Just like Ricky Bobby proved in Talladega Nights, it’s better to get back in the saddle after a fiery crash than to let fear take over in the driver’s seat. For Brazilian IndyCar driver Vitor Meira, May 30 will be the day to test that theory. Meira will travel back to Indianapolis during Memorial Day weekend to face the foe that sent him to the hospital with two broken vertebrae during the 2009 Indianapolis 500, and he’s staring the beast (the Indianapolis Motor Speedway) in the eye for this year’s installment of the famed Indy 500.

33-year-old Meira, sometimes referred to as the best IRL driver who has never won an IndyCar race, will return to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the 2010 Indy 500, and the IndyCar veteran has been preparing to revisit the track for months now. Speaking to ESPN earlier this month about his ’09 misfortunes at Indy and on putting the past behind him, Meira joked, “I actually watched the crash while I was still in the hospital. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is 100 years old and I am easily the record-holder for longest distance traveled on top of the wall.”

Riding on the wall surely wasn’t as exhilarating as it sounds, as Meira’s vehicle went up in flames during last year’s Indy 500 after his car hit Turn 1 of the track at IMS and rode on the wall backwards all the way into Turn 2 going more than 200 mph. The accident sidelined Meira with two broken vertebrae for the rest of the season as he underwent extensive rehabilitation. He’s made up for his losses so far in 2010, however, as the A.J. Foyt Enterprises driver has maneuvered his No. 14 open-wheel car into ninth place in point standings (prior to the Indy 500), signaling him as the comeback king.

Racing fans go after <a rel=”nofollow” onclick=”javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/outgoing/article_exit_link']);” href=”http://www.stubhub.com/irl-tickets-indy-car-series/”>Indy Racing League (IRL) tickets</a> every year to catch a glimpse of the admirable Vitor Meira in action on the racetrack, and IndyCar enthusiasts are anxious to see how Meira will fare at this year’s Indianapolis 500. The native Brazilian has finished in second place twice at past Indy 500 races – in 2005 behind Dan Wheldon and in 2008 behind Scott Dixon – and now he’ll shoot for No. 1 in his comeback effort from a disappointing and altogether terrifying 2009 race.

So far this year, Meira has notched several Top 15 finishes, with a third place finish at Sao Paulo his best for the season. Meira has proven his resilience time and again on the IRL circuit, and racing fans would like nothing more than to see No. 14 speed into Victory Lane at Indy and beyond.

Recently talking about Meira’s amiability and character in the league to ESPN, fellow Brazilian driver Tony Kanaan said, “There is a reason that so many people were so excited when Vitor finished on the podium in Sao Paulo. They love him because he races hard and he works hard. People love an underdog and a comeback story.”

Meira will add more chapters to his comeback story this month as racing season gets into full swing, and tickets to several upcoming races are still available from <a rel=”nofollow” onclick=”javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/outgoing/article_exit_link']);” href=”http://www.stubhub.com/”>StubHub</a> to catch Meira and all other IndyCar drivers in action this season.

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Dario Franchitti takes two. Franchitti became the 17th driver in IndyCar history to win the prestigious Indianapolis 500 for the second time with his victory on May 30, 2010. The Ganassi Racing speedster led most of the race and coasted into Victory Lane at 208 mph despite running out of fuel at the very end. Franchitti’s win was a huge one in Indy and was well-deserved, as he clearly had the fastest car of the weekend.

Tony Kanaan is the comeback king. Kanaan’s stellar maneuverability on the track and elite racing is the stuff that sells <a rel=”nofollow” onclick=”javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/outgoing/article_exit_link']);” href=”http://www.stubhub.com/irl-tickets-indy-car-series/”>Indy Racing League (IRL) tickets</a> each and every year, and it was no different at the 2010 Indy 500. After a horrendous week of qualifications in which he crashed on Pole Day and again on Bump Day, Kanaan barely qualified for the race at all and started dead last in the field of 33 drivers. Initially aiming to break his 14-car passing record for a single race, Kanaan dazzled the crowd in Indianapolis as he bypassed a whopping 22 cars en route to an 11th place finish.

Marco Andretti gets justice. The Marco Andretti sob story is hardly new, but this time the 23-year-old driver staked a fair claim when he petitioned for race reviewers to look into his original sixth-place finish at the Indy 500. Andretti proclaimed that three drivers illegally passed him under caution in the last few minutes of the race, and he was ultimately awarded a third-place finish when it was determined that Alex Lloyd, Scott Dixon and Danica Patrick passed him in the final stretch under caution on Lap 199.

