Twists and Turns in the 91st Indianapolis 500 Sunday

Unfortunately, there won't be any TWISTS nor TURNS in the 91st Indianapolis 500. They'll just accelerate and go LEFT.

But of course, behind every big race, there's always a couple of stories to look forward to as raceday comes closer and closer and as dull as oval track races like this will be, the 91st Indianapolis 500 definitely has its fair share of behind-the-scenes drama any casual racing fan should take notice.

Of course, stating the obvious, Sam Hornish Jr. will come into the race as one of the heavy favorites to win the event's 91st annual offering. He is after all, the defending Indianapolis 500 champion.

Right behind him is Dan Wheldon. Surprisingly, the defending Indy 500 champ won't be the overwhelming favorite, Dan Wheldon is. During the last three years of (dull) oval track racing, Wheldon has nosed ahead of Hornish as the IndyCar Series' most formidable oval ace.

Wheldon dominated the 2005 season and came within a point of making it two straight titles, losing out to Hornish on a tiebreaker for the 2006 title.

Wheldon, or ''Daring Dan'' as he is called these days, wants to dominate the 2007 season. A win in the Indianapolis 500 will definitely put him on track for that. The only problem here is radio failure just might fuck up their strategies again, similar to what happened to the poor guy at Motegi.

The new qualifying format introduced by IMS for 2005 was used for the first time heading for the Indianapolis 500. The system allows 11 drivers into the field on EACH of the three qualifying days.

Oh yeah, the Indianapolis 500 will see three women drivers too. Yeah sure, femme fatals Danica Patrick, Sarah Fisher and Milka Duno won't be dominating this Sunday's big race in Indianapolis but for sure, they will STILL dominate the headlines.

Who will win the Indianapolis 500? Bodog has the odds:

Dan Wheldon 9/4

Scott Dixon 5/2

Tony Kanaan 4/1

Sam Hornish Jr. 5/1

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