First — Takuma Sato (No. 30 Panasonic/PeopleReady Honda): “Obviously, we pitted (a lap) short from Dixie (Scott Dixon). The fuel strategy was a bit tight. I saw Scott was coming right through out of Turn 4, and he was screaming coming at me. And I just held him off. Thank […]
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It was a case of smiles all around the Honda camp following the 104th Running of the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday. Too bad the vendors, dealers and other usual guests of the manufacturer at the Greatest Spectacle in Racing weren’t able to celebrate in the […]
Takuma Sato of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing claimed his second Indianapolis 500 triumph with the veteran racer holding off five-time IndyCar Series champion Scott Dixon in a race that finished under caution on Sunday in front of an empty Indianapolis Motor Speedway due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Greatest Spectacle […]
Sato, who won the 2017 Indy 500 with Andretti Autosport, became the first two-time winner since Juan Pablo Montoya five years ago while delivering the second Indianapolis 500 victory for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (which also won in 2004 with Buddy Rice). At 43, the Japanese driver because the sixth-oldest […]
Michael Conroy/Associated Press The 2020 Indianapolis 500 concluded in anticlimactic fashion as Takuma Sato crossed the finish line under caution to claim the title Sunday. With four laps remaining, Spencer Pigot spun out and collided with the entrance to pit road. Track officials opted to wave the yellow flag rather […]
The Indianapolis 500 will be held behind closed doors for the first time in its 104-year history in 2020 due to the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Indiana. IndyCar and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway were initially hoping the race could run at 50 percent crowd capacity, which was […]
Marco Andretti took pole position for the 104th running of the Indianapolis 500, which will go green this Sunday, August 23rd, at 2:30 p.m. ET. Andretti, the grandson of 1969 Indianapolis 500 winner Mario Andretti and son of Michael Andretti, beat eight of his rivals in the Fast Nine Shootout […]
For the first time since 1987, an Andretti will lead the Indianapolis 500’s famous three wide start. © Chris Graythen – Getty Images A spectacular run by Andretti places him on the front row with Scott Dixon and Takuma Sato Marco Andretti, who led both Friday’s practice session and yesterday’s […]
INDIANAPOLIS — A roundup of quotes and social media posts from NTT IndyCar Series drivers Saturday after the first day of qualifying for the 104th Indy 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. © Chris Jones/IndyCar After turning the best Fast Friday lap in more than 24 years, Marco Andretti again led […]
Eight winners are among the field of drivers assigned to 33 cars entered for the 104th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge on Sunday, Aug. 23 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Three-time winner Helio Castroneves (2001, 2002, 2009) and single winners Scott Dixon (2008), Tony Kanaan (2013), Ryan Hunter-Reay (2014), Alexander Rossi […]