Kimball impresses with podium finish at Indy 500

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Charlie Kimball’s third-place finish in Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 was impressive because his Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet seemed to get faster near the end of the race. The driver from Camarillo, California finished third behind the Team Penske duo of Juan Pablo Montoya and Will Power.

“It was a blast,” said Kimball, a Type I Diabetic who has not let his ailment keep from racing competitively. “The guys worked really hard on the car all month. To be so close to winning the pit stop competition on Friday, then to come close today, I think it makes us all hungrier.
“It’s the Indianapolis 500. You get to the front; you give it everything you’ve got. Every opportunity you have, you make the most of it.”
Kimball finished the highest of any Chip Ganassi Racing driver and that’s quite a surprise considering teammate Scott Dixon started on the pole and led 11 times for 84 laps – the most of any driver in the Indy 500. Dixon had a car that didn’t want to turn at the end of the race and finished fourth.

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