a night view of the Pagoda

men in dresses march to a different drummer

the hospital at the Speedway

the mosquitos are real bad in Indiana

the Gaston Chevrolet monument at the Speedway museum

another old pace car...a Cord

yup, another pace car! a Stoddard Dayton

Every track needs a water fountain

the infield museum was filled with old 500 winners

Al Unser's wining car

Foyt, Parnelli, Ward

the Lotus Ford that Jim Clark won with

Jim Rathmann reached in and gave me his goggles after his win

Sam Hanks drove this to a win in 1957.....

....and Jimmy Bryan won with it in 1958

Bill Vukovich won in this car

the Blue Crown Spl. won in the '40's

Bob Sweikert won in 1955

1911 winner was streamlined in the rear

the tale of the winners

not much to the Lotus winning car

the hardest part of building this car was getting the exhaust out

the Andretti hospitality trailor..each team has one

this ones for Emmerson.

saw I guy with two helmets in his trunk...

...it was Arie Luyendyk Indy winner in 1997

Simona De Silvestro...a GREAT race driver!

Simona heads for lunch

Simona is from Switzerland

Simona burned both hands while trapped upside down in a burning race car...two days ago!

Ed Carpenter will drive #67 Dollar General car in the 500

Ed is from the family that owns the Speedway

1996 Indy 500 winner Buddy Rice

Helio Catroneves was trying to text me, but I must have missed it

the Borg Warner Trophy is a famous Indy tradition

turn one, the short shoot, turn two. Pit exit is along side the track

pits and Tower Terrace