7/12 :: Day at the races

GET LIVE UPDATES TO YOUR MOBILE PHONE Subscribe Today! LEBANON, Tenn. - Cindy McCain's day at the races included a ride in the Honda Accord Safety Car with three-time Indianapolis 500 champion Johnny Rutherford, some private chat time with Danica Patrick and watching the Firestone Indy 200. "Couldn't ask for a better day," the wife of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain said. Mrs. McCain attended the drivers meeting at Nashville Superspeedway and met with Indy Racing League presidents Brian Barnhart (competition and operations) and Terry Angstadt (commercial) afterward. She toured the IndyCar Series garage area and watched the 200-lap race from a suite. She rode in the front seat as Rutherford, the Honda Accord Safety Car driver for IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights races, toured the 1.33-mile... [read full story]