no idea how far “a couple of gallons” would go, but still . . . I thought these cars had all this super instrumentation?
INDIANAPOLIS — Danica Patrick’s greatest triumph at Indianapolis Motor Speedway also happens to be her biggest disappointment at the world’s most famous racetrack.
Patrick was zipping along in the lead of the 2005 Indianapolis 500, 25 miles from becoming the first woman to beat the Brickyard, when crew orders came to conserve fuel. Patrick backed off 226 mph to 221, fading behind Dan Wheldon, Vitor Meira and Bryan Herta.The fourth-place finish became more frustrating when, Patrick says, she learned her car had a couple of gallons left at the checkered flag.
[From At Indy, Patrick after a greater sense of history – USATODAY.com]