The 91st Indianapolis 500 thread.......

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon May 28, 2007 7:42 am

Update on 91st Indy 500.........

The race is currently red-flagged due to rain; track officials and race control have ordered all the cars back to pitlane......it is hoped that the race can be run before 8:30 pm due to the lack of track-lights at the Brickyard...........

Current top-10 at lap 113...............
1} Tony Kanaan, #11 Team 7-11 D/H
2} Marco Andretti, #26 NYSE Group/i-Shares D/H
3} Danica Patrick, #7 Motorola D/H
4} Vitor Meira, #4 Delphi D/H
5} Dario Franchitti, #27 Canadian Club/Argent D/H
6} Helio Castroneves, #3 Team Penske D/H
7} Jeff Simmons, #17 Ethanol D/H
8} Scott Dixon, #9 Target D/H
9} Ed Carpenter, #20 Hitachi Power Tools D/H
10} Ryan Briscoe, #12 Symantec D/H

Other notables/those currently out of race..........
13} Dan Wheldon, #10 Target D/H
15} Sam Hornish, Jr., #6 Team Penske D/H
18} Michael Andretti, #39 Motorola/Jim Beam D/H
19} Tomas Scheckter, #2 Indy Vision on Joost D/H
25} Sarah Fisher, #5 AAMCO Transmissions D/H
29) (R)Phil Giebler, #31 Ethos Fuel Reformulator P/H, out/accident(lap 106)
30} John Andretti, #33 Camping World D/H, out/accident(lap 95)
31} (R)Milka Duno, #23 CITGO D/H, out/accident(lap 65)
32} Jon Herb, #19 AERCON/Racing Professionals D/H, out/accident(lap 51)
33} Roberto Moreno, #77 Chastain Mtrspts P/H, out/accident(lap 36)

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon May 28, 2007 7:50 am

Race control ordering drivers back to their cars; teams are currently watching the weather data because there are reports that additional rain is enroute to the Brickyard.........

Engines have been restarted; awaiting the signal from race control to return to the track........

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon May 28, 2007 7:53 am

Track is yellow; green flag will wave the third time by..........

Pits are open; many teams are taking the opportunity to fill up the fuel tanks and putting on new tires...........

One lap to go until green........

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon May 28, 2007 7:54 am

Lead cars now entering the backstretch..........

Top-5} Kanaan, Ma. Andretti, Patrick, Meira, Castroneves

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon May 28, 2007 7:55 am

Green flag! GREEN FLAG! The race has resumed.................

Marco's right on Kanaan's tail going through 2; Patrick and Meira battling for 3-4............

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon May 28, 2007 7:56 am

Scheckter charging through the field; has moved from 19th all the way to 11th............

Marco's in the lead now; Kanaan 2nd, Patrick 3rd....................

The first three cars have a bit of separation on four; Patrick setting up Marco; can't quite get it done in one......

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon May 28, 2007 7:57 am

Wheldon moving into 6th; top-3 still unchanged.................

Patrick moves into 2nd, blowing by Marco down the frontstretch.......Kanaan still leads

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon May 28, 2007 7:59 am

Kanaan still leads, but the crowds are on their feet as Patrick slowly reels in her teammate; Marco still in third and Meira in 4th..........everyone's driving as if it's lap 190, not lap 121!!!

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon May 28, 2007 8:00 am

AGR 1-2-3, but watch out for Castroneves and Wheldon in 4th and 5th; they are running back-to-back using the slipstream to try to reel in the to-3.............

Kanaan still leads, Patrick 2nd, little 'ole Marco 3rd

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon May 28, 2007 8:01 am

First five cars have a bit of separation from the peloton'............

Hornish makes a move around Carpenter exiting turn 4 for 8th; Scheckter now 9th...........

Wheldon and Castroneves have switched 4th/5th the past couple of turns.........Kanaan still leads, Patrick now less than .15 sec. back

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon May 28, 2007 8:03 am

Wheldon back to 4th and has put a little distance on Castroneves; Kanaan, Patrick and Marco still 1-2-3............

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon May 28, 2007 8:05 am

Marco tries to draft off Danica, can't quite get close enough to pass; Patrick still 2nd, Marco 3rd...........

Couple of drivers breaking off to pitlane.......looks like Carpenter was the only frontrunner to pit; Carpenter and Scheckter have run well all month long.....could we see them up front at race's end?

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon May 28, 2007 8:06 am

Hornish and Fracnhitti up to 6th and 7th respectively; top-3 still unchanged.............

Frontrunners are beginning to come up on lap traffic.........

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon May 28, 2007 8:07 am

Top-10 at lap 133

Kanaan
Patrick
Ma. Andretti
Wheldon
Castroneves
Hornish, Jr.
Franchitti
Scheckter
Simmons
Meira

Wheldon breaks off for pitlane............Hornish off to pitlane now

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon May 28, 2007 8:09 am

These next couple of rounds of stops are going to be crucial......no mistakes, no mistakes......

Kanaan and Patrick now breaking away from the pack; both drivers within 4/10th's of each other..........

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