2018 Indy 500 Notebook: Part 4: By This Time Tomorrow
Tony Borroz opens up what has been dubbed ?The 2018 Indy 500 Notebook? for an unedited look at The Greatest Spectacle In Racing. This new series will span the days leading up to and after the 102nd Indianapolis 500, set for Sunday, May 27th. The 2018 Indy 500 Notebook is not exactly live coverage, more like raw coverage. It?s an unfiltered look and what makes the Indy 500 so alluring in the first place.Â
The prologue can be found here.
Part 2: ?Hey Hinchcliffe, Wanna Race" Then Go Faster!? here.
Part 3: “Carb Day” here.
Part five is forthcoming as the action in Indianapolis continues.Â
By This Time Tomorrow, this should all be over. We shall know, who Won and who Lost. At this point, flip a coin. Sure, sure, the Penskes look strong as always and Carpenter is the hometown hero to pick, but one thing is immutable: None of these people have raced this aero package at these speeds. Let me say that again:
None of these people have raced this aero package at these speeds.
This is the first time that Indycar teams will be going this fast with the new speedway aero kit. No one has run in traffic – let’s say, for the sake of discussion, that “traffic” means three-wide heading into Turn 3 at 230 mph – and no one has done it for 500 friggin’Â miles.
Tony Kanaan was the fastest (227.791 mph) in the No. 14 ABC Supply AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet during final practice on Miller Lite Carb Day. Kanaan won the 2013 Indianapolis 500. ...
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