Indy 500 Contest Race Thread

James J Skach · May 25, 2008, 04:44:25 PM

wow...sheckter...and helio moves to 3...

James J Skach · May 25, 2008, 04:48:30 PM

I'll tell you now, helio won't win. He doesn't have it. It's a good car, and he's doing well. But the only way he wins is if he gets lucky and others have issues...

Zachary The First · May 25, 2008, 04:48:56 PM

I'm telling you, Meira made one of the best moves I've seen at Indy pulling it up.

Buddy Lazier needs to pick up the pace or will get black-flagged.

It seriously is anyone's race--there's about 10 drivers I could see winning this right now.

Zachary The First · May 25, 2008, 04:54:05 PM

Lap 166:

Milka Duno did a nice piece of driving staying out of contact. Pity for her--Buddy Lazier may have had control problems. I'd hate to think otherwise.

This is a good yellow for Ed Carpenter. Otherwise, he would have had to make a green-flag pit.

With 170 laps, this really pulls in fuel strategy. Normally, the last pit would be around lap 186-188. What do the teams do now?

Zachary The First · May 25, 2008, 04:55:12 PM

Everyone who counts pits.

Zachary The First · May 25, 2008, 04:56:14 PM

Danica Patrick and Ryan Briscoe contact coming out of the pits. We'll see if they're done.

Zachary The First · May 25, 2008, 04:57:37 PM

They're going to try to get both of those cars back in. I don't think it'll happen.

Dixon takes the lead coming off the pits.

EDIT: Ryan Briscoe is still sitting in his car. The crowd is booing him.

James J Skach · May 25, 2008, 05:01:14 PM

Ahhh..the fans....

Poor, poor Danica...I hope she doesn't have her mascara run when she cries...

Zachary The First · May 25, 2008, 05:02:20 PM

Man, was she mad.

James J Skach · May 25, 2008, 05:03:28 PM

cry me a fucking river...

if she was a guy, people would hate him - see tony stewart as reference...

Zachary The First · May 25, 2008, 05:05:18 PM

But she isn't.

Zachary The First · May 25, 2008, 05:08:27 PM

What a day!

Man, this should be an awesome finish!

James J Skach · May 25, 2008, 05:09:51 PM

Quote from: Zachary The FirstBut she isn't.

I just explained to my wife....

look, this shit happens in racing - even if the other guy was as wrong as the day is long, you don't go stalking down pit row like you're some sort of tough bitch.

And that's not counting the fact that this was probably an innocent mistake.

She's acting NASCAR at Indy - and it shows how little class she has.

In one way, I wish the security would have let her play it out - she was either going to look like a harping bitch or have someone who doesn't care she's a woman hand her her lunch...like he would if some guy pulled the same bull...

Zachary The First · May 25, 2008, 05:11:27 PM

Despite the spinout, I gained a lot of respect for Milka Duno today.

James J Skach · May 25, 2008, 05:12:54 PM

somehting is wrong with helio's car...