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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2009 13:24:34 GMT -5
Pole winner, race winner, and sentimental/dark horse.
Pole - Dario Franchitti
Race - Scott Dixon
Sentimental/dark horse - Tony Kanaan (only because the Andretti luck seems to have carried over to TK)
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Post by professor on May 1, 2009 13:58:00 GMT -5
Any American driver...even Marco!
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2009 14:43:05 GMT -5
Any American driver.....except Marco!
Tom T.
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Post by clm1545 on May 1, 2009 14:48:44 GMT -5
Pole - Briscoe
Winner - Either Helio or Dixon
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Post by macsparty on May 1, 2009 15:05:02 GMT -5
Pole: Briscoe
Winner: Franchitti
I guess there are a few one-off or part-time drivers I basically just want to see do well, and if they were to be a darkhorse winner, all the better: John Andretti, Sarah Fisher, Buddy Lazier. And then there is Vitor Meira. He's got two things going for him in my book: he's been so close and I can't help but wish he'd get over that hump, and I'd love to see #14 back at the top. And for work connection reasons, I'm obligated to pull for Dan Wheldon as well.
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Post by indy on May 1, 2009 15:22:33 GMT -5
Pole - Scott Dixon
Race - Will Power
Sentimental - Rick Mears? ;D lol jk Graham Rahal
Darkhorse - Justin Wilson or Paul Tracy
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Post by stonecold44 on May 1, 2009 22:54:16 GMT -5
I'm as much an Andretti fan as Jordan is a Mears fan, so..............
Pole: Tony Kanaan Normally I'd pick Danica Patrick, but there's just something wrong on many levels with saying I want to see Danica sitting on the Pole.
Race: Marco
Sentimental: Scott Sharp
Darkhorse: Vitor Miera (can he really be considered a darkhorse?)
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Post by mrindy77 on May 2, 2009 16:56:15 GMT -5
Pole: AJ Foyt Jr
Race: Gary Bettenhausen
Darkhorse: Bill Vukovich Jr
........my alarm clock just went off.
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Post by kitbash1 on May 3, 2009 10:44:22 GMT -5
My 500 picks are,
Pole : Castronevas
Winner : Dixon
Dark Horse : Paul Tracy ( He's got some unfinished business. )
Fastest Race Lap : Castronevas
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2009 19:32:36 GMT -5
My picks are,
Pole: Kanaan
Winner: Briscoe
Dark horses: Wheldon / Meira
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2009 17:01:56 GMT -5
My picks
Pole: Parnelli Jones
Race: A.J. Foyt Jr.
Darkhorse: Jim Hurtibise
Now for this year.........ANYONE BUT PAUL "THE WALL" TRACY!!!! What a complete jerk!
Pole and race....and I'm not a Penske Fan mind you......is Helio Castroneves
Darkhorse....Jim Hurtibise
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Post by clm1545 on May 9, 2009 21:41:56 GMT -5
Well, looks like 2 of us ( not me ) got the pole right.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2009 1:22:02 GMT -5
How about Alex Lloyd getting in the show on day 1?
Nice job by those guys.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2009 12:55:59 GMT -5
I believe this subject has been thoroughly covered in past threads.
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Post by indy on May 11, 2009 11:47:34 GMT -5
Nice job Kitbash1 on callng the pole - I didn't see anyone else get it right but with the competition the way it is these days it is not easy to know who's going to put it all together when it is time to step up.
Helio sounded confident about race day but sheez that's no guarentee in this field!! If we get a good, exciting, and safe 500 then I will be happy regardless of who wins.
Jordan
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Post by stonecold44 on May 11, 2009 22:40:18 GMT -5
Nice job Kitbash1 on callng the pole - I didn't see anyone else get it right but with the competition the way it is these days it is not easy to know who's going to put it all together when it is time to step up. Helio sounded confident about race day but sheez that's no guarentee in this field!! If we get a good, exciting, and safe 500 then I will be happy regardless of who wins. Jordan oldcalhoun also got it right. This is shaping up to be a really competitive race with multiple leaders and teams having a good shot to win. |
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Post by indy on May 12, 2009 11:27:49 GMT -5
You are right.... hmmm I was tired that night - lol - my oversight! BTW, I'm glad to be wrong this time  Jordan |
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Post by SWT500 on May 12, 2009 11:57:49 GMT -5
From where I sit, it's Penske's race to lose. If you haven't seen practice, none of the other cars are in their league right now.
