I was there! i wasn't watchin it on tv, i really was there! my dad goes there every year, im going again this year,its much more fun when you are there then when you are watchin it on TV...... :)
These cars only have 600hp but hit 230MPH (370kph) at Indy, that gives you some perspective on how little downforce they are using compared to F1, they are pushing it to the limit on grip on every corner just for speed on the straights
@sammieboj F1 has become so boring since the V10-era ended. Nowadays IndyCar is much more fun to watch, I like the variety with both ovals and road courses, and the tickets are much cheaper lol. F1 is all about money, IC still let talents drive. Take F1 driver Maldonado for example, he sucks, but Williams keep him around because he has some south american oil sponsor that gives the team a shit load of money. I started watching NASCAR this year, and I have to say it's currently better than F1.
@sammieboj Yeah, but we're talking about good racing. i.e--passing, side-by-side action, and overall close racing. If it were a competition of over-priced, overrated, and unexciting racing, F1 would take the cake; no doubt.
So the reason all but 6 drivers race had nothing to do with the fact their poor little tyres couldn't handle 12 little degrees of banking at two thirds of the speed of what the IndyCar drivers do? I must have been watching a different race, as in my one, about 35-40% of the oval is used...
@WilVincent88 thats is why indy cars are designed around this dumb ring raceways... i dont see any indy car doing shit in a circuit so you have no point. About the tires, you still have no point because theres a million different tire options for each race, meaning the poorly designed road course in indy couldnt allow that race
Im a huge NASCAR fan, but im starting to get into openwheel racing, and im still learning about it all. IRL and F1, at first i wasnt into it very much, but its actually pretty cool. I dont know why people diss this stuff. its some good racing sometimes.
@Tyler83Mr Indi500 , monaco grand prix and Le mans 24h are considered the 3 greatest motoring events in a year, even though i personally dont like this track
@Tyler83Mr Monaco may be historic but there's barely any overtaking, at least you get it in indy. Still though I do agree with you on monza and spa, and a few other classics.
@struckar86 you are incapable of understanding how big of a challenge this can be, i bet you dont know much about racing, you think nascar is stupid too? i bet your into that drifting,but its cool, theres nothing wrong with that as you grow more knowledge of motorsports then you will understand how it not just left turns, don't be superficial. Dont you think about what the drivers are enduring,your senses at 100% for so many laps, plus all the mechanical aspects, gas tire wear Indy racing=SMART
@Pedrohksgreddyturbo someone has obviously never seen a race where there is more than a left turn, if you want fast cars and true racing f1 is the place to go, granted these guys have to endure high g's but thats it, be honest you only watch it for the crashes, i mean look how LITTLE amount of people were in the crowd then look at an F1 grand prix, point proven
Great to see at Goodwood Festival of Speed so many historic Indy 500 cars in the paddock and on the hillclimb to celebrate your 100 years of racing. Awesome sight of the marching band and 33 car starting grid, one to always remember
I was here and when I saw JR Hildebrand take the white flag i though he was gonna win.... the i saw his wrecked car slide passed me..... anything can happen
i agree with you to an extent but its like marco andretti said after his 2006 race at indy your first or its nothing. to have it soo close and make a mistake like that he will be kicking his own ass for years to come. but i do agree with you it was an amazing drive and if he would have won it he earned it.
@96texan It is. ever since Tom Carnagie retired, this guy took over and just ruined the commentary. He just likes to hear himself talk because he repeats everything like 4 times
"IT AINT OVER UNTIL YOU PASS THE CHECKERED FLAG" i love endings ;like this send shivers up the spine if he pulled it off it would be the same as Trevor Bayne winning daytona 500
How can a rookie possibly be upset to go run there first Indy 500, get to start 12 in front of competitive teams like Briscoe, Castroneves, and any Andretti car, get rookie of the race, get to lead, and finish on the podium!?!?!?.... Like that.......
@AlexMacIsKING ndy your first or its nothing. to have it soo close and make a mistake like that he will be kicking his own ass for years to come. but i do agree with you it was an amazing drive and if he would have won it he earned it.
