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Roger Cain's car number 45 moving along on the backstretch. Birmingham International Raceway at the Alabama State Fairgrounds. Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama. July 3, 2008. (TC)
Dario's car ran out of fuel on the backstretch during the victory lap. It took a while for the safety crew to get him some fuel and restart the car so he could drive to the championship stage. Would've been less than flattering to have to be towed.
SUFFOLK DOWNS - August 5, 2017 - Race 13
STAKES Drumtop S. Black Type - Thoroughbred
FOR FILLIES THREE YEAR OLDS WHICH HAVE NEVER WON A GRADED SWEEPSTAKES. Weight; 122 lbs. Non-winners of a sweepstakes in 2017 allowed 2 lbs, of $45,000 in 2017 4 lbs. (Maiden, Claiming and Starter Races Not Considered) Field will be limited to 10 starters. (NW1 S L)
About One Mile On The Turf Track Record: (Our Sun - 1:39.28 - May 31, 2010)
Purse: $75,000 Guaranteed
Weather:Cloudy Track:Good
Off at: 6:01 Start: Good for all
6 - Bellavais (Luzzi, Michael)
7 - Notapradaprice (Serpa, Angel)
3 - Cool (Vargas, Jr., Jorge)
June 23, 2013: Takuma Sato, driver of the No. 14 ABC Supply A.J. Foyt Racing Honda, during the IZOD IndyCar Series Iowa Corn Indy 250 race at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. James Hinchcliffe won the race by 1.509 seconds over Ryan Hunter-Reay.
SUFFOLK DOWNS - July 7, 2012 - Race 8
CLAIMING - Thoroughbred
FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD. Three Year Olds, 119 lbs.; Older, 124 lbs. Non-winners of two races since June 7 Allowed 2 lbs. A race since May 7 Allowed 4 lbs. Claiming Price: $8,000
About Seven And One Half Furlongs On The Turf Track Record: (Times Ahead (IRE) - 1:32.40 - September 3, 1988)
Purse: $13,000
Weather:Cloudy Track:Firm
Off at: 3:41 Start: Good for all
5 - Big Jerome (Amiss, David)
3 - Angel of the House (Panell, Dyn)
4 - Later Gater (Soto, Edwin)
June 22 2013: Sebastien Bourdais, driver of the No. 7 Dragon Racing Chevrolet, during the IZOD IndyCar Series Iowa Corn Indy 250 at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa.
Martin Truex Jr 's car heavily damaged after running unsighted into Michael McDowell's car, and then getting rammed by Cole Custer. The spray made it a blinding and treacherous venture down the backstretch. The accident led to the first red flag of the race.
Hanging over the Graham Motion barn wall at Churchill Downs, Derby week 2012. Went the Day Well finished fourth.
This car on the backstretch is driven by Romain Grosjean, an older driver from France who is sometimes a contender in IndyCar but was never anywhere near the front today.
I've got a soft spot for Romain, though, thanks to that Netflix television show about Formula-1 called Drive to Survive. Romain was a driver in Formula-1 for a while up until 2020, and the TV show featured him a lot in their early seasons. And the thing is, he was almost good. He was often right on the cusp, and he made it onto the top-3 podium 10 times in his 9 years on the circuit. But he never managed to break through, and he wound up on an also-ran team just as the unstoppable force of Lewis Hamilton was reaching its peak. His Formula-1 career finally ended in 2020 in a spectacular crash that really should have killed him. The crash broke his car in half and wedged him against a barrier, then caught fire. Seriously, anybody watching that race thought for about 30 seconds that they were watching a man burned alive. But then, somehow, he pulled himself out of the fire after sitting in the middle of it for 28 seconds.
His fireproof suit mostly protected him, and he wound up with significant burns to his hands. But that turned out to be enough, and he walked away from Formula-1 after that. Everybody thought he walked away from racing in general. I think he'd have been happier if he had.
But here he is. He didn't even take a year off before he started running in IndyCar in 2021. And how's he doing? He's, well ... he's almost good. Sometimes, he's right on the cusp. He runs near the front sometimes, but he just can't seem to break through.
My theory is that he's a pretty smooth driver when everything's going well, but if he gets frustrated, his brain stops working. He panics easily and makes stupid and often over-aggressive decisions, and it costs him positions. I don't think he'll ever be anything more than almost good.
