Was Inaugural Indy GP Worth It...?

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It was an interesting challenge for an entity that is still looking for an identity.

Trying to restore a bit of the roar to the month of May in Indianapolis, the folks at IndyCar decided to have another race on the IMS property. In the pre-schism days of open-wheel racing, the entire month was packed with fans in the stands. Every day of qualifying and practice had full stands and that it nowhere near the case nowadays.

Now, the stands are fairly empty and the idea was to find a place holder for the Formula 1 race.

Thus, the Grand Prix of Indianapolis...

Running clockwise on the front stretch and on the inner portion of the old F1 track, it meant that the standing start would be interesting as well...

Good enough for a surprising winner as well...and an injury to the mayor at the start when pole-sitter Sebastian Saavedra stalled at the beginning...


Here's WISH-TV's video of Ballard waving the flag for start and getting clipped...