The 2006 Indy 500 |
| 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," | ||
| Auto | ||
| 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. | ||
| 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. | ||
| Racing | ||
| 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. | ||
| 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! | ||
| Race Track | ||
| 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. | ||
| 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) and Al Unser Jr. (1992, 1994). | ||
| 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. | ||
| 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. | ||
| 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! | ||
| 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. | ||
| This article was written and produced by the "Gamblers Palace Information Team" Gamblers Palace Online |
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