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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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By Paul Dalbey

Note from George:  Today we welcome an old friend back to this page, to delve into an interesting topic. There is one disclaimer; I don’t necessarily agree with Paul on  couple of these. But the good thing is, I don’t have to agree with him. In fact, disagreeing makes for more interesting dialogue. I appreciate the time and effort Paul put into this. Readers should also be appreciative that they are not being subjected to another video appearance by the both of us. Come back tomorrow for my Indianapolis 500 Preview. – GP

There is a reason the Indianapolis 500 is the Greatest Spectacle in Racing. There is a reason why 300,000 people will stand shoulder-to-shoulder this weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and remember the legacy and the stories of the 109 previous runnings of the Great Race. There is a reason why tickets, traditions, and tales are passed, literally, from generation to generation of family who trace their lineage amongst IMS history back to the very roots of the race in 1911. It’s because the history of the race is celebrated each and every year, woven into the very fabric that makes the event what it is. It isn’t a new race, or a “new tradition” (a term I completely despise), but this weekend’s race stands on the shoulders of the races that have come before it, the men and women who have given their last out of blood and sweat, bones and dollars to win this specific race.

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Congratulations to Rick Johnson, of Washing state, for winning the 2026 Oilpressure.com Indianapolis Trivia Contest again. I did not think this was the toughest one over the past 17 years, but I was told be several at IMS last week that it ay have been the toughest. Rick missed only three questions this year. He gets upset with himself when he misses one, but missing tyhree was a very good effort. I realized I had one question in there twice. Fortunately most everyone got it both times.

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For as long as The Talk of Gasoline Alley was available to listeners online I was a faithful listener. If I’m not mistaken, that goes back to 2000. That’s at least when I was first made aware of it being available. Once they were converted into podcasts, before the term podcast was even invented – I downloaded as many as I could and still have each one from 2000 through 2020 on my phone. Instead of music, that is what I will listen to a lot of times either driving, working in the yard or whenever I choose to go walking.

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