Cars leave the pits for practice
Turn one
Max is a retired school teach that has been coming to the speedway since 1951. He sets up his "table" in the same seat for qaulifying every year.
"Back Home Again In Indiana....."
Ryan Briscoe on his qualifying run.
I've known some girls with a checkered past...but this is ridiculous.
Sometimes you just gotta say...I'm whipped.
The 500 Festival princess, and one ugly bas...bystander.
#40 will be driven by P J Jones.
reporter Jack Arute talks with Penske chief mechanic
#39 is Micheal Andretti's car. Sponsors usually hand out samples but I had no luck here.
That black box mounted to the tail end of the car and is used as a crush member in case of a rear end crash. It may be small but it really works.
After a day of hunting the skins are hung out to dry.
This is the adaptor plate from the engine to the transmission.
No the race tires don't have tread. This is their rain tire. They also use it to roll the car around and mount for chassis set ups. So they always have the same tires on for any chassis changes.
Tony George ownes all this...I mean ALL this!.
Fans have access to this balcony in back of the stand to see what's going on in the garages. The glass windows and doors are for hospitality rooms in the garage area.
Cleaning up the socket for chaning tires.
Helio Castroneves rides the bus to work.
Helio's car follows him out on to the track.
You see a lot of pretty legs at Indy...this ain't one of 'em.
The ESPN room has plenty of cameras ready in case AJ breaks one.
Marty Roth will race this one.
Jeff Simmons drives the #17 for the Rahal/Letterman team.
Mating the tranny to the engine.
Indy winner Johnny Rutherford walks by
Sometimes we all need a little push.
ESPN is on target.
Ryan Briscoe lets LuvRacin take his photo
AJ Foyt IV in his underwear.
Ferrari formula one car.