Danica Patrick has company. Danica Patrick is no longer the only dominant female on the racetrack. 21-year-old Swiss rookie Simona de Silvestro is quickly gaining ground, as well, finishing a respectable 13th at her first career Indy 500. De Silvestro started in 22nd position at the Indy 500 and earned the Chase Rookie of the Year Award after the race for becoming the second-highest rookie finisher (after Mario Romancini), and it was a spectacular finish considering it was only her second oval race in the IRL. Will she soon eclipse Danica Patrick?

Tomas Scheckter might be faster off the track. Tomas Scheckter’s need for speed led him to a 15th place finish at the Indy 500, but it looks like he got a little extra practice in before the big Memorial Day weekend race. Scheckter was clocked going more than 100 mph on Interstate 65 in Indianapolis the night before the Indy 500, leading to a speeding ticket when he was caught by Indy police. Declaring the event on his Twitter account, the 29-year-old tweeted: “Stopped by cops 3 of them. they said told [sic] me I was weaving through traffic at over 100 and it took them ages to catch up with me. carb day .”

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Franchitti snagged his second career Indy 500 title on May 30, 2010, becoming one of 17 legendary IndyCar drivers to have ever won the prestigious race more than once (his last win was in 2007). The Target Chip Ganassi Racing superstar started in the first row of the grid after qualifying for the race in third place behind Helio Castroneves and Will Power, easily snaking an early lead and keeping it consistent throughout the 500-mile race.

IRL drivers Dan Wheldon, Danica Patrick and Tony Kanaan all made boisterous routes to the top of the pack during the 2010 Indy 500, but ultimately none could overcome the gaping lead Franchitti increasingly created throughout the day on May 30. The No. 10 Target car zoomed into Victory Lane under the yellow flag but almost didn’t make it to the end at all as Franchitti began to run out of gas at the backstretch of the race. He took a big gamble by forgoing a late pit stop and ultimately coasted across the finish line at a measly 208 mph, barely fending off second-place finisher Dan Wheldon for the big win.

Franchitti’s second Indianapolis 500 victory propels him into elite territory as one of very few drivers to win the prestigious Indianapolis race, but the modest driver expressed gratitude for the newfound comparisons after the May 30 race. He told ESPN, “They showed me a list of two-time winners [after the race], and those guys are legends. I’m so lucky to be driving for Chip [Ganassi] and Team Target, getting in good cars, especially having gone away [to NASCAR] after we won in ’07. To be invited back was pretty cool.”

Another Indy 500 title was perhaps not in his initial plans, but the 37-year-old driver is taking it all in stride. “To have won a championship and an Indy 500, I didn’t expect any of this,” Franchitti told ESPN. “I said before, I expected to be retired by the time I was 35. This is all bonus, and it’s pretty cool.”

Dario Franchitti now has two Indy 500 wins to match his two career IndyCar Series championships, and he’s currently (after the Indy 500) in second place in overall point standings behind Will Power. Franchitti has also taken the early lead in the competition for the oval title, and his .75 million purse for winning in Indy is the icing on the cake for the 2010 season thus far.

Franchitti’s clean racing and dignified demeanor have helped make him a fan favorite at IndyCar races, and the name Dario Franchitti has been selling <a rel=”nofollow” onclick=”javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/outgoing/article_exit_link']);” href=”http://www.stubhub.com/irl-tickets-indy-car-series/”>Indy Racing League (IRL) tickets</a> like crazy ever since his infiltration into open-wheel racing.

Franchitti’s only year off from the IRL came in 2008, when he made a lukewarm foray into the wide world of NASCAR, and his reemergence last year as an IndyCar hero for Target Chip Ganassi Racing has proven wildly successful ever since. Franchitti is the defending IndyCar Series champion after winning the series in 2009, and his 2010 Indy 500 victory is one more big win to help propel him to the top of his game.

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The partnership with Alliance Motorsports is the first sponsorship of its kind for the Oregon-based company, which serves as a network for business professionals who understand the importance of a healthy, active lifestyle to market and sell health-conscious energy drinks.

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Tony claimed that CART championship was very expensive for the teams. It had many foreign drivers and diverted from the American customs of the oval racing by including more road course races to suit the Formula 1 as well as the Formula 3000 drivers. Some people suggest that the efforts of Tony George to run his series were backed by Bernie Ecclestone, who is a F1 supremo. He considered the CART races as a possible threat for the F1′s domination.

There was also a litigation involving the usage of the ‘IndyCar’ trademark. This was settled off-court during December 1996. The condition of the final settlement agreement was not completely disclosed. However, from the year 1997, CART series did not include “IndyCar” anymore. IRL was also not able to use the name before the year 2002. The first IRL schedule consists only three races, which included the 500 and Indy 500, were the virtual drivers coming out of the retirement.

