Michael Andretti thought he had experienced everything at Indianapolis Motor Speedway - until he strolled down pit row Thursday. Suddenly, the 51-year-old IndyCar team owner who grew up around this historic track, who raced against his father and his son here, who led more laps than any non-race winner in Indy history, was surprised at seeing tire marks going the wrong way. ''I wondered, 'Why are they burning rubber coming into the pits.' Then I remembered,'' Andretti said before cracking a smile on Indy's opening day. Everyone is adjusting to Indy's the new sights, sounds and schedules this May. Traditionalists have already complained that it was a bad idea to run two major IndyCar races at Indianapolis in the same month, arguing the Grand Prix of Indianapolis will detract from the series' marquee event, the Indianapolis 500.
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