Indy 500, May 25th 2008

The 92nd Indianapolis 500 Mile Race was run on Sunday, May 25th, 2008 at The Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Scott Dixon came in first, with a record winning of $2,988,065.00. The 27 year-old was the first native of New Zealand to win the Indy 500, leading 115 of 200 laps. The drivers usually maintain speeds well over 225mph but the maximum speed for all was 147 mph due to the accidents....that did not stop the roar of the engines. 2nd place winner was Vito Meira #4 and 3rd place was secured by Marco Andretti #26. Coming in the 10th place spot was Townsend Bell #99, in the William Rast Honda Dollaria nicknamed 'the jeep' because of its army jeep like colors, thought of by Townsend Bell, Justin Timberlake and friends. Some of the news at the race was the interesting relationship between William Rast (fashion company) http://www.williamrast.com , Townsend Bell (driver), and Dreyer & Reinbold Racing (owners, Robbie Buhl and Dennis Reinbold). The Dreyer & Reinbold team consists of Townsend Bell, Milka Duno and Buddy Rice. The evening before the race was devoted to an early charity dinner hosted by Robbie Buhl, founder of Racing for Kids http://www.racingforkids.org. The organization helps chronically ill children through motor sports and visits by race car drivers to cheer them up and teach them about the motorsport. The 92nd Indy 500 was a spectacular event! The race drew more than 300,000 spectators. The celebrity line-up was diverse. In attendance were Tamika Catchings and Katie Douglas, Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Julienne Morgan 'Dancing with Stars', Drew Lachey, Marilee Matlin and others.
Story and Photos by Sara Herbert-Galloway