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THE
RACE
- 500
miles, 200 laps, 2.5 mile raceway
- 1911
- the first race
- 1950-60
included in GP World Driver Championship
THE
CIRCUIT
- INDIANAPOLIS
SPEEDWAY
- first
opened 1909
- 2.5
mile oval
- Front
straight 5/8 mile;Back straight 5/8 mile
- Turns
1/4 mile
- Width:
50 feet
- Banking,
Straight: 0 deg; Turns: 9 deg,
- Seating:
more than 250,000
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2006
INDIANAPOLIS 500:
- 90th
Indy 500, Sunday
May 28, 2006
2005
INDIANAPOLIS 500:
- 89th
Indy 500, Sunday
May 29, 2005
- DAN
WHELDON WINS
- 88th
Indy 500, Sunday
May 30, 2004
- BUDDY
RICE WINS
- 87th
Indy 500, Sunday
May 25, 2003
- GIL
DE FERRAN WINS
- 86th
Indy 500, Sunday
May 26, 2002
- HELIO
CASTRONEVES WINS
BACK TO BACK FOR MARLBORO PENSKE TEAM
- 85th
Indy 500, Sunday
May 27, 2001
- ROOKIE
HELIO CASTRONEVES WINS
CART
drivers dominated by filling the first 6 places. Helio Castroneves won
his first Indy 500 followed by his team-mate Gil de Ferran from the
Penske team. Michael Andretti finished 3rd.
INDY
500 RECORDS
LAPS LEADERS:
- AL
UNSER 644
LAPS
- RALPH
DEPALMA 612
- MARIO
ANDRETTI 556
- AJ
FOYT JR 555
- WILBUR
SHAW 508
- E
FITTIPALDI 505
NO. OF STARTS:
-
AJ FOYT JR.
35 STARTS
- MARIO ANDRETTI
29
- AL UNSER 27
- GORDON JOHNCOCK
24
- JOHNNY RUTHERFORD
24
CONSECUTIVE STARTS:
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INDY
500 WINNERS
2005
WINNER:
Dan Wheldon, UK
2004
WINNER:
Buddy Rice, USA
$1.7 M winner's cheque
2003
WINNER:
Gil De Ferran, BRA
2002
WINNER:
Helio Castroneves,
BRA; $1.6 M winner's cheque
2001
WINNER:
Helio Castroneves, BRA
2000
WINNER:
Juan Montoya,
COL
1999
WINNER:
Kenny Brack,
SWE
1998
WINNER:
Eddie Cheever Jr.,
USA
1997
WINNER:
Arie Luyendyk, $1.5 M winner's cheque
WINNERS
1960 - 1996
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