It is Memorial Day weekend in the United States, and with that comes The Indy 500 which is a auto racing tradition, even though open-wheel racing has been dwarfed in popularity by stock car racing (NASCAR). It is race I rarely ever miss and I should be able to catch a lot of it after Jimin’s early round. This is a race with a lot of appeal here in Brazil with 3-time winner Helio Castroneves in the field along with 3 other Brazilians (including Ana Beatriz, one of 4 women in the field). This is another incredible international event with 12 countires from all 6 continents represented. I am going to go with an Australian in Will Power (7-1) to win the Indy 500. He is starting 5th in the 33-car field and has 2 wins out of the 4 IRL races this season and leads in points. He came in 8th last year and 5th in 2009 and is primed to add an Indy 500 win to his growing resume. He is favored in his two head-to-head matchups vs. Townsend Bell and Dan Weldon and has taken money in both.
I wanted to make a pick for the Coca-Cola 600 in NASCAR, but because the Nationwide race is run tonight, there are no listed odds or matchups at this time and because of the early tee time (8:42am Atlantic time) I won’t be able to. I’m sure smoking hot Carl Edwards will be the favorite and the Roush Fenway cars will be the ones to beat.