Pin ItemailprintIt was a shocking finish, but Dan Wheldon won the 2011 Indianapolis 500 in dramatic fashion after rookie J.R. Hildebrand, who had the lead going into the last lap, crashed into the wall on the final turn. (UPDATE: Wheldon has been killed in a fiery wreck in Vegas) Hildebrand became the new second-place racer [...]
Dario Franchitti won his second Indianapolis 500 on Sunday while Chip Ganassi made some history of his own, becoming just the first owner to win the Indy 500 and the Daytona 500 (NASCAR) in the same year. His wife, Ashley Judd, was in attendance cheering for him. Franchitti had to cross the finish under a [...]
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UPDATE: See the 2010 Indy 500 results here. Just over 5 weeks ago, Helio Castroneves wasn’t sure he would come out of his tax evasion trial with an innocent plea. Now, he has just become only the ninth driver to win the Indianapolis 500 three times. Most of the tax evasion charges against Castoneves were [...]
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