Dario Franchitti enjoys the winner's milk at the Indianapolis 500.

The best thing you can say about the Indianapolis 500 is that it was very hot.  The day was a staggering 91, one degree short of the record heat from 1937.  Aside from that, it was perfectly sedate, which is great after two-time champion Dan Wheldon died in a massive, terrifying accident at Las Vegas last year.  As the first 500 since his death, the race was dedicated to Wheldon, with fans being given white sunglasses to wear on laps 26 and 98, the numbers Wheldon used in his two wins.  Dario Franchitti took the 2012 edition of the Indianapolis 500 yesterday; Scott Dixon finished second and Tony Kaanan finished third.  Call it a 1-2-3 sweep for Team Wheldon, as all three men were close to the late driver.

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