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99th Indy 500 offers something different By Matt Anderson matt.anderson@flyergroup.com
INDIANAPOLIS — Last year’s Indianapolis 500 was a bit of an anomaly. Ryan Hunter-Reay was the first American to win the race since 2006 and won in style — six-tenths of a second ahead of Helio Castroneves for the second closest final in 500 history. The race was also fairly clean until four late cautions. From lap one through lap 149 the race stayed green. It was the longest green flag period dating back to 1976. It was also the first time in five years the race did not
end on a caution. Can this year’s ‘Greatest Spectacle in Racing’ be just as unique? With the events leading up to this year’s race; from the new aero kits, to the number of ugly crashes in practices by Helio Castroneves to James Hinchcliffe, who knows what is in store for the 99th running of the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday. “You’re never ready enough for this race,” said Simon Pagenaud, who starts in the front row Sunday. “There’s so many things — nine to ten pit stops, a yellow can fall out at
the wrong time, something can happen in pit lane. It’s crazy in pit lane. It can go all right up until the race and something can happen at the last moment where you don’t expect it.” Scott Dixon will lead the pack after taking the pole last weekend with a time of 226.760. Will Power and Pagenaud complete Row 1. “For me, I’d definitely rather start at the front than back there,” Power said. “I looked at Hunter-Reay last year, and he obviously had a very strong car and a strong engine. But in a way, it was good for him to have to chop through all that traffic, so when he got to clean air he
was just absolutely solid and dialed in and understood how to pass cars. “For him it was almost a blessing in disguise because when he got there, no one was going to beat him.” Tony Kanaan, Castroneves and Justin Wilson fill out Row 2. Castroneves will once again look to become the fourth driver to win a fourth 500. Sebastien Bourdais, Marco Andretti and Josef Newgarden fill out Row 3. Last year’s winner, Hunter-Reay, will start in 16th. Qualifying times were overall down from last year, but the new aero kits are expected to make race day
faster. Last year at 100 laps, the race set a record for average speed at 211.871. Power expects the same kind of racing with the new aero kits. “If anything you get closer in the corner, so it would be exactly the same passing for the lead, same stuff,” he said. “Ever yone will be packed up. No different. “I wish you could draft a little bit better so you could pass, and I think this car went too far the other way where you can’t get away like if you had a good car. It’s tough to find that balance, but whatever it is, you’ve got to learn how to
be really good at that and good at the racing if you want to win.” The new aero kits bring speed but as a handful of drivers have experienced, safety remains an issue. “Safety is obviously a big part of the sport, and it’s a big part of motor racing in general,” Dixon said. “The speeds are definitely up, and I think when you have manufacturers spending money on trying to make the cars go faster with horsepower and aero kits, that’s going to create these bigger speeds.” The 99th running of the Indianapolis 500 is slated to start at 12:15 p.m. Sunday. 5250 E. US Hwy 36 Avon (at Prestwick Pointe) 386-8907
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