Battle of the titans: IndyCar's top names gave us a brawl for the ages - FOXSports.com
INDIANAPOLIS – What made the finish of Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 a race for the ages was the epic battle over the final 15 laps between the three best drivers in the sport. It featured a three-time Verizon IndyCar Series champion and 2008 Indy 500 winner in Scott Dixon , the defending Verizon IndyCar Series champion Will Power , and a driver who won the 1999 CART championship, the 2000 Indy 500, a seven-time winner... Each of these three drivers have already established themselves among the best that have ever competed in IndyCar racing and the final 15-lap finish puts the 99th Indianapolis 500 into the category of one of the greatest races ever held in the... It was a fast, fearless, clean battle where the crowd - approaching 300,000 fans - stood and cheered for every moment during the final battle, aided with the addition of high-definition screens that were added to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway... But most of the crowd saw the race-winning pass for themselves when Montoya’s Chevrolet roared down the long frontstretch at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and passed teammate Power on Lap 197 with a crowd reaction that was bone-chilling to hear... Once I saw our two cars pull away and Scott Dixon was battling the 83 ( Charlie Kimball ), I thought it gave us a real good chance to win the race. “That kind of racing, 220 miles an hour, 222 miles an hour, inches apart lap after lap, it shows you how good they are. Source: www.foxsports.com
