Check out what some of this year's Indy 500 drivers had to say about our Question of the Day.
Do you have any pre-race rituals?
George Mack
Starting Position: 32
"Yeah, but I don't know if I want to say that. I listen to Natalie Cole's Stardust -- I listen to that CD wherever I go."
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Felipe Giaffone
Starting Position: 4
"I'll have a glass of wine the night before. I'll have the whole bottle after the race."
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Raul Boesel
Starting Position: 2
"Just get protection from God for myself and the whole field (for) a safe race for everyone. And just explore the depth of my ability."
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Jeff Ward
Starting Position: 15
"No, nothing bothers me. I wouldn't want to have any because then I'd have to worry about all that stuff in order to race good. The only superstitions I have is when I'm out there on the track -- I just deal with what I get, that's all I can do."
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Bruno Junqueira
Starting Position: 1
"Just prepare myself, eat the right foods before the race, drink a lot of fluids, water. That's it."
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Tony Kanaan
Starting Position: 5
"I just try to relax. Before the race, I try to go away. I listen to my walkman and listen to some soft music just to relax. Forty-five minutes before, I just try to be quiet. I just try to concentrate as much as I can. You can never plan because you never know what the other guys are going to do."
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Billy Boat
Starting Position: 23
"I try to get a good night's sleep and get a good breakfast. Be mentally and physically ready to go. I get here around 3 or 4 o'clock and then go to sleep in my coach."
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Sam Hornish Jr.
Starting Position: 7
"Get a good sleep and get up early in the morning. I'll stay at the track the night before the race."
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Richie Hearn
Starting Position: 22
"The only thing I do is I always put my left glove on first and get in the car on the left side. That's about it. I don't know why, I just have always done it that way. I've had moderate success, so maybe ... I'm afraid to change it."
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Shigeaki Hattori
Starting Position: 27
"I always get in the car from the left side."
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