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The 2020 Indianapolis 500 (branded as the 104th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge for sponsorship reasons) was a 500-mile (800 km, 200-lap) automobile race held on Sunday, August 23, 2020, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. It was the premier event of the 2020 IndyCar Series. [4]
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. However, it is typically considered a peripheral award, and no ...
Arnold, who had dominated the 1930 race (led 198 laps), proceeded to lead the next 155 laps, and built up a five-lap lead over second place. His rear axle broke on lap 162. He spun in turn four, was hit by another car, and went over the outside wall.
But raw speed isn't the key over 200 laps. Helio Castroneves ran the fastest Indy 500 in 2021, completing the race in 2 hours, 37 minutes, 19 seconds. But raw speed isn't the key over 200 laps.
Despite not getting much practice time leading into his first Indy 500 qualifications, 2021 NASCAR Cup champ Kyle Larson made the most of Fast Friday. 'Today went a lot smoother': Kyle Larson ...
Four-time race champ Helio Castroneves is busy and fast in the last Indy 500 practice, running a lot of laps (103) and posting the second-fastest lap (226.939 mph). Scott Dixon, the 2008 race ...
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.
NASCAR Cup star Kyle Larson, who will attempt to race the Indy 500 and NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600 on May 26, was 15th (225.245). More than 2,000 laps were turned by the field, the most by rookie Tom ...