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The winner of the Indianapolis 500 is awarded a small replica of the Borg-Warner Trophy. The Indianapolis 500 (also called the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race) [a] [2] is an annual American open-wheel car race held on American Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS), in Speedway, Indiana. [3]
Most former winners starting race: 10 – 1992; Fewest former winners starting race: 0 – 1912; Most rookies starting race: 19 – 1919, 1930 (excluding first race's 40 starters) Fewest rookies starting race: 1 – 1939, 1979; Most cars running at finish: 30 – 2021; Fewest cars running at finish: 7 – 1966; Most occasions running at finish:
Colton Herta is the youngest winner of a major American open-wheel car race; he was 18 years, 11 months and 25 days old when he won the 2019 IndyCar Classic. [1] Louis Unser is the oldest winner of a major American open-wheel car race; he was 57 years, 5 months and 22 days when he won the 1953 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. [2]
Future races would remain halted for the next three years. The Indy 500 would return in 1946. 1980 USAC Championship Car season: 1980 Texas World Speedway Road Atlanta Milwaukee Mile (second race) Talladega Superspeedway Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Charlotte Motor Speedway: USAC Six events cancelled as USAC started to unite with CART: Chicago ...
As a result the Indy 500 winner was also the USAC Gold Crown champion during those seasons. [4] A disagreement between CART and Indianapolis Motor Speedway president Tony George resulted in the establishment of the Indy Racing League (IRL) in 1996 and the series rivalled CART before the latter went bankrupt in 2003 and was renamed the Champ Car ...
The 2024 IndyCar schedule includes 17 points-paying races. The Indy 500 on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval is scheduled for Sunday, May 26 IndyCar schedule 2024: TV, start times, results ...
These 8 veteran drivers are making their 2024 IndyCar Series debuts in the Indy 500. ... the two-time Indianapolis 500 winner focuses on a handful of races per season, with the Greatest Spectacle ...
Lora L. Corum and Floyd Davis are credited as being co-winners of the Indianapolis 500 in 1924 and 1941, respectively. However, as the winning entries in either race led only after their secondary drivers drove (and to the conclusion), Corum and Davis are not credited with leading any of those laps, nor did they lead throughout the remainder of their careers.