Friday, May 22, 2009


"Early Weekend; Carb Day Fans at the Speedway"
Some of the Friday crowd getting an early start to the weekend's festivities at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway; the view is of the Pagoda Plaza just before the Freedom 100 Indy Lights race.
The final on track checks for the Indy cars are complete...33 cars ran laps during the final practice, known as Carb Day. The fastest driver on Carb Day is the fastest qualifier--Helio Castroneves, who ran a lap at 223.9 miles an hour (his pole speed 224.1) Penske teammate Will Power clocked in at 223.5 mph.
Later on this afternoon, the Pit Stop Competition takes place after the Freedom 100 concludes.
I'll tweet on Twitter (MSRnet) with updates from the festivities.
By the way, we're scheduled to visit an Indianapolis institution for dinner Friday. The quintessential neighborhood bar and burger joint called the "Workingman's Friend" is about a mile or so from the Speedway--a burger from there is always in order--and requires a good appetite. It is certainly not as fancy as St. Elmo's (Steakhouse), but it is a lunchtime legend.
UPDATE: The Workingman's Friend is a place to get good burgers at a great price.
Keep Tweeting in the meantime.

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