The Inverse of Indy.(Column)(Brescia-Rome-Brescia Mille Miglia)

Byline: Matt Davis While much of the world was busy looking toward the Hoosier state and placing big bets on Castroneves to three-peat in the world's most famous 500-miler, a few of us were betting on an entirely different type of excitement at a 1000-miler in a vastly different place half a world away. Our Pete Lyons is providing a thorough portrait of this year's Brescia-Rome-Brescia Mille Miglia, but I went as a credential-free spectator for the Thursday scrutineering festivities. Driving the race is a terrific experience, but the daylight hours before the late-night ceremonial ...