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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. However, it is typically considered a peripheral award, and no ...
Won Indianapolis 500, ... Bowes Seal Fast 5:10:27.93 96.629 1940: Wilbur Shaw: ... Laps Run Career Lap Leader Percentage Race Wins Years Won: 1:
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.
Arie Luyendyk set the official one-lap track record (237.498 mph), the four-lap track record (236.986 mph), and the fastest practice lap in Indy history (239.260 mph) just a fraction of a second shy of breaking the 240 mph barrier, while Eddie Cheever ran the fastest race lap (236.103 mph) in Indy 500 history - records that all still stand as ...
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 ...
The Leaders Circle Award Trophy at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum. Two hundred thirty-nine drivers have led the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, in 107 races. Career lap leader percentage rounded to hundredths of a percent. Green indicates drivers active as of most recent race.
The fastest 33-car field in race history continued to prove that things can change at any second. Josef Newgarden, the 2017 and 2019 IndyCar Series Champion, now has his first-ever Indianapolis ...
Lyn St. James ran her fastest laps of the month and became the second female driver to qualify for the Indianapolis 500. Her third lap of 220.902 mph was also a closed-course record for a female racing driver. She also became the oldest rookie driver in the history of the race, at age 45. [5]