An “Over the Wall” member of an Indianapolis 500 pit crew is normally a strong, agile, athletic and skillful young man who has yet to endure the wear and tear of this stressful job on their bodies
By the numbers, when the weekend began it appeared Michel Jourdain Jr. would be in the 33-car starting lineup for the 97th Indianapolis 500.
To call Saturday’s Pole Day for the 97th Indianapolis 500 improbable would have been a complete understatement
It had all the makings of living up to its name before “Fast Friday” became a washout.
As most teams have been working on Race Day setup for the 97th Indianapolis 500 since the track opened for practice last Saturday it was finally time for teams to attempt to see how fast their cars would go in qualifying trim.
Dario Franchitti returned to a familiar place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as the three-time Indianapolis 500 winner was at the top of the board as the fastest of the day during Wednesday’s practice session
The “Andretti Armada” continued during Tuesday’s six-hour practice session at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as all five Andretti Autosport drivers went onto the track to simulate Race Day conditions.
For years Derrick Walker always talked about the “Dark Side” of racing which was working for a race series in a technical capacity. After all, as a team owner or race strategist, series management could be a gigantic thorn in the direction of a racing team.
Marco Andretti admitted the focus in the early days of practice for the 97th Indianapolis 500 is not about qualifying speeds or seeing how fast the car will go in a run for the pole.
It seems that every year there is a talented, young driver that quickly finds his groove around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and stands out from the other neophytes as they prepare for their first Indianapolis 500.
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