Indy 500 - In Photos

Is it interesting that the 100th post of the SmartTurf blog is in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway? Just a thought....

Here are a few photos from Sunday. First, the flag before the anthem. Nice pattern in the turf!

The next photo shows the flag during the anthem. To give you a scope of the size of the speedway, this is the same flag that covers almost 120 yards at Lucas Oil Stadium!

The next shot is of the stealth fighter flying overhead. Did you know that the only base for this fighter is in Missouri! ALL flights begin and end in Missouri. A mission in Libya begins and ends in Missouri. In fact, the same plane participated in flyovers at Indy and Charlotte in the same day. To see a link for the stealth bomber, click HERE. This was a quick trip. Great work to our armed forces!

The start, the only 3 wide start in the world. 11 rows, 3 cars per row = 33 cars.

Finally, the end of the race. JR Hillenbrand was still in the car in front of us in this shot. Wow a tough ending to the race. To be honest, most of the people in our section thought he won! The way he handled the situation is the most memorable aspect of the race.

If you have never been to the Speedway for the 500 mile race, this is definitely a bucket list item.

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Play on!
--Jamie