jenna's ride at the indy racetrack with mario andretti.berry farm, to talk about our blueberry juice drinks. they're made with my sweet, ripe blueberries, picked right from the bush, and they're good for you. taste real good, too! to give you an idea, let's whip up a quick sample. or you could just try this. [ chuckles ] yeah. ocean spray blueberry juice drinks -- real blueberries, real good. [ airplane engine whines ] [ grunts ] [ dog barking ] gah! [ children shouting ] [ grunts ] [ whacking piñata ] [ whacking piñata, grunting ] >>> qualifying run for next sunday's indy 500 are under way as drivers try to land just one of 33 spots in the iconic race and a shot at history as well. i had a chance to find out just what the whole experience was like when i went on the joy ride of a lifetime. >> to the checkered flag. >> has won the indianapolis 500. >> they call it the greatest spectacle in racing. cars rocket by at 230 miles per hour covering the length of a football field in one second. with g-forces as strong as the space shuttle launch.

. >> mario andretti lead indy 11 times but won only once in 1969. >> probably 400 miles i would of wont 6 times. >> brazilian driver elio company castrinovas has won five times in the past decade. >> there is no better feeling than finishing turn four and seeing the checkered flag come at you. >> start your engines. >> when the 100th anniversary race does start 8 it-year-old joe womack will be in the stands for the 50th time. >> what is it about this place that keeps you coming back? -rpblgts the speed, the technical advancements and the whole to whole racing. >> a pilgrimage for race fans many who kiss the last original bricks of the century old track. >> 500-mile is the camelot of automobile racing. it's the pinnacle. >> one other big change since 1911 women. four women are in tomorrow's race including dan i ka kirk patrick who finished third in 2009. that is the cbs evening news. later on cbs48 hour mystery. thank you for joining us. i'm russ mitchell in new york. see you back hire tomorrow, good night. holiday weekend. >>> lane change, the bay bridge traffic gets reconfigured. what

. >> reporter: mario andretti led indy 11 times but won only once in 1969. >> i think probably 400 mileswon the 500 three times in the past decade. >> there was nothing and no better feeling when you finish the turn 4 and see that checkered flag come at you. >> the heart break of the day. >> reporter: along with triumph there's been tragedy. of the races 732 competitors since 1911, 15 have lost their lives in wrecks during the 500. >> start your engines. >> reporter: but the fans keep coming. when this 100th anniversary race does start, 82-year-old joe rowmack will be in the grand stand for the 50th time. what is it about this place that keeps you coming back? >> it's a combination of things. it's the speed. the technical advancements. and the wheel-to-wheel racing. >> reporter: a pilgrimage for race fans. many of whom kiss the last original bricks of the century old track. >> 500 mile is the camelot of automobile racing. it is the pinnacle. >> look at the size of this. >> osgood: coombing up, rock of ages. man: and all the pens are put down... woman: and everything there is to learn is

and i got behind the wheel with the one and only legend mario andretti.o you have err plar plugs? >> you have to wear them. you feel it vibrating -- i had to hold my head because my neck wasn't strong enough. >> what about the turns? >> five and a half gs. you really feel your whole body. >> but you didn't have a g suit? >> no. i had a bathing suit. >> there is a line there, but we aren't doing it. >> all right. >> i didn't even think about that, al. >> now a check of the weather. >> bad news. i have only a two-day forecast. so the other three days are blank. there is a big mushroom cloud. anyway, don't worry about the mortgage. let's check your forecast. hey, the preakness is coming up on saturday. pimlico. sunny skies, temperatures in the low 80s. saturday, plenty of sunshine along the east coast although the northeast may have showers. we have hot weather from texas all the way to the southwest with the strong storms, the mississippi river valley. sunday, a bigger area of strong storms from texas to western new york and pennsylvania. sunshine on the we