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The 95th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday May 29, 2011. The race was part of the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series season. The track opened for practice on May 14 and time trials were held from May 21 to 22. Alex Tagliani won the pole position, and the race was won by Dan Wheldon.
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]
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
Here's every race winner. The first Indianapolis 500 was in 1911 and has continued since, interrupted only by world wars. Here's every race winner.
Note that victories in the Indianapolis 500 from 1979 to 1995 are listed under the heading of USAC. While CART sanctioned the primary year-long season of races, the Indianapolis 500 itself remained under the sanctioning of USAC. For 1996–1997, victories in the Indianapolis 500 and Indy Racing League are listed solely under the heading of IndyCar.
He made it to Indy in 1965 driving in a car owned by Foyt and was part of the rookie class with future Indy 500 winners Mario Andretti (1969) and Gordon Johncock (1973, 1982).
[5] [6] The CCWS and the IRL merged in February 2008 to unify American open-wheel car racing and the merged body has run the sport under the IndyCar Series name since then. [7] [8] The season consists of a series of races held variously on permanent road courses, closed city streets and oval tracks, usually in the United States and in a few ...
Meyer Shank Racing driver Helio Castroneves (06) celebrates winning the 105th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 30, 2021, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Castroneves becomes the ...