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I could also be wrong, but I think that during the race, they use 6th to save fuel. There's not a big difference in the 5th and 6th ratios.
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I'm delighted to see Danica back. She is a tough cookie and is fearless. I have always kind of liked the way she wore her heart out on her sleeve. I thought she was reasonably talented and provided huge marketing potential for Indycar, an organization that has consistently had poor marketing efforts. I was sorry when she went to NASCAR, and I'm sorry to see her leaving racing, though she has had pretty amazing success in her parallel careers.
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I'm amazed that there are still people out there that considered Danica Patrick a success. She won exactly one race in her entire career, and that one came with an asterisk. She got a lot of media attention and that's all she did.
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I think it's fair to say Danica is a commercial/marketing success but not a racing success . Success in this case means race wins which is what a driver is paid to do . As Al Davis used to say " just win baby " and she hasn't . I would say her appeal has maybe opened the door a little further for other female drivers . As a long time race fan I want to see the best drivers in the best equipment go at it heads up . I could care less if the driver is male , female or a goat .
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Number, Name, Team, Engine, Four Lap Average Speed Row 1 20 Ed Carpenter, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet, 229.618 22 Simon Pagenaud, Team Penske, Chevrolet, 228.761 13 Will Power, Team Penske, Chevrolet, 228.607 Row 2 1 Josef Newgarden, Team Penske, Chevrolet, 228.405 18 Sebastien Bourdais, Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan, Honda, 228.142 21 Spencer Pigot, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet, 228.107 Row 3 13 Danica Patrick, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet, 228.090 3 Helio Castroneves, Team Penske, Chevrolet, 227.859 9 Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi, Honda, 227.262 Row 4 14 Tony Kanaan, A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet, 227.664 4 Matheus Leist, A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet, 227.571 98 Marco Andretti, Andretti Autosport, Honda, 227.288 Row 5 19 Zachary Claman De Melo, Dale Coyne Racing, Honda, 226.999 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay, Andretti Autosport, Honda, 226.788 23 Charlie Kimball, Carlin, Chevrolet, 226.657 Row 6 30 Takuma Sato, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda, 226.557 32 Kyle Kaiser, Juncos Racing, Chevrolet, 226.398 6 Robert Wickens, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Honda, 226.296 Row 7 33 James Davison, AJ Foyt w/Byrd/Hollinger/Balardi, Chevrolet, 226.255 59 Max Chilton, Carlin, Chevrolet, 226.212 29 Carlos Munoz, Andretti Autosport, Honda, 226.048 Row 8 88 Gabby Chaves, Harding Racing, Chevrolet, 226.007 25 Stefan Wilson, Andretti Autosport, Honda, 225.863 24 Sage Karam, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, Chevrolet, 225.823 Row 9 26 Zach Veach, Andretti Autosport, Honda, 225.748 64 Oriol Servia, Scuderia Corsa w/Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda, 225.699 66 JR Hildebrand, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, Chevrolet, 225.418 Row 10 7 Jay Howard, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports/AFS Racing, Honda, 225.388 10 Ed Jones, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda, 225.362 15 Graham Rahal, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda, 225.327 Row 11 60 Jack Harvey, Meyer Shank Racing with Schmidt Peterson, Honda, 225.254 27 Alexander Rossi, Andretti Autosport, Honda, 224.935 17 Conor Daly, Dale Coyne dba Thom Burns Racing, Chevrolet, 224.429
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^Apparently, he had tire pressure issues.
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I'm actually paying attention to the Indy 500 for the first time in a LONG time.
I'm thinking I might go ahead and find some way to watch this year!! The Monaco/Indy race day on TV always used to be special. Maybe I'll try and rekindle the flame. • Top 9 shootout? When did that happen? What, 2010? Sheesh...... • Ganassi, Letterman/Rahal and Andretti don't look great this year, but realistically, anything can happen. When did Target drop Ganassi? I thought they were joined at the hip! • Is GoDaddy still a thing?
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I know some don't think she's great and only got where she is because she is a girl, but I think she's done OK seeing as she is competing against racings elite drivers. There's been many guys who haven't done as well as she has and have been in the game just as long. 3rd row is respectable and she's had several top ten Indy finishes. Haters going to hate, but overall I'd say she has been good for racing and brought in fans that would never been interested in racing.
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I’m leaving for Indy on Wednesday. Anyone else going?
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The car's new bodywork design this year had all the drivers guessing the set up. Some got it right and some didn't. Some got lucky and some didn't.
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The new bodywork has fewer adjustment options, racer.com has an excellent article on the topic.
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