NEW YORK -- Helio Castroneves figures plenty of todays fans have never seen a driver win the Indianapolis 500 for a record-tying fourth time. He can change that Sunday. So could Dario Franchitti. Its been 22 years since Rick Mears became the third driver with four Indy 500 victories. He won No. 4 in 1991 to join A.J. Foyt and Al Unser in the exclusive club. This will be the first time since 1987 that two three-time winners will start the Indy 500. "What an incredible opportunity for the fans to have not only one but two guys trying to make history," Castroneves said Monday while promoting the race with Franchitti in New York City. "Forget about the names, forget about who it is. But imagine people who didnt even see the last time when the guy won four times." Scotlands Franchitti or Brazils Castroneves would be the first foreign-born four-time winner. Castroneves won his third in 2009, so hes now used to the pressure of trying to tie the record. Since then, Franchitti won No. 2 in 2010 and No. 3 last year. Castroneves qualified eighth, while Franchitti will start 17th after a frustrating day Saturday for Chip Ganassi Racing. Franchitti, a four-time IndyCar champion, wrecked early in the season opener and is just 15th in the standings. Then again, things didnt look much better a year ago -- and he went out and won. "Last year, we had an even worse start to the season," Franchitti said. "We were sitting here this time last year having qualified 16th, and we were thinking were in trouble. Honda brought an updated engine to the race, and all of a sudden were in the game." Franchitti, who turned 40 on Sunday, remembers when he thought hed retire at 35. Instead, much of his success has come after that age. All three Indy 500 victories were in the last six years. Another big milestone with the No. 4 in it could come a week after his birthday. But Franchitti wont try to put that accomplishment into context until it actually occurs. "To kind of tempt fate a little bit, and say what it would mean and what it would feel like and all that stuff, is kind of wasted energy right now," he said. The 38-year-old Castroneves, who earned his first two Indy 500 victories back-to-back in 2001-02, has the advantage of working with Mears on Team Penske. Mears won his first three in 1979, 1984 and 1988 before earning the record-tying victory three years later. Foyt and Unser had to wait much longer between Nos. 3 and 4 -- Foyts wins came in 1961, 1964, 1967 and 1977, with Unsers in 1970, 1971, 1978 and 1987. Compared to that, not much time has passed since Castroneves last victory. "If the preparations right, the opportunity right, its going to come up naturally," he said. Jamal Mashburn Jersey . 10 Texas Rangers jersey for one last time. Young formally announced his retirement Friday after returning to Rangers Ballpark, his baseball home for all but the last of his 13 major league seasons. James Jones Jersey . William Carrier opened the scoring for Cape Breton (6-4-2), but Andrew Ryan tied the game and Brent Andrews put the Mooseheads (8-6-0) in front for good with a short-handed goal at 13:49 of the second period. https://www.cheapheatonline.com/697h-gary-payton-jersey-heat.html . With his new coach and six-time Grand Slam singles champion Boris Becker watching him during an official match for the first time, Djokovic appeared tentative early against the Slovakian player, who often appeared content to keep the ball in play. Fake Heat Jerseys . But now that hes in the NHL, the Calgary Flames centre showed big improvement in that department by scoring the winner in the eighth round of a 5-4 shootout victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday. Bruce Bowen Jersey . Team physician Dr. Steve Traina performed the surgery Friday. Robinson was injured in a spill underneath the Nuggets basket during the first quarter of Wednesday nights loss to the Charlotte Bobcats.ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- The Buffalo Bills have signed offensive lineman Doug Legursky. Legursky, who can play centre and guard, visited the Bills on Tuesday, and the five-year veteran agreed to a deal on Wednesday. Legursky, 26, spent his first four NFL seasons in Pittsburgh, and appeared in all 16 games for the Steelers in 2012. He has played in 50 NFL games with 17 starts.dddddddddddd He will be in the mix for the starting left guard position for the Bills, a race that also includes Colin Brown, Zach Chibane, Chris Scott, Thomas Welch and Sam Young. Legursky could also push David Snow for the backup centre role behind Eric Wood. To make room for Legursky on the roster, Buffalo released linebacker Greg Lloyd. ' ' '
