Time and Speed: Watch Brands and the Indy 500 2014, and the Coca Cola 600 Drivers

Starting at 11:00 am Eastern Standard Time today, the 98th Indy 500 – The Greatest Spectacle in Racing — begins. In this series 33 racers will zoom 200 laps in a counter-clockwise direction on the 2.5-mil oval track at speeds that average about 230mph. Racing, virtually, right along with them are top watch brands. Precision performance of cars and timepieces has made this combo a winning relationship. As such many brands sponsor Indy 500 drivers, NASCAR drivers and even Formula 1 drivers. In Today’s Indianapolis 500, considered the crown jewel of racing, a few stand-out drivers are worth taking note of, including Ed Carpenter (who won the pole for the second consecutive year), James Hinchcliffe, Tony Kanaan (who won the…