Indy 500, 2011

After weeks of homework, the Indianapolis 500 has come. On Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 33 of the best IndyCar drivers will take part in one of America's greatest races. Alex Tagliani has the pole and there will be enough pre-race ceremonies to mark the 100th anniversary of the Indy 500.

Here is all the reportage information for Sunday's Indy 500.

Start Time: It's a full morning of upshots at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, leading up to the 100th anniversary of the Indy 500. The track opens at 6 a.m. on Sunday, with six hours of festivities, including parades featuring sometime winners and pace laps, set for the time ahead of the race. The Indy 500 is set to get underway at noon following the parade and pace laps.

TV Coverage: ABC has the coverage, begin with the pre-race show at 11 a.m. At 12 p.m., the big show presented on ABC as the field takes to the track for the 100th anniversary of the Indy 500.

Radio Coverage: In addition to the television broadcast, you can also find the Indy 500 on your radio and on Sirius and XM radio. On Sirius, coverage can be found on Channel 211. Channel 145 has the race on XM.

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Jim Nabors

Jim Nabors has been appearing at the Indy 500 more times than some of the top drivers. You may know Jim Nabors as Gomer Pyle of "The Andy Griffith Show" television fame, but Nabors has been singing "Back Home Again" at the Indy 500 for decades.

Jim Nabors was the most beloved of the many singers who performedthe tune at the 500. Since 1946, Indianapolis Motor Speedway has played the song, following the "Star-Spangled Banner" and "Taps." In 1972, Jim Nabors made his first appearance and has been singing almost every year since then.

Jim Nabors currently lives in Hawaii. When he's been too ill to make the trip, as in 2007, he's appeared on video screens and encouraged the crowd to sing along.

Jim Nabors was born and raised in Alabama.  He started singing in his high school's glee club and church choir.



The son of Mavis and Fred Nabors, Jim was born and raised in Sylacauga, Alabama, where he first began singing in his high school's glee club and church choir.

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Mike Conway

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Mike Conway injures left leg in airborne crash

INDIANAPOLIS -- IndyCar driver Mike Conway was flown to an Indianapolis hospital for evaluation following a horrific crash at the end of the Indy 500.
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Mike Conway's car goes airborne and crashes into a wall between the third and fourth turn in the last lap of the Indianapolis 500 at The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Sunday May 30, 2010.

Conway was battling Ryan Hunter-Reay for position between turns three and four when the two collided. The 26-year-old Englishman's No. 24 car flew up into the catch fence then fell back toward the track, nearly taking out defending champion Helio Castroneves.
Horrific last-lap crash: Amazing photo gallery of Conway incident, plus other accidents.
The ensuing caution helped Dario Franchitti hold off Dan Wheldon for the win.
Hunter-Reay said he had run of gas and had "nowhere to go." Earlier in the race, Hunter-Reay bumped Dixon in the pits. In that incident, Hunter-Reay said he tore ligaments in his right thumb and will have surgery on Monday.
Conway complained of a left leg injury following the wreck. He was immediately taken to Methodist Hospital for evaluation. He was flown because of the heavy post-race traffic.
Conway, who led briefly in the later stages of the race, finished 19th.

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Dario Franchitti

If you watched the highlight of Sunday you couldn't have missed the fact that Dario Franchitti won the 94th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday.  The Indy 500 is the largest one day sporting event in the world.

Franchitti, the Scot, dominated most of the race, leading all but 12 of the first 146 laps.

The race began with a excitement then there was a crash on the first lap, followed by another crash a few laps later.

Veteran driver Davey Hamilton was the oldest participant in the field at 47. He went into the wall just a few seconds into the race.

He complained afterward that Tomas Scheckter caused the wreck.

In addition, Bruno Junqueira crashed a couple of laps later and John Andretti hit the wall on lap 65.

San Francisco residents watched the Indianapolis 500 on channel 7 and were fascinated by it.

Francis Witham a local San Francisco resident said, "It was an amazing race. I am sorry about the crash and hope everyone is okay.  We were all just as excited as Ashley Judd was to see her husband Franchitti win."

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Indy 500 Schedule

The start of the Indianapolis 500 is just a few hours away. ABC will begin it’s Indy 500 TV schedule at noon ET on Sunday, May 30, 2010 with a preview and analysis show of the 94th race from the Brickyard. Then it will be followed by a live coverage of the races.
This year is the 94th running of the Indy 500. There’s a full Indy 500 schedule of events despite the fact that the race itself doesn’t start for hour yet.

Excitement really builds as the race nears. Racers are also getting ready to grab victory. Helio Castroneves is widely favored among the racers. This will be the fourth time if he wins this year. On the other hand, Indy car racing’s most popular driver Danica Patrick was booed earlier for giving negative comments.
2010 Indianapolis 500 TV Schedule:
12:00 p.m. ET – 1:00 p.m. ET – ABC – The Indianapolis 500 Pre-Race coverage
1:00 p.m. ET – 4:30 p.m. ET – ABC – The Indianapolis 500 – Live coverage of 94th running

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