Indy 500 radio: The best in-race communication between driver and crew

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Members of the IndyStar sports staff listened in to driver-crew radio correspondence during Sunday"s running of the Indianapolis 500. Here is some of the best from Indy 500 radio in sequence as the race played out:

12:29 p.m. James Hinchcliffe"s crew to the pole sitter:Have a good race, James. Be patient, we have a good car and well be there in the end.

12:41 p.m. Alexander Rossi"s crew:"How"s the car?"

Rossi: "Beautiful."

12:49 p.m. Ryan Hunter-Reay"s crew:"Don"t want to go any further back than second. Hinch will probably pit the same time as you. Don"t want to get crossed up with him."

12:50 p.m. Hunter-Reay: "Got a big vibration in the car for some reason. This is not gonna be good. What the h**l is that?"

12:58 p.m. Marco Andretti"s crew:Just so you know, all of our cars are lifting in all four corners.

1 p.m. Andretti on a perceived block by Ed Carpenter:I cant believe they allow the blocking like they do. It just kills the show!

1:07 p.m. Helio Castroneves" crew:Weve only run 48 laps here, so lets use our heads. Weve got a long way to race.

1:14 p.m. Buddy Lazier:"I"m having another problem. I don"t know what the (expletive)is going on."

1:28 p.m. Juan Pablo Montoya following crash on Lap 64:"It looks like we"re done. The front of the car is (expletive)."

1:32 p.m. Simon Pagenaud after penalty for unsafe pit release on Lap 66:Im speechless, guys ... 1,000 sorries."

Pagenaud"s crew:I dont understand. We argued it. It is what it is ...If anybody gets a penalty, it should be Aleshin, not us.

Pagenaud: Lets get back to it, guys. Thats how Montoya won it last year."

1:40 p.m. Josef Newgarden"s crew: "Hang with "em. Do your best. You"re doing good."

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IndyCar driver Sage Karam (24) hits the wall coming out of turn one during the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 Sunday, May 29, 2016, afternoon at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.(Photo: Steve Baker/For the Star)

1:52 p.m. Sage Karam after wreck on Lap 94:Heck of a job. Thats a tough break. You guys did a great job.

2 p.m. Townsend Bell"s crew:"The guy leading this race is Clauson and he should have to pit here soon. If not,this could be chaos."

2:17 p.m. Conor Daly"s crew to him after wreck on Lap 115:You were a driving maniac today. You were b****y impressive. So sorry for you.

2:21 p.m. Hunter-Reay after pit stop crash with teammate Bell on Lap 118:What the h**l happened?"

Hunter-Reay"s crew:I dont know; we"llhave to see the replay.

Hunter-Reay: "We just screwed off this whole Indy 500 ...We had a car capable of winning the d**n 500."

2:45 p.m. Graham Rahal"s crew after Lazier"s car loses a tire on Lap 149:Looks the (No.)4 car tried to go it with threewheels.

2:52 p.m. Tony Kanaan:So far I think we showed everybody what we came here to do."

3:01 p.m. Castroneves after JR Hildebrand clips his car, causing rear bumperdamage:Second time, that son-of-a-b***h, Im going to kill that (expletive)!

3:06 p.m. Castroneves" crew:"We"ve got a good car here. We"ll do the best we can. We don"t have to stop; the rest of the guys will."

3:18 p.m. Newgarden to crew regarding Kanaan:Has he pitted?

Newgarden"s crew: No You just concentrate on TK there, bud."

3:20 p.m. Newgarden"s crew:"Nice job. Nice and smooth. Everyone"s gonna need a stop here, a little splash at the end."

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3:24 p.m. Rahal:"I don"t know what happened. Car just got really bad that last run."

3:30 p.m. Rossi"s crew:"YOU JUST WON THE INDY 500 BABY!! "

3:31 p.m. Rossi:Ive got nothing left.

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