The Very Quiet 2020 Indy 500

 
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We all know why it was quiet. No fans were allowed to attend the 104th running of the event and that made it eerily different from the only other time I have been there which was last year. I'm sure it looked great on television, but there's nothing like attending the spectacle that is the Indianapolis 500. Many of the usual escapades over the two-week event were pushed aside in the name of safety, and precautions that were handed down through various chains of command resulting in a watered-down but still world-class affair.

My photography was severely limited both in duration (one practice and the race itself) and in locations. Social distancing has resulted in cutting back media coverage to a fraction of passionate photographers that drool over the assignment.

Takuma Sato, driver of the #30 Panasonic, Rahal, Letterman, and Lanigan Racing Honda crossed the finish line ending the race under caution.

Here are a few of my favorites pictures from the weekend. (Reminder, all of these images are copyrighted and are not for sale.)