May 26, 2007

Indy 500 Pre Race Parade Brings
Stars, Heroes, Floats, and Drivers
to fun event on Saturday.
 parade photos by Dan Peters


Brigadier General Charles E. (Chuck) Yeager (the First Person to break
the Sound Barrier in the World - Fast American) at Festival Parade On Saturday in Downtown IndianapolisThe Borg-Warner Trophy
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One of the bravest and most determined test pilots in the world,
Chuck Yeager waves to folks of Indianapolis.  (Biography)  General Chuck Yeager was the first human to break the sound barrier on Oct. 14, 1947, and on December 12, 1953 he broke
another world record for speed when he flew twice the speed of sound and a little more.  He fought in World War II and was one of the first pilots to down a German jet plane.



Florence Henderson, at 73 years young, would leave most of the Brady Bunch in the dust...if she were in the race.  Born in Indiana, she is quite a gal.
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Drivers for the91st Racing of the Indy 500 ride with their significant others, and friends in the Parade.
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These guys have smiles, sign fan's papers, and don't crash cars.  They
may be driving soon.
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KISS Super Star Long Tongued Lead Singer Gene Simmons smiles and
keeps his make up back in the room.
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Hopping ready for the next day's race.
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Vintage Racers from Yesteryears events Parade their stuff down the streets in Indianapolis.
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Rock Star Gene Simmons poses with a Soldier for a photo.
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Gene Simmons, lead singer of KISS likes fast cars too...
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INDIANAPOLIS - Qualifying Saturday for the 91st Indianapolis 500 IndyCar Series event on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine and speed:
 

1. (3) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Honda, 225.817

2. (11) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Honda, 225.757

3. (27) Dario Franchitti, Dallara-Honda, 225.191

4. (9) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 225.122

5. (6) Sam Hornish Jr., Dallara-Honda, 225.109

6. (10) Dan Wheldon, Dallara-Honda, 224.641

7. (12) Ryan Briscoe, Dallara-Honda, 224.410

8. (7) Danica Patrick, Dallara-Honda, 224.076

9. (26) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Honda, 223.299

10. (2) Tomas Scheckter, Dallara-Honda, 222.877

11. (39) Michael Andretti, Dallara-Honda, 222.789








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