by Frank Santoroski    @seveng1967

The 99th Running of the Indianapolis 500 as seen through the lenses at DTC

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There were a number of tributes to team owner, David Letterman, who recently retired from late night television

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Sebastien Bourdais, sometimes referred to as See-Bass or Kermit

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The Andretti AutoSport Crew preparing for the race

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Justin Wilson picked up the Rolling Stones as a sponsor for the race

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Sage Karam prepares for final practice on Carb Day

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DTC’s Frank Santoroski catching some comments from rookie driver, Stefano Coletti.

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Defending 500 Champion Ryan Hunter-Reay. Three-time 500 winner Dario Franchitti in the background.

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On Friday morning, this guy was was as cool and confident as ever

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One of the more interesting liveries on the track, the Robert Graham-sponsored entry of Townsend Bell

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Jeff Gordon addresses the media on Sunday morning

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The process of gridding the cars for the start

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Josef Newgarden. When he’s not driving, he’s tweeting

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The front row of the grid, preparing for the start

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The new guy at Team Penske, Simon Pagenaud

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Detail of Carlos Munoz’s steering wheel

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Danny Sullivan was on hand on the 30th anniversary of the ‘Spin and Win”

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Helio Castroneves and Team Penske are victorious in the Pit Stop Competition

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Four-time 500 winner Al Unser was honored on Legends Day

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After Montoya used his spare set of rear wheel pods early in the race, the team had this hastily prepared third set ready just in case it would be needed.

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Grand Marshall for the event, Patrick Dempsey

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From the driver’s meeting, Buckshot, Simona and Graham

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Post-race: the entire Dale Coyne team had a tough day, you can see it in Pippa Mann’s face

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DTC friend, Charlie Kimball drove a great race to third place

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Roger Penske and JPM are all smiles after a fantastic win

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