And now for the real reason we went to Kentucky — the races.
First up was the Indy Lights race.
We saw most of this race from pit lane.
A very interesting perspective, don’t ya think?
Pippa Mann taking the checkered flag. This was her first win in the series. She had the pole and lead from start to finish, winning by more than six seconds.
At one point, Chris realized that we were standing in a prime spot. We were at the start/finish line but on pit road. And that’s where they take the winning cars to victory lane. So we waited for Pippa to bring her car to victory lane.
Hi, Pippa! She was so excited about her victory that she stalled her car! What a shame. But that gave me plenty of time to snap some great pictures.
And there’s Pippa celebrating in victory lane.
Then came the main event. Here’s the view from our seats.
We were just at the end of pit road, but we could see the entire racetrack. Pretty cool since I’m used to seeing just a turn or two.
And they’re off!
The race came down to fuel strategy. All of the top cars had to pit for splash and go stops, except Helio. Here are three of the front cars coming in for their final stops.
So Helio won the race when he didn’t have to pit at the end. It was a very exciting race with lots of passing. But the end was a little anticlimatic.
Somehow I missed Helio doing his patented fence-climbing celebration. But here he is afterward.
Hi, Pippa! She was so excited about her victory that she stalled her car! What a shame. But that gave me plenty of time to snap some great pictures.
And there’s Pippa celebrating in victory lane.
Then came the main event. Here’s the view from our seats.
We were just at the end of pit road, but we could see the entire racetrack. Pretty cool since I’m used to seeing just a turn or two.
And they’re off!
The race came down to fuel strategy. All of the top cars had to pit for splash and go stops, except Helio. Here are three of the front cars coming in for their final stops.
So Helio won the race when he didn’t have to pit at the end. It was a very exciting race with lots of passing. But the end was a little anticlimatic.
Somehow I missed Helio doing his patented fence-climbing celebration. But here he is afterward.IndyCar up close: The races