May 16th at Indy/Chilly but Sunny

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.

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  • Rookie Ana Beatriz sits in the cockpit of her car during a tire check. ©Clarino 5/16/11
  • You can tell Marco was thrilled about practice. ©Clarino 5/16/11
  • Car 07 is being driven by Scheckter. ©Clarino 5/16/11

  • Car 27 driven by Mike Conway. ©Clarino 5/16/11
  • Carpenter in the Dollar General car comes into the pits. ©Clarino 5/16/11
  • Conway in the cockpit of his car. ©Clarino 5/16/11
  • Danica helmets up for practice. ©Clarino 5/16/11
  • Car owner, Sarah Fisher seems happy as her driver Ed Carpenter turns a couple of fast laps. ©Clarino 5/16/11

  • Davy Hamilton was posting some times in the top ten early in practice. ©Clarino 5/16/11
  • Rookie driver James Hinchcliffe. ©Clarino 5/16/11
  • Ryan Hunter-Reay waits for his bright yellow Sun Drop car. ©Clarino 5/16/11

  • John Andretti stands by as the crew gets his car ready. ©Clarino 5/16/11

  • Kanaan takes a walk down pit lane. ©Clarino 5/16/11
  • Matos is driving the Automatic Fire Sprinklers (AFS) car. ©Clarino 5/16/11
  • Graham signs autographs at the fence. ©Clarino 5/16/11
  • Wilson wears all kinds of head sets. ©Clarino 5/16/11
  • On a rainy Sunday, Tagliani shows off the special helmet he had designed to commemorate the 100th Indy 500. ©Clarino 5/16/11

  • Ana Beatriz listens to her teammates during practice. ©Clarino 5/16/11

  • Townsend Bell was all eyes. ©Clarino 5/16/11

  • Baguette from Belgium. ©Clarino 5/16/11

  • Dave had a smile on his face after a few practice runs. ©Clarino 5/16/11

  • Rookie JR Hildebrand. ©Clarino 5/16/11

  • Pippa Mann is driving for Conquest Racing. ©Clarino 5/16/11

  • Buddy Rice is back at Indy and driving a car for Panther Racing. ©Clarino 5/16/11

  • Sebastian Saavedda from Columbia. Clarino 5/16/11

  • Rookie Scott Speed was having radio problems today. ©Clarino 5/16/11

  • Paul Tracy is driving for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing this year. ©Clarino 5/16/11

  • Paul is driving the #23 car and wears a "Darth Vader" looking helmet. ©Clarino 5/16/11

  • Rookie Ho-Pin Tung is driving car 8. ©Clarino 5/16/11

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