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Old 05-23-2012, 01:05 PM
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Default That other race this Memorial Weekend

The world's largest single day sporting event is also this weekend, as always.
Is there no interest among R-Listers for the Indy 500?
All the pomp, pageantry and glamor....
Old 05-23-2012, 01:22 PM
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I love the Indy 500, watch it every year I have to admit, I usually root for the former F1 drivers Who can figure
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I'll be on the way to Mid-Ohio for a track day so I'll listen on the radio for awhile...just as well as I'd love to see Jean Alesi at least be respectable, but he has too many things going against him like being a rookie driving the slowest car in recent memory....

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I watch it just to hear Gomer Pyle sing.
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I'll be there, as we have been for the last 5 years. I have a great time regardless, love going to the museum, the history, and everything else that goes along with it. It's a great time
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Originally Posted by stuttgart46
I watch it just to hear Gomer Pyle sing.
He won't be singing this year. Took to the hospital a while back.
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Oh, and I'll be rooting for Mr. Rahal, and Le Seb!
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Sato all the way!!
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Ryan Briscoe 5-2
Helio Castroneves 5-1
Will Power 5-1
James Hinchcliffe 7-1
Marco Andretti 8-1
Scott Dixon 10-1
Dario Franchitti 10-1
Tony Kanaan 12-1
Ryan Hunter-Reay 12-1
J.R. Hildebrand 40-1
Graham Rahal 40-1
Rubens Barrichello 50-1
E.J. Viso 60-1
Alex Tagliani 60-1
Ed Carpenter 75-1
Oriol Servia 100-1
Sebastian Saavedra 100-1
Ana Beatriz 100-1
Takuma Sato 100-1
Charlie Kimball 100-1
Wade Cunningham 200-1
Justin Wilson 200-1
Mike Conway 200-1
Simon Pagenaud 200-1
Simona De Silvestro 500-1


100 - 1? That must be the odds of Sato finishing the race.
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Gomer sang last year, and it's without a doubt my highlight of Memorial Day Weekend.
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I forgot about it until this morning. Will probably tune in as I haven't even seen the new cars run yet. How come Alesi was so slow in qualifying? Pretty big speed differential.
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The new Go Daddy girl Hinchcliffe might win. But I will be rooting for Marco. Can the Andretti curse be broken?
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Reportedly - Gomer has pre-recorded this years song - before going in for surgery.
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Graham Rahal at 40-1 is not a bad bet.
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Originally Posted by gums
Graham Rahal at 40-1 is not a bad bet.
agree.

we're probably going to see a first time winner (only 3 previous winners in the field, and two of them are Ganassi guys that seem a bit lost for some reason).

I'd love to see Hinchcliffe, RHR, Marco or Graham get a win, it would be great for the sport.

supposed to be blazin' hot this weekend in Indy, maybe the hottest 500 ever. should make for lots of slipping and sliding.


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