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Indianapolis 500 will be held in May and televised by ABC on
Sunday, May 30, 2010. It
will be the Corvette's 12th appearance as the Official
Pace Car – a record unmatched by any other vehicle.
The 2010 season at
the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will be one of the most
exciting ever, with MotoGP joining the IndyCar Series
and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. |
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The Indianapolis 500 is much more than just a race. It's 500
miles of pure excitement. It's the richest tradition in
motor sports and it's "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing."
Twice a year, racing fans
turn their attention to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway,
when two major events are on the schedule, the
Indianapolis 500 Race Odds and the Allstate
400 at the Brickyard. Indianapolis is proud of its
role as the racing capital of the world. The speedway also
is the home of MotoGP (a new addition in late 2008), the
National Hot Rod Association's drag racing championships,
and a full menu of other racing. Indy truly is a place to
experience life in the fast lane.
The 2.5 miles oval with just 9 degrees of banking first
opened in 1911 as a track built for formula cars. In 1993,
Nextel Cup cars ran its inaugural Brickyard 400 which was
won by Jeff Gordon. The famed track is located in
Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Indianapolis 500 Event History
The Indianapolis 500 is the largest single-day spectator
sporting event and the most prestigious auto race in the
world. "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" has been run every
year since 1911 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, except
for the periods during the United States' participation in
world wars in 1917-18 and 1942-45. as the champion of every
race becomes an instant legend. Legends such as A.J. Foyt,
Mario Andretti and Rick Mears have taken the checkered flag
here in the past, and every race is a week-long celebration
of open-wheel racing. The winner of the 92nd Indianapolis
500 will earn racing immortality, a spot on the famed
Borg-Warner Trophy and a record winner's purse of at least
$2.5 million.
Indy 500 Results and Winners
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2010 Indy 500 Winner
Dario Franchitti drove 199 nearly flawless laps, then survived the last one with a huge break from a spectacular crash to climb back on top of the open-wheel world Sunday with his second win at the Indianapolis 500.
Two years removed from a failed try in NASCAR, Franchitti held on with a scant 1.6 gallons of fuel left in the tank -- a victory made possible by a crash that sent Mike Conway airborne and into the wall, and left the final lap to be run under a caution flag. |
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2009 Indy 500 Winner
Helio Castroneves became the ninth driver to win the historic race three times, and his timing couldn't have been better. He won the pole. Then he won the pit-stop competition. And now, the biggest win of all, No. 3 for the guy who drives car No. 3, leaving him only one win away from joining the most elite group of all: four-time Indy winners A.J. Foyt, Al Unser and Rick Mears. |
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2008 Indy 500 Winner
Scott Dixon
won the Indianapolis 500 for the first time in his
career. Dixon, the first New Zealand native to win The
Greatest Spectacle in Racing, led a race-high 115 laps
on his way to a 1.75 second victory. |
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2007
Indianapolis 500 Results
Dario Franchitti, driver of the # 27 Canadian Club
Dallara - Honda -Firestone, became the second Scotsman
to win the Indianapolis 500, claiming the victory in the
rain-shortened 91st edition of the event. |
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Indianapolis 500 Facts
Q. The Indianapolis 500 consists of how many laps?
A. 200.
Q. Why was the distance of 500 miles selected?
A. Having decided to dispense with multi-race
programs and concentrate on one major race for 1911,
Speedway leader Carl Fisher and his partners envisioned an
event that would appeal to the public by lasting
approximately seven hours between mid-morning and late
afternoon. A distance of 500 miles was settled upon, and Ray
Harroun won the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911 in six hours,
42 minutes and eight seconds.
Q. Which driver has won the Indianapolis 500 the most
times?
A. Three drivers have won the Indianapolis 500 four
times each: A.J. Foyt (1961, 1964, 1967, 1977); Al Unser
(1970, 1971, 1978, 1987) and Rick Mears (1979, 1984, 1988,
1991).
Q. What is the name of the trophy presented to the
winner of the race each year?
A. The Borg-Warner Trophy, which was commissioned in
1935 by the Borg-Warner Automotive Company. In 1936,
Indianapolis 500 winner Louis Meyer was the first driver to
receive the trophy.
Q. Why does the winner of the Indianapolis 500 drink
milk in Victory Lane?
A. Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Louis Meyer
regularly drank buttermilk to refresh himself on a hot day
and happened to drink some in Victory Lane as a matter of
habit after winning the 1936 race. An executive with what
was then the Milk Foundation was so elated when he saw the
moment captured in a photograph in the sports section of his
newspaper the following morning that he vowed to make sure
it would be repeated in coming years. There was a period
between 1947-55 when milk was apparently no longer offered,
but the practice was revived in 1956 and has been a
tradition ever since.
Q. What is the fastest official lap ever turned
during the month of May?
A. 237.498 mph by Arie Luyendyk during qualifying May
12, 1996. Luyendyk turned a lap of 239.260 during practice
May 10, 1996. It was the fastest unofficial lap ever at the
Speedway, as practice laps are not official.
Q. Who was the first driver to turn an official lap
of 200 mph during the month of May?
A. Tom Sneva, who turned 200.401 mph and 200.535 on
Laps 1 and 2 of his qualifying run on May 14, 1977.
Q. Has any driver ever won the Indianapolis 500 three
times in a row or more?
A. No. Five drivers have won the race two years in a
row: Wilbur Shaw (1939-40), Mauri Rose (1947-48), Bill
Vukovich (1953-54), Al Unser (1970-71) and Helio Castroneves
(2001-02).
Q. Who was the first driver and team to earn $1
million in one year for winning the Indianapolis 500?
A. Emerson Fittipaldi and Patrick Racing, whose
winner’s share was $1,001,604 in 1989.
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