Awesome Indy 500 today! - Democratic Underground

Mopar151

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Sun May-29-11 03:39 PM
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Awesome Indy 500 today!

All the ceremonies came off well, ABC has definitely upped their game on coverage. Plenty of drama and stories, nobody hurt, and an incredible finish!

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Baclava

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Sun May-29-11 03:52 PM
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1. tough luck rookie - hitting the wall on turn 4 of the last lap

....how do you ever live that down?

Oh yeah - - Way to go Danica!

good run!

Top 10...led 10 laps

Had the lead of the Indy 500 with a dozen laps to go.

Bad luck on the fuel stops/cautions.

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rurallib

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Sun May-29-11 04:02 PM
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2. Only turned it on at the end to see how Patrick did.

Couldn't believe that guy hit the wall within a stone's throw of the end.
Looked to me like a serious, serious error in judgment.
Looked like he decided to pass the guy in front of him when there was absolutely no need.

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Baclava

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Mon May-30-11 07:25 PM
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3. The dude spazzed completely, if he just let off the gas he could have coasted across for the win.

Edited on Mon May-30-11 07:26 PM by Baclava

Meanwhile...

GoDaddy eyes Danica Patrick move

INDIANAPOLIS -- Bob Parsons, CEO and founder of Danica Patrick sponsor GoDaddy.com, said Sunday he expects her to make the move full-time to NASCAR next season.

"She hasn't told me she will, but I believe she will and we'll be ready," Parsons said. "Here's the fact: She loves , it's much more exciting than IndyCar, with all due respect, and the TV audience for NASCAR is off the hook."

Parsons was at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Sunday to watch Patrick compete in the event. Patrick is working on a plan to race full-time in the Nationwide Series is 2012 and move to Sprint Cup in 2013, sources confirmed earlier this week.

"She came up to me right after she did her first NASCAR race ," Parson said. "She said to me, 'I absolutely loved it. This is what I was born to do.' "

http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/news/story?id=6605042&campaign=rss&source=RPMHeadlines

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Danica is an oval driver - - this could be the best move for her. She or the car don't go so good on the road courses.

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Blue_Tires

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Mon May-30-11 08:14 PM
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4. tough heartbreak for the rookie

for the rest of his Indy career he will have very predictable press conferences every year until he wins it...

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