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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.
A. J. Foyt, Al Unser, Rick Mears, and Hélio Castroneves share the record for the most victories with four each. [ 11 ] Troy Ruttman and Unser are the youngest and oldest Indianapolis 500 winners, winning at the ages of 22 years and 80 days in 1952 and 47 years and 360 days in 1987, respectively. [ 12 ] Juan Pablo Montoya holds the record for ...
The Indianapolis 500, formally known as the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, [1][2] and commonly shortened to Indy 500, is an annual automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States, an enclave suburb of Indianapolis. The event is traditionally held over Memorial Day weekend, usually the last weekend of May.
The 2021 Indianapolis 500 (branded as the 105th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge for sponsorship reasons) was a 500-mile (800 km, 200 lap) race in the 2021 IndyCar Series, held on May 30, 2021, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. The month of May activities formally began on May 15 with the GMR Grand ...
For the first time since 1987, two drivers in the field entered the race attempting to win a fourth Indianapolis 500. [2] Three-time winners Hélio Castroneves (2001, 2002, 2009) and Dario Franchitti (2007, 2010, 2012) attempted to tie A. J. Foyt, Al Unser Sr. and Rick Mears for the most Indy 500 victories.
The 2021 Indianapolis 500 was a good one. More than 100,000 fans packed the racetrack – the biggest crowd a sporting event has had in a long time – to watch this year’s edition of the ...
2020 Indianapolis 500. The 2020 Indianapolis 500 (branded as the 104th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge for sponsorship reasons) was a 500-mile (800 km, 200-lap) automobile race held on Sunday, August 23, 2020, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. It was the premier event of the 2020 IndyCar Series. [4]
18. Josef Nicolai Newgarden[2] (born Joseph Edgar Newgarden, December 22, 1990) [3][4] is an American racing driver who races the No. 2 Team Penske Dallara / Chevrolet in the IndyCar Series. [5] He was the 2011 Indy Lights champion, and 2017 and 2019 IndyCar Series Champion. He won the 2023 and 2024 Indianapolis 500, and the 2024 24 Hours of ...