@recked14 They set it up so it seems exciting. NASCAR purposefully throws a caution with 6 laps to go every race, making the first 99% of it meaningless and setting up a GWC. I realized this 3 years ago and after 16 years as a diehard fan, I quit watching.
@recked14 haha No other race will compare to Indy. Ever. The fact that Nascar kept the green flag out when Earnhardt Jr. was leading is a joke. Too bad he couldn't win with Nascar's help, both National Guard cars bit the dust that day. One of the best Indy 500's I have ever seen, amazing. It never disappoints.
good clip, but they shoulda showed Dario's and JR's strategy pit and also showed Dixon and Dario slowing down toward the end. That is why JR got the lead.
@PhilipTheBigOne she brushed the wall and knocked the car out of alignment. was never the same. better to pack it in than have something break and tear the car up and/or hurt yourself
@acuraboy101: Yeah. In her condition especially... What a shame though, she had a nice story coming in the race, let's hope she does well in Texas.
Now that I said Texas, WHAT THE FUCK is with the Twin 275s? Are they gonna have half points in each race, or half the field in each one? PLEASE ANSWER!!!
Was a phenomenal race!!! Great to see Dan win again in a part time ride and in such spectacular fashion. Though, I'm most excited about Will Power's "comeback." Considering he did a lap without a tire, 14th is awesome! *at least I think so)
looked like a decent race. i was at work so i missed it. but im glad i caught the highlights at least. congrats to dan wheldon, he has an amazing record at the indy 500.
Okay, i posted my comment before finishing watching the video. Mike King, are you kidding me? You are the voice of IMS Radio, you are the conductor of all the reporters, AND YOU DONT KNOW WHO WAS RUNNING 2ND??? YOU TOTALLY BLOW THE FINAL HALF MILE OF A 500 MI RACE........
Seriously, the racing was fantastic, Dave Colabro and Mike King were great. But really, if you dont know what venue this is (RUSTY W.) or dont know what corner you're talking about (its not hard, there are only 4), then its time to hang up the microphone. I know its 'heat of the moment' comintating, but i could do a better job. But i dont have a degree in journalism.
Remember some names...Kevin Cogan, Scott Goodyear, Michael Andretti...J.R. Hidebrand. He will live with this one until he wins Indy, or until the end of his days, whichever comes first. And he will never have the chance to be a rookie who won Indy again. But the question remains, HOW, WHY, WHY, WHY? Why did he have to go up high, why did he have to pass a lapped car in THE LAST CORNER. People say Indy was exciting this year. I saw it as disappointing, sad and non-sensical.
@gurlsingerfan, yes, JR was the driver behind the wheel, fault totally lies on his shoulders. But here is another equally important question. Why didn't Kimball's spotter in T3 tell him to take the warm-up lane before JR got to them? Seriously, why not take the warm up in 3 even, much less turn 4 when you got a leader behind you, and you're 50 mph off the pace. There was no reason for Kimball to be there. But if i were JR, and i know i had a 3-4 second lead, i'd have lifted between 3 and 4
@kgb474 It is true that Kimball could not have been in a worse place at a worse time for the leaders to come up on him, and he was going surprisingly slow to be on the race line and the leaders coming up behind him on the last lap. It is also true that drivers had been going too far up the track all day at this corner. This should have meant that Hildebrand would have had all the warning not to go high here. The big difference: Hildabrand had a race to win or lose. :-(
@gurlsingerfan I guess we could say 1 rookie + 1 rookie at closing lap = major missed opportunity. But I was rooting for J.R., I guess that is why I was disappointed, (I wasn't beating up on him, even if it sounded like it, I was playing the WHY game (which in auto racing is often somewhat pointless. oh well, better luck to him next year. :-)
If there was an apron then Kimball could have easily have ducked in there and JR would have won it..bring it back! But still that would have been just another 500 finish, this on the other hand is one of the 500 finishes ever! Congratulations to Wheldon, Herta and Schmidt. Also MAKE WHELDON A FULL TIME DRIVER!!!
