Simona De Silvestro of Switzerland hugs a member of her crew after making the field during the last row qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, May 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Simona de Silvestro was still in her helmet when her race team owner threw her arms around the driver who had just qualified for the Indianapolis 500 by the narrowest of margins.
De Silvestro’s pony-tailed crew members stopped by to congratulate her, as did 2018 Indy 500 winner Will Power. Surviving the make-or-break seconds and breakneck speeds needed to make the 33-car field is cause enough for a celebration at Indy, especially after sweating out a 75-minute, five-car shootout for one of the final three spots in Sunday’s race.
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Beth Paretta always loved cars. Her best friend Stacey Bakaj, though not as enthusiastic, was always along for the ride. It’s been that way for the 40-plus years of their friendship. When Paretta was young, her dad had a 1930 Model A Ford he used to drive and bring to car shows. He and her older brother restored a vintage truck in their garage. She and Bakaj, who met in kindergarten at East .