Round 6: The 107th running of the Indianapolis 500. May 16 - 28.

[joeb]

Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith

Marcus Ericsson got double points for winning Indy last year. If Alex Palou were to win, he would just get standard points.

I guess I didn't realize they stopped double points, hence my earlier statement.

I'm good with regular points too, never liked the bonus points for Indy and final race.

[NaBUru38]

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[fieldodreams79]

Milk choices, for those who are interested (some poo has come out just making this list )

Whole Milk (28 drivers)
Marco Andretti
Agostin Canapino
Ed Carpenter
Conor Daly
Devlin DeFrancesco
Scott Dixon
R.C. Enerson
Marcus Ericsson
Santino Ferrucci
Jack Harvey
Colton Herta
Ryan Hunter-Reay
Callum Illott
Tony Kanaan
Kyle Kirkwood
Christian Lundgaard
David Malukas
Scott McLaughlin
Josef Newgarden
Pato O’Ward
Simon Pagenaud
Alex Palou
Will Power
Sting Ray Robb
Felix Rosenqvist
Alexander Rossi
Rinus VeeKay
Stefan Wilson*

2% milk (3 drivers)
Helio Castroneves
Benjamin Pedersen
Takuma Sato

Skim milk (2 drivers)
Romain Grosjean
Katherine Legge
*unable to race in 2023 Indianapolis 500

[peebee2]

Does Rahal have to take Stef's choice or can the team bring in back up milk?

[bjohnsonsmith]

Originally Posted by peebee2

Does Rahal have to take Stef's choice or can the team bring in back up milk?

The American Dairy Association Indiana (ADAI), which helps provide the milk for the drivers, polls each driver ahead of each race on which type they prefer. So if Rahal wins he will be given his choice.


This is quite an interesting article about milk and the Indy 500.


https://www.dairyherd.com/news/busin...ice-likely-win

[broadrun96]

So Romain and Kat are out then based on the article? Pick your winners from the 3 2%ers so going with Sato again to win

[bjohnsonsmith]

Originally Posted by broadrun96

So Romain and Kat are out then based on the article? Pick your winners from the 3 2%ers so going with Sato again to win

Are they both vegan?

[fieldodreams79]

Originally Posted by broadrun96

So Romain and Kat are out then based on the article? Pick your winners from the 3 2%ers so going with Sato again to win

And you can further narrow it down, IMHO, by top 20 drivers but just not 18th. No one has won from grid position 18. This year, that's RHR.

But that's the most whole milk choices I think I've ever seen....

[Hawkwood]

I read earlier that only just over half of the Indy 500s have been won by the driver that led the most laps - turns out it's 57 of the 106 races, so 53%.


Got curious about the races that have happened since I've been watching, since 2005, and only 4 of them have been won by the driver that led the most laps!
Dixon in 2008, Franchitti in 2010, Hunter-Reay in 2014, and Pagenaud in 2019.


Also, having fallen down the rabbit hole on Indy 500 records/stats, I love that Helio is on the top 10 list of oldest winners and the top 10 list of youngest winners.

[bjohnsonsmith]

Originally Posted by Hawkwood

I read earlier that only just over half of the Indy 500s have been won by the driver that led the most laps - turns out it's 57 of the 106 races, so 53%.


Got curious about the races that have happened since I've been watching, since 2005, and only 4 of them have been won by the driver that led the most laps!
Dixon in 2008, Franchitti in 2010, Hunter-Reay in 2014, and Pagenaud in 2019.


Also, having fallen down the rabbit hole on Indy 500 records/stats, I love that Helio is on the top 10 list of oldest winners and the top 10 list of youngest winners.

He also holds the record for the longest span between first and last victories: 20 years – 2001 to 2021.

[Adam43]

Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith

Are they both vegan?

Imagine asking for soy or almond milk. That would be mad. I understand it voids the race result if that driver wins.

[broadrun96]

Well OJ almost got a certain guy murdered and he did have to publicly apologize for pushing his OJ brand. And I think Indy would understand that more than telling the dairy board no thanks

But I do think Kat is vegan, think that was an IMSA something that actually stuck like most random crap in my brain for no reason. No idea about Romain

[E.B]

Originally Posted by broadrun96

But I do think Kat is vegan, think that was an IMSA something that actually stuck like most random crap in my brain for no reason. No idea about Romain

Another random crap that sticks moment reminded me of RoGro talking of Veganism, particularly Lewis Hamilton's choices. RoGro is, it seems, qualified to talk on the subject having co-written cook books with his wife.

He felt Vegan diets were negative for athletes because they just couldn’t have enough nutrition or nourishment in their system for high-demand exercising.

He “fully respects vegan” consumption and said plant-based food “tastes quite good in some aspects.” Not for him though as a regime as he knew of what it lacks and it does not meet his needs.... plus he knew endurance athletes going vegetarian or vegan and they had to stop their vegan diets because of lack of nourishment.

[Born Racer]

One of the many reasons Indy is such a great race is because champagne just doesn't hit the spot like some milk after all that exertion. I would also choose the whole milk.

Been watching Johncock VS Mears 1982 and Unser Jr VS Goodyear 1992 and hoping we get something close like that.

[Formulahistory]

would be awesome if Graham Rahal wins the race...