223 mph. so much better than nascar. i grew up with this race.
indianau5 1 week ago
When you go there, they sell you headphones so you can here your drivers communication with thier team. Its really cool!!!
c9a86m 1 week ago
I was there! i wasn't watchin it on tv, i really was there! my dad goes there every year, im going again this year,its much more fun when you are there then when you are watchin it on TV...... :)
c9a86m 1 week ago
These cars only have 600hp but hit 230MPH (370kph) at Indy, that gives you some perspective on how little downforce they are using compared to F1, they are pushing it to the limit on grip on every corner just for speed on the straights
McFly2015AD 2 weeks ago
To think Dan led only one lap, the last, the one that counts. Like his friend Jenson Button in Canada the same year. RestInPeaceDW
scuderia4britalia 3 weeks ago
02:21
Hahahahahahaha
Nefus1988 1 month ago
the indy 500 is the oldest continueous raing event for a reason. Who cares if its just left turns. monza is mostly right turns and so was brooklands
Bzking23 2 months ago
Ecclestone Formula one spoils!!
igorteresina 2 months ago
I try to watch every f1 race, I ALWAYS fall asleep, sorry I love Indy cars!
zureickracing 2 months ago
I think Indycar is good as F1.
Darktime9000 4 months ago
@Darktime9000 hahahahhhahahahahhahahahaha =) i like indycar too but F1 is the king of motorsports and none can even touch it over there...
sammieboj 2 months ago
@sammieboj F1 has become so boring since the V10-era ended. Nowadays IndyCar is much more fun to watch, I like the variety with both ovals and road courses, and the tickets are much cheaper lol. F1 is all about money, IC still let talents drive. Take F1 driver Maldonado for example, he sucks, but Williams keep him around because he has some south american oil sponsor that gives the team a shit load of money. I started watching NASCAR this year, and I have to say it's currently better than F1.
AuroraAustraIis 2 months ago
@sammieboj Yeah, but we're talking about good racing. i.e--passing, side-by-side action, and overall close racing. If it were a competition of over-priced, overrated, and unexciting racing, F1 would take the cake; no doubt.
monster271 2 months ago
Indy is sooooooo lame, in fact all yank racing is lame, you're either racibg on an oval or a 1/4 mile. Boring as fuck. F1 is sooooo much better.
arjoj10 4 months ago
they say indycar is 15 year behind F1, but I havent seen a race in F1 that could compare to this in years.
jamesthunderful 4 months ago
@jamesthunderful are you serious? put f1 cars on a dumb ring raceway and you'll get a race twice as interesting as this
guitarrmasta 4 months ago
@guitarrmasta Really? Ever watched the 2005 United States Grand Prix?
WilVincent88 2 months ago
@WilVincent88 yes i did, and if you had watched it, you should have known by now it was in the indy road course, not the ring smart pants
guitarrmasta 2 months ago
So the reason all but 6 drivers race had nothing to do with the fact their poor little tyres couldn't handle 12 little degrees of banking at two thirds of the speed of what the IndyCar drivers do? I must have been watching a different race, as in my one, about 35-40% of the oval is used...
WilVincent88 2 months ago
@WilVincent88 thats is why indy cars are designed around this dumb ring raceways... i dont see any indy car doing shit in a circuit so you have no point. About the tires, you still have no point because theres a million different tire options for each race, meaning the poorly designed road course in indy couldnt allow that race
guitarrmasta 2 months ago
@guitarrmasta half of the indycar races are on circuits
Bzking23 2 months ago
@Bzking23 5/16 races are on ovals. That is less than half.
CocoasaurusRex1 6 days ago
Losing it cost Hilderbrand the 500 but cost Wheldon his life.
sel1700 4 months ago
How many commercial breaks are during the indy 500?
