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VOL. 4 - ISSUE 37 may 23 - 29, 2012

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FW has a rich tradition when it comes to NASCAR and local drag racing, but every year on Memorial Day we look north to the tradition and speed of the Indianapolis 500. Most of us have had basketball, hockey or the football draft on our minds and are in no way ready for the race billed as “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” So here are a few of the big stories you’ll need to know going into this year’s Indy 500: New Indy Cars This race will be the introductory race for the new Dallara DW12 chassis. 2011 Indy 500 winner Dan Wheldon performed most of the testing before he fell victim to crash injuries and died. Dallara chose to honor Wheldon by using his initials, DW12, as the new name for the car. The new chassis will sit lower and wider than previous models. Each car is outfitted with new safety features such as a wider cockpit, energy-absorbing seat inserts and more rear wheel protection. Team Penske The three men representing the Penske legacy have made it clear they’ve come to win. After not winning in almost two years, Ryan Briscoe pulled out a close win to secure the pole position for the big race. Briscoe’s win is a testament to the strength of the team. Helio Castroneves is already a legend after winning three Indy 500s, and Will Powers is a formidable newcomer after winning 14 of the last 38 races at the Izod Series. In order for Briscoe to become the 11th Team Penske driver to win an Indy 500, he’ll have to adjust to the new engine/chassis combo and keep a cool head. The odds will be in their favor with all three drivers starting in the first two rows. Oriol Servia During his warm-up lap, Silva’s car took a tough turn, spun out and barely missed the outside wall. In less than 24 hours, he returned and posted incredible speed at the Bump Day practice. His one-lap speed of 233.752 was the fastest at practice and better than the averages of 10 of the Sunday qualifiers.

By Keysha Hogan – @TheKeysha

Garage Competition Since 2005 Honda has been the only powerplant of IndyCars, but this year Lotus and Chevrolet have joined in the fun. All this new blood has increased the competition in the garages. Last year the Andretti Autosports Team fought to get their drivers to qualify for last year’s Indy. But this year, with the new Chevy V-6 a few of their drivers will be starting the race from the top three rows. So far the Lotus cars have been the slowest with two drivers (Simona de Silvestro and Jean

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Alesi) foregoing attempts to qualify because they lacked the speed needed to truly compete. No Danica Patrick IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard has been making the rounds talking about how it’s a shame that fans don’t know about two-time winners like Dario Franchitti. Bernard said “I think Danica was great for the sport, but I also think she was an umbrella that took the spotlight off some of the drivers like Dario.” Sounds like she’s not that missed in the Indy world, even though she was one of their most effective and well-known ambassadors. Although everyone is trying to put the focus back on racing, her name and future plans will still be tossed around.

Nothing was a bigger pain in the butt than my last John Travolta massage.

Watch the Indy 500 on Sunday May 27th at 1 p.m. central on ABC.

The Anti-Bad Boy Tim Tebow continued to show the world that he is nowhere near being a bad boy. This past weekend Timmy went backstage at the Broadway musical (hold all jokes ‘til the end) and posed a pic with some of the cast. One of the girls then tweeted it out…bad idea. She received calls from Timmy’s reps asking Yay, you’re famous! So your cellmates her to take down the pic due to will know your name! Tebow’s “image.”

A Bone to Pick Well Jon “Bones” Jones learned that even if you are a UFC champion it doesn’t pay to drink and drive. Jones was arrested for DUI this weekend after totaling his Bentley by making it climb a pole (silly Bones Jones, Bentleys don’t do that).

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