As we’ve mentioned before, we are race fans here at VegasRy, but that race sucked. Just finished watching the Vegas Grand Prix, (on Tivo, thank god for the 30-second skip) which was won by the polesitter, Australian Will Power. Defending series champ Sebastien Bourdais was hampered by tire problems, and was never a factor. Spotlighted rookie Graham Rahal, son of Bobby Rahal, crashed just past the start/finish line at the drop of the green flag and finished last.
The race was a joke for many reasons; Bourdais had 3(!) flat tires, there were bad pit stops all around, and best of all, 6 of 17 cars finished on the lead lap. Seriously…6, on a 2.4 mile road course!
The stands looked pretty empty, probably due to the race being held on Easter Sunday, but more so the fact that people probably couldn’t be pried away from their slot machines. I wonder if the Champ Car fans were as unruly as the NBA fans…
Las Vegas resident Paul Tracy finished 3rd.
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