May 18, 2012 at Indy

Indianapoilis 500 "Fast Friday" is the 7th day of practice and is the last chance for drivers to build up their speed before "Pole Day" qualifications on Saturday. It is also the day Teams do Media Conferences.

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  • Team Penske Media Conference. ©Clarino 2012

  • At the press conference, Ryan Briscoe felt that the best speeds on "Fast Friday" were going to be in the mid 220s. ©Clarino 2012

  • Helio's answer to the speed question was four to five miles faster today and in qualifying than they have been running all week. ©Clarino 2012

  • Rick Mears was at today's press conference. ©Clarino 2012

  • Roger discussed the goals of Team Penske. ©Clarino 2012

  • Will talked about the most valuable thing he has learned at Indy. ©Clarino 2012

  • Tim Cindric, President of Penske Performance Inc. ©Clarino 2012

  • Ganassi Racing Press Conference. ©Clarino 2012

  • Scott Dixon answered question about how much fun it was to develope the new Indy car. ©Clarino 2012

  • Dario discussed his car and the chances to pick up a third win at Indy. ©Clarino 2012

  • Charlie compared last year to coming into this year and how much he has learned. ©Clarino 2012

  • Hull discusses the success they had in previous years and what they are doing with the new package. ©Clarino 2012

  • Graham agreed with his teamates that you want to run clear today. ©Clarino 2012

  • Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Press Conference. ©Clarino 2012

  • Bobby takled about how it feels to come back to the speedway every year. ©Clarino 2012

  • The moderator asked Sato to talk about his year so far. ©Clarino 2012

  • Takuma talked about his special helmet. ©Clarino 2012

  • Michel was asked about how open-wheel racing and Team Rahal fits with his professional goals. ©Clarino 2012

  • KV Racing Technology's Press Conference. ©Clarino 2012

  • Viso was asked what he has learned this month so far. ©Clarino 2012

  • Rubens talks about his friendship with Kanaan. ©Clarino 2012

  • Tony definitely likes the direction the league is going with the new cars. ©Clarino 2012

  • Jimmy is very confident with their Chevy horsepower. ©Clarino 2012

  • Randy Bernard also talked to the press today. ©Clarino 2012

  • Ryan Briscoe. ©Clarino 2912

  • Scott Dixon. ©Clarino 2012

  • Dario Franchitti. ©Clarino 2012

  • Helio Castroneves. ©Clarino 2012

  • Michel Jourdain. ©Clarino 2012

  • Tony Kanaan. ©Clarino

  • Charlie Kimball. ©Clarino 2012

  • Will Power. ©Clarino 2912

  • Rubens Barrichello.©Clarino 2012

  • Takuma Sato. ©Clarino 2012

  • E.J. Viso. ©Clarino 2012

  • Ryan Briscoe was running in the top 10 fastest speeds at 5:30 today. ©Clarino 2012

  • Briscoe in his pit. ©Clarino 2012

  • Briscoe drives the #2 car for Team Penske. ©Clarino 2012

  • Graham Rahal getting ready to go out for "Fast Friday". ©Clarino 2012

  • Helio has been ruuning with the second fast time for most of the day. ©Clarino 2012

  • Ryan-Hunter Reay was one of the top five speeds at 5:45 today. ©Clarino 2012

  • Rubens  sits in the cockpit of his car waiting for a clear track. ©Clarino 2012

  • Simona de Silvestro is running a Lotus engine in her Nuclear Clean Air Energy car. ©Clarino 2012

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