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The team practices at the Indy Fuel Tank, an indoor ice rink in Fishers, Indiana. [11] On February 23, 2024, Eva Hallman became the first female broadcaster for the team. She joined long-time Indy Fuel play-by-play Andrew Smith in the booth. On December 6, 2024, Indy opened the New Fishers Event Center in a loss to the Iowa Heartlanders, 4-3.
Juan Pablo Montoya holds the record for the longest period of time between two victories – 15 years between the 2000 and 2015 races. [13] Castroneves holds the record for the longest span of wins. He won his first Indianapolis 500 in 2001 and his last (as of 2024) in 2021, a span of 20 years. [14] It has been won by drivers from 11 different ...
In the 1964 season, Foyt won a record 10 of 14 races en route to his championship, including the Indy 500. When the two fastest Lotus-Fords, driven by Jim Clark and Bobby Marshman, fell out of the race with mechanical problems, and Parnelli Jones was knocked out when his fuel tank exploded during a pit stop, Foyt was left alone at the front of ...
This resulted in a change to methanol fuel, with a switch to ethanol starting in 2006, although gasoline returned in 2012 with the introduction of the current E85 formula of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline. [18] Another response to the crash was the 1965 introduction of the Firestone "RaceSafe" fuel cell, with technology used in military helicopters.
The following is a list of fastest laps for the Indianapolis 500.The fastest lap statistic has been officially kept for the Indianapolis 500 since 1950. The honor is held in somewhat minor prestige, and typically a cash prize is awarded to the driver who accomplishes the feat.
Another rookie, two-time World Champion and future two-time Indy winner Emerson Fittipaldi made a quiet debut. The race was sanctioned by USAC, and was included as part of the 1984 CART PPG Indy Car World Series. The 1984 race has the distinction of having the record for most entries (117), and the most cars to actually be seen in the garage (87).
Had Arie Luyendyk's initial Indy 500 qualifying run not been DQ'd in 1996, IMS would've seen five track records the last two years. How missing 7 pounds of ballast put Indy 500 qualifying record ...
He set new all-time one-lap and four-lap track records. He became the first driver to break the 200 mph barrier at Indianapolis. Lap 1 – 44.91 seconds, 200.401 mph (new 1-lap track record) Lap 2 – 44.88 seconds, 200.535 mph (new 1-lap track record) Lap 3 – 45.54 seconds, 197.628 mph; Lap 4 – 45.68 seconds, 197.032 mph