MrBusfreakinnsbruck 4 months ago
commentators are so wank
jackobcooper 4 months ago
R.I.P. Dan Wheldon.
lordofice72 4 months ago
R.I.P. Dan
Zepyre 4 months ago
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Im glad hes dead. LETS GO J R HILDABRAND
kwmballar1 4 months ago
@kwmballar1 FUCK YOU. Wheldon was an icon....
WilVincent88 4 months ago
R.I.P. Dan...Indy is just not going to be the same without you =(
keithmarrmusic 4 months ago
Rest in Peace Dan. Wow.
aptg95 4 months ago
lmao put it in reverse 4:50
manikin6599 4 months ago
Im a huge NASCAR fan, but im starting to get into openwheel racing, and im still learning about it all. IRL and F1, at first i wasnt into it very much, but its actually pretty cool. I dont know why people diss this stuff. its some good racing sometimes.
zakkmiller924 4 months ago
and a left corner... and a left corner... and a left corner... and a left corner... and a left corner...
JustBc0oL 5 months ago
notice the the guy in the bush at 3:46
krystaltigon 5 months ago
"Worlds greatest race course" ... really ?!? Is that bigger than Monza, Spa, Monaco ?!? Gotta be kidding ....
Tyler83Mr 5 months ago
@Tyler83Mr Indi500 , monaco grand prix and Le mans 24h are considered the 3 greatest motoring events in a year, even though i personally dont like this track
FalconEyez51 5 months ago
@Tyler83Mr Monaco may be historic but there's barely any overtaking, at least you get it in indy. Still though I do agree with you on monza and spa, and a few other classics.
NialoF2 2 months ago
@Tyler83Mr Thing is, has Monaco, Monza, or Spa been around as long as IMS? No. So it is the greatest for that reason and many more reasons.
IndyB25 2 months ago
2:10 wtf how many cars are in the pits? in f1 its all single-file with drivethru penalties for unsafe releases. this indy pit stuff is CRAZY!
lolaroflmao 6 months ago
if you go too fast in an F1 car, will the areo dynamics make it lose control?
GTSRyan 6 months ago
@GTSRyan no
wallyroyal 6 months ago
@wallyroyal thanks, I was just wondering because a driver flipped and they said he was putting too much gas in it, the driver died, just wondering...
GTSRyan 6 months ago
13:15 that was a huge WTF moment right there.
GundamFan201 6 months ago
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This is the race.
So It's very fun(･∀･)
cou32m 6 months ago
Hidebrand made a new fan after this, feel so bad for him. Dude is gonna be an awesome driver later in his career, no doubt about it.
Fullents 6 months ago
Wheldon is a fucking cocksucker. Good driver but I personally can't stand his girly attitude
FinalQUEST990 6 months ago
what a race
MrWWEguy101 7 months ago
afterall who won the race??
wheldon won the race right?
Pedrohksgreddyturbo 7 months ago
indycarz and nascar r the best motorized sports ever!!!!
Pedrohksgreddyturbo 7 months ago
@Pedrohksgreddyturbo I don't think so... but it's your opinion.
JettaGal1 6 months ago
@Pedrohksgreddyturbo hahaha =) turning left, turning left, turning left, I'm amazed how boring and unchallenging these two sports are...
struckar86 6 months ago
@struckar86 you are incapable of understanding how big of a challenge this can be, i bet you dont know much about racing, you think nascar is stupid too? i bet your into that drifting,but its cool, theres nothing wrong with that as you grow more knowledge of motorsports then you will understand how it not just left turns, don't be superficial. Dont you think about what the drivers are enduring,your senses at 100% for so many laps, plus all the mechanical aspects, gas tire wear Indy racing=SMART
MIGHTYSAMINYOURFACE 4 months ago
@Pedrohksgreddyturbo someone has obviously never seen a race where there is more than a left turn, if you want fast cars and true racing f1 is the place to go, granted these guys have to endure high g's but thats it, be honest you only watch it for the crashes, i mean look how LITTLE amount of people were in the crowd then look at an F1 grand prix, point proven
dobmaster1403 4 months ago
Who lost his rear wheel, at 2:24-2:25?
