Indianapolis, Indiana. One year after the late Dan Wheldon won the greatest spectacle in racing, it was time to remember him in Indianapolis. On a sweltering Hoosier day with temperatures upwards of 93 degrees, who would get their face on the Borg Warner Trophy next to the deceased Wheldon? It would take 200 laps of fireworks on the track to decide who the winner of the 97th 500 would be. With all the pageantry completed, there was only one thing left to do. The green flag flew a little bit after noon, with many drivers having heavy hearts after losing their comrade in Las Vegas. The day started with Ryan Briscoe on the pole for Team Penske Racing. The pole is earned by what you do throughout the whole month of May. Heading in to the 500, the most consistent car has been Ryan Briscoe. But as Ryan and Roger would find out, consistency doesn’t always give you the result you want. Chip Ganassi Racing had a higher power looking down on them. Some times when a team loses a loved one, it inspires them to want to win a race for that person. This day was all about being on Target. Not only did you have Dan Wheldon watching, you had the 50th anniversary of Target stores. In the end, it was Dario Franchitti who would taste the thrill of victory, while several other drivers would taste the agony of defeat. This was the first Indy 500 without DP, who is in Charlotte for NASCAR’s longest race of the year.
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Charlotte, North Carolina – After claiming a win that will go down in Nascar history in Darlington, South Carolina, Jimmie and the #48 team were not done with the winning. They also won the All-Star race in Charlotte. So, who will jeremiaboyce.com keep an eye on in Sunday ‘s edition of Nascar’s longest race of the year? Smoke, a.k.a Tony Stewart and Mr. 5-Time Jimmie Johnson. We are coming to the track that Jimmie used to own and his sponsor used to have naming rights to. Can Rick Hendrick get 201 wins? Only time will tell. You have to be consistant in both portions of the race, both the daytime and the nighttime. You have to have enough adjustability in your automobile. Aric Almirola has the pull for the 600 and will be another driver I will be following. For coverage you will want to check back on Wednesday.
Indianapolis, Indiana – With the 97th running of the Indianapolis 500 upon us on Sunday May 27th I thought I would bring you guys some of my thoughts about what Indy means to me. August 5th, 2001 is a day that I will never forget. That is the day my dad and I watched Jeff Gordon win the Brickyard 400 and I fell in love with the track. I consider Indy to be my home track, so anytime that I see the IRL pageantry it holds a special place in my heart. Now that I am a member of the media it is fun to cover the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte, North Carolina. I take my job very seriously and try to bring you the best coverage I can on both of them.
Cleveland, Ohio – The good thing for the motor city kitties is it’s early in the season. If this were late August I would say there is no way that the boys can recover and make the playoffs. The bad thing for the Tigers is they were swept by the Indians in a three game series which I thought the Tigers would come to life and at least get two out of three from the Indians, but unfortunately it wasn’t meant to be. Sooner or later the real Tigers will show up and make the rest of the American League Central quiver. As for Verlander, it was not his fault because he was the usual Verlander and the Tigers offense is to blame. Even though you have your Cy Young Award winner on the mound, he can’t save you all the time. You have to support him with more offense. I know that Austin Jackson is out with an injury but Prince Fielder needs to start acting like the king of the jungle instead of a prince. We didn’t give you a 9 year contract so you could pussyfoot around. Another Tiger’s play that has been inexcusable is Alex Avila. Alex, let’s see if we can catch the ball and help your pitching staff out a little more. Where is your head this year, son? If you look at the American League Central standings the Tigers are 6 games back from the front-running Indians, after their 2-1 loss.
Indianapolis, Indiana – Let’s face it, LBJ is the NBA MVP for a reason. This doesn’t mean the Pacers didn’t have a tremendous season, because they did. Miami was just the better team on this night and got the job done when it really counted. Congratulations Miami on making it to the Eastern Conference Championship Series. I thought the Pacers had a good learning experience, when you give Miami a good battle you have nothing to hang your head about. This was a tremendous season for the Pacers. Tyler Hansbrough and the rest of the boys who represent the state of Indiana and the Pacers organization should be very, very, super proud of themselves. It will be interesting to see what Larry Bird, the legend, does to add to an already great team.
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