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The 15-turn road course was used by the Indianapolis area Sports Car Club of America road racing events. The initial Indianapolis Raceway Park road race was an SCCA event held in 1961. In 1965, rookie driver Mario Andretti won his first Indy car race on the road course, in an event that was historic in that it was the first time in modern ...
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.
The 51st International 500 Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, over two days, Tuesday May 30 and Wednesday May 31, 1967.The race was dominated by Parnelli Jones in the radically new, four-wheel drive STP-Paxton Turbocar gas turbine entered by prolific car owner Andy Granatelli.
Josef Newgarden used a scintillating last-lap pass to win the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday for the second consecutive year in a race that started four hours late due to extreme weather.
Helio Castroneves will run the next two IndyCar races in place of Tom Blomqvist, who was part of an opening lap crash that eliminated three cars at the start of the Indianapolis 500. Castroneves ...
John is a racer who has shifted focus to his son Cody's career in circle track racing; Cody competes in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and ARCA Racing Series. John's daughter, Kennedi, enjoys ice skating. An NHRA Pro Modified Champion, Troy Sr. has joined his son Troy Jr. in a JEGS.com two-car Pro Mod effort for 2015. Troy Jr. also ...
Used the Buick engine at Indianapolis and failed to qualify at Indianapolis. Johnny Unser: 7, 9, 11, 13 32 Éric Bachelart: 4 Used the Buick engine at Indianapolis and both failed to qualify at Indianapolis. 39 Ross Bentley: 1–10, 12–16 Bettenhausen Motorsports: Penske PC-22: Chevrolet: 16 Stefan Johansson: All 33 Scott Sharp: 16 76 Tony ...
The Stoops Pursuit is a 25-lap elimination race split into five stages of five green flag laps each. Eliminations occur when a car stops and causes a safety car at any time, and at the end of each stage, any car that lost track position or the last place driver. The winner winner earns $1,500 plus an extra $100 for each position gained.