Feb 10, 2007; Daytona, FL, USA; The field of Nascar Nextel Cup drivers race down the backstretch during the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas
SUFFOLK DOWNS - August 4, 2018 - Race 12
CLAIMING - Thoroughbred
FOR FILLIES AND MARES THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NOT WON TWO RACES IN 2018 OR WHICH HAVE NOT WON FOUR RACES IN 2017-2018. Three Year Olds, 120 lbs.; Older, 124 lbs. Non-winners Of A Race Since July 4 Allowed 3 lbs. Claiming Price $6,500. ( C) Claiming Price: $6,500
Six Furlongs On The Dirt Track Record: (Canal - 1:08.20 - May 14, 1966)
Purse: $30,000
Weather:Rainy Track:Sloppy(Sealed)
Off at: 5:39 Start: Good for all
7 - Explosive Candy (Barbaran, Erik)
10 - Divine Spark (Davis, Dylan)
4 - The Lost Tigress (Camillo, Carlos)
SUFFOLK DOWNS - August 5, 2017 - Race 13
STAKES Drumtop S. Black Type - Thoroughbred
FOR FILLIES THREE YEAR OLDS WHICH HAVE NEVER WON A GRADED SWEEPSTAKES. Weight; 122 lbs. Non-winners of a sweepstakes in 2017 allowed 2 lbs, of $45,000 in 2017 4 lbs. (Maiden, Claiming and Starter Races Not Considered) Field will be limited to 10 starters. (NW1 S L)
About One Mile On The Turf Track Record: (Our Sun - 1:39.28 - May 31, 2010)
Purse: $75,000 Guaranteed
Weather:Cloudy Track:Good
Off at: 6:01 Start: Good for all
6 - Bellavais (Luzzi, Michael)
7 - Notapradaprice (Serpa, Angel)
3 - Cool (Vargas, Jr., Jorge)
SUFFOLK DOWNS - June 10, 2018 - Race 8
CLAIMING - Thoroughbred
FOR FILLIES AND MARES THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NOT WON A RACE IN 2018. Three Year Olds, 118 lbs.; Older, 124 lbs. Non-winners Of A Race Since May 10 Allowed 3 lbs. Claiming Price $7,500 (Claiming Races For $5,000 Or Less Not Considered In Eligibility). (NW1 6M) Claiming Price: $7,500
About One Mile On The Turf Track Record: (Our Sun - 1:39.28 - May 31, 2010)
Purse: $30,000
$1,500 Weather:Cloudy Track:Firm
Off at: 4:11 Start: Good for all
7 - Pride of Wilko (Barbaran, Erik)
8 - Queenofthechannel (Davis, Dylan)
5 - Diablo's Darling (Baez, Jose)
SUFFOLK DOWNS - June 10, 2018 - Race 8
CLAIMING - Thoroughbred
FOR FILLIES AND MARES THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NOT WON A RACE IN 2018. Three Year Olds, 118 lbs.; Older, 124 lbs. Non-winners Of A Race Since May 10 Allowed 3 lbs. Claiming Price $7,500 (Claiming Races For $5,000 Or Less Not Considered In Eligibility). (NW1 6M) Claiming Price: $7,500
About One Mile On The Turf Track Record: (Our Sun - 1:39.28 - May 31, 2010)
Purse: $30,000
$1,500 Weather:Cloudy Track:Firm
Off at: 4:11 Start: Good for all
7 - Pride of Wilko (Barbaran, Erik)
8 - Queenofthechannel (Davis, Dylan)
5 - Diablo's Darling (Baez, Jose)
SUFFOLK DOWNS - September 3, 2016 - Race 5
MAIDEN CLAIMING - Thoroughbred
FOR MAIDENS, FILLIES AND MARES THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD. Three Year Olds, 120 lbs.; Older, 124 lbs. Claiming Price $20,000. About One Mile On The Turf Track Record: (Our Sun - 1:39.28 - May 31, 2010)
Purse: $27,500
Available Money: $31,000
Weather:Cloudy Track:Firm
Off at: 2:37 Start: Good for all
7 - Grey En Blue (Gonzalez, Silvestre)
6 - Convertible (Garcia, Wilmer)
5 - Photo Gallery (Amiss, David)