss the 500. Ryan Briscoe is filling in and will start at the back of the field.
Indy Trivia - What was the first event held at what is now known as the Indianapolis Motor Speedway?
Back to Nascar - Along with 600 miles of Cup racing, the XFINITY series will contest the Hisense 300 Saturday. Here is the MRN schedule with the first Cup practice starting things off today;
48 drivers will be trying to qualify for the 43 starting slots.
Weather should not be a factor for the 600. The forecasts from the WX guessers shows no rain through Monday.
News and Notes
iboats Fantasy Live
The 2015 Indy 500 has had it's share of ups and downs since the first practice session. Three cars went flying, fortunately only the cars were hurt. Not so in the case of James Hinchcliffe, who crashed hard after the right, front suspension failed during practice on Monday. Without getting too gory, he underwent surgery on Monday and will miss the 500. Ryan Briscoe is filling in and will start at the back of the field.
Indy Trivia - What was the first event held at what is now known as the Indianapolis Motor Speedway?
Back to Nascar - Along with 600 miles of Cup racing, the XFINITY series will contest the Hisense 300 Saturday. Here is the MRN schedule with the first Cup practice starting things off today;
48 drivers will be trying to qualify for the 43 starting slots.
Weather should not be a factor for the 600. The forecasts from the WX guessers shows no rain through Monday.
News and Notes
- Only one driver will attempt the Double, sort of. Jeff Gordon has been named the Indy 500 pace care driver, so at the end of the 500 he has to hustle off to Buffalo...er....Charlotte.
- Birth Announcements - Kyle Busch became a daddy on Monday when his son was born. Brad Keselowski also became a daddy with the birth of a daughter on Wednesday.
- Kyle Busch will be driving in his 1st Cup points race of the year.
- The 2016 Nascar Hall of Fame class was named - Jerry Cook, Bobby Isaac, Terry Labonte, O. Bruton Smith and Curtis Turner.
- Furniture Row Racing, the only Cup team not based in the Charlotte area (Denver), may be starting a 2nd team. Pending a sponsor, of course.
- The #48 team got a warning for modifying the side skirts during the All-Star race.
- 5 teams were issued warnings for Kansas inspection faux pas - Logano, Mears, Whitt, Junior and Menard.
- Atlanta is trying to get a later date in the schedule. The 1st of March was way too early this year.
- All teams are now required to wear fire protective gear following fires occurring during pit stops.
- David Letterman is a big racing fan and part-owner of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in IndyCar. Here is a clip of one of his Top Ten lists presented by Dale Earnhardt after he finally won a Daytona 500- http://nascartalk.nbcsports.com/201...presented-david-lettermans-top-10-list-video/
- Instead of the drivers name on the windshield this week, each of the cars will have the name of a Fallen Hero. Memorial Day is to honor those who have given their lives so we can enjoy freedom. I'm sure many of the names on the cars didn't consider themselves to be heroes, just a man or women doing their duty. RIP and Thank You.
iboats Fantasy Live
- aspeck won FL, Kansas edition and for his smart choices, has another :first: on his mantle. This win also kept 'speck on top of the overall standings. Congrats, Mr. Speck.
- We're probably rusty after a two week gap making picks and changes to our iboats Fantasy Live teams. That's no excuse - Dust off the cobwebs and Git 'er Dun. Good luck.