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With just one month to go until the centennial anniversary of the Indy 500, Danica Patrick is counting down the moments until she gets another chance to make racing history by becoming the first woman to win the historic race. She has already made history as the first woman ever to lead laps during the 500, and she nearly won the race as a rookie in 2005.

She finished third in 2009, which is the highest ever for a female driver. Patrick said that she believes she will do well at Indy because she has always respected the Speedway, knowing that she must remain focused on every corner because the track can bit you, and anything can happen. The Speedway is the fastest track that professional drivers race on, and so one little mistake can easily put you into a wall.

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NASCA and Formula One driver Scott Speed will be sponsored by Dragon Racing to compete in the Indy 500 and Izod IndyCar Series finale in Las Vegas. The aptly named Speed would be eligible to compete for a $5 million bonus posted by IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard for any driver for another series who wins the race. If he makes the field, it would mark the IndyCar debut for Speed.

He said that competing in the Indy 500 is a dream for any racing driver, and Dragon Racing owner Jay Penske called Scott one of America's finest open-wheel racers. He believes that Speed's experience in Formula One and NASCAR make him a serious contender at this year's Indy 500. Speed will test at Chicagoland Speedway on May 9th and begin practicing at Indy on May 14.

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Following NASCAR footsteps, Indy 500 car series has been trying out the double-file restarts for the first four road course races of 2011 season. But coming Sunday, for the first time, the double-file restarts will be tried out by Indy 500 drivers on an oval track.

The upcoming race is giving even some of the seasoned pros of the Indy 500 racing, sleepless nights. Majority of the drivers are of the opinion that though this rule change may be exciting for the spectators, it sure is highly dangerous for the drivers as maneuvering cars through tights turns at 200 MPH is going to be very difficult.
Sunday's Indy 500 race is going to be a 500 miles – 200 laps affair around the asphalt-on-brick Indianapolis motor speedway track which is a 2.5 mile rectangular oval.