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Post by indy on May 12, 2009 12:28:28 GMT -5
Does that include the #12, too? I think Mario Moraes did a great job getting in on day one when the other 10 cars were the heavy hitters of the IRL - Penske, Ganassi, AGR, & NHL!! Looks like the day 2 and 3 qualifiers with probably all be long shots at best....
Jordan
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Post by stonecold44 on May 12, 2009 12:31:50 GMT -5
From where I sit, it's Penske's race to lose. If you haven't seen practice, none of the other cars are in their league right now. Don't you wonder how that happens? I mean the cars are supposed to be the same, right? So that must mean the Penske team trims their cars out better than the other teams. Then it's left up to the talent of the drivers. |
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Post by SWT500 on May 12, 2009 13:21:23 GMT -5
Fair or foul, it's all about shocks and other pieces and parts these days. The cars are the same on paper. Penske makes lots of his own bits, including suspension and exhaust (1 HP is almost a mile an hour at Indy). They spare no effort on R&D and let's not forget they own the shock company. No one can believe customers get what the house cars are running. Throw in two of the best drivers in the world, near perfect preparation and execution and you have a formula for another Indy win. As for Will Power, his car is less trimmed out but he will have a nice car race day. His lack of experience at the Brickyard might keep him from winning but he just might. It's Helio-Briscoe 1-2.
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Post by stonecold44 on May 12, 2009 21:54:54 GMT -5
As much as it looks like Team Penske will or should walk away with a win, I can't help thinking back to the race, 1992 I think, that both Emmo and Mears were involved in the same wreck.
And of course last year, when Tony Kanaan had a car that could win, he was forced into the junk by Marco.
I don't want to see anyone crash but anything can happen and it usually does. As Bobby Unser once said, "The most foolish thing in the world is to predict who will win the Indy 500."
That said, I've made my prediction, so I'm a fool.
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Post by indy on May 13, 2009 2:24:46 GMT -5
1992 is an interesting study <large ramble on nuances of race omitted> of how the fastest race cars don't always win the 500. That said, the last several 500s have been won by the fastest car and if Helio has the best car in the race then I like his chances!
Jordan
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Post by stonecold44 on May 13, 2009 10:48:19 GMT -5
1992 is an interesting study <large ramble on nuances of race omitted> of how the fastest race cars don't always win the 500. That said, the last several 500s have been won by the fastest car and if Helio has the best car in the race then I like his chances! Jordan Not sure if you listen to the podcast of that Kevin and Cavin radio show, but they broke the field into 3 categories: The contenders, 2nd level and everyone else. Their Contenders were: Helio, Briscoe, Dario, Dixon, Kanaan Next Level: Wheldon and maybe Marco Everyone else; no explanation needed I have to agree that if nothing strange happens (like in 1992 with the cold and all the crashes), then it should be "#3 for #3" |
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2009 14:12:21 GMT -5
As racing legend and three time winner Wilbur Shaw used to say, "This is why we run the race every year." There is always the "THE UNKNOWN FACTOR" which can raise it's ugly head during the race....Like in 1`963 with th Team Lotus long pit stops, or 1982 when Cogan bounced off of the front row, or 1992 with the very cold weather......It's a crap shoot. Just remember, I got the pole correct.....
Best to you
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Post by mrindy77 on May 13, 2009 14:54:11 GMT -5
I know what I'm not picking this year....MY BOX LUNCH.....they cancelled the Brickyard Box Lunch program....looks like I'm making my own again...it was such a nice convenience not to have to carry stuff in.
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Post by illeagle10 on May 13, 2009 16:00:56 GMT -5
This might be the year of the "long shot." Mine that Bird was a 50 to 1 shot at the Kentucky Derby. Who knows we might get someone we didn't expect for once, wouldn't that be a great story?
Jim
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2009 22:54:24 GMT -5
My money (pocket change) is Helio for the win.
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Post by Calvin on May 19, 2009 21:51:38 GMT -5
I think Dixon is going to make it two in a row.
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Post by racerbrown on May 20, 2009 5:44:03 GMT -5
i really don't care who, i just want it to be exciting and not a one car dominates kind of race.
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