• USA TODAY’s GAME ON races over word that Danica Patrick won’t be held responsible for Friday’s accident that sent a pit crewman to the hospital.

In the meantime, Charles Buckman is still being held for observation after suffering a fractured skull & brain hemorraging.

• THE GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS is shattered that Jack Glasscock is still not in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

• JOE SPORTS FAN honors those players who paved the way for memorable home runs - by getting on base beforehand.

• And THE LEGEND OF CECILIO GUANTE expects even more remarkable base-clearers in the near future, as starting pitching is becoming pathetic.

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Pole qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 stared today.

The unofficial start to The Great American Race is especially notable, as the May 25th event will be the first since the bodies of IRL and Champ Car unified in February. Read more…

This Cedric Benson boating brouhaha keeps getting better & better.

• It’s no surprise that Danica Patrick would have men falling at her feet - but under her tires?

• Shaquille O’Neal is caught talking out of his ass again.

• Don’t tell anyone, but Ray Allen’s mom & step-dad are in the witness protection program.

• What’s in your wallet? One Florida Gator had a dead woman’s credit card in his.

• Tony Dungy takes time during a Tampa school visit to talk smack about the Pats.

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A pit crewman at Friday’s Indianapolis 500 practice fell head over heels for Danica Patrick - mainly because she accidentally ran over him.

WISH-TV reports that Charles Buckman, a crewman of Dale Conye Racing, was hit by Patrick as she was making a pit stop. Buckman was reportedly looking for another Indy Car racer, and he didn’t see Danica pulling in until it was too late. (Video after the jump.) Read more…

We here at SPORTSbyBROOKS have taken to showing this mashup when we talk about female racers. We’ve covered both Danica Patrick and Ashley Force at some length and pairing them up made sense on a few levels, some more obvious than others.

Here’s our favorite reason, though: they’re women that are winners. (Finally, in one case.) We all love winners. We all want to associate with winners. Can they do it again? They’re young enough that we have to grant them time. After all, Ashley’s dad still wins races and the peak age for an open-wheel racer is higher than in most sporting events.

Which leads us to Sarah Fisher. As pointed out by JALOPNIK when she endorsed Hillary Clinton this week, she’s never finished higher than 17th. She’s only 18 months older than Danica Patrick and has years of American racing on Patrick. So why does USA TODAY find Fisher scraping for sponsor dollars while Patrick rolls in the millions?

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“Speed Racer” makes its pit stop in movie theaters this Friday. So, ESPN THE MAGAZINE decided to send a couple of real racers to review the film.

(Graham & Bobby Rahal embrace atfter surviving a “Speed Racer” screening)

And Bobby & Graham Rahal were given the honors. Bobby is a former Indy 500 winner and race team co-owner with David Letterman, while son Graham recently won the IRL Honda Grand Prix.

So, what did the Rahals think of this latest cinematic offering from the guys that brought you “The Matrix”? Read more…

• Tony Kanaan’s wife suggests her IRL hubby go throw on a dress if he’s gonna qualify behind Danica Patrick.

Maybe a little stylish number like this?

• Speaking of married life, a couple of Dallas DJs don’t show much respect to some of the Royals’ significant others.

• First, Mindy McCready’s mom confirms her daughter’s connection to Roger Clemens. Now, the country singer’s dad adds that the two did the tantric tango together.

• Jason Taylor tries to bring some football flair to “Dancing With The Stars.” Bill Parcells remains unimpressed.

• Hulk Hogan caught placing his 24-inch pythons on some pretty posteriors.

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