Indianapolis 500 - Practice Day 9

Friday, May 16, 2008

Jay Howard during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dana Garrett Bruno Junqueira in the No. 18 car during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dana Garrett Jaime Camara during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dana Garrett A.J. Foyt talks with Jeff Simmons during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dana Garrett A.J. Foyt during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dana Garrett Danica Patrick in the No. 7 car during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dan Helrigel Tony Kanaan during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dan Helrigel A.J. Foyt IV in the No. 2 car during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dan Helrigel Ed Carpenter in the No. 20 car during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dan Helrigel N0. 4 Vitor Meira heading out to the track during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dan Helrigel Bruno Junqueira during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dan Helrigel No. 3 Helio Castroneves head out on to the track during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dan Helrigel No. 10 car heads out on to pit lane during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Jim Haines Vitor Meira catches a ride to his pit box during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Jim Haines Townsend Bell and Buddy Rice chat on pit lane during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Jim Haines Marty Roth during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Jim Haines No. 99 Townsend Bell and No. 26 Marco Andretti run together during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Jim Haines No. 99 Buddy Lazier on track during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Jim Haines Fred Redmer, took photo used on 2008 Indianapolis 500 ticket, waves the green flag for practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Ron McQueeney School kids gather at the track during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Shawn Payne Fred Redmer, took photo used on 2008 Indianapolis 500 ticket, waves the green flag for practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Shawn Payne No. 10 Dan Wheldon on track during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Bret Kelley No. 36 Enrique Bernoldi on track during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Bret Kelley No. 9 Scott Dixon on track during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Bret Kelley Danica Patrick signs autographs in the garage area during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Chris Jones Vitor Meira during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dana Garrett Scott Dixon signs autograph for fans during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dana Garrett Dan Wheldon during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dana Garrett No. 3 Helio Castroneves in the pits during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dana Garrett No. 8 Will Power makes contact with the wall during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Mike Young Ryan Briscoe makes contact with the SAFER Barrier during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Mike Young No. 6 Ryan Briscoe after making contact with the SAFER Barrier during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Mike Young No. 16 Alex Lloyd on track during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Ron McQueeney No. 26 Marco Andretti on track during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Ron McQueeney No. 12 Tomas Scheckter on track with No. 3 Helio Castroneves during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Ron McQueeney No. 3 Helio Castroneves runs with his teammate, No. 6 Ryan Briscoe, during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Ron McQueeney No. 17 Ryan Hunter-Reay on track during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Ron McQueeney No. 02 Justin Wilson on pit lane during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Steve Snoddy Roger Yasukawa during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dana Garrett Tomas Scheckter during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dana Garrett Ryan Briscoe during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Jim Haines Roger Yasukawa during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Jim Haines Dan Wheldon on pit lane during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Jim Haines Helio Castroneves walks with Bruno Junqueira during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Jim Haines Bruno Junqueira signs an autograph for a fan during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Jim Haines The 1988 Indianapolis 500-winning car, driven by the legendary Rick Mears, in the Hall of Fame Museum. -- Photo by: Shawn Payne No. 10 car heads back to the garage area during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Shawn Payne No. 8 car get repaired after making contact with the wall during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Shawn Payne No. 06 Graham Rahal scraps the wall with his tire during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Shawn Payne No. 98 Roger Yasukawa on track during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Chris Jones No. 12 car on pit lane during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Chris Jones Buddy Lazier during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Chris Jones National Guard members pose next to the #4 car of Vitor Meira. -- Photo by: Chris Jones Sarah Fisher during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dana Garrett Helio Castroneves during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dan Helrigel Helio Castroneves during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dan Helrigel No. 2 A.J.Foyt IV on track during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Steve Snoddy No. 20 Ed Carpenter leads the way during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Steve Snoddy No. 8 Will Power on track during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Steve Snoddy No. 99 Townsend Bell on track during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Steve Snoddy No. 99 Buddy Lazier on track during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Steve Snoddy No. 02 car head to pit lane during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Chris Jones Garage area during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Chris Jones No. 02 Justin Wilson on track during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Chris Jones Bands entertain guests during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dana Garrett No. 06 Graham Rahal on track during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dana Garrett No. 15 Buddy Rice on track during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dana Garrett Marco Andretti during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Jim Haines Jim Travers, Cheif mechanic for Vukovich in 1953-54, he has not been to the track in 25 yrs, walks the garage area during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Jim Haines Vitor Meira on pit lane during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Steve Snoddy No. 19 Mario Moraes during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Steve Snoddy Townsend Bell during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Chris Jones Ryan Hunter-Reay during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Chris Jones No. 98 car heads to pit lane during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Chris Jones No. 18 car in the garage area at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Bret Kelley Sarah Fisher in the garage area at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Bret Kelley A.J. Foyt IV, Larry Foyt and Darren Manning take part in a radio interview in the garage area at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Chris Jones Milka Duno signs autographs in the garage area at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Chris Jones The Pagoda at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dana Garrett Tony Kanaan shares a laugh with teammate, Hideki Mutoh, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dana Garrett Danica Patrick gets a watch from Tissot after extending her contract with them. -- Photo by: Shawn Payne Danica Patrick gets a watch from Tissot after extending her contract with them. -- Photo by: Shawn Payne Danica Patrick gets a watch designed for her from Tissot, it was on display during a press conference at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Shawn Payne Helio Castroneves signs autographs for fans at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Chris Jones Ryan Briscoe during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Chris Jones Tony Kanaan and Marco Andretti during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Chris Jones Graham Rahal during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Chris Jones Alex Lloyd during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Chris Jones John Andretti during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Chris Jones Buddy Lazier in the No. 91 car during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Chris Jones No. 91 Buddy Lazier on pit lane during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Chris Jones Tomas Scheckter during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Chris Jones Jason Priestly on pit lane during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Chris Jones Fred Redmer, took photo used on 2008 Indianapolis 500 ticket, poses with Johnny Rutherford and the 2008 pace car before practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dana Garrett Fred Redmer, took photo used on 2008 Indianapolis 500 ticket, chats with Johnny Rutherford before practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dana Garrett N0. 20 Ed Carpenter on pit lane during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dana Garrett Rick Mears during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dana Garrett Bobby Rahal during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dana Garrett Enrique Bernoldi during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dana Garrett Crew works on their car on pit lane during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Steve Snoddy Crew work to improve their car before qualifications during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Steve Snoddy Louis Schwitzer Award press conference at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Forrest Mellott Louis Schwitzer Award press conference at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Forrest Mellott Louis Schwitzer Award winners during a press conference at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Forrest Mellott Louis Schwitzer Award winner show off his invention during a press conference at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Forrest Mellott No. 33 EJ Viso makes contact with the wall during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Bret Kelley