Indy 500
I've never watched Nascar racing. Never. And yet, today I found myself glued to the television, watching Danica Patrick make history as she became the first woman to lead the race in the Indianapolis 500. For those, like me, who are pretty clueless about this stuff, it's a 500-mile race, with almost three dozen cars zipping around a track at more than 220 mph.I love speed, even in my normal Toyota, but professional racing is very much a man's sport. However, I was reading the news last night and learned about Patrick who, at 23, was going to try win the Indy 500 -- an event even I have heard of. So I did some Googling and found her Web site. Then I went to bed.
This morning, I turned on the TV for another reason and stumbled onto the race. I was hooked. I pulled myself away from it for a while, but found myself returning to the television as Danica Patrick pulled into the lead. Crashes. Speed. A chick in the lead. How on earth could I not watch this? It has my name written all over it.
Patrick didn't win, though she came so close and managed to keep going even after stalling and spinning out. So, am I permanent a fan? We'll see.
Posted by Layla at 1:25 PM, May 29, 2005
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