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Stock up on the beer and pretzels because there will be 1,100 miles of auto racing on Sunday. Even though it’s Memorial Day Weekend and not the Fourth of July, I can promise you plenty of fireworks. Things get going early with my personal favorite, the Indianapolis 500, which is hands-down the best motor sport in the world. You NASCAR fans might try to argue the point, but give me a break—you just can’t compare NASCAR events to open-wheel racing. And this year at Indy we have the added attraction of 11 first-time drivers at the brickyard. Track veterans will have to be especially alert to even make it through all the carnage, let alone arrive unscathed to the winner’s circle. That bottle of milk will taste especially good this year. Then comes the Coca Cola 600. Yep, 600 miles on a “cookie-cutter” track. This will be one of NASCAR’s patented endurance races. Unfortunately with NASCAR, the best driver doesn’t always win. In fact, the best driver seldom wins. There are so many intangibles—freak blowout in car right in front of you, missing lug nut, a poor pit stop and the list goes on. So pull up a chair, position the ice chest just right and grab the remote. It’s race time!

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