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Shannon McIntosh Nominated for 17 Magazine Cover

Woman of pressdog® and USF2000 driver Shannon McIntosh could end up on the cover of Seventeen Magazine. She's one of FIVE finalists out of 35,000 entries in the "Pretty Amazing" real girl cover contest.

There's also a public voting element to this deal, so vote for Shannon HERE.

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Seventeen Magazine Names Shannon McIntosh A Finalist In Real Girl Cover Contest

Seventeen, the iconic fashion and beauty magazine for 13 million teen girls, today announced that race car driver Shannon McIntosh of Miamisburg, OH is one of five finalists in the magazine's "Pretty Amazing" real girl cover contest. McIntosh, 21, and four other finalists will travel to Seventeen's headquarters in New York City this summer for a makeover, photo shoot, and a party with celebrity Miranda Cosgrove.

Indy 500 Overnight Rating hits 4.3, Up 7% from 2010

ESPN PR announced Tuesday that overnight rating for ABC's Indy 500 telecast was 4.3, up 7% from 4.0 overnight last year.

Not surprisingly, viewers in the Indianapolis market area lead nation with 14.5 rating for the telecast. That number is up 19% from the 12.2 rating the race earned in Indianapolis last year. The top five markets for this year's race were Indy, Dayton, Ft. Myers, Louisvilleand Nashville

CNBC's sports reporter Darren Rovell also tweeted "Indy 500 beats NASCAR's Coke 600 in overnight ratings (4.2 vs. 4.0). Indy 500 has only beaten Coke 600 once in last 5 yrs."

Overnight ratings are just a preliminary number that examines key markets. Final ratings, which include all markets, should be available within a few days.

UPDATE: ESPN PR tweeted later Tuesday the telecast earned a 3.9 "fast national" rating, up 8% from last year's 3.6, with 6.5 mill viewers. A "fast national" rating is a service that delivers national ratings faster. They are not final-final, but ESPN PR operatives said fast national and final national are usually the same number.

Notes Taken During the 2011 Indy 500

Notes taken during the ABC broadcast of the 2011 Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana, on May 29, 2011.

Greetings from the big track in Indy. (Don't be confused; I watched the race from home, so those are figurative greetings.)

pressdog® Beer of the Race is La Fin du Monde from Quebec, a gift from my French Canadian friend Pat Caporali.

We got Vince Welch, Jamie Little, Rick DeBruhl and Dr. Jerry Punch on pit lane. Marty Ried, Scott Goodyear and Eddie Cheever Jr. in the booth. Brent Musburger doing the Pit Lair thing. Indy is Festival of Pomp and Circumstance before the race, but let's get right to the ...

Indy 500 Top 3 Finishers Transcript

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100th ANNIVERSARY INDIANAPOLIS 500 PRESS CONFERENCE

Dan Wheldon, Bryan Herta, Steve Newey

Sunday, May 29, 2011

MODERATOR: Dan Wheldon, winner the second time of the Indianapolis 500. Dan, always been such an incredible competitor. We all want to snow, what in the world was going through your mind there?

DAN WHELDON: You know what, it probably is different to what you guys were thinking. On the radio with 20 to go, they said: 'Listen, this is the deal. Some people are going to try to make it on fuel. You're one of the guys that can make it to the end. But you've got to go and you have to make sure you get everything out of the car that you possibly can.'

Indy 500 Post Race Quotes

 

100th ANNIVERSARY INDIANAPOLIS 500 RACE DAY QUOTES - May 29, 2011

Provided by IMS PR

TAKUMA SATO (No. 5 Monavie-KVRT - Lotus, 33rd): "I couldn't see that the car was inside of me, and by the time I got into Turn 1, it was full speed and the car was there and I had to lift. I am very disappointed, and it is quite unfortunate that I am not a part of the race. I wasn't supposed to be hanging on that way, and it is very disappointing. I really wanted to finish the race."

Lauren George Guest Blog: Feels Like Family

pressdog note: Lauren George, a noted Woman of pressdog®, let me know she had a blog entry in need of some real estate Saturday. With the world generally freaking out for Sarah Fisher Racing, what with that whole Indy 500 thing going on, I offered to host this bad boy while they get sorted for the race. So hereeeeer's Lauren ..

Hello again, everyone! I know it has been a while since you’ve heard from me here on the blogosphere, but I’m happy to be back in action thanks to my new friends at Sarah Fisher Racing with an assist from pressdog.

Jamie Little Swings the Man-Killing Ponytail in Pursuit of Her Dream

When IndyCar veteran pit reporter Jamie Little covered her first-ever NASCAR pit stop in 2007, she had a bit of a disconnect.

“It was for Juan Pablo Montoya at Daytona,” Little said, “and the stop was 15 seconds long (about twice as long as an IndyCar stop). I was like ‘something’s wrong; it’s taking too long.’ My mind was telling me there’s something wrong with this car. So I kind of laughed to myself. But those were some of the little differences between NASCAR and IndyCar. In IndyCar, you gotta get your story in quickly; you don’t have time to add things during pit stops.”

Little, the newest Woman of pressdog®, will snap back into IndyCar pit stop mode (7-ish seconds) Sunday for the 2011 Indy 500. Just one of the small adaptations Little makes as she jumps back and forth between NASCAR and IndyCar worlds.

John Andretti Adds to His Racing Resume

Racing renaissance man John Andretti has expanded his resume yet again.

On top of CART, IndyCar, NASCAR, sports car and drag racing experience, these days Andretti is trying out a new role … father of a race car driver.

Welcome to the Ed and Sarah Show

Tasty stuff from Bob Kravitz on the "hormonal" Sarah Fisher, in her first Indy 500 as an owner only.

Sarah and Ed Carpenter are pretty much the Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker of this drama. That makes Sara's husband, Andy O'Gara, Han Solo: "You're all clear kid now let's blow this thing and go home."

Read all about it HERE.

Curty and Kev Set to Host Carb Night Burger Bash May 27

If you are in Indy Carb night (May 27) you gotta roll to the Fourth-annual Carb Night Burger Bash.

It's at 96th Street Steakburgers, 4715 E. 96th Street, Indianapolis, from 6:30-10 p.m.

From Curt and the Indy Star ....

Cost: Free. (Burgers, fries and milkshakes extra).

Benefiting: St. Joseph’s Institute for the Deaf, the Indianapolis Star’s “Our City, Our Children” initiative, and the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis Guild.

Special Guests: They’re kept a secret in case something keeps them from coming.

What else: Live show begins at 7 p.m., with auction items, giveaways and assorted fun. Among the auction items:

• Two Izod IndyCar Series hard cards for gate, pit, garage entrance at all remaining races this season (excludes the 500).
• Indy Racing Experience ride around any IndyCar track, including Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
• Two race-day tickets to Honda’s hospitality suite.
• Four Brickyard Crossing golf passes (with option to include Burger Bash hosts).
• Four Heartland Crossing golf passes (with choice to include Burger Bash hosts).
• Chance to co-host “Trackside with Cavin and Kevin,” a Thursday night radio show in Indianapolis.
• “100 Years, 500 Miles” book signed by A.J. Foyt.
• “100 Years, 500 Miles” book signed by all of Team Penske.