Day Five of the 2011 Indianapolis 500 practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway consisted of no track activity, but a lot of “planking“. At first I was wondering if this was some sort of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides publicity stunt, but as it turns out, planking is laying flat with your arms to […]
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2011 Indianapolis 500 Drivers on Twitter
As I’ve been at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for practice this year, one thing is clear, Twitter is a major hit with the vast majority of the drivers. Almost all of them have Twitter accounts and many of them tweet quite frequently. Here’s the current list of driver Twitter accounts. Be sure to follow along and […]
2011 Indianapolis 500 Day 4 In Pictures
2011 Indianapolis 500 Day 4 was a cold and the track was pretty quiet, but there’s always something going on. Take a look at our best photos from the day.
2011 Indianapolis 500 Day 4 Top Two
Day Four of the 2011 Indianapolis 500 practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway consisted of one car, two drivers and thirteen total laps turned due to very cool track conditions and the occasional misty rain. Marco Andretti bested Mike Conway in Conway’s car, for a “slow” 220.656 mph. No. 27 – Marco Andretti @ 220.656 mph No.27 – Mike Conway […]
2011 Indianapolis 500 Day 3 In Pictures
2011 Indianapolis 500 Day 3 was a chilly, but dry and full day of practice. Take a look at our best photos from the day.
2011 Indianapolis 500 Day 3 Top Ten
After the washout of Day Two, Day Three of the 2011 Indianapolis 500 practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway turned out to be a good one, and our first full day of practice. Led by Alex Tagliani, here’s the complete top ten run down for the day. No. 77 – Alex Tagliani @ 225.8782 mph No.9 – […]
2011 Indianapolis 500 Day 2 In Pictures
2011 Indianapolis 500 Day 2 was a washout, but we still have plenty of pictures to share, including many of Here Come The Mummies.
2011 Indianapolis 500 Day 2 Schedule
Day two of the 2011 Indianapolis 500 events has been a rainy one this morning out at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but if you’re at the track, here are the other activities you can enjoy today: 12:35-1:45pm Live music by the Psychodots, Coca-Cola Stage 2:00-2:30pm Q&A Session with IMS Historian Donald Davidson, Coca-Cola Stage, followed by an autograph […]
2011 Indianapolis 500 Opening Day In Pictures
Here are some of our best shots from the 2011 Indianapolis 500 Opening Day. Helio Castroneves Will Power Will Power Jay Howard Fuel Tanks James Jakes John Andretti Pippa Mann Pippa Mann Ryan Hunter-Reay Willy T. Ribbs Sebastián Saavedra Simona De Silvestro Paul Tracy
2011 Indianapolis 500 Schedule
Naptown Buzz will be covering the 2011 Indianapolis 500 events from start to finish this year. If you’re out at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this month, be sure to drop @surgebucket, @naptownbuzz, @briangroce & @melmcmahon a tweet. And we’re going to do our best to get @jeffstanger out at the track some to. Also, don’t forget, […]