2014 Indianapolis 500

[Burhead]

Happy for Ryan Hunter-Reay but I'll be honest and say I was hoping to see another Andretti drink the milk.

 

[gordonr24]

Happy for Ryan Hunter-Reay but I'll be honest and say I was hoping to see another Andretti drink the milk.

He'll get his one day.

 

[volinbham]

Great finish

 

[YankeeVol]

Ryan Hunter-Reay becomes first American driver to win the Indianapolis 500 since Sam Hornish won in 2006.

'Merica

 

[volinbham]

He'll get his one day.

Everyone thought that about Mario getting another one and Michael getting one...

 

[Nerd-Vol]

Great race.

 

[doozer]

Nice job seeing Kurt Busch finish 6th in his first Indy 500. Let's see an open wheel driver finish that well in his first nascar race.

Pretty sure more open wheel drivers have won NASCAR races than vice versa.

 

[YankeeVol]

Pretty sure more open wheel drivers have won NASCAR races than vice versa.

I think more open wheel drivers have went to NASCAR than vice versa.

 

[doozer]

I think more open wheel drivers have went to NASCAR than vice versa.

That's about dollars.

 

[YankeeVol]

That's about dollars.

Still makes a difference.

 

[MyBloodRunnethOrange]

I think more open wheel drivers have went to NASCAR than vice versa.

Both Foyt and Andretti won Daytona without ever driving Nascar full time.
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[doozer]

Still makes a difference.

Difference of what?

 

[YankeeVol]

Difference of what?

If you can't figure out the law of averages I'm sorry

 

[doozer]

If you can't figure out the law of averages I'm sorry

What does that have to do with anything?

 

[YankeeVol]

What does that have to do with anything?

If you can't figure it out I'm sorry for ya.

 

[doozer]

If you can't figure it out I'm sorry for ya.

Figure what out?

 

[YankeeVol]

Figure what out?

Exactly.

 

[doozer]

Exactly.

You going to answer the questions or not?

 

[Tux]

The best drivers in the world have all come from open cockpit racing.

I have a friend who owns a racing team-his father in-law is Felix Sabatos. He said it is pretty much common knowledge the best drivers in the NASCAR circuit have come from open cockpits racing- Tony Stewart and Robbie Gordon. They drive their cars to hard according to him, but they are the very best drivers in the world. You formula one drivers are probably even better than them.

 

[Tux]

I have never understood why so many people are infatuated with the Andretti name.

The Unsers were a bigger and better group of racers than the Andretti's ever were.

A.J. Foyt will always be the man.

 

[gordonr24]

Pretty sure more open wheel drivers have won NASCAR races than vice versa.

Because NASCAR has more money, hence more crossover there.

 

[YankeeVol]

You going to answer the questions or not?

You obviously don't get it and I don't care enough to explain it.

 

[volinbham]

I have never understood why so many people are infatuated with the Andretti name.

The Unsers were a bigger and better group of racers than the Andretti's ever were.

A.J. Foyt will always be the man.

Not sure if the Unsers were bigger (Bobby, Al Sr, Al Jr.) vs Mario, Michael, John, Marco.

Mario's brother Aldo raced and IIRC at least one Unser was killed in racing maybe 2.

As for better? In wins definitely (9 to 1 at Indy). I bet Andretti's are close though in laps led. The bad Andretti luck at Indy is well documented. Compare that to Al Sr.'s miracle 4th win. Mario won everything so I'd argue he was the best of all in the 2 families. Michael won everywhere but Indy - he was dominant in CART vs Al Jr.

Both are important families of open wheel in the US. Hard to say one was bigger or better than the other.

 

[Nerd-Vol]

Looking forward to next year's race. I hope more NASCAR drivers run in the future. I wish Sato ran better.

Doozer, I got a story behind meeting Dario last night for you. We will have to grab a beer sometime soon.

 

[Burger]

The foreign drivers who can't make it in F1 go to Indy. It's funny how a NASCAR guy finishes 6th in their first race.