There are hundreds of thousands of people in one place, after all. What happens on Pagoda command on race day, Campbell said, is "hopefully nothing."īut things do happen. Speedway Police Chief Jim Campbell, who takes his post on floor nine, said he is proud of the collaboration among his department, IMPD, Marion County Sherriff Department and the state police. That means it's a "significant event with national and/or international importance that may require some level of federal interagency support." Department of Homeland Security ranks the Indy 500 level 2 on its special event assessment rating (SEAR). "And we need to do that because we have had ties before," Arnold said.
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Ind圜ar times its races to 10 thousandths of a second, the only series to do that - Formula One doesn't, NASCAR doesn't.
It is her job, among plenty of other things, to keep track of how many times each car passes the start/finish line. Sheron Arnold, an Ind圜ar booth operator with scoring and timing, sits just outside the race control room, overlooking the yard of bricks. "And that's a good thing because our focus needs to be on the safety of the drivers." Floor 2: Timing, scoring, 'lots going on' "The great part about being in this room on race day is you'll hear the roar of the crowd the roar of the engines but it's almost like you might as well be 1,000 miles away," Novak said. Race control is like one big race orchestra performing in one tiny space. He helps coordinate so when they come off breaks they are catching a live re-start. Any calls or decisions that are made by Novak and the team, Maesky lets NBC know.
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