As the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 nears, Governor Mike Pence visits the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for Fast Friday practice and celebrates the Hoosier tradition alongside Indiana’s race fans.
1) Governor Pence Hits Track with Racing Legend Mario Andretti // May 20, 2016. Governor Mike Pence climbs into an IndyCar 2-seater with Indy Racing League legend Mario Andretti for two laps around the Yard of Bricks at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Friday. The IndyCar reached speeds of 180 miles per hour.
2) Governor Pence Meets 500 Festival Princesses // May 20, 2016. Governor Mike Pence meets the 2016 500 Festival Princesses outside of the Pagoda at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Each year, 33 college-aged women are selected as 500 Festival Princesses and serve as ambassadors of the 500 Festival, their hometowns and their colleges.
3) Governor Pence Meets Chip Ganassi Racing // May 20, 2016. Governor Mike Pence meets IndyCar team Chip Ganassi Racing on Gasoline Alley during Fast Friday practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. For 100 years, mechanics have tuned and repaired race cars in the garages in the days leading up to the Indianapolis 500.
4) Governor Pence Presents Racing Historian Donald Davidson with Sagamore // May 20, 2016. Governor Mike Pence presents Indianapolis 500 historian Donald Davidson with a Sagamore of the Wabash, one of Indiana’s highest civilian honors, live on air on WFNI ESPN 1070 the Fan on Fast Friday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Since 1971, British-born Davidson has hosted ‘The Talk of Gasoline Alley’ on WFNI, Indianapolis. He was inducted into the Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 2010 and the Richard M. Fairbanks Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2013.
I like Mike.
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