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On October 17, 2014, the Fuel played their franchise opening game against the Fort Wayne Komets, reigniting the Indianapolis-Fort Wayne rivalry after 15 years in a 4–5 defeat. [5] On March 7, 2016, the Indy Fuel fired inaugural head coach Scott Hillman and named Bernie John as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2015–16 season. [6]
The 2023 Indianapolis 500, branded as the 107th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge for sponsorship reasons, was a 500-mile (804.7 km, 200 lap) race in the 2023 IndyCar Series, held on Sunday, May 28, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States.
At all races except the Indy 500, the pole position qualifier earned 1 point (unless qualifying is not held). [138] The twelve Indy 500 qualifiers who qualified for the fast 12 session received points based on the results of that session, descending from 12 points for first place. [139] Drivers who led at least one race lap were awarded 1 point ...
Fittipaldi completed the final lap under caution behind the pace car to score his first of two Indy 500 victories. Unser was uninjured, and despite the crash, was still credited with second place. Fittipaldi received $1,001,600 in prize money, the first time an Indianapolis 500 winner received over one million dollars. [3]
Sato had to pit for fuel with seven laps to go, and finished 14th. Three-time winner (2001, 2002, 2009), and four-time pole winner (2003, 2007, 2009, 2010) Hélio Castroneves took the lead for the final time on lap 199, and won his record-tying fourth Indianapolis 500 after dueling with second-year driver Álex Palou for most of the final 80 ...
Muñoz finished 4.4975 seconds behind, his second runner-up finish at Indy (2013, 2016). Rossi, out of fuel, came to a stop during his cool down lap. A tow truck brought him in, believed to be the first time in Indy history the race winner was towed back to victory lane. The 2016 race marked a milestone as the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500.
Scott McIlrath died Monday in a car accident in Illinois. Known in sports as Scott Alan, a popular emcee for Indy teams, he had worked for the Indianapolis Indians, Indy Eleven and Indy Fuel.
From 2014–2022, double points were awarded for the Indianapolis 500. [2] In 2014, double points were awarded for all 500-mile events — the Indianapolis 500, as well as events held at Pocono and Fontana. From 2015–2019, double points were awarded for the season finale, regardless of race length or type of track.