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The Indianapolis 500 is the
most famous car race in the country. There is nothing bettor
for a NASCAR race fans ears or can match the enthusiasm each
Memorial Day weekend when
the words, "Gentleman, start your engines,"
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The 90th Indianapolis 500 –
Two racing icons will unite when Lance Armstrong, seven-time Tour
de France winner, drives the 2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Pace Car
to lead the field
to the start of the 90th running of the Indianapolis 500 on May
28, 2006. It will be broadcast
live by ABC Sports and the IMS Radio Network.
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With the Indianapolis 500
being such a classic American race during Memorial Day Weekend
and with Chevy’s "An American Revolution" campaign, the Corvette
Z06 Pace Car features an
Americana red, white and blue theme. It displays an abstract U.S.
flag pattern with
“Victory Red” and "Cobalt Blue" ribbons flowing across the car on
a base of "Arctic White"
with white stars flanking each side. The 2006 Indy 500 logo is on
each door, and the Chevy
red racing Bowtie appears at the top of the hood.
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A total of 26 drivers have
been named to the 38 entries filed this year for the 33
starting spots in the world’s most prestigious auto race. Sixty-
six cars are included
on those 38 entries, including backup cars.
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Popular female driver Danica
Patrick created a buzz during the 2005 race. Will she return or
will winner Dan Wheldon return to the winner’s circle? Don’t miss
your chance to see
“The Greatest Spectacle in Racing”! Do not miss the winning driver
as makes his way to the
winner's circle for the famous victory beverage: a jar of milk.
Bet Indy 500 driver odds now!
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INDIANAPOLIS – Six winning
drivers are among the highlights of the entry list for the
90th Indianapolis 500, scheduled for Sunday, May 28 at the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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The six winners on this year’s
list include defending champion Dan Wheldon, Buddy Rice
(2004), Helio Castroneves (2001, 2002), Eddie Cheever Jr. (1998),
Buddy Lazier (1996)
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It’s the largest number of
past winners on the entry list since 2002, when six previous
visitors to Victory Lane also were named to entries for “The
Greatest Spectacle in Racing.
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More On-track activity starts
Coca-Cola Throwback Day Qualifying set for Saturday, May 20 -
May 21, American Family Insurance 500 Festival Community Day on
Wednesday, May 24 and
Miller Lite Carb Day on Friday, May 26.
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The oldest track still in use
today, Indianapolis is a true motor sport institution.
Built in 1908, the original track cost $75,000 to build and was
originally constructed
of crushed stone and tar. Following a spate of accidents however,
the decision was taken
to replace the surface with bricks: 3.2 million of them to be
precise. Thus the legend
of 'the brickyard' was born. Each year the Indy 500 crowd grows as
spectators from all
over the world come together for a weekend of intense racing
action!
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Borg-Warner Trophy
The Borg-Warner Trophy, one of the most recognizable trophies in
all of sports, has been
awarded to the winner of every Indianapolis 500-Mile Race since
1936. Crafted out of sterling
silver by Spaulding-Gorham of Chicago, it was unveiled at a dinner
in New York in February 1936,
featuring bas-relief sculptures of every “500” winner up until
that time. The new winner has been
added every year since, and in 1986 (the trophy’s 50th
anniversary), the final space became filled.
The solution for 1987 was to add a base, but this too became
filled, and in 2004, an even larger
version replaced it, this one with enough spaces to last through
2034. The only sculptured face
not of a winning driver is that of the late Speedway owner Tony
Hulman, whose likeness, in gold,
was placed on the base in 1987. |
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Be sure to be part of the 2006
Indy 500 experience. A fun holiday weekend sport and a national
favorite. |
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