*2011 Indianapolis 500 Mile Race - INNEW

The 2011 Indianapolis 500 Mile Race marks the 100th Anniversary of the first Indianapolis 500.

Since the first race in 1911, 33 drivers have won the race and gone on to win the season championship. Since the inception of the IZOD IndyCar Series, Scott Dixon (2008) and Sam Hornish Jr. (2006) are the only Indianapolis pole winners who went on to win the season championship.

In 2010, Dario Franchitti overtook Helio Castroneves on Lap 192 and won under caution. It was his second victory in the '500' and he potentially denied Castroneves of his fourth. Franchitti, who led a race-high 155 laps, started on the outside of the front row. Box score
Fun fact

Churchill Downs, Yankee Stadium, the Rose Bowl, the Roman Colosseum and Vatican City all can fit inside the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval, which covers 253 acres.

Date
May 29, 2011

TV
12:00 noon (East) - ABC Ch 7

Information
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Track
With four corners banked at 9 degrees, 12 minutes, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway drives more like a road course than an oval. But each of the corners is different. Each have different bumps, different wind. Turn 1 has its own mystique -- a leap of flat-out faith at 225 mph, 440 yards of difficulty. The straightaways are 5/8ths of a mile long -- time to catch your breath and dive into the next corner.