Indianapolis 500 - Practice Day 1

Tuesday, May 06, 2008

No. 26 car gets ready to take the track at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Steve Snoddy EJ Viso in the garage area at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Steve Snoddy Indianapolis Colts players,Brannon Condren and Melvin Bullitt, wave green flag to start practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Chris Jones Indianapolis Colts players, Melvin Bullitt and Brannon Condren, waved green flag to start practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Chris Jones No. 8 Will Power on track at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during practice. -- Photo by: Chris Jones No. 6 Ryan Briscoe leads teammate, No. 3 Helio Castroneves, during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Steve Snoddy No. 2 A.J.Foyt IV on track during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Steve Snoddy No. 7 Danica Patrick on track during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Steve Snoddy No. 5 Oriol Servia on track during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Steve Snoddy No. 6 Ryan Briscoe on pit lane during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Chris Jones Helio Castroneves during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Chris Jones Dan Wheldon during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Chris Jones Milka Duno meets with her crew during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Chris Jones Milka Duno during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dan Helrigel Tomas Scheckter in the No. 12 car during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dan Helrigel Buddy Rice during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dan Helrigel Marco Andretti during a press conference after practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Steve Snoddy Danica Patrick during a press conference after practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Steve Snoddy Media covered Danica Patrick as she prepares for practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Chris Jones Danica Patrick before practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Chris Jones Teammates Ryan Briscoe and Helio Castroneves before practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Jim Haines Ryan Briscoe before practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Jim Haines Rick Mears talks with Ryan Briscoe before practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Jim Haines Helio Castroneves before practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Jim Haines Indianapolis Colts player, Brannon Condren, waves the green flag to start practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Jim Haines No. 12 Tomas Scheckter on track during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Jim Haines No. 3 Helio Castroneves and No. 6 Ryan Briscoe run side by side during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Ron McQueeney No. 4 Vitor Meira on track during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Ron McQueeney Ryan Briscoe on track during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Ron McQueeney No. 15 Buddy Rice on track during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Ron McQueeney No. 44 Max Papis on track during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Ron McQueeney No. 36 Enrique Bernoldi on track during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Ron McQueeney No.11 Tony Kanaan on track during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Ron McQueeney Hillary Clinton visits the Indianapolis Motor Speedway before practice. -- Photo by: Shawn Payne Sarah Fisher gives Hillary Clinton a tour of her garage at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Shawn Payne Sarah Fisher give Hillary Clinton a helmet during a visit to her garage area at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Shawn Payne Indianapolis Colts player, Brannon Condren, gets a pace car ride from Johnny Rutherford at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Shawn Payne Danica Patrick during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dan Helrigel No. 7 Danica Patrick and No. 20 head down pit lane during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dan Helrigel Max Papis in the No. 44 car during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dan Helrigel No. 3 Helio Castroneves in the pits during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dan Helrigel No. 26 Marco Andretti shows off his new paint scheme featuring the Indiana Jones Movie during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Jim Haines No. 3 Helio Castroneves on track during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Jim Haines Pit lane gets congested during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Jim Haines No. 26 Marco Andretti on track during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Jim Haines Tony Kanaan and team owner, Michael Andretti, talk during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Jim Haines Marco Andretti during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Jim Haines No. 20 Ed Carpenter on track during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Ron McQueeney No. 27 Hideki Mutoh on track during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Ron McQueeney No. 22 Davey Hamilton on track during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Ron McQueeney -- Photo by: Dan Helrigel Dan Wheldon during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dan Helrigel No. 96 Mario Dominguez on track during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Ron McQueeney NO. 99 Townsend Bell on track during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Ron McQueeney No. 9 Scott Dixon on track during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Ron McQueeney No. 19 Mario Moraes on track during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Ron McQueeney No. 18 Bruno Junqueira on track during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Steve Snoddy No.02 Justin Wilson on track during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Steve Snoddy Tony Kanaan in the No. 11 car during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Chris Jones Tomas Scheckter talks with his crew during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Chris Jones No. 3 car in the garage at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Bret Kelley Dan Wheldon does an interview while waiting for track activity to start at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Bret Kelley Vitor Meira 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 No. 7 car and crew prepare in the garage area at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Bret Kelley Hillary Clinton meets with Sarah Fisher in the garage area at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dan Helrigel Danica Patrick signs autographs during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Chris Jones Roger Yasukawa during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Chris Jones Graham Rahal signs autographs during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Chris Jones No. 26 car gets a make over for May at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Shawn Payne Marco Andretti climbs out of the No. 26 car during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Shawn Payne No. 23 Milka Duno on track during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Shawn Payne No. 11 car gets some work done during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Shawn Payne Marty Roth heads out on to pit lane during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Shawn Payne Justin Wilson during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Steve Snoddy Scott Dixon during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Steve Snoddy No. 10 Dan Wheldon pulls into the pits during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Steve Snoddy Hideki Mutoh during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Steve Snoddy Townsend Bell climbs into the No. 99 car during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Steve Snoddy Townsend Bell in the No. 99 car during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Steve Snoddy Hillary Clinton greets fans in the garage area of driver Sarah Fisher at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Dan Helrigel Bruno Junqueira at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Jim Haines Bruno Junqueira signs autographs for fans in the autograph area at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Jim Haines Scott Dixon and Dan Wheldon do an interview in the garage area at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Jim Haines Max Papis in the garage area at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Jim Haines No.8 car prepares for track activity at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: Steve Snoddy