Takuma Sato Wins 101st Indy 500
The 101st running of the Indianapolis 500 was an exciting race that saw another first time winner drink the milk and wear the coveted wreath in victory lane. Although it was Formula One driver Fernando Alonso who received the most attention this month of May, it was another former F1 driver who earned himself a baby Borg Warner trophy.
Takuma Sato put on a fantastic drive to redeem himself after his pass for the lead on the last lap in 2012 left him in the wall. The first Japanese driver to ever win the Greatest Spectacle in Racing beat out Helio Castroneves who was trying for the record books himself as the first foreign four time winner of the Indy 500.
Takuma Sato put on a fantastic drive to redeem himself after his pass for the lead on the last lap in 2012 left him in the wall. The first Japanese driver to ever win the Greatest Spectacle in Racing beat out Helio Castroneves who was trying for the record books himself as the first foreign four time winner of the Indy 500.
TOP 10
1. Takuma Sato: The third former Formula One driver to win the Indy 500 in the past four years.
2. Helio Castroneves: His third runner-up finish at Indy to go with his 3 wins.
3. Ed Jones: Continuing his strong rookie season, Jones drove a Dale Coyne car to it's highest finish ever at the Indy 500.
4. Max Chilton: A very strong run for the sophomore driver. Coaching from 3 time Indy winner Dario Franchitti seems to be paying off.
5. Tony Kanaan: Always runs strong at the Brickyard.
6. Juan Pablo Montoya: Even as a part time driver you can never count Montoya out at Indy.
7. Alexander Rossi: Last year's winner looked strong to repeat early in the race but ran into some problems in the second half of the day.
8. Marco Andretti: He ran a solid race although he was never a contender.
9. Gabby Chaves: A fantastic finish for Gabby as it was Harding Racing's Indycar debut.
10. Carlos Munoz: A solid finish for Carlos running for A.J. Foyt.
Different Teams: 6 (Andretti, Penske, Dale Coyne, Ganassi, Harding Racing, A.J. Foyt)
Different Countries: (Japan, Brazil (2), United Arab Emirates, UK, Colombia (3), USA (2))
4 Chevys, 6 Hondas
OTHER
The race lasted 3 hours and 13 minutes
Average Speed was 155.395 mph
There were 35 lead changes among 15 drivers.
The fastest lap of the race was 226.190, by Takuma Sato
4 Chevys, 6 Hondas
OTHER
The race lasted 3 hours and 13 minutes
Average Speed was 155.395 mph
There were 35 lead changes among 15 drivers.
The fastest lap of the race was 226.190, by Takuma Sato
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