bd271296 7 months ago
@bd271296 will power
MrSkittlez1234 7 months ago
@MrSkittlez1234 thank's. I didn't understand what those commentators said ;)
bd271296 7 months ago
@bd271296 yea they suk... i wuz at this race
MrSkittlez1234 7 months ago
classic race
aflsbrng 7 months ago
Bring this track back to F1 again!!!
boredoflife227 8 months ago
Totally pathetic commentary! Sounds like Dumb and Dumber commentating a horse race!
hcrun 8 months ago
Great to see at Goodwood Festival of Speed so many historic Indy 500 cars in the paddock and on the hillclimb to celebrate your 100 years of racing. Awesome sight of the marching band and 33 car starting grid, one to always remember
woottonsn4 8 months ago
wow it aint over til its over if i was him i would hate myself
stinngs120 8 months ago
Viso u dumass u jack it every year
wheldon2011 8 months ago
where is danica??
72nope 8 months ago
I was here and when I saw JR Hildebrand take the white flag i though he was gonna win.... the i saw his wrecked car slide passed me..... anything can happen
LegoTaterTot 8 months ago
i think its great commetary
vitaphone97 9 months ago
The announcers are a combination of the IMS radio network and the speedway's public address system
pat7614 9 months ago
Who the hell did they get as commentators? They suck!
judahman23 9 months ago
i agree with you to an extent but its like marco andretti said after his 2006 race at indy your first or its nothing. to have it soo close and make a mistake like that he will be kicking his own ass for years to come. but i do agree with you it was an amazing drive and if he would have won it he earned it.
happy 100th birthday indy heres to another 100.
honda50012 9 months ago
among the most exciting race of all time
Punishum 9 months ago
Final de película, increíble. Esto solo puede pasar en la Indy 500.
Saludos desde Perú.
Freddy Blanco Lázaro
FreddyBlancoF1 9 months ago
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I applaud the IndyCar Series and the whole organization. Unlike the formula 1 can not predict the winners. Now that's a real spectacle!
lordofsteel3 9 months ago 2
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lordofsteel3 9 months ago
was my first race - awesome! Can't wait to go again.
moonbaby1985 9 months ago
probably the worst commentary for a race i've ever heard
96texan 9 months ago 32
@96texan u u didn't hear polish F1 commentator :x
devxc 9 months ago
@96texan probably because these commentators are from the ims radio network, it seems kinda weird if you see the pictures to radio commentation
Woberer 9 months ago
@96texan It is. ever since Tom Carnagie retired, this guy took over and just ruined the commentary. He just likes to hear himself talk because he repeats everything like 4 times
malcolmyoungi 9 months ago
@96texan : Need Paul Page and Sam Posey back.
D2Kprime 6 months ago
@96texan you should watch the 2005 Indy 500, the commentary is a million times worse than this.
ScreamingTree3000 2 months ago
Great RACE. HAPPY TO BE THERE. THIS IS GOOD COVERAGE. HAPPY ONW HUNDRED BIRTHDAY iNDIANAPOLIS 500
dirtzoo 9 months ago
AS YOU CAN SEE AT 14:33 LAWS OF PHYSICS DIDNT ALLOW THE CAR TO TURN EVEN THOUGHT HE HAD THE WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT CAR STILL WOULDNT TURN
ZenmasterX1 9 months ago
"IT AINT OVER UNTIL YOU PASS THE CHECKERED FLAG" i love endings ;like this send shivers up the spine if he pulled it off it would be the same as Trevor Bayne winning daytona 500
nappa666 9 months ago 7
What a race, so much passing...so much action....oh man!!!!
crazyful123 9 months ago
@acasouk Are you serious!?
AlexMacIsKING 9 months ago
@THEkingjaymz Your crazy! A car (Jimmie Johnson) blew an engine and there was oil all over the track. How is that not reason to throw a yellow!?
