Danica Patrick and Sam Hornish, Jr. Press Conference at KY Speedway and Garage Area Photos 8/9/07

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)'s photo

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:23:31 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)'s photo

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:24:08 -0700

Tim Bray, Kentucky Speedway Director of Communications(left), Danica Patrick and Sam Hornish, Jr.

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:24:46 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)
Tim Bray, Kentucky Speedway Director of Communications(left), Danica Patrick and Sam Hornish, Jr.

Tim Bray, Kentucky Speedway Director of Communications(left), Danica Patrick and Sam Hornish, Jr.

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:25:24 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)
Tim Bray, Kentucky Speedway Director of Communications(left), Danica Patrick and Sam Hornish, Jr.

Firestone is the IRL tire supplier.

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:26:02 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)
Firestone is the IRL tire supplier.

Honda Accord Hybrid is the official safety car at IRL races.

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:26:41 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)
Honda Accord Hybrid is the official safety car at IRL races.

Marco Andretti's NYSE Group #26 is moved from Tech to garage.

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:27:40 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)
Marco Andretti's NYSE Group #26 is moved from Tech to garage.

IndyCar Series mobile headquarters

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:28:23 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)
IndyCar Series mobile headquarters

more of the Delphi Safety Team vehicles.

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:28:58 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)
more of the Delphi Safety Team vehicles.

Danica Patrick's #7 Motorola sponsored race car is moved from the tech garage to the Andretti Green Racing garage

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:29:40 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)
Danica Patrick's #7 Motorola sponsored race car is moved from the tech garage to the Andretti Green Racing garage

Danica Patrick's #7 Motorola sponsored race car is moved from the tech garage th the Andretti Green Racing garage

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:30:16 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)
Danica Patrick's #7 Motorola sponsored race car is moved from the tech garage th the Andretti Green Racing garage

Danica Patrick's #7 Motorola sponsored race car is moved from the tech garage th the Andretti Green Racing garage

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:30:53 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)
Danica Patrick's #7 Motorola sponsored race car is moved from the tech garage th the Andretti Green Racing garage

Hauler for the #9 Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing car

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:31:34 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)
Hauler for the #9 Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing car

a view of several haulers with one crew loading the car into the top tier of the hauler

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:32:16 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)
a view of several haulers with one crew loading the car into the top tier of the hauler

How do they get those Target Ganassi Racing haulers so close?

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:32:54 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)
How do they get those Target Ganassi Racing haulers so close?

The hauler for the #7 Motorola Andretti Green Racing car driven by Danica Patrick.of Roscoe, Illinois

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:33:37 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)
The hauler for the #7 Motorola Andretti Green Racing car driven by Danica Patrick.of Roscoe, Illinois

A view of the hauler for #10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing car driven by Dan Wheldon of Emberton, England

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:34:15 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)
A view of the hauler for #10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing car driven by Dan Wheldon of Emberton, England

Hauler for the #26 NYSE Group Andretti Green Racing ca driven by Marco Andretti of Nazareth, Pennsylvania

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:34:56 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)
Hauler for the #26 NYSE Group Andretti Green Racing ca driven by Marco Andretti of Nazareth, Pennsylvania

Hauler for the #27 Canadian Club sponsored Andretti Green Racing car driven by Dario Franchitti of Edinburgh,, Scotland

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:35:38 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)
Hauler for the #27 Canadian Club sponsored Andretti Green Racing car driven by Dario Franchitti of Edinburgh,, Scotland

Hauler for the #11 Team 7-Eleven Andretti Green Racing car driven by Tony Kanaan of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:36:18 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)
Hauler for the #11 Team 7-Eleven Andretti Green Racing car driven by Tony Kanaan of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

A Penske motor home and hauler

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:36:59 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)
A Penske motor home and hauler

a Penske hauler

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:37:39 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)
a Penske hauler

A Honda Racing hauler

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:38:15 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)
A Honda Racing hauler

another view of haulers at KY Speedway with a beautiful sky

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:38:54 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)
another view of haulers at KY Speedway with a beautiful sky

The #8 Patron Sharp Rahal Letterman Racing car moving from the garage to hauler for overnight storage. The driver is Scott Sharp of Norwalk, Connecticut. This photo and those following sho ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:39:38 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)
The #8 Patron Sharp Rahal Letterman Racing car moving from the garage to hauler for overnight storage. The driver is Scott Sharp of Norwalk, Connecticut. This photo and those following sho ...

