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1,100 miles of racing today
Hoping that Marco Andretti can break the 43 year Andretti Curse at Indy.
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The Indy 500 looks really interesting this year! It's a shame Weldon won't be able to defend. 
The predicted high Sunday is 97 degrees, which would make this Indy 500 the hottest on record. And that means some dangerous racing conditions.
A hot track is a slick track. The 2.5-mile rectangle could be slick as glass late in the race as the temperatures rises. That makes the cars more difficult to drive through the four sharp turns.
"I wouldn't be surprised to see a pass for the lead on almost every lap," said Will Power, who starts on the middle of Row 2. "The trailing car gets such a tow down the front stretch that it's easy to get by."
It's one of many changes thanks to a new car design, which makes this race a big unknown.
http://espn.go.com/racing/indycar/story/_/id/7974945/indycar-stars-ready-made-indy-500
A hot track is a slick track. The 2.5-mile rectangle could be slick as glass late in the race as the temperatures rises. That makes the cars more difficult to drive through the four sharp turns.
"I wouldn't be surprised to see a pass for the lead on almost every lap," said Will Power, who starts on the middle of Row 2. "The trailing car gets such a tow down the front stretch that it's easy to get by."
It's one of many changes thanks to a new car design, which makes this race a big unknown.
http://espn.go.com/racing/indycar/story/_/id/7974945/indycar-stars-ready-made-indy-500
