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WHAT'S IT LIKE TO DRIVE . . . AT INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY?(NEWS)
Scott Dixon, Ganassi Racing driver and defending Indy 500 champion: At the start of the month, it's definitely all business. You get in the car and do your job; it's pretty straightforward in that respect.
For me, the butterflies start on Pole Day and then obviously on race day when you have all that wild stuff going on. I'm a guy who typically gets butterflies when the pressure's on, when you have to give it your best.
Getting in the car and driving around the place is almost automatic, but if you get too complacent or let your guard down just a little bit, the track will let you know pretty quickly. It's a place that you always need to respect. You're always a bit careful. You're trying to start at a medium rate the first few times out and then go at it. Yeah, it's fast, but everything seems to slow down for you there. It's a big ...
- POLE DAY DRAMA STILL HIGH.(Sports)(IN THE FAST LANE)
- Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) May 15, 2004 700+ words
...teams prepare for today's Pole Day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway...every race since 1947. Pole Day is typically a contest...race operations. Come race day, 30 legitimate entries...difference) either." Pole Day at Indy is the most dramatic...
- The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind., Reggie Hayes column: Few drivers have real...
- Newspaper article from: News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, IN) May 11, 2007 700+ words
...pack them in for Indianapolis 500 Pole Day like they used to, back in the...the test. Only 11 cars qualify on Pole Day on Saturday at the Indianapolis...guaranteed to be in the Top 10 on Pole Day and race day: Wheldon, Hornish, Helio Castroneves...
- Oct. 3 Winston Pole Day proceeds to benefit Oasis Shrine Temple. (Charlotte...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire September 19, 1990 700+ words
OCT. 3 WINSTON POLE DAY PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT OASIS SHRINE TEMPLE...Charlotte Motor Speedway's Oct. 3 Winston Pole Day will get a little extra for their money...Speedway has announced that all Winston Pole Day ticket proceeds exceeding last year...
- Wallstreet.com Becomes Title Sponsor of Pole Day During NASCAR Winston Cup...
- Press release article from: Business Wire January 6, 2003 700+ words
...its involvement with Infineon Raceway by assuming title sponsorship of pole-day qualifying at the raceway's 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup event. "Wallstreet.com(TM) Pole Day" will take place on Friday, June 20 during which the full NASCAR field...
- Andretti finds self on bubble; Pole Day brings disappointment for second year...
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) May 11, 2002 700+ words
...s not that bad.'" This was early Saturday afternoon, Pole Day for the Indianapolis 500, and minutes after Andretti had turned...the one he had faced a May ago. He had gone out early that Pole Day as well and turned his laps slow enough to be very much on...
- The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind., Reggie Hayes column: How much stress are...
- Newspaper article from: News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, IN) May 12, 2006 700+ words
...Walters might call. Pressure at Indy is constant but relative. Indy 500 Pole Day qualifying begins at noon Saturday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Here's the first Pole Day Pressure Rankings, from the most intense pressure to the least: 1...
- Drivers prepare for New Rules at Indy's Pole Day.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) May 11, 2006 700+ words
...It was kind of nice." But it is no longer quite so nice because of rule changes that have changed the complexity of Pole Day itself. Take, for one example, the qualifying procedure. On Saturday the first 11 spots in the race field will be determined...
- Eureka Chemical's Fluid Film[R] Named Sponsor of IndyCar[R] Series Pole Day.
- Newspaper article from: Entertainment Newsweekly November 20, 2009 700+ words
...Series qualifying on Saturday, Aug. 21, during the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma weekend. The day will be called Fluid Film Pole Day. "'We are very pleased to join with Infineon Raceway, which confirms the exceptional level of performance Fluid Film products...
Source: HighBeam Research, WHAT'S IT LIKE TO DRIVE . . . AT INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY?(NEWS)