2011 Indianapolis 500 Day 8, a.k.a. “Pole Day”, was excellent and showcased numerous teams that aren’t the usual powerhouses. Alex Tagliani took home to pole. Here are our best photos from the day.
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2011 Indianapolis 500 Pole Day Results
Alex Tagliani took the pole position in the “Fast Nine”, one run shoot-out due to the rain, for the 2011 Indianapolis 500. Dario Franchitti ran out of fuel on his run, thus the 9 spot. Here are the complete Pole Day results. Row 1 77 Alex Tagliani 227.171 9 Scott Dixon (W) 227.340 2 Oriol Servia […]
2011 Indianapolis 500 Pole Day/Tom Carnegie Day Schedule
Here’s the 2011 Indianapolis 500 Pole Day/Tom Carnegie Day Schedule: 6am – 6pm: Public gates open 8am: Indianapolis 500 practice 10am: Past pole winners Q&A (Plaza) 10:30am: Past pole winners autograph session (Plaza) 11am: Qualifications begin 1pm: 16 Candles (Live music/Coca-Cola Stage) 2:30pm: Hot Wheels pin distribution (Plaza) 3:30pm: All Time Low (Live music/Coca-Cola Stage) 4:30pm: […]
2011 Indianapolis 500 Pole Day Qualifying Order
Here’s the 2011 Indianapolis 500 Pole Day Qualifying Order: 34 Sebastian Saavedra 83 Charlie Kimball (R) 98 Dan Wheldon (W) 77 Alex Tagliani 5T Takuma Sato 18 James Jakes (R) 30 Bertrand Baguette 57 TBA (Sarah Fisher Racing) 06 James Hinchcliffe (R) 38 Graham Rahal 4 JR Hildebrand (R) 28T Ryan Hunter-Reay 6 Ryan Briscoe […]
2011 Indianapolis 500 Day 7 Top Ten
Day Seven, a.k.a. “Fast Friday”, of the 2011 Indianapolis 500 practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway was another excellent one, and our third full day of practice which turned in the fastest laps of the year yet. Six drivers were aver 228 mph and twelve drivers were over 227 mph, so if track conditions are right, my guess is still that the […]
2011 Indianapolis 500 Day 7 In Pictures
2011 Indianapolis 500 Day 7, a.k.a. “Fast Friday”, was another excellent, fast and full day of practice. Here are our best photos from the day.
2011 Indianapolis 500 Day 6 Top Ten
Day Six of the 2011 Indianapolis 500 practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway was an excellent one, and our second full day of practice which turned in the fastest laps of the year yet. Three drivers were aver 227 mph and eleven drivers were over 226 mph, which if this is any indication, the pole could very well be […]
2011 Indianapolis 500 Day 6 In Pictures
2011 Indianapolis 500 Day 6 was an excellent, fast and full day of practice. As always, here are our best photos from the day.
2011 Indianapolis 500 Day 5 In Pictures
2011 Indianapolis 500 Day 5 was another washout, so we hit the museum and there was plenty of “planking” going on in the garages. Take a look at our best photos from the day.
2011 Indianapolis 500 Day 5 Top Ten Planks
Day Five of the 2011 Indianapolis 500 practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway consisted of no track activity, but a lot of “planking”. At first I was wondering if this was some sort of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides publicity stunt, but as it turns out, planking is laying flat with your arms to […]