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Old May 18, 2014 | 11:02 AM
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Default Indianapolis 500 -- Carpenter on pole.

231.067 -- 2nd year in a row!

http://www.indycar.com/News/2014/05/...d-for-Indy-500
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Old May 19, 2014 | 06:20 AM
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What can fit inside the Speedway: Vatican City, Churchill Downs, Yankee Stadium, the Rose Bowl, the Roman Colosseum, and Wimbledon:

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What can fit inside the Speedway: Vatican City, Churchill Downs, Yankee Stadium, the Rose Bowl, the Roman Colosseum, and Wimbledon:

That's pretty cool
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Old May 21, 2014 | 08:12 PM
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This'll be Jim Nabors' last hurrah at the 500.
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Simon Pagenaud to wear a special helmet as a tribute to Senna

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Best 500 I've watched. 140+ laps straight without yellow! Finished under green with 0.6 seconds separating Reay and Helio.
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Old May 25, 2014 | 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Mark355
Best 500 I've watched. 140+ laps straight without yellow! Finished under green with 0.6 seconds separating Reay and Helio.
Make that 0.06 second. Congrats to Ryan Hunter-Reay! My man Helio came so close!
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Got to attend the race, some photos--

https://secure.flickr.com/photos/851...7644910092143/
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Got to attend the race, some photos--

https://secure.flick...57644910092143/
Great pics! We were supposed to go this year, but I bought a new Corvette instead:

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