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2011 Indianapolis 500 Pole Day Qualifying Order

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Here’s the 2011 Indianapolis 500 Pole Day Qualifying Order:

  1. 34 Sebastian Saavedra
  2. 83 Charlie Kimball (R)
  3. 98 Dan Wheldon (W)
  4. 77 Alex Tagliani
  5. 5T Takuma Sato
  6. 18 James Jakes (R)
  7. 30 Bertrand Baguette
  8. 57 TBA (Sarah Fisher Racing)
  9. 06 James Hinchcliffe (R)
  10. 38 Graham Rahal
  11. 4 JR Hildebrand (R)
  12. 28T Ryan Hunter-Reay
  13. 6 Ryan Briscoe
  14. 8 Ho-Pin Tung (R)
  15. 26T Marco Andretti
  16. 12 Will Power
  17. 34T Sebastian Saavedra
  18. 11 Davey Hamilton
  19. 18T James Jakes (R)
  20. 36 Pippa Mann (R)
  21. 12T Will Power
  22. 3T Helio Castroneves (W)
  23. 23 Paul Tracy
  24. 24T Ana Beatriz
  25. 27T Mike Conway
  26. 11T Davey Hamilton
  27. 67T Ed Carpenter
  28. 30T Bertrand Baguette
  29. 07 Tomas Scheckter
  30. 88 Jay Howard (R)
  31. 82T Tony Kanaan
  32. 44T Buddy Rice (W)
  33. 17T Raphael Matos
  34. 6T Ryan Briscoe
  35. 26 Marco Andretti
  36. 22T Justin Wilson
  37. 44 Buddy Rice (W)
  38. 98T Dan Wheldon (W)
  39. 7T Danica Patrick
  40. 41 Bruno Junqueira
  41. 19 Alex Lloyd
  42. 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay
  43. 83T Charlie Kimball (R)
  44. 17 Raphael Matos
  45. 59 E.J. Viso
  46. 99 Townsend Bell
  47. 14 Vitor Meira
  48. 06T James Hinchcliffe (R)
  49. 22 Justin Wilson
  50. 27 Mike Conway
  51. 59T E.J. Viso
  52. 2T Oriol Servia
  53. 3 Helio Castroneves (W)
  54. 07T Tomas Scheckter
  55. 10T Dario Franchitti (W)
  56. 5 Takuma Sato
  57. 9 Scott Dixon (W)
  58. 78T Simona De Silvestro
  59. 14T Vitor Meira
  60. 43 John Andretti
  61. 41T Bruno Junqueira
  62. 2 Oriol Servia
  63. 24 Ana Beatriz
  64. 77T Alex Tagliani
  65. 20 Scott Speed (R)
  66. 9T Scott Dixon (W)
  67. 23T Paul Tracy
  68. 36T Pippa Mann (R)
  69. 82 Tony Kanaan
  70. 99T Townsend Bell
  71. 88T Jay Howard (R)
  72. 43T John Andretti
  73. 67 Ed Carpenter
  74. 7 Danica Patrick
  75. 38T Graham Rahal
  76. 10 Dario Franchitti (W)
  77. 4T JR Hildebrand (R)
  78. 19T Alex Lloyd

(W) = Indianapolis 500 Winner
(R) = Indianapolis 500 Rookie

2011 Indianapolis 500 Day 7 Top Ten

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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 pole could very well be in the 227 – 228 mph range.

Led by Will Power, here’s the complete top ten run down for the day.

  1. No. 3 – Helio Castroneves @ 228.611 mph
  2. No. 77 – Alex Tagliani @ 228.327 mph
  3. No.9 – Scott Dixon @ 228.181 mph
  4. No.6 – Ryan Briscoe @ 228.029 mph
  5. No. 30 – Bertrand Baguette @ 228.028 mph
  6. No.67 – Ed Carpenter @ 228.017 mph
  7. No. 12 – Will Power @ 227.958 mph
  8. No. 99 – Townsend Bell @ 227.927 mph
  9. No. 2 – Oriol Servia @ 227.580 mph
  10. No. 98 – Dan Wheldon @ 227.463 mph

2011 Indianapolis 500 Day 6 Top Ten

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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 in the 227 – 228 mph range given the right weather conditions.

Led by Will Power, here’s the complete top ten run down for the day.

  1. No. 12 – Will Power @ 227.778 mph
  2. No. 77 – Alex Tagliani @ 227.652 mph
  3. No.6 – Ryan Briscoe @ 227.217 mph
  4. No. 3 – Helio Castroneves @ 226.927 mph
  5. No. 99 – Townsend Bell @ 226.741 mph
  6. No. 4 – JR Hildebrand (R) @ 226.527 mph
  7. No. 2 – Oriol Servia @ 226.471 mph
  8. No.9 – Scott Dixon @ 226.453 mph
  9. No.67 – Ed Carpenter @ 226.376 mph
  10. No. 7 – Danica Patrick @ 226.267 mph

2011 Indianapolis 500 Day 5 Top Ten Planks

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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 the side.

So since we don’t have any speeds to report today, here’s our top ten list (plus a few extras) of today’s plank photos.

#10 – John Andretti

John's Plank

#9 – Wade Cunningham

Planking on the Yard of Bricks

#8 – KV Racing: E.J. Viso, Takuma Sato, Tomas Scheckter, Tony Kanaan

KV Racing Plank

#7 – Raphael Matos

Matos Plank

#6 – Will Power and Ryan Briscoe

Penske Plank

#5 – Scott Dixon

Indy Plank

#4 – James Hinchcliffe

Pole Plank

Wheel Plank

#3 – Arie Luyendyk Jr.

Crazy Plank!

#2 – Tony Kanaan

Bike Plank

Drumroll please…

#1 – Tomas Scheckter

Helmet Plank

Let’s hope the rain holds off tomorrow so we can stop the planking and get to driving!

What are your thoughts on planking? Leave a message on the Buzzline at 317-891-4627 and we might just play it on the podcast!

And if you’re up for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, catch us at the Traders’ Point midnight showing Thursday night/Friday morning…and yes, we’ll be back out at the track for Fast Friday!

2011 Indianapolis 500 Drivers on Twitter

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As I’ve been at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for practice this year, one thing is clear, Twitter is a major hit with the vast majority of the drivers. Almost all of them have Twitter accounts and many of them tweet quite frequently.

Here’s the current list of driver Twitter accounts. Be sure to follow along and join in the conversation. You never know, they just might tweet you back.

And be sure to follow @IMS & @IndyCar as well for updates.

2011 Indianapolis 500 Day 4 Top Two

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Day Four of the 2011 Indianapolis 500 practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway consisted of one car, two drivers and thirteen total laps turned due to very cool track conditions and the occasional misty rain.

Marco Andretti bested Mike Conway in Conway’s car, for a “slow” 220.656 mph.

  1. No. 27 – Marco Andretti @ 220.656 mph
  2. No.27 – Mike Conway @ 219.910 mph

Let’s hope the rain holds off tomorrow so we can get a few more cars out on the track as temperatures are supposed to be around 10 degrees warmer.