KLUB 106.9 The Rock » indy 500 http://1069therock.com The Best Classic Rock & The Best New Rock Sun, 26 May 2013 00:04:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 This Weekend in Sports: The Indy 500, UFC 160, NBA & NHL Playoffs http://1069therock.com/this-weekend-in-sports-the-indy-500-ufc-160-nba-nhl-playoffs/ http://1069therock.com/this-weekend-in-sports-the-indy-500-ufc-160-nba-nhl-playoffs/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 11:15:24 +0000 Joe Student http://tsminteractive.com/?p=162755 "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" and a UFC heavyweight title bout highlight the upcoming sports calendar. Here's what to watch this holiday weekend:

]]> http://1069therock.com/this-weekend-in-sports-the-indy-500-ufc-160-nba-nhl-playoffs/feed/ 0 Nick Laham, Jon Kopaloff / Getty Images The 10 Best Indy 500 Finishes of All-Time http://1069therock.com/the-10-best-indy-500-finishes-of-all-time/ http://1069therock.com/the-10-best-indy-500-finishes-of-all-time/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 20:00:40 +0000 Joe Student http://tsminteractive.com/?p=103561 The Indianapolis 500 is the world's largest single-day sporting event. Approximately 400,000 fans will crowd the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend to watch "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" at the 2.5-mile oval track. While drivers average speeds well in excess of 150 miles per hour, sometimes the race comes down to the final lap. Here are the 10 best Indy 500 finishes of all-time:

]]> http://1069therock.com/the-10-best-indy-500-finishes-of-all-time/feed/ 0 Todd Warshaw, Getty Images Racing Legend Mario Andretti Passes Check by Police http://1069therock.com/racing-legend-mario-andretti-passes-check-by-police/ http://1069therock.com/racing-legend-mario-andretti-passes-check-by-police/#comments Fri, 10 Jun 2011 22:01:19 +0000 Adam West http://1069therock.com/?p=5034

"Where you off to in such a hurry there, Mario Andretti?" Wouldn't you just love it if that was what police would have said to the driver of a sports car that was pulled over for speeding, and that's exactly who was in fact behind the wheel? Well, it was actually the Indy car racing legend that police checked out this week, but he wasn't speeding, and he wasn't actually pulled over either.

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