However, the previous F1 vice-champion, late “Michele Alboreto”, participated as a draftee in al the three rounds and finished 11^th position in the championship. The race was won by “Buddy Lazier”, who is an American veteran.

However, Dixon and Briscoe had the fastest and powerful cars on the track. Once they completed the first few laps, it became obvious that Dario did not get the pace of leaders. Dario and his crewmembers decided to conserve the fuel and let Briscoe and Dixon battle it out in the front.

The “Firestone Indy 300” was the first race organized in the league history to run from the green flag to the checkered flag, without any caution periods. As the race was competed without any incident or accident, Dixon and Briscoe were trapped in losing the strategies. Both of the leaders were said to pit on the lap 144.  For them, slow down and conserving the fuel was pointless. Therefore, their only option was to carry on the race to run full on. Dario made his pit stop in the final lap on the lap 150 as he had the guarantee to finish the race without any other stops.

Ryan Briscoe led the “IRL IndyCar Series Firestone Indy 300” on 10the October 2009 at the “Homestead-Miami Speedway”. Ryan Briscoe said that he knew that he would be stuck in the lap. On the lap 187, he earned two bonus points as he led most of the laps in the race. Dario was going slowly, virtual to the leaders, which Dixon and Briscoe almost passed him by the lap 190. However, Dario had the discipline and tried to hold his strategy.

However, if you want to know more about the 2009 IndyCar 2009 Championship, researching on the internet is a wise option.

This was commonly called as champ car. With the passage of time USAC lost its prominence and CART became the sanctioning body. It continued to organize open wheel car racing in America. In 1994 due to internal disturbances CART divided into two to form a new racing series called the Indy Racing League (IRL). The difference between the two was the amount of money spent on racing was very less in IRL as compared to that of CART. Till 2000 CART remained the prominent body. But after that IRL started to gain strength which was helped on by the mismanagement and such other problems inside CART. Then came the period of financial crisis to CART and the property of the sanctioning authority was sold.

The new name was Open Wheel Racing Series (OWRS). But later when the principal sponsors withdrew their support the official name became Champ Car World Series. It was a matter of time the CCWS fall apart. In 2008 an agreement was signed to join the CCWS and IRL. Thus champ car and indy car has merged. The division back in 1994 has hurt both the series. The agreement has sold the sanctioning power of champ car to IRL for about 6 million US Dollars. Thus all the assets and history of CART and champ car now vests with the IRL or simply called as indy car.

This “Auto Racing Hall of Fame” was found in the year 1952 by American Automobile Association. This is located at the “Indianapolis Motor Speedway” from 1962. Davidson developed an avid interest in Indianapolis 500 when he was an adolescent in England. Arriving at the IMS in the year 1964, he thrilled the racing community with his skills to recite year-by-year accounts of the participants’ careers.

After returned permanently in the year 1965, Davidson was invited by “Sid Collins” for joining the international IMS Radio Network. He was appointed by “Henry Banks” as a USAC statistician, where he remained for almost thirty two years. He was also named as Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s historian in the year 1998 as well as in 2010.

Along with the numerous radio and television assignments, the raconteur Davidson also played as a host to the well known radio show, which was know as ‘The Talk of Gasoline Alley’ on 1070 AM.  His writing credits included numerous historical articles as well as columns.

There are also many websites on the internet, which will provide you information on the Hall of fame of Indy Car drivers. Moreover, you will be able to see the whole profile of the drivers. Most of the fans of IndyCar are opting for these websites to know more about it.

It has established since the year 1909 and is known as the original Speedway. This track has a permanent seating facility for more than 257,000 viewers. The infield seating, raise the capacity to about 400,000. It is also known as the largest as well as highest capacity for sporting in the world.

Considered flat by the American standards and high-banked by the Europeans, this Motor Speedway is of two and half mile. It is rectangular oval with the dimensions, which have remained basically unchanged ever since its inception.

The authority also constructed a modern “infield road course” between the year 1998 and 2000. This also incorporated the western as well as the southern portions of oval circuit to create a 4.192 km (2.605-mile) track. In the year 2008, this road was modified for replacing the southwest turn with an added infield section, which is basically for the motorcycle use.  Altogether, the present grounds have extended from an original 1.3 km (320 acres) on which the Speedway was previously built for covering an area of 559. Located on the “National Register of Historic Places” in the year 1975 and was also designated a “National Historic Landmark” in the year 1987. This track presently remains as the only landmark to be joined with the automotive racing history from its inception.

In addition to the “Indianapolis 500”, the Brickyard 400, which is of NASCAR, also takes the place. This Speedway also hosted “United States Grand Prix” for Formula 1 from the year 2000 to 2007. If you are looking for an option to know more about this track, researching on the web is the best option for you.