AlexMacIsKING 9 months ago
How can a rookie possibly be upset to go run there first Indy 500, get to start 12 in front of competitive teams like Briscoe, Castroneves, and any Andretti car, get rookie of the race, get to lead, and finish on the podium!?!?!?.... Like that.......
AlexMacIsKING 9 months ago
@AlexMacIsKING ndy your first or its nothing. to have it soo close and make a mistake like that he will be kicking his own ass for years to come. but i do agree with you it was an amazing drive and if he would have won it he earned it.
happy 100th birthday indy heres to another 100.
honda50012 9 months ago
@PhilipTheBigOne Your fantasy team may have been better if you didn't pick a driver for their boobs
AlexMacIsKING 9 months ago
Best 500 in awhile, by far.
UncleDeluxe 9 months ago 2
Outstanding race this year. All sorts of drama and this race had everything this sport needed.
mad122780 9 months ago
JR Hildebrand = FAIL!
scuderiadylan 9 months ago
this was one crazy race esp. on the last lap! JR Hildebrand must be sad and angry at the same time.
video752 9 months ago
Can we all agree that this beat the hell out of the boring and staged Coke 600?
THEkingjaymz 9 months ago 2
@THEkingjaymz You've got to be joking. Are you nuts? The 600 was every bit as exciting. You obviously didn't watch the race.
recked14 9 months ago
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THEkingjaymz 9 months ago
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@recked14 They set it up so it seems exciting. NASCAR purposefully throws a caution with 6 laps to go every race, making the first 99% of it meaningless and setting up a GWC. I realized this 3 years ago and after 16 years as a diehard fan, I quit watching.
THEkingjaymz 9 months ago
@recked14 haha No other race will compare to Indy. Ever. The fact that Nascar kept the green flag out when Earnhardt Jr. was leading is a joke. Too bad he couldn't win with Nascar's help, both National Guard cars bit the dust that day. One of the best Indy 500's I have ever seen, amazing. It never disappoints.
ryanindy124 9 months ago
good clip, but they shoulda showed Dario's and JR's strategy pit and also showed Dixon and Dario slowing down toward the end. That is why JR got the lead.
widssss 9 months ago
was there, it was excellent!!
bobbyandretti 9 months ago
Unbelieveable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kikitecno 9 months ago
the best 500 ever in 100 years.
arcebrasil 9 months ago
@arcebrasil i wouldn't say the best i can think of a few that were better or as good but it is for sure in the top ten.:)
honda50012 9 months ago
My Fantasy Team would be a lot better had Dario and Danica not run out of fuel!!!
PhilipTheBigOne 9 months ago
WHAT A FINISH!!! Unbelievable!!!
So happy for Wheldon, I picked him at Fantasy!!! Unfortunately, Tagliani crashed and what happened to Simona? They say handling issues...
PhilipTheBigOne 9 months ago
@PhilipTheBigOne she brushed the wall and knocked the car out of alignment. was never the same. better to pack it in than have something break and tear the car up and/or hurt yourself
acuraboy101 9 months ago
@acuraboy101: Yeah. In her condition especially... What a shame though, she had a nice story coming in the race, let's hope she does well in Texas.
Now that I said Texas, WHAT THE FUCK is with the Twin 275s? Are they gonna have half points in each race, or half the field in each one? PLEASE ANSWER!!!
PhilipTheBigOne 9 months ago
@PhilipTheBigOne It will be half points awarded, with a full field in each race.
Gamer90235 9 months ago
@Gamer90235: I found out about it (had a conversation about it on Facebook). Thanks though. Do you know how the starting grid will be set for Race 2?
PhilipTheBigOne 9 months ago
@PhilipTheBigOne As far as I know, It will be via a random draw
Gamer90235 9 months ago
Was a phenomenal race!!! Great to see Dan win again in a part time ride and in such spectacular fashion. Though, I'm most excited about Will Power's "comeback." Considering he did a lap without a tire, 14th is awesome! *at least I think so)
AronAgmar 9 months ago
i m sad for J.R. better luck next year
asturianodiaz 9 months ago
looked like a decent race. i was at work so i missed it. but im glad i caught the highlights at least. congrats to dan wheldon, he has an amazing record at the indy 500.
lemans24fan 9 months ago
I know a lot of my friends have wondered why I'm such a huge auto racing fan. This is why. The last thirty laps were so tense.
