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action baseball pictureMay 29, 2006
Danica Patrick finishes 8th at the Indy 500
Danica Patrick, who last year became the first woman to ever take the lead at the Indianapolis 500 during her first time at the race, finished a strong 8th in a race that had a surprising number of... I don't want to call them crashes, because no one was greviously injured, but they were serious enough that a number of cars were taken out over the course of the race. Most costly was the last one; in Indy racing, a crash means they put out a caution flag for a number of laps, a pace car comes out and everyone holds their position in the order, driving slowly while the damage is cleared. At the end of the race, this can mean getting racers getting stuck when they were planning to spend their last bit of fuel, and Patrick wasn't the only one who got caught by a caution flag that went out in the last 8 laps of the 200 lap race.
It was nowhere near as exciting as last year's race, where Danica Patrick received a standing ovation from the crowd when she took the lead for a number of laps, but it was still an excellent race. This was only my second year watching the Indy 500, but I've got to say it's incredibly thrilling when you've got someone to really cheer for. The first serious female competitor in a notoriously boys' club sport is an exciting bit of history, and the fact that it involves speeding cars, crashes, and last second upsets doesn't hurt.
Honestly, I don't actually remember who won, but the announcers made a big deal out of the second place finisher: 19 year-old Marco Andretti, grandson of the legendary Mario Andretti and son of Micheal Andretti (who was also in the Indy 500, and got passed by his son). Check out ESPN if you're curious. Me, I'm over at the Danicaracingstore.com. And while I love the uniform tee, the White Dazzle Scrunchie might just be the best thing ever.
Posted by Elizabeth Tangora at May 29, 2006 12:32 AM
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