| 300,000 open-wheel racing fans stampeded the | | | | 23-year-old driver staked a fair claim when he |
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 30 even | | | | petitioned for race reviewers to look into his |
| despite a record-breaking heat wave at the track, | | | | original sixth-place finish at the Indy 500. Andretti |
| and Jack Nicholson waved the green flag to signal | | | | proclaimed that three drivers illegally passed him |
| another Indy 500 was well underway. Action was | | | | under caution in the last few minutes of the race, |
| aplenty in Indy as the 94th annual Indianapolis 500 | | | | and he was ultimately awarded a third-place finish |
| commenced, and here are some of the top | | | | when it was determined that Alex Lloyd, Scott |
| storylines to come out of the sweltering 500-mile | | | | Dixon and Danica Patrick passed him in the final |
| race this year. | | | | stretch under caution on Lap 199. |
| Dario Franchitti takes two. Franchitti became the | | | | Danica Patrick has company. Danica Patrick is no |
| 17th driver in IndyCar history to win the | | | | longer the only dominant female on the racetrack. |
| prestigious Indianapolis 500 for the second time | | | | 21-year-old Swiss rookie Simona de Silvestro is |
| with his victory on May 30, 2010. The Ganassi | | | | quickly gaining ground, as well, finishing a |
| Racing speedster led most of the race and | | | | respectable 13th at her first career Indy 500. De |
| coasted into Victory Lane at 208 mph despite | | | | Silvestro started in 22nd position at the Indy 500 |
| running out of fuel at the very end. Franchitti's win | | | | and earned the Chase Rookie of the Year Award |
| was a huge one in Indy and was well-deserved, | | | | after the race for becoming the second-highest |
| as he clearly had the fastest car of the weekend. | | | | rookie finisher (after Mario Romancini), and it was |
| Tony Kanaan is the comeback king. Kanaan's | | | | a spectacular finish considering it was only her |
| stellar maneuverability on the track and elite racing | | | | second oval race in the IRL. Will she soon eclipse |
| is the stuff that sells <a rel="nofollow" | | | | Danica Patrick? |
| onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview(' | | | | Tomas Scheckter might be faster off the track. |
| outgoing/article_exit_link');" href=" Racing League | | | | Tomas Scheckter's need for speed led him to a |
| (IRL) tickets</a> each and every year, and | | | | 15th place finish at the Indy 500, but it looks like |
| it was no different at the 2010 Indy 500. After a | | | | he got a little extra practice in before the big |
| horrendous week of qualifications in which he | | | | Memorial Day weekend race. Scheckter was |
| crashed on Pole Day and again on Bump Day, | | | | clocked going more than 100 mph on Interstate |
| Kanaan barely qualified for the race at all and | | | | 65 in Indianapolis the night before the Indy 500, |
| started dead last in the field of 33 drivers. Initially | | | | leading to a speeding ticket when he was caught |
| aiming to break his 14-car passing record for a | | | | by Indy police. Declaring the event on his Twitter |
| single race, Kanaan dazzled the crowd in | | | | account, the 29-year-old tweeted: "Stopped by |
| Indianapolis as he bypassed a whopping 22 cars | | | | cops 3 of them. they said told [sic] me I was |
| en route to an 11th place finish. | | | | weaving through traffic at over 100 and it took |
| Marco Andretti gets justice. The Marco Andretti | | | | them ages to catch up with me. carb day :). |
| sob story is hardly new, but this time the | | | | |