OWfan 9 months ago
it aint over til its over
guitar2adam 9 months ago
What a surreal finish!!!
Vagnerpegas 9 months ago
Okay, i posted my comment before finishing watching the video. Mike King, are you kidding me? You are the voice of IMS Radio, you are the conductor of all the reporters, AND YOU DONT KNOW WHO WAS RUNNING 2ND??? YOU TOTALLY BLOW THE FINAL HALF MILE OF A 500 MI RACE........
kgb474 9 months ago
@kgb474 Well, to speak in their defense, Wheldon was not 2nd going into the final lap. It didn't help that both Dixon and Franchitti ran out of fuel.
bgcatfan 1 month ago
Seriously, the racing was fantastic, Dave Colabro and Mike King were great. But really, if you dont know what venue this is (RUSTY W.) or dont know what corner you're talking about (its not hard, there are only 4), then its time to hang up the microphone. I know its 'heat of the moment' comintating, but i could do a better job. But i dont have a degree in journalism.
kgb474 9 months ago 2
Remember some names...Kevin Cogan, Scott Goodyear, Michael Andretti...J.R. Hidebrand. He will live with this one until he wins Indy, or until the end of his days, whichever comes first. And he will never have the chance to be a rookie who won Indy again. But the question remains, HOW, WHY, WHY, WHY? Why did he have to go up high, why did he have to pass a lapped car in THE LAST CORNER. People say Indy was exciting this year. I saw it as disappointing, sad and non-sensical.
gurlsingerfan 9 months ago
@gurlsingerfan, yes, JR was the driver behind the wheel, fault totally lies on his shoulders. But here is another equally important question. Why didn't Kimball's spotter in T3 tell him to take the warm-up lane before JR got to them? Seriously, why not take the warm up in 3 even, much less turn 4 when you got a leader behind you, and you're 50 mph off the pace. There was no reason for Kimball to be there. But if i were JR, and i know i had a 3-4 second lead, i'd have lifted between 3 and 4
kgb474 9 months ago
@kgb474 It is true that Kimball could not have been in a worse place at a worse time for the leaders to come up on him, and he was going surprisingly slow to be on the race line and the leaders coming up behind him on the last lap. It is also true that drivers had been going too far up the track all day at this corner. This should have meant that Hildebrand would have had all the warning not to go high here. The big difference: Hildabrand had a race to win or lose. :-(
gurlsingerfan 9 months ago
@gurlsingerfan I guess we could say 1 rookie + 1 rookie at closing lap = major missed opportunity. But I was rooting for J.R., I guess that is why I was disappointed, (I wasn't beating up on him, even if it sounded like it, I was playing the WHY game (which in auto racing is often somewhat pointless. oh well, better luck to him next year. :-)
gurlsingerfan 9 months ago
best indy 500 yet
47mrnascar 9 months ago
JR should have won that. if he had slowed behind Kimball until the front stretch he would have won
petersam04 9 months ago
With a long night of work, I had fallen asleep for half the race, but was pleasantly abruptly woken up for the finish by the commentators.
rsnake53 9 months ago
good race .Thumbs up if u were pulling for danica to win!
mar4eloser4e 9 months ago
These guys are fun to listen to on the radio but they always call it long before it's over. They did the same thing with Marco in 06.
flutgos 9 months ago
Both JR and Charlie could have done that different to avoid that, they both made rookie moves of shorts.
AlexMacIsKING 9 months ago
If there was an apron then Kimball could have easily have ducked in there and JR would have won it..bring it back! But still that would have been just another 500 finish, this on the other hand is one of the 500 finishes ever! Congratulations to Wheldon, Herta and Schmidt. Also MAKE WHELDON A FULL TIME DRIVER!!!
viper2131 9 months ago 2