Alas, he came to the pits with three laps remaining, shortly after Hildebrand had passed Dario Franchitti for second place as Franchitti, who had 51 laps of the race in the lead, struggled to save fuel. Even if IndyCar could have somehow juggled all the factors, there weren’t enough laps remaining for a proper final restart. Foyt was celebrating his record-setting fourth race win. Sullivan went on to win his only 500 title with one of the most remarkable saves on record. Three weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor, speedway President Eddie Rickenbacker canceled the 1942 race. But to this day, he hasn’t won the Indy 500. Walther's car got into the catch fence, breaking it and showering the crowd with debris and leaving Walther with severe burns. He wanted to reduce costs, level the playing field and run primarily on American ovals. The 2020 Indianapolis 500 concluded in anticlimactic fashion as Takuma Sato crossed the finish line under caution to claim the title Sunday. Joe Gibbs Racing drivers have earned some memorable 1-2 finishes in big moments over the years.

He introduced super-charged engines with almost as much horsepower as other cars. Sam Hornish Jr. maneuvered his way past Marco Andretti in the closing yards in 2006 to win by 0.0635 seconds. 1970-current: Fans often joke that the four most famous words in motorsports are ''Mario is slowing down.'' But as the #4 Honda inched closer to the yard of bricks, slower by the second, Wheldon, who had placed second in the #4 Honda in each of the last two years, wheeled his #98 Bryan Herta Autosport Honda past the wreckage to take the checkered flag for the second time in seven years, winning by only a slim margin over the newest Indy 500 Rookie of the Year.

Sure, A.J. But few expected it to be Foyt's last win or that they would see Tony Hulman sitting side-by-side with Foyt and waving to the crowd.

He was slated to become the first rookie winner of the Indy 500 since now three-time winner Helio Castroneves won the 85th running in 2001. By throwing the red in 2014 and taking roughly 10 minutes to clean the debris, Ryan Hunter-Reay beat Helio Castroneves by 0.06 of a second in one of the closest finishes in Indy history. Four-time winner Mears had to settle for his only runner-up finish in 15 career Indy 500 starts.

The two lap green-white-checkered rule has evolved since NASCAR began regularly using it in 2004 but it is an accepted norm for that series. Harroun's 1 minute, 43 second victory in the inaugural race, which took 6 hours, 42 minutes, 8 seconds, proved drivers could turn a marathon into a sprint, a legacy that plays out each May.

Now with three laps to go, Hildebrand was in the race lead, well ahead of the rest of the pack.

We'll never pass along your email address to spammers, scammers, or the like. Takuma Sato, of Japan, winner of the 2020 Indianapolis 500 auto race, poses during the traditional winners photo session at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, in Indianapolis. In the race’s 95th running, Hildebrand became just the second driver to lose the lead on the final lap.

8. For those watching on television, ABC’s scoring monitor showed no such representation, as it was also out of sync due to the chaos. The open-wheel split damaged IndyCar's image.

That is particularly important for the Indy 500, an event celebrated for its rich traditions with no real clamoring for artificial enhancements. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — IndyCar is not NASCAR and the Indianapolis 500 is not 500-plus some extra miles. A year later, he celebrated his greatest moment in racing.

His fuel situation was questionable, but it became clear that he had saved enough fuel at the beginning of the final stint to make it to the checkered flag.

That is particularly important for the Indy 500, an event celebrated for its rich traditions with no real clamoring for artificial enhancements.

With the 100th running of one of the world's most famous races set for May 29, The Associated Press looks back at some of the most memorable moments in race history in a chronological and completely subjective list: 1911: The Indianapolis 500 could not be the race it is today without Ray Harroun's creativity in the Marmon Wasp.

His lead over second place Dan Wheldon made it more interesting — because nobody even really knew who was running second at the time, given how many drivers were running out of fuel and needed to make pit stops.

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He ditched the riding mechanic and instead relied on the rear-view mirror and a relief driver. 1977: At the time, the significance of the victory lap may not have been clear. 1992 — Al Unser Jr. wins the Indianapolis 500 with the closest finish in the race’s history, beating Scott Goodyear by .043 seconds, barely half a car length. But that’s not a problem for NASCAR, as noted by fans angered and confused by the ho-hum ending. That crash caused a second explosion. Just because it works for NASCAR does not mean it would be accepted in this series, and definitely not for the Indy 500. Hildebrand literally still had a chance to win the greatest race in the world in a car that looked destined for a one-way trip to Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s graveyard. Michael almost helped his son, Marco, end the curse in 2006.

Despite the fact that the race officially finished under yellow flag conditions, the caution light came on after Wheldon had made the pass, eliminating that potential controversy — of course, aside of the fact that it took longer than usual for most of those watching to determine who had actually won. Mears had him in his sights at the end. 200 laps around a four-turn oval comes out to 800 turns on Memorial Day Sunday afternoon at the Brickyard. Fortunately for him, his car stayed straight, still in position to cross the finish line — eventually. There were plenty who were content with the anti-climactic finish. Foyt and Mario Andretti just as the green flag waved. Danica Patrick found herself in the race lead with 22 laps to go. It was Bertrand Baguette who inherited the race lead, and his fuel situation was questionable. Looking back at his speeds now, it isn’t completely out of the realm of possibility that he could have made it to the end with more fuel saving — and definitely with a yellow. With … Sato is at least the 11th winner to take the checkered flag under yellow at Indianapolis, but first since Tony Kanaan in 2013. But Sam Hornish Jr. passed Marco in the final straight and the youngest Andretti settled for second. Accepting those truths helps understand the unsatisfying finish to “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.”. Colton Herta – A much better finish than last year, Herta ran up front all day and finished a respectable 8th place. © 2020 ABG-SI LLC.

Wheldon, meanwhile, became the first driver to win the race after leading only one lap. Powered by Minute Media © 2020 All Rights Reserved. But for most of the 1960s, Granatelli was known more for innovations than wins.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis 500 is full of significant moments, from the return of racing in 1946 to the celebration of four-time race winners, stirring finishes and tragic deaths.

All Rights Reserved. In this May 24, 1969, file photo, from left to right: Al Unser, Mario Andretti, and A.J. By the end of the day, it became a two-car chase with Rick Mears trying to catch Gordon Johncock. His descendants still run the track.

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