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| MONTH OF MAY - INDIANAPOLIS 500 2011 LIVE UPDATES |
SATURDAY, MAY 28 UPDATES
A.J. FOYT DAY/PUBLIC DRIVER'S MEETING/500
FESTIVAL PARADE/AUTOGRAPH SESSION
100th ANNIVERSARY INDIANAPOLIS 500
STARTING LINEUP (revised 5/23)
Saturday Photos
Saturday/A.J. Foyt Day/Public Driver's Meeting/500 Festival
Parade/Autograph Session Schedule Highlights
Free to the public.
8am - 6pm - Public gates open
8:45-9am - Chase Rookie of the Year Candidates Q&A, Coca-Cola Stage
9am - A.J. Foyt Autograph Session Wristband Distribution, Pagoda Plaza
9-10am - 2011 Starting Field/Indy 500 Winners Autograph Session, Pagoda
Plaza
9am-4pm - Indianapolis 500 Memorabilia Show, Pagoda Plaza
10am-4pm - Red Bull BMX Event, Flag Lot
10:40-11am - Public Driver's Meeting, Tower Terrace
11:30-11:45am - A.J. Foyt Q & A, Coca-Cola Stage
11:55am-12:25 pm - A.J. Foyt Autograph Session, Pagoda Plaza
Noon - Virtual 500
Noon-4pm - Indy 500 Veterans Autograph Session, Pagoda Plaza
1-1:30pm - Bryan Clauson Q & A, Coca-Cola Stage
1:45pm - Bryan Clauson Autograph Session, Pagoda Plaza
World’s largest autograph session
Public Drivers’ Meeting
Memorabilia show, vintage sprint and midget cars, Red Bull BMX Flatland
Bike Stunts
2:00 pm
VERY cool (in a good way, for once) day here at IMS - the day before the
BIG DAY!
Weather this afternoon is - finally - perfect! Sunny and in the 70s!
Tomorrow's Race Day forecast suddenly takes us from early March temps
to late August, with a sizzler on the way - 95 degrees or better! Since this
month has been SO nasty as far as weather - cold and rainy - I fear that the
teams will have some brand new track conditions to contend with as they
line up in 11 rows of three...greasy, for sure. Let's hope and pray for
common sense and respect to prevail throughout the race, but especially
at the start and on re-starts.
Speaking of starts and re-starts, INDYCAR Prez Randy Bernard affirmed
today that officials will indeed mandate double-file restarts, to the dismay
of virtually every driver (most oppose the new formation for safety
reasons). Will make for an interesting race, one way or the other.
This day before the race used to be a quiet one here at IMS. A while back,
the only real activity was the Public Driver's Meeting, then everyone would
scatter to the 500 Festival Parade, go to the Museum, or find something
else to do on this Memorial Day weekend. However, that's all changed, as
today was filled with an immense amount of activities for kids and families
and anyone in town for the 500. The Plaza was ROCKING today - packed
with fans who finally had a lovely day to hang out at the track.
An Indy 500 Memorabilia Show, qualified drivers autograph session, past
winners autograph session, the Public Driver's Meeting, Q & A's on the
stage with A.J. Foyt (this IS his day, afterall), Q & A with USAC standout
Bryan Clauson, a BMX bike stunt show (very popular), and the World's
Largest Autograph Session which included about 100 former Indy 500
participants! Check the photos for today for some great shots of those
heroes.
Here's a list of the drivers who participated in today's Autograph
Sessions:
Past Winners Signing from 9-10 a.m.*
Mario Andretti
Kenny Brack
Eddie Cheever Jr.
Gil de Ferran
Emerson Fittipaldi
Parnelli Jones
Arie Luyendyk
Rick Mears
Johnny Rutherford
Tom Sneva
Al Unser
Al Unser Jr.
Bobby Unser
* -- Also signing from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Friday, May 27 at IMS Hall of Fame
Museum
Veterans Signing from Noon-4 p.m.
