Drivers may be a little more guarded at Sunday's Indianapolis 500 as a new rule could increase the risk of crashes at the iconic race.As the iconic race celebrates its 100th anniversary Sunday morning, drivers will face a new regulation that will force cars to line up in a side-by-side alignment during restarts.This differs from the past when cars lined up in single file for restarts. The new double-file formation and could cause crashes as the bunched up cars jockey for position, some say."It's going to be interesting, the new rules, the double-file restart," former Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves told reporters. "There's a lot of things happening that can change the dynamic of this race from the past. So it will certainly be interesting to see."Driver Will Power said the rule change could add to the excitement.
"You can see how mixed up it can get, especially with double-file restarts," Power said. "You can be leading and then get taken out, it's that easy."Another big draw at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will be Danica Patrick.Patrick became a legend when she was a rookie driver at the oval in Indiana in 2005.During a thrilling dash in that race, she became the first woman to lead a lap at Indy. She ended in fourth place and has finished in the top eight in five of her six Indy 500s, including a sixth-place finish last year.Patrick has been dogged with speculation that she may leave the IndyCar Series soon to concentrate on NASCAR.
She did not confirm whether she is leaving the Indy series during interviews this week."I suppose anything is possible. But I know for me I haven't made any of those decisions yet," Patrick told reporters who asked if this is her last Indy 500."This is a special event in and of itself. Indy is my favorite race in the world. So many people have that story as to how they could have maybe won the Indy 500, which for me is the ultimate goal."
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