2015 marked the 99th running of the Indianapolis 500.
It was a hard fought battle between Penske drivers and Ganassi drivers (all Chevys), but in the end, Juan Montoya prevailed over Will Power in the fourth closest 500 finish in history.
The victory gave Montoya his second Indy 500 victory (in just 3 starts) and car owner Roger Penske his sixteenth '500' win.
With the new aero kits for Indycar this year, no one knew what they would see at the 500. We saw three cars flip upside down in early practice sessions, giving us a preview of the race to come. Or did they?
The expected crashing and flying did not happen on Sunday at the 500. Instead, we saw one of the best races in a long time.
There was a ton of passing into turn 1 and 3 and along the front straightaway.
It came down to one of the greatest battles for the win ever between three drivers. Penske's Juan Montoya and Will Power and Ganassi's Scott Dixon battled till the final laps. Montoya took home his second 500, Will Power's came in a close second trying for his first '500' win, and Ganassi's Charlie Kimball was able to get around his teammate Scott Dixon for third when Dixon's car started overheating.
There was a ton of passing into turn 1 and 3 and along the front straightaway.
It came down to one of the greatest battles for the win ever between three drivers. Penske's Juan Montoya and Will Power and Ganassi's Scott Dixon battled till the final laps. Montoya took home his second 500, Will Power's came in a close second trying for his first '500' win, and Ganassi's Charlie Kimball was able to get around his teammate Scott Dixon for third when Dixon's car started overheating.
1. Juan Pablo Montoya - Set a new record for the most years between two Indy 500 wins at 15 years.
2. Will Power - Got his best finish ever in his 8 attempts at the '500'.
2. Will Power - Got his best finish ever in his 8 attempts at the '500'.
3. Charlie Kimball - His best finish ever in the '500' and the highest finishing of the 4 Ganassi cars.
4. Scott Dixon - Started from the Pole Position to get his 8th 'Top 6' finish in 13 Indianapolis 500 starts.
5. Graham Rahal - His third 'Top 5' in the last three races, and the top finishing Honda.
6. Marco Andretti - Battled hard for his 6th 'Top 6' finish in 10 Indy 500 starts.
7. Helio Castroneves - Didn't really contend all day in his 6th try at joining the 3 four time winners of the '500'. Led 2 laps.
6. Marco Andretti - Battled hard for his 6th 'Top 6' finish in 10 Indy 500 starts.
7. Helio Castroneves - Didn't really contend all day in his 6th try at joining the 3 four time winners of the '500'. Led 2 laps.
8. J.R. Hildebrand - The highest finishing of the three CFH Racing cars as a part time driver for the team.
9. Josef Newgarden - Finished where he started in ninth. His best finish in his three previous 500's was 25th.
10. Simon Pagenaud - Led 35 laps and battled for the lead most of the day until a broken wing necessitated a very late race pit stop.
9. Josef Newgarden - Finished where he started in ninth. His best finish in his three previous 500's was 25th.
10. Simon Pagenaud - Led 35 laps and battled for the lead most of the day until a broken wing necessitated a very late race pit stop.
Top Ten included..
* Four Penske Drivers & Two Ganassi Drivers & Two Carpenter Fisher Hartman drivers
* 8 Chevys and 2 Hondas
* Drivers from 6 different countries
* 3 past winners
* 8 Chevys and 2 Hondas
* Drivers from 6 different countries
* 3 past winners
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Other:
* Montoya became the only driver to win two races this season.
* There were 6 cautions for 47 laps.
* This win was the 3rd win for Team Penske this season ( The first was Montoya, the second Power)
* There were 37 lead changes among 10 different drivers.
* Average Race Speed: 161.341 mph
* Fastest Lap: 226.712 mph by Charlie Kimball
Shout Out To...
Simon Pagenaud who led 35 laps while trying to become the first driver to win both the GP of Indianapolis (2014) and the Indy 500. Looked like he would contend for the win until a late pit stop dropped him back to 21st with just 15 laps to go when the green flag came out and he moved up to 10th by the race's end.
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