2010 Indy 500 – Racing Movie Links
The 94th annual Indianapolis 500 race will be taking place Sunday, May 30th, at 1pm on ABC. Considered one the three major motorsports events, the Indy 500 draws an average attendance of 400,000, with millions more watching around the world. Jack Nicholson will be the honorary starter this year, and Jewel will attempt to sing the national anthem and sell some poetry books.
This is normally where I would introduce a list of Good Racing Movies or something similar to tie into the event, but then I realized that OGM already has such articles. So instead, I’ll provide some links to racing-related posts from the past, as well as give a rundown on the starting order for this Sunday’s Indy 500.
Gentlemen (and ladies), start your engines!
Racing Links from Only Good Movies
If you’re a racing fan, here are some OGM links that you’ll probably want to take a look at:
- Good Racing Movies
- 11 Good Car Movies
- Fast and Furious: 50 Sites About The Fast and the Furious Movies
- The Hire Series – A Look at the Influential BMW Series
2010 Indianapolis 500 Starting Order
And for you diehard Indy 500 fans, here’s the starting order for Sunday’s race. 33 drivers will be competing to drink the celebratory bottle of milk in Victory Lane, and it’s a record year for the number of female drivers (four). While drivers Jay Howard, Paul Tracy, Milka Duno, and Jaques Lazier all failed to qualify, fan favorite (and last year’s winner) Helio Castronenves got the pole position for the second straight year.
Row 1
- 1. Helio Castroneves
- 2. Will Power
- 3. Dario Franchitti
Row 2
- 4. Ryan Briscoe
- 5. Alex Tagliani
- 6. Scott Dixon
Row 3
- 7. Graham Rahal
- 8. Ed Carpenter
- 9. Hideki Mutoh
Row 4
- 10. Townsend Bell
- 11. Justin Wilson
- 12. Raphael Matos
Row 5
- 13. Mario Moraes
- 14. Davey Hamilton
- 15. Mike Conway
Row 6
- 16. Marco Andretti
- 17. Ryan Hunter-Reay
- 18. Dan Wheldon
Row 7
- 19. E.J. Viso
- 20. Tomas Scheckter
- 21. Ana Beatriz
Row 8
- 22. Simona De Silvestro
- 23. Danica Patrick
- 24. Bertrand Baguette
Row 9
- 25. Bruno Junqueira
- 26. Alex Lloyd
- 27. Mario Romancini
Row 10
- 28. John Andretti
- 29. Sarah Fisher
- 30. Vitor Meira
Row 11
- 31. Takuma Sato
- 32. Tony Kanaan
- 33. Sebastian Saavedra
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2 Responses to “2010 Indy 500 – Racing Movie Links”
Glad you liked it, Harry. Hope your day of Indy watching is a success.
Harry Hilders
Thanks for this post. I am a racing enthusiast, and the Indy 500 always is great to watch!
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