Donnie Allison
Bill Alsup
Jeff Andretti
Eric Bachelart
Tom Bagley
Patrick Bedard
Donnie Beechler
Gary Bettenhausen
Tom Bigelow
Billy Boat
Raul Boesel
Claude Bourbonnais
Buzz Calkins
Tyce Carlson
Pancho Carter
Michael Chandler
Steve Chassey
P.J. Chesson
Wally Dallenbach
Derek Daly
Dominic Dobson
Paul Durant
Don Edmunds
Billy Englehart
Wim Eyckmans
Teo Fabi
Dennis Firestone
Spike Gehlhausen
Phil Giebler
Paul Goldsmith
Scott Goodyear
Stephan Gregoire
Mike Groff
Roberto Guerrero
Dan Gurney
Janet Guthrie
Jim Guthrie
Dean Hall
Pete Halsmer
Bob Harkey
Scott Harrington
Shigeaki Hattori
Jon Herb
Bryan Herta
Jack Hewitt
Andy Hillenburg
Mike Hiss
Howdy Holmes
Chuck Hulse
Stefan Johansson
Bobby Johns
Herm Johnson
John Jones
PJ Jones
Bernard Jourdain
Mel Kenyon
Jimmy Kite
Steve Knapp
Phil Krueger
Lee Kunzman
Bob Lazier
Jaques Lazier
Greg Leffler
Joe Leonard
Randy Lewis
Jeff MacPherson
George Mack
Art Malone
John Martin
Hideshi Matsuda
Hiro Matsushita
Jim McElreath
Robby McGehee
Roger Mears
Jack Miller
Rocky Moran
Roberto Moreno
Tero Palmroth
Max Papis
Johnny Parsons
Ted Prappas
Scott Pruett
Bill Puterbaugh
Eldon Rasmussen
Hector Rebaque
Willy T. Ribbs
Billy Roe
Lyn St. James
Eliseo Salazar
Joe Saldana
Vern Schuppan
Bill Simpson
Jerry Sneva
George Snider
Didier Theys
Brian Till
Johnny Unser
Bill Vukovich II
Bruce Walkup
Chuck Weyant
Bill Whittington
Don Whittington
Cory Witherill
Denny Zimmerman
A.J. FOYT DAY/PUBLIC DRIVER'S MEETING/500
FESTIVAL PARADE/AUTOGRAPH SESSION
100th ANNIVERSARY INDIANAPOLIS 500
STARTING LINEUP (revised 5/23)
Saturday Photos
Saturday/A.J. Foyt Day/Public Driver's Meeting/500 Festival
Parade/Autograph Session Schedule Highlights
Free to the public.
8am - 6pm - Public gates open
8:45-9am - Chase Rookie of the Year Candidates Q&A, Coca-Cola Stage
9am - A.J. Foyt Autograph Session Wristband Distribution, Pagoda Plaza
9-10am - 2011 Starting Field/Indy 500 Winners Autograph Session, Pagoda
Plaza
9am-4pm - Indianapolis 500 Memorabilia Show, Pagoda Plaza
10am-4pm - Red Bull BMX Event, Flag Lot
10:40-11am - Public Driver's Meeting, Tower Terrace
11:30-11:45am - A.J. Foyt Q & A, Coca-Cola Stage
11:55am-12:25 pm - A.J. Foyt Autograph Session, Pagoda Plaza
Noon - Virtual 500
Noon-4pm - Indy 500 Veterans Autograph Session, Pagoda Plaza
1-1:30pm - Bryan Clauson Q & A, Coca-Cola Stage
1:45pm - Bryan Clauson Autograph Session, Pagoda Plaza
World’s largest autograph session
Public Drivers’ Meeting
Memorabilia show, vintage sprint and midget cars, Red Bull BMX Flatland
Bike Stunts
2:00 pm
VERY cool (in a good way, for once) day here at IMS - the day before the
BIG DAY!
Weather this afternoon is - finally - perfect! Sunny and in the 70s!
