May 25, 2013

Dario Franchitti on Naptown Buzz #89

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97th Indianapolis 500 Pole Day Qualifying Order

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Pole Day qualifying for the 97th Indianapolis 500 starts at 11am, and the first 24 spots are up for grabs. 1) 40 TBA 2) 9 Scott Dixon (W) 3) 14 Takuma Sato 4) 15 Graham Rahal 5) 14T Takuma Sato 6) 2 AJ Allmendinger (R) 7) 6T Sebastian Saavedra 8) 91 Buddy Lazier (W) 9) 8T Ryan Briscoe 10) 78 Simona de Silvestro 11) 83T Charlie Kimball 12) 40T TBA 12A) 60T Townsend Bell 14) 27 … [Read more...]

97th Indianapolis 500 Fast Friday Top Five

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At 2:15 p.m. the ambient temperature was 81 degrees with a relative humidity of 47 percent and winds from the east at 2 mph. Skies were cloudy. The track temperature was 102 degrees, according to Firestone engineers. At 3:15 p.m. rain began falling and at  3:42 p.m. the track closed for the day due to rain. #5 E.J. Viso fastest at 229.537 mph, the fastest lap of the month. The top five … [Read more...]

97th Indianapolis 500 Day 6 Top Five

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All 33 drivers assigned to cars at this event were on track today for the first time this month. #91 Buddy Lazier was on track for the first time today. At 5 p.m. the ambient temperature was 83 degrees with a relative humidity of 42 percent and variable winds at 3 mph. Skies were mostly sunny. The track temperature was 118 degrees, according to Firestone engineers. The top five speeds of … [Read more...]

97th Indianapolis 500 Day 5 Top Five

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Thirty-two of the thirty-three drivers were on the track today, turing in a combined 2,165 laps, on a very warm, but lovely afternoon. At 4pm the the ambient temperature was 91 degrees with a relative humidity of 34 percent and winds from the west-southwest at 8 mph, gusting to 16 mph. Skies were mostly cloudy. The track temperature was 126 degrees, according to Firestone engineers The … [Read more...]

97th Indianapolis 500 Day 4 Top Five

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Thirty-two of the thirty-three drivers were on the track today, turing in a combined 2,226 laps. he ambient temperature was 87 degrees with a relative humidity of 34 percent and winds from the west-southwest at 5 mph. Skies were sunny. The track temperature was 117 degrees, according to Firestone engineers. The top five speeds of the day were: 1) #25* James Hinchcliffe @ 224.210mph … [Read more...]

97th Indianapolis 500 Day 3 Top Five

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At 4:30 p.m. the ambient temperature was 65 degrees with a relative humidity of 21 percent and winds from the west-northwest at 7 mph. Skies were sunny. The track temperature was 104 degrees, according to Firestone engineers. The top five speeds of the day were: 1) #25 Marco Andretti @ 225.100 mph (39.9823) 2) #3 Helio Castroneves @ 225.075 mph (39.9866) 3) #1 Ryan Hunter-Reay @ … [Read more...]

97th Indianapolis 500 Day 2 Top Five

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At 4:45 p.m., the ambient temperature was 58 degrees with a relative humidity of 31 percent and winds from the southwest at 8 mph. Skies were mostly sunny. The track temperature was 92 degrees, according to Firestone engineers. The top five speeds of the day were: 1) #26 Carlos Munoz @ 223.023 mph (40.3545) 2) #1 Ryan Hunter-Reay @ 222.825 mph (40.3905) 3) #5 E.J. Viso @ 222.523 mph … [Read more...]

97th Indianapolis 500 Opening Day Top Five

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At noon, the ambient temperature was 51 degrees with a relative humidity of 100 percent and winds from the west-northwest at 3 mph. Skies were cloudy. The track temperature was 66 degrees, according to Firestone engineers. The top five speeds of the day were: 1) #20 Ed Carpenter @ 220.970mph (40.7296) 2) #21T Josef Newgarden @ 220.920mph (40.7387) 3) #26 Carlos Munoz @ 220.720mph … [Read more...]

Buddy Lazier added to Indianapolis 500 entries

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Lazier Partners Racing filed an entry for the 97th Indianapolis 500, with 1996 Indianapolis 500 winner Buddy Lazier listed as the driver. The entry adds a fourth winner of "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" to the potential starting field, as Lazier joins three-time winners Dario Franchitti and Helio Castroneves and 2008 winner Scott Dixon. Lazier Partners' entry was the 34th for this year's … [Read more...]