For the very first time in its history, the Indy 500 is being held in August and will be run without fans in presence, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
IndyCar and Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Roger Penske will provide the “start your engines” command and wrote to fans:
” It is frustrating to run the event without all of you here, but I understand our drivers are identified and all set to place on a first-rate show for everybody watching in your home.”
Whats in shop for everybody viewing from house on Sunday, August 23? Heres what you need to understand.
The 104th running of the Indianapolis 500 will be one of the most unusual ever.
AFTERNOON DELIGHT:
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The 2020 IndyCars function a new Aeroscreen windscreen thats designed to secure chauffeurs from flying debris and in rollover crashes that likewise keeps the 240 mph wind out of their faces.
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The new mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette Stingray will be the speed cars and truck for the race, marking the 17th time a Corvette has filled the function. GM President Mark Reuss will lag the wheel at the start.
THE ANDRETTI CURSE … OR BLESSING?
Mayo Clinic cosmetic surgeons Dr. Elvis Francois and Dr. William Robison will carry out the nationwide anthem as a salute to Americas very first responders on the cutting edge of the COVID-19 battle.
The Indy 500 starts at 1 p.m. on NBC. Television ratings for qualifying were up 26 percent and with the 300,000 fans that would usually be in participation viewing from house, the Associated Press is anticipating big viewership numbers on race day.
SINGING SURGEONS SALUTE
CORVETTE SUMMER.
WINDOWS UP.
Third-generation chauffeur Marco Andretti will begin from pole position, the first from his household to do so given that his grandfather Mario in 1987. No Andretti has actually won the Indy 500 considering that Marios victory in 1969, however Marco states the household feels blessed to have actually not suffered any disasters at the track for many years and hopes menstruation doesnt exist in August.
Helio Castroneves is the only three-time winner in the field and has the opportunity to sign up with A.J. Foyt, Rick Mears and Al Unser at the top of the wins list with 4, but hell have his work cut out for him beginning with 28th position.
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FOURTH TIMES THE CHARM.
