Who is leading the Indianapolis 500 race?
Marcus Ericsson won the 106th Indianapolis 500, holding on in a frantic finish after officials held a red flag with four laps to go. Ericsson held off second-place finisher Pato O’Ward and third-place finisher Tony Kanaan after the restart.
Has Chip Ganassi ever won the Indy 500?
Ericsson was winless in five seasons in F1 before he packed up for the United States and a move to North American open-wheel racing. It is the fifth Indy 500 win for team owner Chip Ganassi, who caught a ride to the victory podium on the side of Ericsson’s car.
Is Indy 500 part of Nascar?
The Indy 500 is part of the IndyCar series, and the open-wheeled cars that compete in these races are much lighter than their NASCAR counterparts. They can weigh less than 1,400 lbs., which is less than half of NASCAR’s stock cars. The fastest recorded speed in an IndyCar competition stands at 236 mph.
Are IndyCars faster than NASCAR’s?
At the Indy 500, cars can exceed 240 mph entering Turn 1 or Turn 3. Because the race is on an oval, there is more sustained speed, especially on the ⅝-mile straightaways. Scott Dixon won the pole position with a four-lap qualifying run averaging 234.046 mph. NASCAR Cup cars can top 220 mph on a straightaway.
Why did Jimmie Johnson quit NASCAR?
“I’ve always firmly felt that there’s just too much racing in NASCAR,” Johnson said. “That’s my opinion and I’ve had that conversation with executives at NASCAR. Reducing the schedule down to 25-28 races I think would be the ideal way to go about it.”
Who is leading in the Indy 500 with 10 laps to go?
With 10 laps to go it’s Chip Ganassi Racing vs. McLaren Arrow SP as Ericsson of CGR leads, followed by O’Ward, then Kanaan for CGR and Rosenqvist.
How many times has the driver who starts first won the Indy 500?
In the previous 105 events, only 21 times has the driver who started first also finished first, including Dixon in 2008, his only Indy 500 victory. The last driver to do it was Simon Pagenaud in 2019.
Who is the oldest driver to win the Indy 500?
At 46 years, 20 days, Castroneves (who also won in 2001, ’02 and ’09) became the fourth-oldest winner in Indy 500 history behind Al Unser (47 in 1987), Bobby Unser (47 in ’81) and Emerson Fittipaldi (46 in ’93).
Is Castroneves in the Indy 500?
Sunday marked Castroneves’ 21st start in the Indy 500 but his first outside Penske after joining Meyer Shank Racing for a part-time IndyCar season in 2021. His 31st victory in IndyCar also was the first for Meyer Shank, which joined IndyCar full time last year and is known primarily for competing in sports cars.