Indy 2005 Notes

I’ll keep this brief this morning and elaborate more on all of the racing over the weekend tomorrow.

Yesterday may well have been the best 500 I have ever seen. As many as 6 had a shot at the end and the racing was ferocious all day long. Besides the winner, Wheldon, Patrick, Hornish Jr. TK and Mr. Judd all lead. I may be missing one there because of pit stops. It was just what the league needed.

There were some empty seats, but not many. Still, I hate to see them at Indy.As for Danica Patrick, I couldn’t have scripted it better. She was all the focus going in and didn’t disappoint. But when it counted I didn’t want her to win. She was solid all the way down to the end, but she did make several mistakes. She may be the real deal.

It was great however, that Dan Wheldon, who has been the best driver in the IRL over the past year, got the win. Hopefully the media will focus on Dan as well as Danica and help get this league moving.