Jeff's Indy Talk: Cold and Soggy at the Speedway

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Cold and Soggy at the Speedway

We're in a delay at the open test for this year's Indianapolis 500.

The green light was on for a grand total of 11 minutes and 11 seconds, with only two cars at speed. Ed Carpenter, last year's pole winner, had a lap of 220.817 mph, with Marco Andretti at 219.698 mph. Andretti's livery celebrates grandfather Mario's lone Indianapolis 500 victory in 1969.

#Indy500 #IsItMayYet

My photo makes it look orange, but Marco Andretti's
car really is STP day-glo red.

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