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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.
The current IndyCar Series car top speed is approximately 235–240 mph (378–386 km/h) on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval layout only. On intermediate and long ovals the top speed is approximately 215–220 mph (346–354 km/h ), and on road/street courses and short ovals, it is approximately 200–210 mph (322–338 km/h ) depending on ...
All-Time Lap Speed Records: Type Distance Driver Time Average Speed Date Laps Mi Km mph km/h; Practice (unofficial)* 1 2.5 4.0 Arie Luyendyk: 00:37.616 239.260 385.052 10 May 1996 Qualifying: 1 2.5 4.0 Arie Luyendyk 00:37.895 237.498 382.216 12 May 1996 4 10.0 16.1 Arie Luyendyk 02:31.908 236.986 381.392 12 May 1996 Qualifying (Pole Run) 4 10.0 ...
Legge set an Indy 500 qualifying speed record for female drivers (231.070 mph (371.871 km/h)), and was the last car locked-in to the field. [80] A. J. Foyt Racing teammates Santino Ferrucci and Benjamin Pedersen both made the Top 12, the first time the Foyt team has made the pole "shootout" since its inception in 2010. Pedersen also set a one ...
It is Roger Penske's first Indy 500 win since purchasing the speedway in 2019. 2023 Indy 500 results ... Sato turned 86 laps and had a top average lap speed of 227.855 mph. Dixon's top average ...
The 2024 Indianapolis 500, branded as the 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge for sponsorship reasons, was a 500-mile (804.5 km, 200 lap) race in the 2024 IndyCar Series, that was held on Sunday, May 26, 2024, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States.
Dixon's qualifying speed of 234.046 mph (376.661 km/h) was the fastest Indy 500 pole speed until Scott McLaughlin broke the record in 2024 at 234.220 mph (376.941 km/h), [8] and was the third-fastest Indy 500 qualifying attempt in history. [8] [9] Dixon moved into second on the all-time list for poles at Indy, behind only Rick Mears, who had six.
Indy car racing historically tended to take place on high speed ovals, while Formula One used primarily permanent road courses. However, Champ Car had no oval tracks for the 2007 season (which was its last), while the IRL added road/street courses to what was originally an all-oval series, and IndyCar has had a nearly equal balance of ovals and ...