![Sam Schmidt Motorsports driver Townsend Bell gets a drink while standing near his car in the pit lane during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis May 20, 2011. REUTERS/Geoff Miller ( Sam Schmidt Motorsports driver Townsend Bell gets a drink while standing near his car in the pit lane during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis May 20, 2011. REUTERS/Geoff Miller (](https://c8.alamy.com/compes/2cxk9jy/sam-schmidt-motorsports-driver-townsend-bell-gets-a-drink-while-standing-near-his-car-in-the-pit-lane-during-practice-at-the-indianapolis-motor-speedway-in-indianapolis-may-20-2011-reuters-geoff-miller-united-states-tags-sport-motor-racing-2cxk9jy.jpg)
Sam Schmidt Motorsports driver Townsend Bell gets a drink while standing near his car in the pit lane during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis May 20, 2011. REUTERS/Geoff Miller (
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Townsend Bell prepares to qualify at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, IN on May 20, 2006. Townsend qualified at 224.374 MPH good for 15th starting spot. (UPI Photo/ Darlene Coons Stock Photo - Alamy
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