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One thing we learned this month, there is another location for Long’s Donuts that we were previously unaware of – in Southport, just south of Indianapolis. We stopped there on our way out of town for our first Long’s visit of the month, before leaving Indianapolis for good. Fortunately, our trip home was very uneventful. That’s the way I like it. I am hopeful that we might return to Indianapolis before next May (maybe a Titans/Colts game?), if not it will be a long eleven months.

As promised, I wanted to come back for one more Indianapolis 500 post for the month and share some of Susan’s photos from Race Day. Again, thanks to everyone who followed along with us all month. It was sort of an odd month, but it really ended with a bang with such an outstanding finish. After today, I will now go back to a more sporadic schedule – but I will be back Friday for my Detroit Preview. Please check back then. (All photos by Susan Phillips)

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Some wondered if we would even have anything to talk about today, other than rain. Even the most optimistic forecasts called for rain in the morning, then maybe having enough time in the afternoon to get in more than 101 laps in order for it to be an official race. The early morning hours gave us no reason to think otherwise. Ominous looking clouds hovered over the Speedway, threatening to open up at any minute.

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Well that was interesting! Most know that I am not a fan of late-race red-flags, and I’m still not. But at least IndyCar was consistent, and that’s all you can ask for. First of all, congratulations to Felix Rosenqvist on a hard-earned Indianapolis 500 victory over David Malukas. This is one that will be remembered forever. The 0.023 second victory even eclipsed the 0.043 second finish between Al Unser, Jr. and Scott Goodyear in 1992.

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Good morning from a darkened IMS! We are staying further out this year (it’s cheaper), so we had a longer drive in. We moved our usual schedule up 30-minutes to account for it. It’s a good thing. We got here earlier than usual driving through the gate at 5:10 am. When we drove around to the Media Lot, it was already about 80% full, I think if we had gotten here at our usual 5:45, we would’ve out of luck.

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This is Memorial Day weekend. To most people reading this site, we know it as the weekend for the Running of the Indianapolis 500 each year. Those of us that attend each year, or watch diligently on television are exposed to a lot of celebration of our US Military. I have many loyal readers that live in other countries, and I’ve had the honor of actually meeting a couple of them (Oliver W in the UK, as well as Trevor Gardiner also in the UK). I don’t really expect non-US residents to fully understand what Memorial Day is about, but I do think Americans should know. Unfortunately, many do not.

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Greetings from a surprisingly dry Indianapolis Motor Speedway! We arrived about fifteen minutes before the practice ended, due to getting caught behind a wreck in downtown Louisville.

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First of all, I want to express my shock and condolences to the family and friends of NASCAR two-time champion driver Kyle Busch, who passed away unexpectedly yesterday at the age of 41. We learned Thursday morning that he had been hospitalized for a severe illness, and would not race in Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600. But I don’t think anyone had any idea it was this serious. Please keep his family in your prayers.

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