Tomorrow's Race Day forecast suddenly takes us from early March temps
to late August, with a sizzler on the way - 95 degrees or better! Since this
month has been SO nasty as far as weather - cold and rainy - I fear that the
teams will have some brand new track conditions to contend with as they
line up in 11 rows of three...greasy, for sure. Let's hope and pray for
common sense and respect to prevail throughout the race, but especially
at the start and on re-starts.
Speaking of starts and re-starts, INDYCAR Prez Randy Bernard affirmed
today that officials will indeed mandate double-file restarts, to the dismay
of virtually every driver (most oppose the new formation for safety
reasons). Will make for an interesting race, one way or the other.
This day before the race used to be a quiet one here at IMS. A while back,
the only real activity was the Public Driver's Meeting, then everyone would
scatter to the 500 Festival Parade, go to the Museum, or find something
else to do on this Memorial Day weekend. However, that's all changed, as
today was filled with an immense amount of activities for kids and families
and anyone in town for the 500. The Plaza was ROCKING today - packed
with fans who finally had a lovely day to hang out at the track.
An Indy 500 Memorabilia Show, qualified drivers autograph session, past
winners autograph session, the Public Driver's Meeting, Q & A's on the
stage with A.J. Foyt (this IS his day, afterall), Q & A with USAC standout
Bryan Clauson, a BMX bike stunt show (very popular), and the World's
Largest Autograph Session which included about 100 former Indy 500
participants! Check the photos for today for some great shots of those
heroes.
Here's a list of the drivers who participated in today's Autograph
Sessions:
Past Winners Signing from 9-10 a.m.*
Mario Andretti
Kenny Brack
Eddie Cheever Jr.
Gil de Ferran
Emerson Fittipaldi
Parnelli Jones
Arie Luyendyk
Rick Mears
Johnny Rutherford
Tom Sneva
Al Unser
Al Unser Jr.
Bobby Unser
* -- Also signing from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Friday, May 27 at IMS Hall of Fame
Museum
Veterans Signing from Noon-4 p.m.
Donnie Allison
Bill Alsup
Jeff Andretti
Eric Bachelart
Tom Bagley
Patrick Bedard
Donnie Beechler
Gary Bettenhausen
Tom Bigelow
Billy Boat
Raul Boesel
Claude Bourbonnais
Buzz Calkins
Tyce Carlson
Pancho Carter
Michael Chandler
Steve Chassey
P.J. Chesson
Wally Dallenbach
Derek Daly
Dominic Dobson
Paul Durant
Don Edmunds
Billy Englehart
Wim Eyckmans
Teo Fabi
Dennis Firestone
Spike Gehlhausen
Phil Giebler
Paul Goldsmith
Scott Goodyear
Stephan Gregoire
Mike Groff
Roberto Guerrero
Dan Gurney
Janet Guthrie
Jim Guthrie
Dean Hall
Pete Halsmer
Bob Harkey
Scott Harrington
Shigeaki Hattori
Jon Herb
Bryan Herta
Jack Hewitt
Andy Hillenburg
Mike Hiss
Howdy Holmes
Chuck Hulse
Stefan Johansson
Bobby Johns
Herm Johnson
John Jones
PJ Jones
Bernard Jourdain
Mel Kenyon
Jimmy Kite
Steve Knapp
Phil Krueger
Lee Kunzman
Bob Lazier
Jaques Lazier
Greg Leffler
Joe Leonard
Randy Lewis
Jeff MacPherson
George Mack
Art Malone
John Martin
Hideshi Matsuda
Hiro Matsushita
Jim McElreath
Robby McGehee
Roger Mears
Jack Miller
Rocky Moran
Roberto Moreno
Tero Palmroth
Max Papis
Johnny Parsons
Ted Prappas
Scott Pruett
Bill Puterbaugh
Eldon Rasmussen
Hector Rebaque
Willy T. Ribbs
Billy Roe
Lyn St. James
Eliseo Salazar
Joe Saldana
Vern Schuppan
Bill Simpson
Jerry Sneva
George Snider
Didier Theys
Brian Till
Johnny Unser
Bill Vukovich II
Bruce Walkup
Chuck Weyant
Bill Whittington
Don Whittington
Cory Witherill
Denny Zimmerman