the 500

 Today was race day and in Indiana that means the Indianapolis 500.  It was a great day to be at the race as a spectator, cloudy and cool, but not so great if you were driving one of the cars.  Evidently the surface of the track was cooler than usual and this caused some problems early on in the race.  My spouse and I were not there in person, but we did watch it on TV.  We actually worked on a jigsaw puzzle as we watched; a very pleasant way to spend a holiday afternoon.  

Pleasant for us, not so much for the drivers.  The first accident happened while the drivers were taking their slow laps before the race even started.  And they went on from there.  Nothing terrible enough to cause injury, thank goodness, but definitely enough to put some cars out of commission.  I think there were three cars out by the end of the third lap of the actual race.  A lot of driving went on under the yellow flag.  

By the second half most of the kinks were worked out and it turned into a very exiting race.  Alex Palou was the final winner.  He drank the traditional milk and said it was the best milk he had ever tasted.  Alex Palou Montalbo (full name) is the first driver from Spain to ever win the race.  He is from Barcelona, my very favorite Spanish city, so that makes me doubly glad that he won.  What a great race.  

PS The puzzle we are putting together has 2000 pieces.  At the rate we're going we may still be working on it next year at this time.