PhotoBlogs by Pam Clarino
Traditionally, this is bump day at Indy, but with only 9 cars left to qualify, which will fill the field, there will be no bumping today.
Pole Day is easily one of the most exciting days in racing each year. It is the 1st day of qualifying when the quickest cars move to the front of the grid for the 500.
Indianapoilis 500 "Fast Friday" is the 7th day of practice and is the last chance for drivers to build up their speed before "Pole Day" qualifications on Saturday. It is also the day Teams do Media Conferences.
On practice day six will Katherine Legge pass her rookie orientaion and will Sebastien Bourdais finally be out for practice?
The honorary starter, for the 5th day of practice, is Indianapolis orthodontist Dr. Charles Pritchett. He has attended every racing event at IMS since 1957.
After Rookie Josef Newgarden posted the fastest time two out of three days, who will be the fastest on day four of Indy practice.
On the third day of practice the gates opened at 10 a.m. and practice started at noon.
The second day of practice (Mother's Day) started with a green flag at 12 noon.
Opening Day at Indy started with the Celebration of Automobiles car show. May 12th.
Race day morning at the Iowa Speedway was rainy, but hoping clearing would come in time for the 8 p.m. scheduled race.
The Iowa Corn Indy 250 is being run this weekend. Today is INDYCAR practice and qualifying.
Race day at the Milwaukee Mile. 225 grueling laps on the Milwaukee one mile race track.
Saturday practice and qualifying for the INDYCAR Milwaukee 225 Race at the Milwaukee Mile.
It is race day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. ©Clarino 5/29/11
Today all the drivers plus over 130 INDYCAR veteran drivers signed autographs at the speedway.
"Carburetion Day" shorten to "Carb Day", in recent years, is the day on which qualified cars for the starting field get one hour's practice in "Race Trim". The Freedom 100 and the Pit Stop competition, also, take place on this day.
24 qualified yesterday with 9 spots to fill today and then the bumping begins. If you get bumped from the field today the only possible way to get back in is bump someone else. All this fun begins at noon.
It is Pole Day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Today drivers will try to qualify for 24 spots in the field and earn that desired pole position.
The day before Pole Day is called "Fast Friday" by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, because it is all about SPEED for a lot of teams.
With the sun out most of the day, the track has been green and everyone is trying to get some practice in.
All the drivers and their cars were ready to go at the start of practice on this sunny day.
This was the third day that practice has be washed out at Indy, but there were still a lot of smiles in the pits.
Today is around 51 degrees with a on and off mist letting the INDY cars get in a little practice.
May 16th the 3rd day of practice, really the 2nd day since the 15th got rained out, is sunny but cool with temps in the 50's.
On a soggy Opening Day of the 100th anniversary Indianapolis 500 a veteran, a champion and a rookie topped the speed chart.
A formal celebration of classic and historic automobiles.This occasion is the first event of its kind ever held at the Speedway.
Photos from the Kentucky Indy 300 at Kentucky Speedway, September 3-4, 2010
