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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 04:48 PM
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Congratulations to Dario Franchitti on winning his second Indy 500!


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INDIANAPOLIS -- Dario Franchitti was finally first after 500 miles in the Indianapolis 500, even though he was already an Indy 500 champion in 2007.

Franchitti's victory three years ago came in a race shortened by rain and flagged after 166 laps.

There was no chance of rain Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Franchitti drove a flawless race, dominating by leading most of the race before having to conserve fuel to make it to the finish.

The race ended with a spectacular crash between Ryan Hunter-Reay and Mike Conway in the north chute between Turns 3 and 4 on the final lap. Conway's car went airborne and ripped into the fence before landing upside-down on the race track in one of the most spectacular crashes in recent Indy 500 history.

Conway was able to get out of the car and wave to the crowd of over 300,000 fans afterward.

Meanwhile, Franchitti was able to celebrate his second Indy 500 win in victory lane.

Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/racing/05/30/indy.500.race.story/index.html
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Auggie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 06:33 PM
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1. Amazing video on that crash:
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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-30-10 06:40 PM
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2. This thread is useless without pictures
of the winner's wife.



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