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It was the second Indianapolis 500 that ended in a last lap pass after the 2006 race, and the only time to date that the race winner led only the final lap. Four months later, Wheldon was killed in a crash in the IZOD IndyCar World Championship at Las Vegas Motor Speedway , driving the car Tagliani had qualified on the pole in. [ 6 ]
On March 3, 2011, the team announced Ana Beatriz would be joining Wilson full-time as the pilot of the #24 entry. [39] The team also confirmed Paul Tracy for the Indy 500, prior to his signing to drive part-time for Dragon Racing. Sarah Fisher Racing: SFR has signed Ed Carpenter for the 2011 season
The winner of the first race was American racer Ray Harroun in 1911, and the most recent winner is American racer Josef Newgarden in 2024. [3] Two editions of the Indianapolis 500, in 1924 and 1941 , were won by two drivers sharing a car; [ 15 ] relief drivers were used in the winning entries in 1911, 1912 , 1923 , and 1925 , but they are not ...
The first Indianapolis 500 was in 1911 and has continued since, interrupted only by world wars. ... Indy 500 winners in the 2020s. Year. Driver. mph. 2023. Josef Newgarden. ... 2011. Dan Wheldon ...
Despite this however, USAC would still sanction the Indy 500 until 1997, and would hold races outside the Indy 500 under the USAC Gold Crown championship from the 1981-82 season until the 1983-84 season, after which the USAC Gold Crown would consist of only the Indy 500 from the 1984-85 season until the 1994-95 season when the USAC Gold Crown ...
Date Month Name Age Nationality Occupation Note Ref 1 July Jean-Louis Rosier: 86 French Racing driver Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans [16] 16 October Dan Wheldon: 33 British Racing driver Indianapolis 500 winner (2005, 2011). [17] 23 October Marco Simoncelli: 24 Italian Motorcycle racer 250cc World champion (2008) 23 November Jim Rathmann: 83 ...
The Unser family combined for a record nine wins in the Indy 500; Al Jr. won the Indy 500 twice — in 1992 and 1994. Coincidentally, Al Unser, Al Unser Jr. and Bobby Unser all won their final ...
Pages in category "2011 in IndyCar" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. ... 2011 Indianapolis 500; 2011 Indy Grand Prix of Alabama;