Brian Barnhart
Brian Barnhart
Brian Barnhart is the President of Race Operations of IndyCar. Having previously served as director of race operations for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and IRL, he is charged with primarily the safety and competition of the racing. Brian's most well-known on-camera role has been giving final instructions to every Indianapolis 500 qualifying attemptee before their run. He was also the president of the league from 2005 to early 2007...
area difference engine saying
That's kind of what we've been saying all summer. I'd be hard-pressed to say there will be a significant difference in any area of the engine for 2007.
cars
There were a lot of cars and a lot of traffic.
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As difficult as we struggle to put a lot of cars on the race track, the ones that we do have are first-rate, high-quality teams and our product works well for a very entertaining race as well as a reliable and safe race.
truest
This is going to be the truest 'Silly Season' we've ever had.
cars lights problem time track turn turned weekend yellow
This is the first time of the weekend that we had all 20 cars on the track at the same time. Ed had his problem in Turn two initially. The yellow lights were turned on immediately. There were a lot of cars and a lot of traffic.
cars continues event guys happens lead plays primary second week
This event is what it is and continues to be because as this week plays out and guys getting primary cars in is and continues to be because how this week plays out and guys getting primary cars in will lead into what happens in the second week. That's no different than what we've done and has historically not changed.
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After the drivers' meeting and talking with all of the participants, we felt it was the best decision to move forward.
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People are saying she's gotta win, ... But rookies don't win at this level.
biggest block run stumbling
Historically, the biggest stumbling block has been the different philosophies on how to run series.
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Regardless of the number of participants we have on May 30, and I'm confident it will be 33, we will have again for at least the second year in a row, one of the deepest and most competitive fields in the history of the Indianapolis 500 with more cars, more teams and more drivers capable of winning than this place has had in past history.
injuries paul succumbed
Paul Dana succumbed to his injuries shortly before Noon.
avoided both fair piece
He was a fair piece up there (alongside Cheever). But it could have been avoided by both parties.
circumstance due race respect team
(People) need to have respect for the race team due to the circumstances.
drivers formulas happened likely respected similar sure
Some of the most respected drivers in our sport have had similar situations, and I'm sure it's happened in other formulas as well. It's happened before, and it likely will happen again.