It's obvious the people who make out the schedule in the Verizon IndyCar Series have never worked on a racecar, because this year's is even more insane that recent ones. As the mechanics loaded up their equipment on Sunday evening and tried to stay awake on the drive back to Indianapolis or Chicago (Coyne) or Charlotte (Penske, but they usually have a charter), it was the end of a brutal weekend double-header in the middle of a killer schedule. Let's take a gander at it: May12-14: Angie's List Grand Prix at IMS15: Turn cars around for Indy 500 practice16-20: Indianapolis 500 practice (9 a.m. to 9 p.m.)21: Practice and then "qualify" for the right to qualify the next day (6 a.m....
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