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)'s photo

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:40:19 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)'s photo

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:41:06 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)'s photo

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:41:52 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)'s photo

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:42:38 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)'s photo

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:43:17 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)'s photo

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:43:59 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)'s photo

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:44:40 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)

The hauler for #15 Dreyer & Reinhold Racing car driven by Buddy Rice of Phoeniz, Arizona

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:45:18 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)
The hauler for #15 Dreyer & Reinhold Racing car driven by Buddy Rice of Phoeniz, Arizona

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)'s photo

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:45:54 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)'s photo

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:46:39 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)'s photo

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:47:37 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)

The hauler for the #22 Vision Racing entry driven by A. J. Foyt IV of Hockley, Texas

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:03:55 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)
The hauler for the #22 Vision Racing entry driven by A. J. Foyt IV of Hockley, Texas

Hauler for #20 Hitachi Power Tools/Vision Racing car driven by Ed Carpenter of Indianapolis, Indiana

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:04:33 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)
Hauler for #20 Hitachi Power Tools/Vision Racing car driven by Ed Carpenter of Indianapolis, Indiana

Hauler for #4 Delphi Panather Racing car driven by Vitor Meira of Brasilia, Brazil

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:05:11 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)
Hauler for #4 Delphi Panather Racing car driven by Vitor Meira of Brasilia, Brazil

The hauler for the #55 Panasonic Panther Super Aguri Panther Racing car driven by Kosuke Matuura of Aichi, Japan

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:05:53 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)
The hauler for the #55 Panasonic Panther Super Aguri Panther Racing car driven by Kosuke Matuura of Aichi, Japan

Kosuke Matsuura (front) and a team member make their getaway from the garage on a scooter.

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:06:23 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)
Kosuke Matsuura (front) and a team member make their getaway from the garage on a scooter.

A view in the Delphi Panther Racing garage. The team is Indianapolis based. Website is panther racing.com.

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:07:13 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)
A view in the Delphi Panther Racing garage. The team is Indianapolis based. Website is panther racing.com.

Mike Griffin is partner & public relations for Panther Racing, LLC. Here he displays the steering wheel from the #4 Delphi Panther car.

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:07:45 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)
Mike Griffin is partner & public relations for Panther Racing, LLC. Here he displays the steering wheel from the #4 Delphi Panther car.

Here is a close-up view of a IndyCar steering wheel. It illustrates how most driver controls are now attached to the steering wheel. Courtesy of Mike Griffin, partner and public relations ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:08:38 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)
Here is a close-up view of a IndyCar steering wheel. It illustrates how most driver controls are now attached to the steering wheel. Courtesy of Mike Griffin, partner and public relations ...

A view from the back of the #4 Delphi Panther Racing car. Courtesy of Mike Griffin of Delphi Panther Racing

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:09:20 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)
A view from the back of the #4 Delphi Panther Racing car. Courtesy of Mike Griffin of Delphi Panther Racing

Vito Meira, driver of the #4 Delhi Panather Racing car, talks with a crew member. Courtesy of Mike Griffin of Delphi Panther Racing

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:10:00 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)
Vito Meira, driver of the #4 Delhi Panather Racing car, talks with a crew member. Courtesy of Mike Griffin of Delphi Panther Racing

Crew works on the #4 Delphi Panther Racng car. . Courtesy of Mike Griffin of Delphi Panther Racing.

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:11:03 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)
Crew works on the #4 Delphi Panther Racng car. . Courtesy of Mike Griffin of Delphi Panther Racing.

Vitor Meira, driver of the #4 Delphi Panther Racing car, works with his crew in the garage.

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:11:40 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)
Vitor Meira, driver of the #4 Delphi Panther Racing car, works with his crew in the garage.

another view of the #4. . Courtesy of Mike Griffin of Delphi Panther Racing

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:12:24 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)
another view of the #4. . Courtesy of Mike Griffin of Delphi Panther Racing

another view of the Delphi Panther Racing #4. . Courtesy of Mike Griffin of Delphi Panther Racing

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:13:07 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)
another view of the Delphi Panther Racing #4. . Courtesy of Mike Griffin of Delphi Panther Racing

This is a view of the cockpit fitted for Vitor Meira and the #4 Delphi Panther Racing IndyCar. (It is difficult to capture a good camers view.) During construction of the driver compartmen ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Ron Singleton (luvracinron)) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:13:58 -0700

Ron Singleton (luvracinron)
This is a view of the cockpit fitted for Vitor Meira and the #4 Delphi Panther Racing IndyCar. (It is difficult to capture a good camers view.) During construction of the driver compartmen ...